Y. V. Reddy

Y. V. Reddy
Reddy in 2006
21st Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
In office
6 September 2003 – 5 September 2008
Preceded byBimal Jalan
Succeeded byDuvvuri Subbarao
41st Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
In office
14 September 1996 – 31 July 2002
Governor
Preceded byR. V. Gupta
Succeeded byJagdish Capoor
Personal details
Born
Yaga Venugopal Reddy

(1941-08-17) 17 August 1941 (age 83)
Cuddapah district, Madras Presidency, British India
Education
Occupation
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2010)
Websitewww.yvreddy.com

Yaga Venugopal Reddy (born 17 August 1941) is an Indian economist and a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1964 batch belonging to Andhra Pradesh cadre. Reddy served as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's central bank, from September 2003 until September 2008.

In 2010, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.[1]

  1. ^ "This Year's Padma Awards announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.