Shri B.P. Kanungo took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India today. The Government of India, on March 11, 2017 has appointed him as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, for a period of three years from the date of his taking over charge of the post on or after April 3, 2017 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Shri Kanungo was Executive Director of the Reserve Bank before being elevated to the post of Deputy Governor.

Shri N. S. Vishwanathan took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India today. The Government of India, on June 29, 2016 has appointed him as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, for a period of three years from the date of his taking over charge of the post on or after July 4, 2016 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Shri Vishwanathan was Executive Director of the Reserve Bank before being elevated to the post of Deputy Governor.

As Deputy Governor, Shri Vishwanathan will look after Department of Banking Regulation (DBR), Department of Co-operative Banking Regulation (DCBR), Department of Non-Banking Regulation (DNBR), Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), Financial Stability Unit (FSU), Inspection Department, Risk Monitoring Department (RMD) and Secretary’s Department.

Shri Vishwanathan, a career central banker, joined the Reserve Bank of India in 1981. His areas of expertise include regulation and supervision of banks, non-banking finance companies and cooperative banks, currency management, foreign exchange and human resources management. He had a three-year secondment to the Bank of Mauritius, the central bank of Mauritius, as Director, Supervision. He has also been the head of Chennai Regional office of the Reserve Bank.

Shri Vishwanathan was the Reserve Bank nominee on the Board of Directors of three public sector banks at different points in time. He was also the Chief Vigilance Officer and Head of Internal Audit, IFCI. He has been associated with various committees, working groups, and task forces. He represented the Reserve Bank in various international Committees. These are: Member of the Policy Development Group, BIS, Basel, Member of Macro Prudential Policy Group BIS, Basel, and Executive Committee Member of the International Credit Union Regulators Network.

Born on June 27, 1958, Shri Vishwanathan holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Bangalore University.

The Central Government has re-appointed Shri N.S. Vishwanathan as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India for a further period of one year beyond his currently notified period of appointment of three years that expires on July 3, 2019, i.e., till July 3, 2020, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The Central Government has, through notification F No. 7/1/2012-BO-I (Pt.) dated December 28, 2016, appointed Dr. Viral V. Acharya, currently C.V. Starr Professor of Economics, Department of Finance, New York University – Stern School of Business,as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India for a term of three years from the date of his taking charge. Dr. Acharya will join on January 20, 2017.

As Deputy Governor, Dr Acharya will look after the Monetary Policy and Research cluster.

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Shri R. Gandhi has been appointed Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India today. According to the notification issued by the Government of India, Shri Gandhi has been appointed Deputy Governor for a period of three years from the afternoon of Thursday, April 03, 2014. Shri Gandhi was Executive Director of the Reserve Bank before being elevated to the post of Deputy Governor.

Shri Gandhi will look after the following portfolios: Department of Banking Operations and Development, Department of Non-Banking Supervision, Urban Banks Department, Department of Expenditure and Budgetary Control, Department of Information Technology, Legal Department, Premises Department and Risk Monitoring Department.

Having joined the Reserve Bank of India in 1980, Shri Gandhi has built, over these thirty three years, expertise and experience in varied fields which include, payment systems and information technology, financial markets (money, securities, forex and capital market) operations and regulation, currency operations and management, personnel and human resources management, industrial credit and international banking. He had a three-year secondment to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He has also been the head of two regional offices of the Reserve Bank and held charge as the Director of the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad. He was the Executive Assistant to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for three years. He was also a Reserve Bank nominee on the Board of Directors of four public sector banks (at different points in time) for five years. He has been associated with various committees, working groups and task forces.

Born in 1956, Shri Gandhi has a Master’s degree in Economics from the Annamalai University, in Tamil Nadu, India. He also has post graduate level certificates in Management Information System from The American University, Washington DC, USA and in Capital Market from the City University of New York, New York, USA. He has taken special courses on Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Development Banking and International Economics from The American University and the George Washington University, Washington DC, USA. His technical education includes a certificate course in System Programming from the IBM Education, Sydney, Australia and courses in ORACLE, Assembly Language, Networking, etc. He has a certificate in Gandhian Thoughts from the Madurai University, Tamil Nadu, India.