Reserve Bank of India The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 5th, 6th and 7th August, 2019 and deliberated over the evolving macroeconomic outlook, against the backdrop of recent developments and incoming data. Today, the MPC voted unanimously to reduce the policy repo rate and to maintain the accommodative stance of monetary policy. ...

The Government has taken comprehensive steps to reduce the incidence of frauds in banks. The steps taken include, inter-alia, the following: Government has issued Framework for timely detection, reporting, investigation relating to large value bank frauds to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), for systemic and comprehensive checking of legacy s...

As apprised by eighteen Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and four major private sector banks, the amount collected through the levy of charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance in Savings Bank account, during the last three financial years, are as under:...

Eligibility for credit is a function of a potential borrower’s repayment capacity and creditworthiness. Repayment capacity is assessed on the basis of both income and expenditure cash flows, as well as assets and liabilities. Further, creditworthiness is reflected in the borrower’s track record in meeting credit and other payment obli...

Loans written-off from Balance Sheets of PSBs; As A result of Government’s 4R’s Strategy of Recognition, Resolution, Re-capitalisation and Reforms, NPAs of Nationalised Banks have started declining ...

As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s data on global operations, aggregate gross advances of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) increased from Rs. 18,19,074 crore as on 31.3.2008 to Rs. 52,15,920 crore as on 31.3.2014. As per RBI inputs, the primary reasons for the spurt in stressed assets have been observed to be, inter-alia, aggressive lendi...

In order to give fillip to digital funds movement , RBI vide its circular on’ National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) systems- Waiver of charges ‘ dated 11.06.2019, has decided that with effect from July 1, 2019, processing charges and time varying charges levied on banks by RBI for outward tran...

Steps taken to expedite and enable resolution of NPAs and recovery from NPA accounts, include, inter-alia, the following: (1) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has been enacted, which has provided for taking over the management of the affairs of the corporate debtor at the outset of the corporate insolvency resolution process...

RBI issues licences to carry out banking business to co-operative banks under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (as applicable to Co-operative Societies). RBI regulates the banking functions of co-operative banks under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. These banks are ...

Review of Charges for RBI-operated Payment Systems The Reserve Bank levies minimum charges on banks for transactions routed through its Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) meant for large-value instantaneous fund transfers and the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) System for other fund transfers. Banks, in turn, levy charges ...