DBOD.BP.BC.No.99 /21.04.132/2010-11 Banks were advised that if due to lack of expertise / appropriate infrastructure, they find it difficult to ensure computation of diminution in the fair value of advances extended by their small / rural branches, they will have the option of notionally computing the amount of diminution in the fair value and providing therefor at five percent of the total exposure in respect of all restructured accounts where the total dues are less than rupees one crore till the financial year ending March 2011. It was also advised that the position would be reviewed thereafter.
G.S.R. (E) .- In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 46/2011-Customs dated the 1st June, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 423 (E), dated the 1st June, 2011, in proviso for ‘Appendix I’ read ‘Appendix I or Appendix II, as the case may be
ORDER NO. IRDA/F&I/ORD/RSS/114/06/2011, DATED 7-6-2011 – The insurer was obliged under sections 32B and 32C of the Insurance Act, 1938 read with the IRDA (Obligations of Insurers to Rural or Social Sectors) Regulations, 2002, as amended from time to time, to cover prescribed percentage of Gross Direct Premium in the Rural Sector and prescribed number of lives in the Social Sector of its general insurance business.
Notification No. 57 (RE-2010)/2009-14 Cap on export of cotton during the current Cotton Season is increased to 65 lakh bales from 55 lakh bales as was notified earlier. Other conditions remain unchanged.
While receiving funds from the clients through pre-funded instruments, such as, Pay Order, Demand Draft, Banker’s cheque, etc., it is observed that the stock brokers are unable to maintain an audit trail of the funds so received, as the details of the name of the client and bank account-number are not mentioned on such instruments. This may result in flow of third party funds / unidentified money, which is not in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid circular and also affects the integrity of the securities market.
DGBA. CDD. No. H-8545/15.15.001/2010-11 It has been brought to our notice that some of the agency banks do not implement the instructions given in Government of India’s Office Memorandum F. No. 2-8/2004-NS-II dated October 29, 2004 and circulated to agency banks vide our circular RBI/2004-05/259 Ref. CO. DT. No. 15.05.001/H-3999-4021/2004-05 dated October 30, 2004 (copy enclosed), particularly in case of retired army personnel and have denied the facility of this Scheme to some of them in contravention of the instructions ibid.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 70 Attention of the AD Category-I banks is invited to paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Notification No. FEMA 5 /2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000, viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000, as amended from time to time, in terms of which when a person resident in India leaves India for a country (other than Nepal or Bhutan) for taking up employment, or for carrying on business or vocation outside India or for any other purpose indicating her / his stay outside India for an uncertain period, her / his existing account should be designated as a Non-Resident (Ordinary) [NRO] Account.
The IRDA had constituted a Committee on Bancassurance vide Order No. IRDA/AGENTS/ORD/02/APR 2009, dated May 4, 2009 to study the distribution of insurance products through Banks. The Committee had invited for comments/views from key stakeholders, insurers, consumer associations, distributors, etc., and after analysis of these views the Committee had submitted their recommendations to the IRDA on 26th May, 2011. Chairman, IRDA had addressed the Governor, Reserve Bank of India for his remarks on the recommendations made by the Committee.
These regulations may be called the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Scheme of Amalgamation and Transfer of General Insurance Business) Regulations, 2011. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. These Regulations shall apply to all general insurance companies other than wholly owned Government companies which fall within the purview of General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972.
Notification No 56 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014 Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onions other than Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram onions will be US$ 200 per Metric Ton F.O.B. It was US$ 170 per Metric Ton as notified on 31.03.2011. There shall be no change in the MEP of Bangalore Rose Onion and Krishnapuram onion which continues to be USD 350 per Metric Ton F.O.B.
