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]

  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.