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Pledging of shares in order to avail the loan is neither a new concept for promoters nor for investors. In brief, when the promoters want to raise the funds for the personal or the company’s needs, they pledge their shares with the financial or non-financial institution.
A review of the implementation of the aforesaid directions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed that banks had not made a significant progress in this regard. The banks also pointed out a number of challenges in implementation of these directions and requested for greater clarity on their scope. Consequently, the RBI constituted a working group with members from within RBI, NABARD, banks and Credit Information Companies (CICs), to study the implementation challenges and suggest measures to address them.
In order to encourage banks to expand card acceptance infrastructure to a wider segment of merchants across all geographical locations and considering the experience gained by the banks in merchant acquiring business, banks are advised that they may put in place their own Board approved policy on merchant acquisition. The above instructions will come into effect from the date of issue of this circular.
We advise that the name of ‘The Jalgaon Peoples Co-op Bank Ltd., Jalgaon’ has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DCBR.CO.BPD.04/16.05.000/2015-16 dated April 6, 2016 published in the Gazette of India (Weekly No. 20 – Part III – Section 4) dated May 14, 2016.
The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) has issued various guidelines aimed at revitalising the stressed assets in the economy. The measures taken by the Bank include Strategic Debt Restructuring Mechanism, Framework to Revitalise the Distressed Assets in the Economy and Revisions to the Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Banks.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.
To simplify the procedure for filing returns on a single platform and for better monitoring, it has been decided to integrate the returns related to (a) handling of shipping bills for caution listed exporters; (b) delayed utilisation of advances received for exports; and (c) exports outstanding with Export Data Processing and Monitoring System (EDPMS) which has been in operation since March 1, 2014.
For disseminating the information pertaining to compounding orders, it has been decided to host the compounding orders passed on or after June 1, 2016 on the Bank’s website (www.rbi.org.in). The data on the website will be updated at monthly intervals in the following format:
AD Cat- I banks were required to submit statement E on total remittances received every quarter. Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Cat – I) banks are now advised to report the above mentioned statement in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) system from the quarter ending June 2016.
Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money Transfer Service Scheme were required to submit quarterly statement of the quantum of remittances received in the prescribed format.
