Bibhu Prasad Kanungo
Career RBI officer (joined 1982)
1536days after leaving Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. Then IIFL Finance Ltd.
The cooling-off rule
2 Apr 2021 to 16 Jun 2025
The rule: Not AIS. RBI post-retirement norms not checked.
Before and after
Documented
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
1536 days after leaving.
Documented
IIFL Finance Ltd (Fairfax-linked, per Businessworld)
Independent Director
the appointment of Shri B.P. Kanungo, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as an Independent
Documented
IIFL Finance Ltd
Chairperson of the Board
The Board of Directors, at its meeting held today, unanimously designated Mr. Kanungo as
What the office had to do with the company
None found. His RBI portfolio (currency, payments, forex) per Mint/NIE; no RBI decision on a Fairfax entity attributed to him was found.
Sources
- livemint.com
- newindianexpress.com
- bsmedia.business-standard.com
- business-standard.com
- nsearchives.nseindia.com
- tradingview.com
Dates and filings placed side by side; being listed is not a finding of wrongdoing. Sources were opened on Oct 2026.