Ref.DBOD.Ret..BC. No.66/12.06.001/2011-12 We advise that the name of State Bank of India Commercial and International Bank Limited has been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by notification DBOD.No.Ret.BC.35/12.06.059/2011-12 dated September 26, 2011, published in the Gazette of India (Part III – Section-4) dated October 29 – November 04, 2011.
It has been decided to permit banks to avail themselves of funds from RBI on overnight basis, under Marginal Standing Facility (MSF), against their excess SLR holdings. Additionally, they can also avail themselves of funds, on overnight basis below the stipulated SLR, up to one per cent of their respective Net Demand and Time Liabilities outstanding at the end of second preceding fortnight. In the event the banks’ SLR holdings fall below the statutory requirement, banks will not have the obligation to seek a specific waiver for default in SLR compliance arising out of use of this facility in terms of notification issued under sub section (2A) of Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
In terms of paragraph 2 of the circular dated February 18, 2005 and paragraph 2 of the circular dated January 12, 2011, RRBs are required to prepare a risk profile of each customer and apply enhanced due diligence measures on higher risk customers. Some illustrative examples of customers requiring higher due diligence have also been provided in the paragraph under reference.Further, paragraph 5 of the circular dated February 18,2005requires RRBs to put in place policies, systems and procedures for risk management keeping in view the risks involved in a transaction, account or banking/business relationship.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the following correction is made in description of export item under Sl. No 1011, Product Code-62 Chemicals of the DEPB Rate Schedule.
References are received from various field offices pointing out that implementation of the instructions contained in the circular referred in Para 1 above will lead to return of claims already received in the office wherein the benefits payable are more than Rs. 10,000/-. This will lead to undue hardship to the PF beneficiaries.
Notification No. 111/2011-Customs in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 9A of the said Act and in pursuance of rule 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 133/2009-Customs, dated the 9th December, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.870 (E), dated the 9th December, 2009, namely: –
Notification No.112/2011-Customs- G.S.R. 890 (E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 15/2008-Customs, dated the 5th February, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 68 (E), dated the 5th February, 2008, namely:-
It is observed from the information provided by the depositories that the companies listed in Annexure ‘A’ have established connectivity with both the depositories. Towa Sokki Limited, Atreya Petrochem Limited, The Chemo-Pharma Laboratories Limited, Associated Fin Lease Limited, Hindoostan Mills Limited, Naisargik Agritech (India) Limited, Asianlak Capital And Finance Limited, Thyrocare Laboratories Limited, Moryo Industries Limited, Vivo Bio Tech Limited
Considering the specific needs of the micro finance sector, the existing External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) policy has been reviewed in consultation with the Government of India and it has been decided that Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) may be permitted to raise ECB upto USD 10 million or equivalent during a financial year for permitted end-uses, under the Automatic Route.
Accordingly, banks/FIs should take steps to identify and assess their ML/TF risk for customers, countries and geographical areas as also for products/ services/ transactions/delivery channels, in addition to what has been prescribed in our Master Circular dated July 1, 2011, referred to in paragraph 2 above. Banks/FIs should have policies, controls and procedures, duly approved by their boards, in place to effectively manage and mitigate their risk adopting a risk-based approach as discussed above. As a corollary, banks would be required to adopt enhanced measures for products, services and customers with a medium or high risk rating.
