RBI Notifications includes Notifications, Circulars, Guidelines, Press release issued by Reserve Bank of India & GOI Related to Banking and Fema Law.
Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a series of regulatory amendments to encourage the use of the Indian Rupee in cross-bor...
Fema / RBI : Key regulations for SNRR accounts, covering transaction processes, FEMA compliance, reporting responsibilities, and restrictions o...
Fema / RBI : Understand NRI, PIO, SNRR, and other account options in India. Learn key differences, permissible transactions, and regulations fo...
Fema / RBI : foreign currency accounts in India, eligibility criteria, transaction rules under FEMA, and updates to principal regulations. Stay...
Fema / RBI : Learn about India's Digital Rupee (e₹), its features, usage, and differences between Retail and Wholesale CBDC. Explore pilot in...
Fema / RBI : Explore challenges faced by first-time borrowers and informal sector workers due to limited CIBIL scores, and measures to improve ...
Fema / RBI : Rupee hit ₹86.70/USD in January 2025, its lowest level. Factors include global economic trends, US elections, and forex reserve ...
Fema / RBI : Government addresses freezing of mule accounts used for cybercrime laundering, exploring digital innovations to detect and prevent...
Fema / RBI : RBI Thiruvananthapuram invites e-tenders for Concurrent Auditors for Oct 2024 to Sep 2025. Submit bids by Aug 28, 2024. Details on...
Fema / RBI : RBI seeks e-Tenders for appointing Concurrent Auditors from Oct 2024 to Sep 2025. Submit bids by Sep 01, 2024. Details available o...
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 : RBI invites public comments on draft circular regarding foreclosure charges and pre-payment penalties on loans. Stakeholders can s...
Fema / RBI : RBI releases Directions 2025 for forward contracts in government securities, applicable from May 2, 2025, outlining eligibility, s...
Fema / RBI : RBI introduces RBIDATA mobile app, providing macroeconomic and financial data on the Indian economy with interactive charts and se...
Fema / RBI : RBI revises Basel III norms, excluding certain AIFI investments in long-term bonds from the 25% HTM ceiling. Changes effective fro...
Fema / RBI : RBI permits matching, clearing, and settlement of Government securities transactions between PMs and GAHs on NDS-OM. Optional CCIL...
The Revenue Department, which scrutinises all foreign investments from the tax angle, has asked the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to ensure that FDI applicants furnish three years audited financial statements of the investor.Such disclosures will be useful to determine the source of funds as also to assess the ability of the actual and the immediate investor to make such investments.
Absence of tax-free climate has affected inflows of foreign investment in the shipping sector, reducing its competitiveness, the government informed Rajya Sabha. “The Indian flag suffers from certain barriers in terms of tax and duty structures which may have impeded the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI),” shipping minister GK Vasan told Rajya Sabha. As per him new taxes in the form of service tax, FBT etc reduced its competitiveness.
Ref.No.IDMD/2479/08.02.033/2009-10 December 4, 2009 – n all the auctions, Government Stock up to 5% of the notified amount of sale will be allotted to the eligible individuals and institutions under the Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility in the Auctions of Government Securities (enclosed with the notifications F. No.4 (1)-W&M/2009, F. No.4 (1)-W&M/2009(i) and F. No.4 (1)-W&M/2009(ii) all dated December 4, 2009). Each bank or PD on the basis of firm orders received from their constituents will submit a single consolidated non-competitive bid on behalf of all its constituents in electronic format on the Negotiated Dealing System (NDS). Allotment under the non-competitive segment to the bank or PD will be at the cut-off price that will emerge in the auction on the basis of the competitive bidding.
Please refer to our circulars UBD.No.BPD.PCB.Cir9/09.11.200/2003-04 dated August 18, 2003 and UBD.PCB. Cir.No.42/09.11.200/2006-07 dated May 7, 2007 permitting Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) to undertake insurance business as corporate agent and/or on referral basis without risk participation subject to fulfilment of certain conditions. UCBs have been advised to sell insurance products to the bank’s customers with adequate disclosure and transparency and they should not adopt any restrictive practice of forcing its customers to go in only for a particular insurance company in respect of products marketed by the bank. The customers should be allowed to exercise their own choice.
DBOD.No.BL. 63 /22.01.009/2009-10 – Banks are permitted to appoint the following entities as BCs, in addition to the entities presently permitted: (i) Individual kirana/medical /fair price shop owners (ii) Individual Public Call Office (PCO) operators (iii) Agents of Small Savings schemes of Government of India/Insurance Companies (iv) Individuals who own Petrol Pumps (v) Retired teachers and (vi) Authorised functionaries of well run Self Help Groups (SHGs) linked to banks.
Ref.No.IDMD /2407 /08.02.033/2009-10 – Dated:- November 27, 2009 The Reserve Bank of India at Mumbai will conduct the auctions on December 4, 2009. The salient features of the auctions and the terms and conditions governing the issue of the Stocks are given in the Notifications (copies enclosed), which should be read along with the General Notification F. No. 4 (13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 issued by Government of India.
The government has no plan to further liberalize foreign investment in retail sector, the commerce and industry minister said.India, currently, does not permit foreign direct investment (FDI) in multiple-brand retailers, restricting global firms like Wal-Mart Stores and Carrefour from selling directly to customers in the country. Foreign holdings in single-branded retailers are capped at 51%.
It has directed them to create a “suitable mechanism” to hold periodic scrutiny against violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The move comes after it was found that some foreign retail companies or joint ventures, which had permission to undertake only “cash & carry wholesale trading” were violating the rules. They were apparently selling directly for personal consumption, which is prohibited. It was also noticed that companies that were allowed to operate single-brand retail outlets sold multiple brands in violation of permission.
To encourage foreign portfolio investment, the Finance Ministry has set up a working group for suggesting changes in the existing policy on foreign capital inflows by FIIs, NRIs and venture capital funds. The 16-member group on portfolio investments, to be headed by UTI MF CMD U K Sinha, will also review the current arrangements relating to participatory notes– instruments through which unregistered foreign entities invest in Indian stock markets, sources said.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the ministry of commerce and industry has disagreed with the Union finance ministry’s view that there is need to regulate investment in sectors with foreign investment caps in respect of those companies which despite being technically “owned and controlled by Indians” as defined in Press Note 2, still leave scope for indirect foreign control.
