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Who was the first governor of RBI


Baby singh 24th Apr, 2019
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minshul gupta 24th Apr, 2019

hello baby singh,

first governor of reserve bank of india was osborne smith,

i hoep thsi helps you. all the very best have a great future ahead.

ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 24th Apr, 2019

Hello dear 

The first governor of RBI was Osborne Smith .He was governor of RBI from 1 April 1935 to 30 June 1937 .i.e he was governor for RBI for 821 days and current governor of RBI is Shaktikanta Das who became governor on 12 December 2018 and he has background of being an IAS officer.

Thankyou 

Please feel free to ask your further queries if any. 

aashna bakshi 24th Apr, 2019

Honourable Mr. C.D Deshmukh was the first Indian governor of Reserve Bank of India.

All the best

Akshat Shah 24th Apr, 2019

Since the inaugration of RBI in 1935 The First officeholder was the British banker Osborne Smith,who was appointed on 1st april 1935, while C. D. Deshmukh was the first Indian governor..who was appointed in 11 august 1943..

After Independence the first governor was Benegal Rama Rau..Who was appointed on 1st July 1949.

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