Dr. Deepali Pant Joshi has taken over as the new Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India today. She will look after Customer Service Department and Rural Planning and Credit Department. Dr. Joshi will also be the Alternate Appellate Authority under the Right to Information Act.

Prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Dr. Joshi was the Regional Director of Rajasthan.

A doctorate in political economy of development of South and South East Asia 1975-1980 from University of Allahabad, Dr. Joshi also holds degrees in law and management.  She has written extensively on rural credit and financial inclusion.

Shri Jasbir Singh assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India with effect from August 13, 2012. As Executive Director, Shri Jasbir Singh is looking after the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Shri Jasbir Singh was the Regional Director of the Reserve Bank's Chandigarh office.

Shri Singh has a post-graduate degree (M.Sc.), holds a Diploma in Banking and Finance (DBF) and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).

Shri G. Padmanabhan assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India today. As Executive Director, Shri Padmanabhan will look after Department of Information and Technology, Department of Payment and Settlement Systems and Foreign Exchange Department.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director,Shri Padmanabhan was heading the Department of Payment & Settlement Systems in the Bank since March 2005.

He is a post graduate in Economics (First Class- First) from the University of Kerala and an MBA (International Banking and Finance) from the Birmingham University, UK

Shri P. Vijaya Bhaskar assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India on June 13, 2011. As Executive Director, Shri Bhaskar will look after Central Security Cell, Department of Banking Supervision and Department of Non-Banking Supervision.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Shri Bhaskar was the Regional Director of Karnataka.

Shri Bhaskar holds a Masters Degree in Commerce, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Pragya and CAIIB.

Shri B. Mahapatra assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India on June 13, 2011. As Executive Director, Shri Mahapatra will look after Department of Banking Operations and Development, Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Inspection Department and Legal Department.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Shri Mahapatra was Chief General Manager-in-Charge of Department of Banking Operations and Development.

Shri Mahapatra holds a Masters Degree in English, an M.B.A. (Finance), M.S.M. (Finance), Pragya and CAIIB.

Shri P. Vijaya Bhaskar assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India on June 13, 2011. As Executive Director, Shri Bhaskar will look after Central Security Cell, Department of Banking Supervision and Department of Non-Banking Supervision.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Shri Bhaskar was the Regional Director of Karnataka.

Shri Bhaskar holds a Masters Degree in Commerce, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Pragya and CAIIB.

Shri B. Mahapatra assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India on June 13, 2011. As Executive Director, Shri Mahapatra will look after Department of Banking Operations and Development, Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Inspection Department and Legal Department.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Shri Mahapatra was Chief General Manager-in-Charge of Department of Banking Operations and Development.

Shri Mahapatra holds a Masters Degree in English, an M.B.A. (Finance), M.S.M. (Finance), Pragya and CAIIB.

Shri R. Gandhi, assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India today. As Executive Director, Shri Gandhi will look after Department of Banking Operations and Development, Department of Administration and Personnel Management (including Rajbhasha), Human Resources Development Department and Department of Information Technology.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Shri Gandhi was in charge of Department of Currency Management. Joining the Reserve Bank of India in 1980, Shri Gandhi has been in charge of the Reserve Bank's Hyderabad and Delhi offices and the Department of Information Technology. He also held charge of the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) as the Director for a brief period.

Shri Gandhi possesses a Masters Degree in Economics, is a certified member of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF), post graduate certificates in MIS, System Programming and Capital Markets.

Shri C. Krishnan retired as Executive Director from the Reserve Bank on February 28, 2011.

Shri S. Karuppasamy, assumed charge as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India today. As Executive Director, Shri Karuppasamy will look after Department of Expenditure and Budgetary Control, Department of Information Technology, Legal Department and Urban Banks Department.

Shri Karuppasamy was Regional Director of the Reserve Bank’s Kolkata office prior to taking charge as Executive Director. Shri Karuppasamy has also headed two Central Office departments, namely, Department of Banking Supervision and Urban Banks Department.

Joining the Reserve Bank of India in 1975, Shri Karuppasamy has worked in various departments in different capacities. These include, Issue Department, Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Banking Department, Agricultural Credit Department, Rural Planning and Credit Department, Department of Banking Operations and Development and Urban Banks Department. He has also worked in various regional offices of the Reserve Bank. He has been a Member Faculty in College of Agricultural Banking, Pune and has also been the Principal of the Reserve Bank’s Staff Training College, Chennai.

Shri Karuppasamy has also been associated with working groups in certain areas, such as, High Power Committee on Urban Cooperative Banks, Rating Framework for Urban Cooperative Banks, Cross Border Supervision and Integrated System of Alert.

Shri Karuppasamy is a post graduate in Economics, is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, has a Post Graduate Diploma in Bank Management (NIBM) and is a Pragya.

As Regional Director, Shri Karuppasamy was an RBI Nominee Director on the Board of Indian Bank.