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Informist, Monday, May 4, 2026

--Rohit Jain takes over as RBI Deputy Governor 

--Rohit Jain takes over as RBI Deputy Governor for three years 

--RBI: Deputy Governor Jain to look after external invest, operations dept 

--RBI: Deputy Governor Jain to look after fincl mkts regulation department 

--RBI: Deputy Governor Jain to look after internal debt management department 

--RBI: Deputy Governor Jain to look after foreign exchange department 

NEW DELHI – Rohit Jain took over as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India on Monday for a period of three years or until further orders, the central bank said in a release. He will head 10 departments, including the financial markets regulation department and the foreign exchange department. 

He will also look after the department of external investments and operations, internal debt management, fintech, risk monitoring, information technology, department of government and bank accounts, corporate strategy and budget department, and the Rajbhasha department.

Jain was earlier serving as RBI's executive director, and was looking after the department of supervision. Jain is a career central banker with over 34 years of multifaceted experience. He had joined the Reserve Bank in 1991 and has worked in various positions. 

Jain also held various positions on several high-level committees across multiple areas. He was the RBI nominee to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Financial Stability Board groups. He served as the RBI nominee on the board of supervision of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. Jain holds a masters degree in business administration (finance) from Gujarat University, and a masters degree in commerce from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He is also a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and holds an international certificate in banking risk and regulation.  End

Reported by Vaishali Tyagi

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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