Bimal Jalan

Indian Economist

Bimal Jalan was born in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India on August 17th, 1941 and is the Indian Economist. At the age of 83, Bimal Jalan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
August 17, 1941
Nationality
India
Place of Birth
Rajgarh, Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India
Age
83 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Economist, Politician
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Education
Presidency College, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
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Bimal Jalan Career

Jalan graduated from Presidency College, Calcutta, and later attended Cambridge and Oxford but no further detail as to his course of study is known publicly.

Jalan held several administrative and advisory positions in the Government of India, namely, Chief Economic Adviser in the 1980s, Banking Secretary between 1985 and 1989 and Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance between January 1991 and September 1992. In 1992-93 and then from 1998–2008, Jalan was the President of the Governing Body of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, Planning Commission in New Delhi.

He was the Governor of Reserve Bank of India for two terms. The Government of India reappointed Jalan as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, first for a period of five years commencing 22 November 1997 to 21 November 2002 and again for a further period of two years commencing from 22 November 2002 and ending 21 November 2004. He was succeeded by Y. Venugopal Reddy on 6 September 2003. During his tenure the Indian Rupee note of 1000 denomination was introduced.

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