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Fema / RBI : Explains RBI's cancellation of 135 NBFC registrations under Section 45-IA, the SBR framework, cancellation grounds and the regulat...
Fema / RBI : RBI's draft guidance highlights Board oversight, data governance and accountability as key foundations for responsible AI adoption...
Fema / RBI : Know the FLA Return filing requirement under FEMA, due date, FLAIR portal process, reporting rules, revisions and key compliance r...
Fema / RBI : FEMA Compounding Rules, 2024, RBI Directions and April 2025 amendments revise compounding, digital filing, jurisdictional limits a...
Fema / RBI : Explains NRI and resident status under FEMA, Section 3 restrictions, current and capital account transactions, and examples of per...
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 : Bombay HC permitted withdrawal of wilful defaulter orders and directed fresh proceedings after disclosure of relevant material, pe...
Fema / RBI : Calcutta HC permitted the borrower to file a fresh RBI Ombudsman complaint in the prescribed format and directed its consideration...
Fema / RBI : Calcutta HC directed completion of liquidation of 32 banking companies within six months with periodic reporting to RBI....
Fema / RBI : The Karnataka High Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal's finding that the respondents satisfied the definition of person resident ...
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 : RBI released draft Foreign Investment Rules, 2026 for public comments until August 31, 2026, proposing a simplified, principle-b...
Fema / RBI : RBI released draft data governance guidance for regulated entities, inviting comments by August 17, 2026, on governance, data qual...
Fema / RBI : RBI consolidates SRVA instructions, supersedes earlier circulars, permits FEMA transactions through SRVAs, and updates reporting w...
Fema / RBI : RBI amends Local Area Bank Directions on SNFA income recognition, reversal of unrealised income and accounting treatment, effectiv...
Fema / RBI : RBI amends RRB income recognition norms for SNFAs, prescribing treatment of unrealised income and realised receipts from October 1...
Please refer to our circular No. DBOD.Dir.BC.46 /13.03.00/2010-11 dated September 30, 2010 in terms of which certain risk mitigation measures were prescribed in the context of banks issuing IPCs to various Stock Exchanges on behalf of Mutual Funds and FIIs, as a transitionary arrangement till October 31, 2011.
In a surprise move, India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, on Tuesday freed commercial banks to determine the interest rates on savings accounts for the first time in 34 years. Since 1977, a time that was the halcyon days of Indian socialism, the R.B.I. had determined the rates banks paid on savings deposits, […]
The Reserve Bank of India has, through a questionnaire, sought views/comments of all stakeholders on the Terms of Reference for the Nair Committee on Priority Sector Lending . Comments/suggestions/views may be emailed latest by November 15, 2011. It may be recalled that the Reserve Bank of India had appointed a Committee to re-examine the existing classification and suggest revised guidelines with regard to priority sector lending classification and related issues (Chairman : Shri M. V. Nair).
Implementation of Green Initiative of the Government -As part of the ‘Green Initiative’ of the Government, the Government of India has suggested that steps be taken by entities in financial sector, including NBFCs to help better utilisation of their resources and also better delivery of services.
Know Your Customer’ (KYC) Guidelines – Anti Money Laundering Standards (AML) Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – Obligations of NBFCs in terms of Rules notified thereunder’-Reporting Format under Project FINnet. Please refer to Master Circular No 231 dated July 1, 2011 on ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) Guidelines – Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards. In terms of the extant instructions, NBFCs are required to report information/data relating to Cash and Suspicious Transactions to the Director, Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) in the prescribed format.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010), the Central Government hereby specifies that the officers not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police of the following organisations shall be the authorities for investigation of offences punishable under the said Act,
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010), the Central Government hereby authorises the following officers for according previous sanction as required under the said section, namely.
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal under 1% interest subvention on housing loan scheme liberalising the limit of housing loan upto Rs. 15 lakh where cost of the house does not exceeding Rs. 25 lakh from the present limit of Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 20 lakh respectively, and designating National Housing Bank (NHB) as the Nodal Agency (NA) for implementing the scheme both for Scheduled Commercial Banks and Housing Finance Companies.
At the outset, on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, I want to welcome all of you to this Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for 2011-12. 2. Earlier this morning, we put out the monetary policy measures accompanying this Review. Based on an assessment of the current macroeconomic situation, we have decided to: […]
From a macroeconomic perspective, the last quarter witnessed significant developments, both globally and domestically. Growth momentum in the US and the euro area economies has weakened. In the euro area, macroeconomic prospects are intimately tied in to its ability to credibly resolve its sovereign debt and financial sector problems. In turn, trade and financial linkages increase the risks of euro area instability transmitting through to emerging market economies (EMEs), which have already experienced large volatility in their financial markets, particularly their currency markets.
