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Fema / RBI : Individuals who receive or transfer funds on behalf of others may face prosecution under various Indian laws. The article explains...
Fema / RBI : RBI has reiterated that software and ITES exporters must submit the annual survey based on the previous financial year. The guidel...
Fema / RBI : RBI requires mutual funds to report foreign liabilities and assets annually for compilation of Balance of Payments and Internation...
Fema / RBI : This article explains why FEMA does not explicitly prohibit round-tripping transactions and how regulators instead control them th...
Fema / RBI : Service exporters must file monthly EDF declarations from October 2026 under new FEMA regulations. Non-compliance may affect eBRC ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has clarified reporting requirements, valuation methods, submission procedures, and entity obligations under the Portfolio Inv...
Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...
Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...
Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...
Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...
Fema / RBI : The key issue was whether cash falls within the definition of property under the PBPT Act. The Tribunal ruled that cash is a tangi...
Fema / RBI : The case examined whether Indian assets could remain seized after foreign asset value was repatriated. The Tribunal ruled that onc...
Fema / RBI : The appellant claimed the disputed funds were received unknowingly and had attempted to return them. The Tribunal granted relief b...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that bank accounts cannot remain frozen merely because the account holder is related to a suspect or under inves...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal held that retention of seized assets can continue under Section 8(3) when a PMLA prosecution complaint is already pen...
Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Rural Co-operative Banks after observing that some directors were briefly resigning and returning...
Fema / RBI : RBI amended governance rules for Urban Co-operative Banks after finding directors briefly resigning and rejoining boards to bypass...
Fema / RBI : RBI issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...
Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...
Acquisition And Transfer of Immovable Property In India: FEMA and International Taxation Perspective ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY – A NRI or an OCI may acquire immovable property in India other than an agricultural land or farm house or plantation property. POI as a category is no longer eligible to acquire immovable property as […]
RBI decided to permit banks to reckon the funds infused by the promoters in their MSME units through loans availed under the captioned CGTMSE scheme as equity/quasi equity from the promoters for debt-equity computation. Reserve Bank of India RBI/2020-21/09 DoR.BP.BC.No.01/21.04.048/2020-21 Dated: July 1, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Scheduled RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Distressed Assets […]
Master Circular on the Scheme of Penalties for bank branches including currency chests based on performance in rendering customer service to members of public
All branches of banks in all parts of the country are mandated to (i) Issuing fresh / good quality notes and coins of all denominations on demand, (ii) Exchanging soiled / mutilated / defective notes, and (iii) Accepting coins and notes either for transactions or exchange.
Lead Bank Scheme was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in December 1969. The Scheme aims at coordinating the activities of banks and other developmental agencies through various fora in order to achieve the objective of enhancing the flow of bank finance tothe priority sector and other sectors and to promote banks’ role in the overall development of the rural sector.
Notes determined as counterfeit shall be stamped as COUNTERFEIT NOTE and impounded in the prescribed format . Each such impounded note shall be recorded under authentication, in a separate register.
Transactions relating to the following government business undertaken by agency banks are eligible for agency commission paid by RBI: a. Revenue receipts and payments on behalf of the Central/State Governments b. Pension payments in respect of Central / State Governments and c. Any other item of work specifically advised by Reserve Bank as eligible for agency commission
Banks should provide adequate incentives to their branches in financing the Self Help Groups (SHGs) and establish linkages with them, making the procedures simple and easy. The group dynamics of working of the SHGs need neither be regulated nor formal structures imposed or insisted upon.
The Government of India has approved a scheme to improve the liquidity position of NBFCs/HFCs through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to avoid any potential systemic risks to the financial sector. To be eligible under the Scheme, the following conditions should be met:
R.B.I. periodically publishes its research papers titled “Occasional papers” every year. On March 17, 2020, it published one under the title ‘Can financial markets predict banking distress: evidence from India’ which was undertaken by Dr. Snehal S. Herwadkar, Director and Mr. Bhanu Pratap, Manager in the Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of […]
