Deepali Pant Joshi is a former executive director of the
Reserve Bank of India
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(retired in 2017).
She is a development economist and a writer on economic subjects. Her professional responsibilities have included the Department o
Currency Management Legal Department
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The department was responsible for dealing with criminal cases a ...
and Premises Department. She was the First Appellate authority under the
Right to Information Act
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, as well as the RBI nominee on the governing council of the
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
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(IBPS) and director on the board o
Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
Joshi has also served as the RBI regional director of
Rajasthan
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. Prior to her appointment as executive director, Joshi was responsible for
Customer Service
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Department and
Rural Planning
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and
Credit
Credit (from Latin verb ''credit'', meaning "one believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party wherein the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a de ...
Department.
Early life
Deepali Pant Joshi studied at
St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Prayagraj
St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a girls school run by the Sisters of the Congregation of Jesus in collaboration with a lay staff members. It was founded in 1866 by Mother Mary Ward for the educatio ...
and at the University of Allahabad. Her father, Mr Jagdish Mohan Pant was an Advocate at the
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest hig ...
and later Administrator General and Official Trustee for the state of Uttar Pradesh. Her mother Professor Chandra Pant taught History at the University of Allahabad.
Personal life
Joshi is an only child. She is married to Rajeev Joshi. They have two sons, Paritosh and Kunal.
Career
Joshi is a fellow of
Harvard University
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Asia Centre where she did post doctoral research in the areas of
Finance and
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analy ...
. She holds a
doctoral degree
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from the
University of Allahabad
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and Law and
Management degrees. She joined the
Reserve Bank of India
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as a direct recruit in 1981 and has been with the Reserve Bank since. She has held several important
professional responsibilities as Chief General Manager in charge of
Urban Banks and Currency Management and administrative responsibilities at RBI
Hyderabad
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. She was the
Banking Ombudsman for the State of
Andhra Pradesh
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and Principal, Bankers Training College and Director on the Board of
Andhra Bank
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. Her previous professional responsibility was Chief General Manager in Charge of Rural Planning and Credit Department. She is a prolific writer and has four significant books to her credit. She renders faculty support to the College of Agricultural Banking and has lectured extensively at the IAS Academy at Mussoorie, at the Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad and at several Indian and foreign Universities. She has represented the RBI in several important International Conferences and is the
India
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representative on the
Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion is defined as the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. It refers to a process by which individuals and businesses can access appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and service ...
Expert Group of the G-20. Her policy interests lie in the area of welfare and
development economics
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,
law
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an
currency management
Speeches
Closing RemarksPresentation on Financial Inclusion and Financial LiteracyIndian Financial Markets: Fuelling the Growth of the Indian EconomyIndian Rural Banking Sector Reserve Bank of India at National Seminar on Consumer Protection – Agenda for Inclusive GrowthConference of Principal Code Compliance Officers (PCCOs) / Chairmen of Regional Rural Banks organised by BCSBI at MumbaiEnabling Urban Microfinance-Keynote Address by Dr Deepali Pant Joshi, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India at the Conference on The Challenges of Enabling Urban Finance organised by Minorities Development Department, Government of Maharashtra and MAVIM the State Womens’Speech on Financial InclusionFinancial Education and Customer ProtectionFinancial Education Key to Promoting Financial Inclusion and Customer ProtectionFinancial Inclusion - Journey so far and Road AheadNISM Conference on Ethics and Corporate Governance-SpeechMoving Financial Capability Forward: Innovation Scale and ImpactFinancial Inclusion - The Indian Model – Challenges & Prospects-Presentation at Center for international Development- Harvard Kennedy School, CambridgeStrategy adopted for Financial Inclusion
Bibliography
*Social Banking Promise Performance and Potential
*Employment and Poverty Alleviation Programs in India in K. K. Bagchi
*The Financial Inclusion Imperative,Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press and a host of research articles published in journals both in India and abroad.
Deepali Pant Joshi: Financial Inclusion
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References
External links
Article in yojana
The Mint
The Femina
Book review-Ten Judgements That Changed India (Zia Mody)
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Living people
Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh
Indian women bankers
Indian bankers
Central bankers
1957 births
Businesspeople from Prayagraj
Harvard University alumni
20th-century Indian economists
Indian women economists
Reserve Bank of India
20th-century Indian businesspeople
20th-century Indian women scientists
21st-century Indian women scientists
21st-century Indian businesspeople
21st-century Indian economists
Women writers from Uttar Pradesh
Women scientists from Uttar Pradesh
Educators from Uttar Pradesh
Women educators from Uttar Pradesh
Businesswomen from Uttar Pradesh
20th-century Indian businesswomen
21st-century Indian businesswomen
20th-century Indian women writers
20th-century Indian writers
21st-century Indian women writers
21st-century Indian writers