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Master Direction – RBI (Filing of Supervisory Returns) Directions – 2024

Fema / RBI : Discover the revised timelines and requirements outlined in the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory ...

April 3, 2024 23226 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Directions on Filings of Supervisory Returns

Fema / RBI : Master the latest RBI Directions on filing supervisory returns for NBFCs, ensuring compliance with updated reporting requirements ...

March 6, 2024 2532 Views 0 comment Print

RBI 2024 Guidelines: Master Direction on Short-Term Commercial Paper & Debentures

Fema / RBI : RBI's Master Directions 2024 mandates guidelines for issuing Commercial Papers and NCDs up to one year, focusing on eligibility, i...

February 15, 2024 2430 Views 0 comment Print

Export of Software through Communication Links- FEMA Perspective

Fema / RBI : Regulations for software export depend upon the medium used. Learn how the export of software through data communication links fro...

December 1, 2023 4182 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-money laundering Act: RBI tightens KYC norms for politically Exposed Person

Fema / RBI : WITH the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No 21 of 2009) coming into force from June 1, the RBI has advised a...

November 15, 2009 2379 Views 0 comment Print


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Minutes of Monetary Policy Committee Meeting December 5-6, 2017

Fema / RBI : The eighth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under section 45ZB of the amended Reserve Bank of India Act...

December 21, 2017 855 Views 0 comment Print

Items excluded from Capital Market Exposure

Fema / RBI : On a review, it has been decided to include the National Payments Corporation of India. (NPCI) and United Stock Exchange of India ...

September 21, 2010 1648 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-money laundering Act: RBI tightens KYC norms for politically Exposed Person

Fema / RBI : WITH the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No 21 of 2009) coming into force from June 1, the RBI has advised a...

November 15, 2009 2379 Views 0 comment Print


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RBI Responsible for Monitoring Compliance of Loan Moratorium Circular: HC

Fema / RBI : The contentions of the RBI that the dispute is between the Petitioner and Respondents is not acceptable since the dispute arises o...

July 8, 2020 2748 Views 0 comment Print


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RBI Relaxes Approval Norms for Non-Bank Entities Facilitating Outward Remittances Through AD Banks

Fema / RBI : RBI has withdrawn the requirement for prior approval of tie-ups between AD banks and non-bank remittance platforms. The new framew...

May 14, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction – RBI (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025 – amendment

Fema / RBI : The issue was fragmented regulations on NRI debt investments. RBI consolidated and updated directions to streamline compliance und...

April 10, 2026 912 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction: RBI (Unique Identifiers in Financial Markets) Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The direction requires entities to obtain LEI codes for participating in RBI-regulated financial markets. Non-compliance results i...

March 27, 2026 1035 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI Updates Master Circular on Consolidates LODR Compliance Rules

SEBI : The regulator has consolidated all operative circulars under the LODR framework into a single master reference. The update simplif...

January 30, 2026 3510 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction – RBI (Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives) Directions, 2025

Fema / RBI : The RBI has released the Master Direction for Rupee IRDs effective March 2026, setting rules for OTC and exchange-traded derivativ...

December 8, 2025 2577 Views 0 comment Print


RBI Master Circular – Disbursement of Govt Pension by Agency Banks

April 1, 2022 2127 Views 0 comment Print

Payment of pension to retired government employees, including payment of basic pension, increased Dearness Relief (DR), and other benefits as and when announced by the governments, is governed by the relevant schemes prepared by concerned Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and State Governments.

Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks

April 1, 2022 1998 Views 0 comment Print

Reserve Bank of India RBI/2022-23/08 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S-1/31.12.010/2022-23 April 1, 2022 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks – Payment of Agency Commission Please refer to our Master Circular RBI/2021-22/07 DGBA.GBD.No.S-2/31.12.010/2021-22 dated April 1, 2021 on the above subject. We have now revised and updated the Master Circular which […]

RBI Master Circular – Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes

April 1, 2022 23676 Views 0 comment Print

In no case, the Counterfeit Notes shall be returned to the tenderer or destroyed by the bank branches. Failure of the banks to impound Counterfeit Notes detected at their end will be construed as wilful involvement of the bank concerned in circulating Counterfeit Notes and penalty will be imposed.

RBI Master Circular – Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit – UCBs

April 1, 2022 2229 Views 0 comment Print

Banks should preferably issue secured guarantees. A secured guarantee means a guarantee made on the security of assets (including cash margin), the market value of which will not at any time be less than the amount of the contingent liability on the guarantee, or a guarantee fully covered by counter guarantee/s of the Central Government, State Governments, public sector financial institutions and / or insurance companies.

RBI Master Circular on Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

April 1, 2022 9024 Views 0 comment Print

Keeping in view the various regulatory/statutory guidelines and the bank’s own internal requirements, UCBs should lay down, with the approval of their Board of Directors, the broad Investment Policy and objectives to be achieved while undertaking investment transactions.

RBI Master Circular – Asset Reconstruction Companies

April 1, 2022 1941 Views 0 comment Print

Master Circular – Asset Reconstruction Companies shall apply to ARCs registered with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 3 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. However, in respect of the trust/s mentioned in paragraph 7 herein, the provisions of paragraphs 3, 4, 5,8, 9(i), 9(iii) 11,12,13 and 14 shall not be applicable.

RBI Master Circular on Self Help Groups-Bank Linkage Programme

April 1, 2022 2349 Views 0 comment Print

Recognizing the importance of SHG Bank linkage, banks have been advised to meet the entire credit requirements of SHG members, as envisaged in Paragraph 93 of the Union Budget announcement for the year 2008-09

RBI clarifies on recognition of Govt securities  towards bank’s recapitalisation requirement 

March 31, 2022 1161 Views 0 comment Print

RBI clarified that investments in special securities received from the Government of India towards bank’s recapitalisation requirement from FY 2021-22 onwards shall be recognised at fair value / market value on initial recognition in HTM.

Master Direction – Classification, Valuation & Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2021 – Amendment

March 23, 2022 1419 Views 0 comment Print

The Master Direction outlines the prudential treatment for investment in Venture Capital Funds (VCFs). We have received queries from banks regarding the applicability of these instructions for investment in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).

Master Direction – RBI (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022

March 14, 2022 6948 Views 0 comment Print

A microfinance loan is defined as a collateral-free loan given to a household having annual household income up to ₹3,00,000. For this purpose, the household shall mean an individual family unit, i.e., husband, wife and their unmarried children.

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