All scheduled and non-scheduled banks, including public, private, foreign, cooperative, regional rural and local area banks, will remain closed for public on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.
Government of India vide their Notification no. 2652 dated November 8, 2016 have withdrawn the Legal Tender status of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 denominations of banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series issued by the Reserve Bank of India till November 8, 2016.
Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹ 2000 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, without the inset letter, bearing signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India has appealed to income tax assessees to remit their income tax dues sufficiently in advance of the due date.
Circular covers following- 1. Formulation of Rating Criteria and rating processes and public disclosure of the same.2. Accountability of Rating Analysts
Whole Time Member, SEBI has passed an Order on Oct 28, 2016 providing the exit to Bombay Commodity Exchange Limited (BCEL). BCEL is the first commodity derivatives exchange / deemed stock exchange to exit after merger of Forward Markets Commission with SEBI.
Pursuant to the establishment of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation vide order dated 11thAugust, 2016, its first meeting was held on 28thOctober, 2016 at the North Block, New Delhi. NCTF is a mandatory requirement under Article 23.2 of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation. Its Secretariat is housed in CBEC.
Unnscrupulous elements are putting into circulation Fake Indian Currency Notes of higher denominations in the course of normal transactions, taking advantage of the gullible and unsuspecting nature of some members of the public.
RBI has urged ATM Card holders that it is a good practice to change the PIN and passwords periodically and not to share them with anyone for any reason. It has also cautioned that banks do not ask for card or account details from their customers.
Foreign investment in ‘Other Financial Services’ activities shall be subject to conditionalities, including minimum capitalization norms, as specified by the concerned Regulator/Government Agency.
