The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the second most senior executive of the

Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank of India, chiefly known as RBI, is India's central bank and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is responsible for ...

after its governor. Since its establishment in 1934 by the

government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...

, the RBI has had 63 deputy governors. The term of office typically runs for three years and can, in some cases, be extended for another two years. The inaugural officeholder was

James Braid Taylor Sir James Braid Taylor, KCIE (21 April 1891 – 17 February 1943) was the second Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, holding office from 1 July 1937 until his death on 17 February 1943. He succeeded Sir Osborne Smith who was the Governor fr ...

, while K J Udeshi holds the unique distinction of becoming the first female deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Currently there are four incumbent deputy governors of the Reserve Bank of India

RBI deputy governors list

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