RBI Thiruvananthapuram RBI Thiruvananthapuram RBI Thiruvananthapuram is a branch office of the Reserve Bank of India with its jurisdiction covering the State of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. This regional office contains nearly all of the major Departments of Reserve Bank of India. The only exceptions are the departments of Foreign Exchange (FED) and Economic Policy & Research (DEPR), both of which are housed at the Bank's sub-office at Kochi. The office is headed by Nirmal Chand, Regional Director. RBI Thiruvananthapuram started operating on 2 January 1954, from a rented building with just one Department, viz. Department of Banking Operations
Reserve Bank of India country. The Central Office of the RBI was established in Calcutta (now Kolkata) but was moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1937. The RBI also acted as Burma's (now Myanmar) central bank until April 1947 (except during the years of Japanese occupation (1942–45)), even though Burma seceded from the Indian Union in 1937. After the Partition of India in August 1947, the bank served as the central bank for Pakistan until June 1948 when the State Bank of Pakistan commenced operations. Though set up as a shareholders’ bank, the RBI has been fully owned by the Government of India since