L K Jha was the eighth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 Jul 1967 to 3 May 1970. A member of the Indian Civil Service, Jha had served as Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. , prior to his appointment as Governor of RBI.[1] During his tenure the Indian Rupee notes commemorating the birth centenary of Mahatma Gandhi was released on 2 October 1960, bearing denominations of Rs 2, 5, 10, and 100, these notes bear his signature, besides him only one other Governor's (B. N. Adarkar) signature is on a second re-issue on this series notes.[2]

He served at India's ambassador to the UN after his term expired.

Preceded by
P C Bhattacharya 		Governor of RBI
1967-1970 		Succeeded by
B N Adarkar

References

  1. ^ "List of Governors". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  2. ^ Jain, Manik (2004). 2004 Phila India Paper Money Guide Book. Kolkata: Philatelia. pp. 19, 26, 35, and 61. ((cite book)): Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


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