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...
Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – Urban Co-operative Banks.
Indian diplomatic posts worldwide are no longer accepting employment visa applications from individuals who are not nationals of the country where the post is located. Instead, these applicants are advised to file their applications at the post in their country of citizenship.
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 15 dated September 8, 2008, in terms of which the limit for advance remittance for all admissible current account transactions for import of services without bank guarantee was raised from USD 100,000 to USD 500,000 or its equivalent.
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.
The asset classification of such accounts shall be determined with reference to the original date of NPA, (as if the account had not been treated as performing in the interregnum based on the aforesaid undertaking). On such down-gradation of the accounts, additional provisions as per the extant prudential norms should also be made.
Announcing the foreign trade policy 2009-14 here on Thursday, Mr Anand Sharma, Union Commerce Minister said, the Government wanted to provide a stable policy environment conducive for foreign trade and accordingly, it has been decided to continue with the DEPB (Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme) up to December 2010 and income-tax benefits under Sec 10 (A) for IT industry and under Sec 10 (B) for 100 per cent export oriented units for one additional year till March 31, 2011.
Under the Export Oriented Units (EOU) scheme, there are some restrictions on how the entitlement of sale in the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) can be utilised. Firstly, the goods sold in DTA must be similar to the goods exported or to be exported. Secondly, for units manufacturing a number of products, the sale of any […]
On September 21, 2007 banks were advised, vide our circular RPCD.PLNFS.No 3068 /06.02.31/2007-08, that they may extend collateral-free loans upto Rs. 5 lakh, to all newloans sanctioned to the units of MSE sector (both manufacturing and services enterprises) as defined under MSMED Act, 2006.On September 21, 2007 banks were advised, vide our circular RPCD.PLNFS.No 3068 /06.02.31/2007-08, that they may extend collateral-free loans upto Rs. 5 lakh, to all newloans sanctioned to the units of MSE sector (both manufacturing and services enterprises) as defined under MSMED Act, 2006.
The downstream investments of these banks will also be counted as FDI, barring it from investing in sectors that have caps, such as banking itself. Foreign capital forms a substantial portion in the capital structure of both ICICI Bank and HDFC bank.
All banks participating in RTGS / NEFT / NECS / ECS are, therefore, advised that when the destination of funds is to an NRE account, the originating / sponsor bank must ensure that the funds are eligible to be credited to an NRE account in India under the existing FEMA Regulations and Wire Transfer Guidelines. Beneficiary / Destination banks have to make requisite changes to the interface software, if not already done, so that all valid transactions indicating credit to an NRE account are not returned.
