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 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...
Fema / RBI : RBI removes the Board of New India Co-operative Bank, Mumbai, citing governance concerns. An Administrator and Advisory Committee ...
When contacted, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said, “There is no clarity on the issue as yet. It is only one of the options which are being considered.” The officials said that keeping in mind the serious financial difficulties faced by the airlines, the government has asked oil companies to defer by six months the repayment of airlines’ dues. Other measures like abolition of five per cent customs duty on jet fuel were also taken.
External commercial borrowing (ECB) norms are not likely to be relaxed any further soon, sources in the finance ministry indicated on Friday. Can you think of any other relaxation?” asked a senior finance ministry official in reply to a question on the possibility of easing ECB norms more.
Under the general permission available, the following categories can freely purchase immovable property in India: i) Non-Resident Indian (NRI)- that is a citizen of India resident outside India ii) Person of Indian Origin (PIO)- that is an individual (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh or Sri Lanka or Afghanistan or China or Iran or Nepal or Bhutan), who
RBI/2008-09/ 219DBOD.No.BP.BC. 58 /21.04.048/2008- 09 – It has come to our notice that in view of somewhat tight liquidity conditions in the domestic markets in the recent past, some of the banks have been averse to disbursing working capital limits and term loans (including short-term loans) to their clients against the sanctioned limits even in cases where the drawing power is available in the client’s account and all the terms and conditions of the sanction of the loan stand complied with.
With a view to liberalizing the procedure further, it has been decided to raise the limit of USD 100,000 for advance remittance for alladmissible current account transactions for import of services without bank guarantee to USD 500,000 or its equivalent. AD Category – I banks may frame their own guidelines to deal with such cases as per the policy approved by the bank’s Board of Directors. RBI/2008-09/ 158 ,A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 15, September 08, 2008
Reserve Bank has been receiving representations from Exporters / Trade bodies to extend the period of realisation of export proceeds in view of the external environment. It has, therefore, been, in consultation with Government of India, announced in the Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2008-09 (para 134) to enhance the present period of realization and repatriation to India of the amount representing the full export value of goods or software exported, from six months to twelve months from the date of export, subject to review after one year.
DEPB Scheme Extended Till May 2009. Income Tax Benefit To 100% EOUs Under Section 10-B Of It Act Being Extended For One Year Beyond 31stmarch 2009. New Export Promotion Council For Telecom Sector . 5% Additional Duty Credit For Export Of Toys And Sports Goods
Investments overseas by an Indian company – Indian company” is defined to mean a company incorporated in India. It is permitted to undertake agricultural operations overseas including purchase of land incidental to such activity either directly or indirectly through its overseas offices vide Regulation 6A of FEM (Transfer or issue of any Foreign Security) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. An Indian company is not permitted to own or possess an agricultural land or carry out any agricultural activities in Karnataka as per the provisions of Section 79A and B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961.
DGBA.GAD.No. 10577 / 42.01.038 /2007-08 – We further advise that It has been decided inconsultation with the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Government of India that the cut-off time of 8.00 p.m. fixed for e-payment transactions would be applicable for all Government transactions including EASIEST and OLTAS. The other instructions contained in para 1 of our circular would remain unchanged.
It was further clarified to banks that ‘being satisfied’ means that the bank must be able to satisfy the competent authorities that due diligence was observed based on the risk profile of the customer in compliance with the extant guidelines in place. An indicative list of the nature and type of documents/ information that may be relied upon for customer identification was also given in the Annex-II to the aforesaid circular. It has been brought to our notice that Annex-II, which was clearly termed as an indicative list, is being treated by some banks as an exhaustive list as a result of which a section of public is being denied access to banking services. Banks are, therefore, advised to take a review of their extant internal instructions in this regard.
