S. Venkitaramanan
Indian civil servant and economist (1931–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sri Venkitaramanan (28 January 1931 – 18 November 2023) was an Indian civil servant and economist who served as the 18th governor of the Reserve Bank of India between 1990 and 1992, where he oversaw India's actions to tide over the balance of payments crisis. His actions were noted to have helped the country out of the crisis when its foreign-exchange reserves had almost depleted and helped usher in the country's economic liberalisation programme in the early 1990s.[1][2]
In this Indian name, the name Sri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkitaramanan.
Quick Facts 18th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Preceded by ...
S. Venkitaramanan | |
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18th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India | |
In office 22 December 1990 – 21 December 1992 | |
Preceded by | R. N. Malhotra |
Succeeded by | C. Rangarajan |
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Born | Sri Venkitaramanan (1931-01-28)28 January 1931 Nagercoil, Travancore, India |
Died | 18 November 2023(2023-11-18) (aged 92) |
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He earlier served as the finance secretary in India's Ministry of Finance, from 1985 to 1989.[3][4]