Ram Narain Malhotra popularly known as R. N. Malhotra (1926 – 29 April 1997) was the seventeenth governor of the

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(RBI), serving from 4 February 1985 to 22 December 1990. Malhotra was a member of the Indian Administrative Service. He had served as Secretary, Finance, and as India's Executive Director of the

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before his appointment as governor of the RBI. During his tenure, the 500-

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note was introduced. He signed the 8hq A 50 rupees note 1986. In 1990 he was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. His wife Anna Rajam Malhotra was the first woman member of the Indian Administrative Service.

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