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      • Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh CIE ICS (14 January 1896 – 2 October 1982) was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities. He subsequently served as the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956).
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  2. Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh CIE ICS (14 January 1896 – 2 October 1982) was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian [5] to be appointed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities.

  3. Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He later became the Union Finance Minister. In recognition of his meritorious services to the Reserve Bank and the nation and in order to perpetuate his memory, the Reserve Bank of India has instituted in 1984 an annual lecture series entitled 'Chintaman ...

  4. Sep 25, 2021 · Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh, popularly known as C.D. Deshmukh was the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India during British rule.

  5. www.rbi.org.in › commonman › EnglishReserve Bank of India

    Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, a member of the Indian Civil Service, was the first Indian Governor of the Bank. His association with the Bank commenced in 1939, when he was appointed Government’s liason officer.

    • Early Life
    • C. D. Deshmukh Wasn’T Fond of History, But He Surely Loved Creating it.
    • Return to India
    • Reserve Bank of India
    • C. D. Deshmukh and His Contribution to RBI

    Chintaman was born to a lawyer, Dwarakanath Ganesh Deshmukh on 14th January 1896, in Bombay. He spent his schooling life in Bombay itself. He was a sharp and hardworking student. In 1912, he aced the University Exam and secured the first Jagannath Shankarseth Scholarship in Sanskrit. 3 years later, in 1915, he went to England where he studied for 2...

    He topped the 1918 Civil Services Examination that was held only in London at that time.
    He received Frank Smart Prize in Botany and was also the president of the Majlis Society.

    Deshmukh returned to India in 1920. He served in the Central Provinces and Berar, where he went on to hold several posts. Starting with being the undersecretary to the government, Deputy Commissioner and Settlement Officer, C.D Deshmukh also worked as a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the departments of education and health.

    C. D. Deshmukh had a major contribution to the RBI in the early days. But before moving towards the contribution, let’s clear ourselves with what RBI actually is. 1. RBI plays a major role in the Development Strategy of the Government of India. It is India’s Central Banking Institution. 2. RBI was the banker for Government of Burma until 1947. It a...

    Deshmukh joined RBI in 1939. Within 4 years of his service, he was elected to be the first Indian governor of the RBI. He was the 3rd Governor since the establishment of RBI. His major contributions include – 1. Deshmukh was aware of the fact that in order for the country to grow, its pillars must be strong. The Rural area of the country covered th...

  6. Dec 15, 2023 · It is a great honor to be invited to deliver this 18th Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh Memorial Lecture. Sir Chintaman was the first Indian to serve as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. His term, spanning 1943 to 1949, saw India transition from British rule to independence.

  7. Jan 14, 2019 · In 1943, the Reserve Bank of India got its first Indian governor in Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, a civil servant luminary who went on to do a great many things for the country in the early years after Independence.