About R. N. Malhotra
Lived 1926 – 1997 (aged 70–71). R. N. Malhotra was an Indian economist, banker and civil servant.
Ram Narain Malhotra popularly known as R. N. Malhotra (1926 – 29 April 1997 ) was the seventeenth governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), serving from 4 February 1985 to 22 December 1990.
Malhotra was a member of the Indian Administrative Service. He had served as Secretary, Finance, and as India's Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund before his appointment as governor of the RBI. During his tenure, the 500-rupee note was introduced. He signed the 8hq A 50 rupees note 1986. In 1990 he was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award.
His wife Anna Rajam Malhotra was the first woman member of the Indian Administrative Service.
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Who was R. N. Malhotra?
Indian banker
When was R. N. Malhotra born?
R. N. Malhotra was born in 1926.
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R. N. Malhotra died on 29 April 1997.
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R. N. Malhotra was an economist, banker and civil servant.
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R. N. Malhotra was Indian.
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