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AD banks are advised to put in place a system under which their internal inspectors or auditors (including external auditors appointed by authorised dealers) should carry out random sample check / percentage check of write-off outstanding export bills.
The Reserve Bank of India is entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and supervising the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) by virtue of powers vested in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
All new debit and credit cards to be issued only for domestic usage unless international use is specifically sought by the customer. Such cards enabling international usage will have to be essentially EMV Chip and Pin enabled. (By June 30, 2013).
As per the extant guidelines, corporates that are under investigation by any law enforcing agencies like the Directorate of Enforcement (DoE), etc. are not allowed to access ECB under the Automatic route. Any request by such corporates for ECB is examined by the Reserve Bank under the approval route.
The Civil Aviation sector, inter-alia, includes Airports, Scheduled and Non-Scheduled domestic passenger airlines sector, cargo airlines, Helicopter services/ Seaplane services, Ground Handling Services, Maintenance and Repair organizations, Flying training institutes, and Technical training institutions. The present policy of FDI in the Civil Aviation sector covers all Services mentioned above.
Authorised Dealer banks should report all derivative transactions including forward exchange contracts on the basis of PV adjustment for the purpose of calculation of the net open position. Authorised Dealer banks may select their own yield curve for the purpose of PV adjustments. The banks however should have an internal policy approved by its ALCO regarding the yield curve/(s) to be used and apply it on a consistent basis.
Under the extant Rupee Drawing Arrangements (RDAs), cross-border inward remittances are received in India by AD Category-I banks through Exchange Houses situated in Gulf countries, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia (for Malaysia only under Speed Remittance Procedure). With a view to extending the scope of the said arrangement to certain other jurisdictions, it has been decided to extend the RDAs only under the Speed Remittance Procedure to Exchange Houses situated in all countries which are FATF compliant.
Sub-membership of banks to the centralised payment systems has made it possible for the customers of such sub-members to reap the benefits of the same. Banks accepting sub-members should ensure that the security measures put in place by the sub members are on par with the standards followed by them so as to ensure the safety and mitigate the reputation risk.
(i) Eligible Promoters: Entities / groups in the private sector, entities in public sector and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) shall be eligible to set up a bank through a wholly-owned Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC).
Interest rates on advances have been de-regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The banks determined their actual lending rates on loans and advances with reference to their Base Rate and by including such other customer specific changes as considered appropriate. A statement is annexed.
