Please refer to paragraph 112 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2011-12 (extract enclosed) wherein it has been indicated that banks’ investments in liquid schemes of mutual funds have grown manifold. The liquid schemes continue to rely heavily on institutional investors such as commercial banks whose redemption requirements are likely to be large and simultaneous; on the other hand, they are large lenders in the over-night markets such as collateralised borrowing and lending obligation (CBLO) and market repo, where banks are large borrowers.
These rules may be called the Companies Director Identification Number (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011. They shall come into three with effect from 9th July, 2011. Director Identification Number (DIN) means an identification number which the Central Government may allot to any individual, intending to be appointed as director or to any existing directors of a company, for the purpose of his Identification as such and includes Designated Partnership Identification Number (DPIN) issued under section 7 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and rules made thereunder.
No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/15/21214 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Underwriters) Regulations, 1993, namely:- These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Underwriters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011.
No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/10/21232 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999, namely:- These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011.
No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/13/21222 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993, namely:– These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011.
No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/09/21233 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992, namely:- 1. These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011.
. These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Use of Hindi in Public Sector Banks is governed by the Official Languages Act (OLA), 1963 (as amended in 1967) and the Official Language Rules (OLR), 1976 (framed under the Act by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official language (DOL), Government of India (GOI). As provided under the Act and Rules, GOI, Ministry of Home Affairs, DOL prepares the broad guidelines and also the annual programme for progressive use of Hindi. Monitoring the progress in use of Hindi in Public Sector Banks is done by the Department of Banking Operations and Development (DBOD), Central Office, Reserve Bank of India. At the instance of GOI, Ministry of Finance (Banking Division), an Official Language Implementation Committee (OLIC) of Public Sector Banks, with the Chief General Manager of DBOD as its ex-officio Chairman and Senior Executives of the rank of General Managers of Public Sector Banks as members, has been constituted in 1976; it reviews the progress in implementation of the Official Language Policy (OLP) through the quarterly meetings.
It has been decided that the cap of additional 10 lakh bales, on export of cotton during the cotton season 2010-11 (upto 30.09.2011), will apply only to Tariff codes 5201 and 5203. This cap shall not apply to export of cotton waste including yarn waste and garneted stock(Tariff code 5202).
It has been observed that quite often the internal inspection machinery in banks has failed to highlight and pinpoint the existence of gross and serious irregularities such as improper credit appraisal, disbursement without observing the terms of sanction, failure to exercise proper post-disbursement supervision, even suppression of information relating to unauthorised excess drawals allowed, kite flying in bills and cheques, etc.
