Dr Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel (1924-2005) was the fourteenth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 December 1977 to 15 September 1982. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक is the Central bank of India, and was established on April [1]
Patel was an economist and before joining the Reserve Bank as Governor had served as Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and thereafter at the UNDP. An economist is an expert in the Social science of Economics. After retiring from the Reserve Bank, Patel became the director of The London School of Economics and Political Science (1984-1990). The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the
He was awarded Padma Vibhushan award in 1991. The Padma Vibhushan is India 's second highest civilian honour [1]
The Indian Rupee notes of 1000, 5000 and 10,000 denomination and the gold auctions were demonetised during his tenure. The rupee (रुपया ( code: INR) is the Currency of India. [2]
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| Preceded by M. Narasimham |
Governor of RBI 1977 – 1982 |
Succeeded by Dr. M Narasimham was the thirteenth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2 May 1977 to 30 November 1977. List of Governors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI Sir Osborne Smith ( 1935 &ndash 1937) Sir James Taylor ( Manmohan Singh |