Mr. Bibhu Prasad Kanungo is a former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He had a career as a central banker with nearly four decades of experience of working in all the major functional areas of the Reserve Bank.
As the Deputy Governor, during 2017 to 2021, he was responsible for overseeing Currency Management, Foreign Exchange Regulations, Regulation and Development of the Payment and Settlement Systems, Government Debt Management, Reserve Management, Government and Bank Accounts, Information Technology, Consumer Protection, Financial Inclusion, etc. He also was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee for some time.
Mr. Kanungo was RBI’s Banking Ombudsman for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He also oversaw implementation of RBI’s policies at ground level as the Regional Director of Rajasthan and West Bengal and Sikkim.
Mr. Kanungo served as the Nominee Director of RBI on the Boards of Punjab and Sindh Bank, Punjab National Bank, National Housing Bank and NABARD. He represented RBI in international Committees of the Bank for International Settlement in its Markets Committee and Committee for Financial Stability.
He was Chairman of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Nigam Private Limited. He also headed RBI’s external Committee for Review of Customer Service Standards in RBI Regulated Entities (REs).
Post his tenure as Deputy Governor of RBI, Mr. Kanungo was Director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), a RBI- funded research and learning organisation devoted to cutting-edge research in Macro-Economics, Finance and skill development of top management of Regulated Entities.
Other Directorships:
Sr. No. |
Name of Company |
Designation |
1 |
Shriram Life Insurance Company Limited |
Independent Director |
2 |
Resilient Innovations Private Limited |
Independent Director |