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The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India . This bank governs the working of other banks and financial institutions in India. The Governor of RBI is the chief executive of India’s central bank and the ex-officio chairperson of it Central Board of Directors. The central govt. appoints the RBI Governor, along with other Deputy Governors.
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RBI Governor List
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the chief executive officer of India’s central bank and the ex-officio chair of its Central Board of Directions. Indian Rupee currency notes, issued by the RBI, bear the governor’s signature.
The list of RBI Governor is given below.
| S.No | Name of Governor | Tenure |
| 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 – September 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 Present |
Responsibilities / Duties of RBI Governor
The RBI Governor has many powers, but the most significant ones below.
- Control over Monetary, Currency and Credit system.
- Heads all the Schedule Banks.
- Signture on Currency Notes.
- Control over Stock Market.
- Influence on Micro and Macro Economies.
Download Reserve Bank of India Governors List with their photos and work tenure details from below link
https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/governors.aspx
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