Rohit Jain

Rohit Jain is an Indian central banker and a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Government of India appointed him for three years, and he took charge on 4 May 2026, succeeding T. Rabi Sankar.

Jain joined the RBI in 1991 and has more than 34 years of central banking experience, according to the RBI. Before his promotion he was Executive Director in the Department of Supervision. Earlier posts included Chief General Manager in that department and Chief General Manager of the New Delhi Regional Office. He holds an MBA in Finance from Gujarat University and an M.Com from the Delhi School of Economics. His portfolio includes financial markets regulation, foreign exchange, fintech, risk monitoring, information technology and internal debt management.

He is in the news because of the RBI’s new Technical Consultative Committee for Financial Markets. The RBI announced the panel in its 7 October policy statement, and on 4 November 2026 the Free Press Journal reported its seven external members. The committee advises the RBI on the money, government securities and foreign exchange markets, meets at least once a quarter, and is chaired by the Deputy Governor who oversees financial markets regulation, a portfolio the RBI assigned to Jain.

Sources: RBI press release, May 2026, RBI: Deputy Governors, Free Press Journal