c.d. deshmukh was the first indian governor of the reserve bank of india.
c.d. deshmukh was the first indian governor of the reserve bank of india.
who was the first indian governor of the reserve bank of india?
c.d. deshmukh
durgabai deshmukh









































durgābāi deshmukh, lady deshmukh (rajahmundry, 15 july 1909 – 9 may 1981) was an indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. she was a member of the constituent assembly of india and of the planning commission of india.









































a public activist for women's emancipation, she founded the andhra mahila sabha (andhra women's conference) in 1937. she was also the founder chairperson of the central social welfare board. in 1953, she married c.d. deshmukh, the first indian governor of the reserve bank of india and finance minister in india's central cabinet during 1950-1956.









































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durgabai deshmukh
the inaugural officeholder was the british banker osborne smith, while c. d. deshmukh was the first indian governor. holding office for over sevenyears, benegal rama rau is the longest-serving governor, while amitav ghosh's 20-day term is the shortest. the bank's fifteenthgovernor, manmohan singh, later became india's thirteenthprime minister. shaktikanta das is the twenty-fifthgovernor of the reserve bank of india from .
list of governors of the reserve bank of india