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It may be recalled that paragraph 2.1 in the Annex to the circular dated July 30, 2008 provided that in case of small and marginal farmers eligible for debt waiver, the amount eligible for waiver, pending receipt from the Government of India, may be transferred by the banks to a separate account named “Amount receivable from Government of India under Agricultural Debt Waiver Scheme 2008”, and the balance in this account should be reflected under the column ‘Advances’ of the Balance Sheet.
We advise that in a case which came up before the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay, the Hon’ble Court observed that the bank granting finance to housing / development projects should insist on disclosure of the charge / or any other liability on the plot, in the brochure, pamphlets etc., which may be published by developer / owner inviting public at large to purchase flats and properties.
THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has raised questions about ICICI Bank’s home loans business and has sought a fresh central bank audit of a two-year-old sale deal of dud loans, after a Mumbai-based chartered accountant spotted irregularities in some loans.“The regulator should re-audit assets sold to ARCIL,” ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal […]
It has been brought to our notice that some banks are collecting third party account payee cheques on behalf of co-operative credit societies who are their constituents. While reiterating that such practice of collection of third party cheques is not permissible, in order to facilitate collection of cheques from the payment system angle, account payee cheques deposited with the sub-member for credit to their customers’ account can be collected by the member bank (referred to as the sponsor member) of the Clearing House.
Please refer to our Master Circular RBI/2009-10/56 IDMD.PDRS. 01/03.64.00/2009-10 dated July 1, 2009 on Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers, in terms of which, Primary Dealers (PDs) are allowed to borrow from call/notice money market, on an average in a reporting fortnight, up to 200 percent of their Net Owned Funds (NOF) as at the end March of the preceding financial year.
A reference is invited to our Master Circular RBI/2009-10/56 IDMD.PDRS. 01/03.64.00/2009-10 dated July 1, 2009 on Operational Guidelines to the Primary Dealers (PDs) prescribing, inter alia, the minimum Net Owned Funds (NOF) of Rs.50 crore for non-bank stand-alone PD and Rs.100 crore in case the PD intends to diversify into other permissible activities.
Please refer to our Master Circular RBI/2009-10/56 IDMD.PDRS. 01/03.64.00/2009-10 dated July 1, 2009 on Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers, in terms of which, Primary Dealers (PDs) are allowed to borrow from call/notice money market, on an average in a reporting fortnight, up to 200 percent of their Net Owned Funds (NOF) as at the end March of the preceding financial year.
In a case which came up before the High Court of Delhi, the Honorable Court has directed that all banks should ensure that their branches display in a conspicuous place (i) essential details about the facilities under the enactment (Mental Disabilities Act); (ii) the fact that the parties can approach the Local Level Committees, for the purposes of issuance of the certificate and that the certificate issued under the Mental Disabilities Act is acceptable; and (iii) the details of the Local Level Committees in that area.
In the context of the Interest Rate Futures (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2009 dated August 28, 2009 issued by the Reserve Bank of India, it is clarified that stand-alone Primary Dealers (PDs) are allowed to deal in Interest Rate Futures (IRFs) for both hedging and trading on own account and not on client’s account, subject to adherence to the prudential norms contained in the aforesaid circulars.
RBI/2009-10/ 139 Ref: DBOD.No.Ret. BC.36/12. 02.001/2009- 10 September 01, 2009 To, All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer to the Reserve Bank Press Release: 2009-2010/227 dated August 10, 2009 on the issuance of Government of India […]
