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Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the Central Bank Of India.

- There is only 1 central Bank in India.

- Reserve Bank of India established on 1 April 1935 in accordance with provision of RBI Act 1934 .

- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established on the recommendation of Hilton-Young Commission .

- Initially RBI was constructed as a Private share holders’ bank.

- RBI is a statutory body.

- Emblem of RBI : Panther and Palm Tree.

- Initially the headquarter of RBI was in Calcutta but in 1937 it was permanently moved to Mumbai.

- The Reserve Bank of India has 4 regional offices,15 branches and 5 sub-Offices.

- RBI can issue currency notes as much as the country requires, providedit has to make a security deposit

of Rs. 200 crores, out of which Rs.115 crores must be in gold and Rs. 85 crores must be FOREX Reserves.


ADMINISTRATION OF RBI:

  1. The Executive head of RBI is known as Governor.
  2. The governor is associated by Four Deputy Governors.
  3. Governor tenure here is 3 years.