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File Photo - Shri R.N.Malhotra, Governor
presenting a gift to Shri Taneja
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On his retirement, Shri Taneja was captured by Shri S.M.Khot in farewell address as under:-
Rarely - very rarely,
indeed - does one come across as fascinating and a many-splendored personality
as Shri O.P.Taneja,- till recently Chief Officer, PPD, who has carved out for
himself a special niche in the minds of the RBIites. Yes, in an institution as
big as RBI, retirement is a usual phenomenon but, what is remarkable about Shri
Taneja is that he belongs to that rare band of persons who leave their
indelible mark on every task performed, giving a feeling that their retirement
has come too soon and at a stage when they are still in their peak form. Joining RBI at an
adolescent age of hardly 18 years, Shri Taneja started his career way back in
1948 at the lowest rung of the hierarchical ladder as a Clerk in Kanpur office.
He simultaneously pursued higher studies and acquired B.com, M.Com. degrees
from Kanpur University. He was selected as a Probationary Assistant in 1959 and
posted initially to Calcutta Office and after three years transferred to Patna.
He was promoted to Gr.B in 1963 and posted to Nagpur Office where he worked for
over six years in several Capacities including as Personnel Officer where he
showed the glimpses of his abilities in handling staff matters. Shri Taneja's long
association with Central Office began with his posting to Bombay on elevation
to Gr.C in 1970. He worked as Assistant Manager in erstwhile DAP for about four
years before he took over as Secretary, Reserve Bank Services Board. His stint
as Secretary of the Board brought him into the Corporate limelight because of
the competent handling of the job, several recruitment, etc. procedures
introduced during his time have stood the test of times. I had the good fortune of
working under him and got the benefit of his matured advice and
guidance. He was really a leader of men and matters and got facilities
of a substantive nature for RBI staff. It was not easy to convince the
bosses to secure these benefits but he succeeded in doing so because of
his immense
administrative abilities, courage of conviction and commitment. On the
issue of Pension updation, he had written a letter to Dr.Manmohan Singh
in his own inimitable style.
– S.M.Khot
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