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4 unusual facts about Reserve Bank of India


Credit score

In India, there are four credit information companies licensed by Reserve Bank of India.

Duvvuri

Duvvuri Subbarao Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh and present Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

Emmett J. Rice

In between, he spent 1952 as a research associate at the Reserve Bank of India as a Fulbright Fellow.

Manibhadra

The Parkham Yaksha was used an inspiration by Ram Kinker Baij to carve the Yaksha image that now stands in front of the Reserve Bank of India in Delhi.


Kisan Credit Card

It was started by the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1998-99 to help farmers access timely and adequate credit.

Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries

The Ministry deals with the khadi and village and coir industries through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the Coir Board and coordinates implementation of two countrywide employment generation programmes, namely, the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) and the Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) with the cooperation of State Governments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other banks.

Rajaji Salai, Chennai

Once the seat of power, Rajaji Salai still retains its importance with several important buildings, including Fort St. George, Chennai Port Trust, Reserve Bank of India, Chennai District Collectorate and the Madras High Court.

RBI Panaji

RBI Panaji conducted a major outreach programme at Nadora village in 2011 under the stewardship of Shri G. Gopalakrishnan, the Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India and Shri J B Bhoria, Regional Director of RBI for Maharashtra.


see also

Eluru

Duvvuri Subbarao, Current governor of the Reserve Bank Of India, was born and studied primary schooling at Eluru

Wellington Cantonment

The list of alumni of the DSSC at Wellington reads like a Who's Who of the armed forces and includes Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, former Fijian strongman Sitiveni Rabuka, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, head of German special forces Hans-Christoph Ammon, Naval Commander Dhananjay Joshi and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India R.N.Malhotra.