K. R. Puri

K. R. Puri born in Kharkhoda, Haryana was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 20 August 1975 to 2 May 1977.^[1] He was the Chairman and Managing Director of the Life Insurance Corporation of India prior to his appointment as Governor of the RBI.^[2]

His signature appears on one of the last Indian rupee notes of 1,000 denomination. These notes were demonetised in 1978, and were re-introduced after a period of 22 years in 2000.^[3]

References

^ "K R Puri". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
^ "List of Governors". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
^ Jain, Manik (2004). 2004 Phila India Paper Money Guide Book. Kolkata: Philatelia. p. 77.

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[RBI-1] "K R Puri". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.

[2] "List of Governors". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2006.

[3] Jain, Manik (2004). 2004 Phila India Paper Money Guide Book. Kolkata: Philatelia. p. 77.

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