RBI Notifications includes Notifications, Circulars, Guidelines, Press release issued by Reserve Bank of India & GOI Related to Banking and Fema Law.
Fema / RBI : Explore the Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) in India, its purpose, eligibility, survey launch, reporting details, a...
Fema / RBI : Explore the analysis of RBI's draft regulations on Electronic Trading Platforms (ETPs). Learn about eligibility criteria, operatio...
Fema / RBI : Discover the revised timelines and requirements outlined in the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory ...
Fema / RBI : Explore RBI's updated Master Directions on KYC for individuals: Strengthening compliance, combating fraud, and enhancing financial...
Fema / RBI : Master the latest RBI Directions on filing supervisory returns for NBFCs, ensuring compliance with updated reporting requirements ...
Fema / RBI : Explore the comprehensive regulatory insights shared by Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, focus...
Fema / RBI : Explore how the Reserve Bank of India is fostering self-regulation through SROs, setting industry standards, and enhancing complia...
Fema / RBI : Explore the UDGAM portal by RBI, a centralized tool for searching unclaimed deposits. Learn about registration, search inputs, and...
Fema / RBI : Dive into the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014 by RBI. Learn about unclaimed deposits, transfer process, ...
Fema / RBI : As per data shared by the Union Minister of State for Finance, Shri Pankaj Chaudhary, the majority (89%) of these notes were issue...
Fema / RBI : The contentions of the RBI that the dispute is between the Petitioner and Respondents is not acceptable since the dispute arises o...
Fema / RBI : Harsh Nitin Gokhale Vs Reserve Bank of India & Ors (Supreme Court) In the present case, writ petition file seeking relief to e...
Fema / RBI : Directorate of Enforcement Vs. Subhash Muljimal Gandhi ( Delhi HC)- that interest at the rate of 6% per annum under Rule 8 could ...
Fema / RBI : Ketan V. Parekh Vs. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and another (Supreme Court)- Ketan Parikh, Kartik Parikh and M/s....
Fema / RBI : Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others- In the impugned judgment, it is mentioned that the basic allegation is amassing of...
Fema / RBI : Discover the 2024 Master Directions from RBI detailing fraud risk management guidelines for NBFCs. Learn about governance, early w...
Fema / RBI : Explore RBI latest Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), State Cooperative Banks (StCBs), ...
Fema / RBI : Explore RBI's latest Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management for Banks & AIFIs. Learn about governance, early detection framewo...
Fema / RBI : The RBI has withdrawn several outdated circulars to streamline and simplify banking guidelines. Learn about the changes and their ...
Fema / RBI : Read about RBI's latest circular on Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) allowing expanded remittances to IFSCs, implications, and ...
RBI abolishes foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalties on floating interest home loans – Though many banks have in the recent past voluntarily abolished pre-payment penalties on floating rate home loans, there is a need to ensure uniformity across the banking system. It has, therefore, been decided that banks will not be permitted to charge foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalties on home loans on floating interest rate basis, with immediate effect.
It has now been decided to communicate the UIN in respect of cases under the Automatic Route to the ADs/Indian Party through an auto generated e-mail to the email-id made available by the AD/Indian Party. Accordingly, with effect from June 01, 2012 (Friday), the auto generated e-mail, giving the details of UIN allotted to the JV / WOS under the automatic route, shall be treated as confirmation of allotment of UIN, and no separate letter shall be issued by the Reserve Bank to the Indian party and AD Category – I bank confirming the allotment of UIN.
The Reserve Bank, vide its notification No.DNBS.233/CGM(US)-2011 dated November 21, 2011 viz; Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 issued detailed guidelines with regard to regulation of IDF-NBFCs.In terms of the Guidelines,for the purpose of computing capital adequacy, IDF-NBFCs are permitted to assign a risk weight of 50 percent on bonds covering PPP and post commercial operations date (COD) projects in existence over a year of commercial operation.
Proof of the name, address and activity of the concern, like registration certificate (in the case of a registered concern), certificate/licence issued by the Municipal authorities under Shop & Establishment Act, sales and income tax returns, CST / VAT certificate, certificate / registration document issued by Sales Tax / Service Tax / Professional Tax authorities, Licence issued by the Registering authority like Certificate of Practice issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Medical Council, Food and Drug Control Authorities, etc.
As per the instructions contained in paragraph 11 of circular RPCD.No.RF.DIR.BC.53/D.1-87/88 dated November 2, 1987 on Interest Rates on Deposits, StCB/DCCB on request from the depositor, should allow closure of a term deposit, a deposit in the form of daily deposit or recurring deposit, to enable the depositor to immediately reinvest the amount lying in the aforesaid deposits with the same bank in another term deposit. The bank shall pay interest in respect of such term deposit without reducing the interest by way of penalty provided that the deposit remains with the bank after reinvestment for a period longer than the remaining period of the original contract.
The Authorised Officer shall, on receipt of a written application by or on behalf of the domestic producer of like goods or directly competitive goods, initiate an investigation to determine the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry, caused by the import of a goods in such increased quantities, absolute or relative to domestic production.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have formulated an action plan to adopt the Basel III norms and have issued final guidelines on Basel III Capital Regulations to all scheduled commercial banks on May 2, 2012 which is available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in. RBI further informed that draft guidelines on Basel III – Liquidity Regulations have been issued on 21.02.2012 for public comments.
As you are aware, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) carries out the general banking business of the Central and State Governments through its own offices and through the offices of the Agency Banks appointed under Section 45 of the RBI Act, 1934, by mutual agreement. RBI pays agency commission (also called turnover commission) to the Agency Banks for the Government business handled by them. As per paragraph 5 of the Agency Bank agreement, RBI pays agency commission at a rate determined by it. In terms of this provision, agency commission rates are reviewed from time to time. The existing agency commission rates have been operative since July 01, 2005.
The rapid expansion of such NBFCs has led to their increased dependence on public funds, including bank finance. To supplement the prudential measures mentioned above, it is proposed that: banks should reduce their regulatory exposure ceiling in a single NBFC, having gold loans to the extent of 50 per cent or more of its total financial assets, from the existing 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent of bank’s capital funds. However, exposure ceiling may go up by 5 per cent, i.e., up to 12.5 per cent of bank’s capital funds if the additional exposure is on account of funds on-lent by NBFCs to the infrastructure sector; and
Please refer to our Circular UBD.PCB.Cir.No.11/09.09.01/2007-08 dated August 30, 2007 forwarding the guidelines for UCBs on lending to priority sector. In terms of para 7.4 of section I of Annex of the above Circular, assistance given to a non-governmental agency approved by the NHB for the purpose of refinance for construction / reconstruction of dwelling units or for slum clearance and rehabilitation of slum dwellers, subject to a ceiling of loan component of Rs. 5 lakh per dwelling unit, is eligible for classification under priority sector.
