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Fraud Accounts provisioning norms changed by RBI

By | April 19, 2016

RBI/2015-16/376 DBR.No.BP.BC.92/21.04.048/2015-16 April 18, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Provisioning pertaining to Fraud Accounts Please refer to circular DBR.No.BP.BC.83/21.04.048/2014-15 dated April 1, 2015 on the captioned subject. On a review, it has been decided to amend the provisioning norms in respect of all cases of fraud, as under: Banks… Read More »

Financial Assistance to UCB’s for Implementation of CBS

By | April 15, 2016

RBI/2015-16/368 DCBR.CO.PCB.Cir.No.14/09.18.300/2015-16 Chaitra 24,1938 April 13, 2016 Chief Executive Officers Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Dear Sir/Madam Scheme for providing Financial Assistance to Urban Cooperative Banks for Implementation of Core Banking Solution As announced in the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement-2016-17 dated April 05, 2016 (copy enclosed), it has been decided to prescribe standards and benchmarks… Read More »

Currency chests Banks to conduct fire audits bi-annually

By | April 15, 2016

RBI/2015-16/369 DCM (CC) No. G – 11/3445/03.39.01/2015-16 April 13, 2016 The Chairman & Managing Director Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director All Banks having Currency Chests Madam / Dear Sir, Security / Inspection needs and Movement of Treasure Please refer to the guidelines contained in the Technical specifications issued by us vide DCM (CC) No.… Read More »

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Qualifying Assets crietria for NBFC-MFI acting as channelizing agents

By | April 15, 2016

RBI/2015-16/370 DNBR.CC.PD.No.078/03.10.038/2015-16 April 13, 2016 To All NBFC-MFIs, Dear Sir/Madam, Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 – Acting as Channelizing Agents for Schemes operated by Central/State Government Agencies Please refer to the Non-Banking Financial Company -Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 (the Directions) issued by Reserve Bank of India (the… Read More »

No RBI approval for accepting deposit u/s160 of Companies Act

By | April 15, 2016

RBI/2015-16/371 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.59 April 13, 2016 To All Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Acceptance of deposits by Indian companies from a person resident outside India for nomination as Director Attention of Authorised Dealers Banks is invited to Regulation 3 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016, notified vide Notification No.… Read More »

Submission of Annual Performance Report in ODI form :RBI revised norms

By | April 15, 2016

RBI/2015-16/373 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.61 April 13, 2016 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir, Overseas Direct Investment – Submission of Annual Performance Report Attention of the Authorised Dealer (AD – Category I) banks is invited to the Notification No. FEMA 120/RB-2004 dated July 7, 2004 [Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue… Read More »

Issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas : RBI Guidelines

By | April 15, 2016

RBI/2015-16/372 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.60 April 13, 2016 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas Attention of Authorized Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the provisions contained in A.P. (DIR Series) circular No. 17 dated September 29, 2015 on issuance… Read More »

revised ODI Form for Overseas Direct Investment

By | April 15, 2016

RBI//2015-16/374 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.62 April 13, 2016 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) – Rationalization and reporting of ODI Forms Attention of the Authorised Dealer (AD – Category I) banks is invited to the Notification No. FEMA 120/RB-2004 dated July 7, 2004 [Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer… Read More »

RBI issues Instructions on Priority Sector Lending Certificates; Launches Portal for Trading Them

By | April 8, 2016

Date : Apr 07, 2016 Photograph The Reserve Bank of India today issued instructions on trading in Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs) (FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.23/04.09.01/2015-16 dated April 7, 2016). While releasing the instructions, Shri S. S. Mundra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank also launched a platform to enable trading in the certificates through its Core Banking Solution (CBS)… Read More »

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