Looking for the full list of RBI Governors till date? Want to know the names and tenure of Deputy Governors of Reserve Bank of India? Here is everything you should know about RBI Governors and deputy governors from 1935 to present.
The Reserve Bank of India or RBI was established in 1935 by the British Government. The current and 25th RBI Governor is Shaktikanta Das. He is a retired IAS officer who worked with various departments of Indian Government including Revenue, Economic Affairs and Finance Ministry.
List Of RBI Governors – Interesting Facts
Find below interesting facts about RBI governors of India
- The first RBI governor: Sir Osborne Smith who was a British banker.
- Current RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das
- Currently there are 3 Deputy RBI governors
- RBI governor with the longest term is Benegal Rama Rao. (7 years. 1st July 1949 to 14th January 1957)
- RBI governor with the shortest term is Amitabh Ghosh (20 days. January 15, 1985, to February 4, 1985)
- The salary of an RBI governor is INR 2.5 lakhs (per month)
- The central government appoints governors and DY governors
- The logo of Reserve Bank is inspired by the Gold Coin of the East India Company
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List Of RBI Governors From 1935 2020
Here is the complete list of Indian Reserve Bank Governors since 1935
| SL NO | RBI Governor | Term |
| 1 | Sir Osborne Smith | April 1, 1935 – June 30, 1937 |
| 2 | Sir James Braid Taylor | July 1, 1937 – February 17, 1943 |
| 3 | Sir C.D. Deshmukh | August 11, 1943 – June 30, 1949 |
| 4 | Sir Bengal Rama Rau | July 1, 1949 – January 14, 1957 |
| 5 | K.G. Ambegaonkar | January 14, 1957 – February 28, 1957 |
| 6 | H.V.R Lyengar | March 1, 1957 – February 28, 1962 |
| 7 | P.C Bhattacharya | March 1, 1962 – June 30, 1967 |
| 8 | L.K. Jha | July 1, 1967 – May 3, 1970 |
| 9 | B.N. Adarkar | May 4, 1970 – June 15, 1970 |
| 10 | S. Jagannathan | June 16, 1970 – May 19, 1975 |
| 11 | N.C. Sen Gupta | May 19, 1975 – August 19, 1975 |
| 12 | K.R. Puri | August 20, 1975 – May 2, 1977 |
| 13 | M. Narasimham | May 3, 1977 – November 30, 1977 |
| 14 | I.G. Patel | December 1, 1977 – September 15, 1982 |
| 15 | Manmohan Singh | September 16, 1982 – January 14, 1985 |
| 16 | Amitav Gosh | January 15, 1985 – February 4, 1985 |
| 17 | R.N. Malhotra | February 4, 1985 – December 22, 1990 |
| 18 | S. Vpnldraramanan | December 22, 1990 – December 21, 1992 |
| 19 | C. Rangarajan | December 22, 1992 – November 21, 1997 |
| 20 | Bimal Jalan | November 22, 1997 – September 6, 2003 |
| 21 | Y.V. Reddy | September 6, 2003 – September 5, 2008 |
| 22 | D. Subbarao | September 5, 2008 – September 4, 2013 |
| 23 | Raghuram G. Raj an | September 4, 2013 – September 4, 2016 |
| 24 | Urjit Ravindra Patel | September 4, 2016 – December 10,2018 |
| 25 | Shaktikanta Das | December 12, 2018 – to date |
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List Of RBI Deputy Governors
| RBI Deputy Governor | Term |
| Dr. M. D. Patra | 15.01.2020 – Present |
| Shri M. K. Jain | 22.06.2018 – Present |
| Shri B.P. Kanungo | 03.04.2017 – Present |
| Shri N. S. Vishwanathan | 04.07.2016 to 31.03.2020 |
| Dr. Viral V. Acharya | 23.01.2017 to 23.07.2019 |
| Shri S. S. Mundra | 31.07.2014 to 30.07.2017 |
| Shri R. Gandhi | 03.04.2014 to 02.04.2017 |
| Dr. Urjit R. Patel | 11.01.2013 to 10.01.2016 |
| Dr. Urjit R. Patel | 11.01.2016 to 04.09.2016 |
| Shri Harun R. Khan | 04.07.2011 to 03.07.2014 |
| Shri Harun R. Khan | 04.07.2014 to 04.07.2016 |
| Shri Anand Sinha | 19.01.2011 to 18.01.2014 |
| Dr. Subir Gokarn | 24.11.2009 to 31.12.2012 |
| Dr.K.C.Chakrabarty | 15.06.2009 to 25.04.2014 |
| Smt Usha Thorat | 10.11.2005 to 09.11.2010 |
| Smt Shyamala Gopinath | 21.09.2004 to 08.09.2009 |
| Smt Shyamala Gopinath | 09.09.2009 to 20.06.2011 (forenoon) |
| Shri V Leeladhar | 21.09.2004 to 08.12.2008 (forenoon) |
| Smt. K J Udeshi | 10.06.2003 to 12.10.2005 |
| Rakesh Mohan | 09.09.2002 to 31.10.2004 |
| Rakesh Mohan | 02.07.2005 to 10.06.2009 |
| G P Muniappan | 01.07.2001 to 31.05.2003 |
| Vepa Kamesam | 01.07.2001 to 23.09.2003 |
| Vepa Kamesam | 24.09.2003 to 23.12.2003 |
| Jagdish Capoor | 01.01.1997 to 30.06.1999 |
| Jagdish Capoor | 01.07.1999 to 30.06.2001 |
| Y V Reddy | 14.09.1996 to 31.08.2001 |
| Y V Reddy | 01.09.2001 to 31.07.2002 |
| R.V. Gupta | 02.05.1995 to 30.11.1997 |
| S.P. Talwar | 07.11.1994 to 30.06.1999 |
| S.P. Talwar | 01.07.1999 to 30.06.2001 |
| D.R. Mehta | 11.11.1992 to 21.02.1995 |
| S.S. Tarapore | 30.01.1992 to 30.09.1996 |
| R. Janakiraman | 16.05.1990 to 15.05.1993 |
| P.R. Nayak | 01.04.1987 to 31.03.1992 |
| P.D. Ojha | 29.04.1985 to 28.04.1990 |
| R.K. Kaul | 01.10.1983 to 30.09.1986 |
| M.V. Hate | 12.03.1982 to 11.03.1985 |
| C. Rangarajan | 12.02.1982 to 11.02.1987 |
| C. Rangarajan | 12.02.1987 to 20.08.1991 |
| A. Ghosh | 21.01.1982 to 20.01.1987 |
| A. Ghosh | 21.01.1987 to 20.01.1992 |
| M. Ramakrishnayya | 02.01.1978 to 31.01.1983 |
| J.C. Luther | 04.01.1977 to 01.06.1977 |
| P.R. Nangia | 29.12.1975 to 15.02.1982 |
| K.S. Krishnaswamy | 29.12.1975 to 31.03.1981 |
| R.K. Sheshadri | 26.07.1973 to 25.07.1976 |
| S.S. Shiralkar | 18.12.1970 to 25.07.1976 |
| V.V. Chari | 17.11.1970 to 30.11.1975 |
| R.K. Hazari | 27.11.1969 to 26.11.1977 |
| P.N. Damry | 13.02.1967 to 12.02.1972 |
| P.N. Damry | 13.02.1972 to 15.03.1972 |
| Prof. J.J. Anjaria | 01.02.1967 to 28.02.1970 |
| A. Bakshi | 24.01.1967 to 08.09.1969 |
| B.N. Adarkar | 16.06.1965 to 03.05.1970 |
| B.K. Madan | 01.07.1964 to 31.01.1967 |
| M.R. Bhide | 29.02.1964 to 25.01.1967 |
| C.S. Divekar | 12.11.1962 to 11.11.1965 |
| D.G. Karve | 01.03.1962 to 29.02.1964 |
| M.V. Rangachari | 01.03.1960 to 28.02.1965 |
| B. Venkatappaiah | 01.07.1955 to 30.06.1960 |
| B. Venkatappaiah | 01.07.1960 to 28.02.1962 |
| K.G. Ambegaonkar | 01.03.1955 to 13.01.1957 |
| K.G. Ambegaonkar | 01.03.1957 to 29.02.1960 |
| J.V. Joshi | 11.09.1952 to 10.01.1953 |
| Ram Nath | 08.06.1951 to 08.07.1951 |
| Ram Nath | 09.07.1951 to 08.07.1956 |
| Ram Nath | 09.07.1956 to 08.07.1959 |
| N. Sundaresan | 01.01.1950 to 31.12.1954 |
| W.T. McCallum | 15.04.1946 to 14.08.1946 |
| W.T. McCallum | 15.04.1948 to 14.07.1948 |
| M.G. Mekhri | 08.07.1946 to 07.07.1951 |
| C.R. Trevor | 16.08.1943 to 31.12.1949 |
| Wajahat Hussain | 16.08.1943 to 04.12.1945 |
| C.D. Deshmukh | 22.12.1941 to 10.08.1943 |
| Manilal B. Nanavati | 21.12.1936 to 21.12.1941 |
| Captain Sir Sikander Hyat Khan | 01.04.1935 to 20.10.1935 |
| Sir James B. Taylor | 01.04.1935 to 30.06.1937 |
Source: https://www.rbi.org.in/
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