RBI Master Circular on Housing Finance consolidates instructions on Housing Finance issued up to March 31, 2023 to Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
He ceiling on bank credit linked to Net Owned Fund (NOF) of NBFCs has been withdrawn in respect of all NBFCs which are statutorily registered with RBI and are engaged in principal business of asset financing, loan, factoring and investment activities. Accordingly, banks may extend need based working capital facilities as well as term loans to all NBFCs registered with RBI and engaged in infrastructure financing, equipment leasing, hire- purchase, loan, factoring and investment activities.
RBI Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks – Payment of Agency Commission dated April 1, 2023
The policy of income recognition has to be objective and based on the record of recovery. Therefore, the banks should not charge and take to income account interest on any NPA. This will apply to Government guaranteed accounts also.
Reserve Bank ogf India RBI/2023-24/05 DoR.STR.REC.4/09.27.000/2023-24 April 1, 2023 The Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Master Circular – Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit – UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular DoR.STR.REC.9/09.27.000/2022-23 dated April 1, 2022 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website https://rbi.org.in/). The enclosed Master […]
Reserve bank of India RBI/2023-24/04 DOR.STR.REC.5/13.07.010/2023-24 April 1, 2023 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payments Banks and RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Guarantees and Co-acceptances Please refer to the Master Circular DOR.STR.REC.8/13.07.010/2022-23 dated April 1, 2022 consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till March 31, 2022, relating to Guarantees and Co-acceptances. This Master […]
Self Help Groups have the potential to bring together the formal banking structure and the rural poor for mutual benefit. Studies conducted by NABARD in a few states to assess the impact of the linkage project have brought out encouraging
In order to ensure that minority communities secure, in a fair and adequate measure, the benefits flowing from various Government sponsored schemes, Scheduled Commercial Banks (referred to as ‘banks’ hereafter) are advised to ensure smooth flow of bank credit to minority communities.
In order to encourage SC/ST borrowers to take advantage of credit facilities, greater awareness among them about various schemes formulated by banks needs to be created through various means such as brochures, visits by field staff etc so that salient features of the schemes, as also the advantages that will accrue to them are known to such borrowers. Banks should advise their branches to organize meetings more frequently exclusively for SC/ST beneficiaries to understand their credit needs and to incorporate the same in the credit plan.
It has been observed by SEBI that unauthenticated news related to various scrips are circulated through social media platforms/ instant messaging services/ VoIP/ blogs/chat forums/e-mail or any such medium by employees of Broking Houses/other intermediaries without adequate caution as mandated in the Code of Conduct for Stock Brokers and respective regulations of various intermediaries registered with SEBI.
