<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Governor of Reserve Bank of India </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Incumbent Urjit Patel since 4 September 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Appointer </Th> <Td> Government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inaugural holder </Th> <Td> Osborne Smith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> 1 April 1935 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Governor of Reserve Bank of India </Th> </Tr>

List of governor of india from 1947 to 2017