- Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel
Dr Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel (
11 November 1924 -17 July 2005 )cite news
url =http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/i-g-patel-499433.html
title =I. G. Patel
date =2005-07-20
accessdate =2008-09-15
publisher =XXX] popularly known as I. G. Patel, was the fourteenth Governor of theReserve Bank of India from1 December 1977 to15 September 1982 . [cite web
url = http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/governors.aspx
title = List of Governors
accessdate = 2006-12-08
publisher = Reserve Bank of India]Patel was an
economist and before joining the Reserve Bank as Governor had served as Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and thereafter as Deputy Administrator at theUNDP . After retiring from the Reserve Bank, Patel became the director ofThe London School of Economics and Political Science (1984-1990).He was awarded
Padma Vibhushan award in 1991 [cite web
url =http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php
title =Padma Vibhushan Awardees
accessdate =2008-09-15
publisher =National Portal of India, GOI] . Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel was known as 'IG' from his childhood days in Vadodara, then the capital of the princely state ruled by the Gaekwars of Baroda, where he was born.The
Indian Rupee notes of 1000, 5000 and 10,000 denomination and the gold auctions were demonetised during his tenure. [cite web
url = http://www.taxmann.net/Bankinglaws/Banking%20Manual/Fourteen/CONT14.htm
title = High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978
accessdate = 2006-12-08
publisher = Taxmann.net]References
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