Raj Kumar Talwar
5th Chairman of State Bank of India
Preceded byV. T. Dehejia
Succeeded byT. R. Varadachary
Personal details
Born28 May 1922
NationalityIndian

Raj Kumar Talwar (1922–2002) was an Indian business executive. He served as chairman of State Bank of India and was sacked by the Indira Gandhi government in the emergency in 1976 for refusing to grant loans to people favoured by the government. As no provision in the SBI Act allowed them to terminate the chairman, the Act had was amended to sack him.[1]

Early life

He was born in 1922. He earned an M.A. degree in Mathematics from Lahore University.

Legacy

Talwar was known for his values, integrity, dynamism and professionalism. He left the Bank on 3 August 1976, at age 54.Settling in Pondicherry, he served on boards of companies and headed the Industrial Development Bank of India in the late 1970s. He lived a spartan life and traveled around Pondicherry on a bicycle. He died on 23 April 2002. Talwar's name is linked with the issue of customer service.

References

  1. ↑ N. Sivaram and R. Viswanathan (13 May 2002). "Passing Away of a Legend". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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