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New system of Oversight of Government Business in Agency Banks

By | April 8, 2016

RBI/2015-16/361 DGBA.GAD.No-3147/44.01.001/2015-16 April 07, 2016 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer/ Agency Banks Dear Sir/ Madam Oversight of Government Business in Agency Banks As you are aware, in terms of the agency agreement entered into with agency banks for conduct of government business, the Reserve Bank of India carries out periodical review/inspection of government… Read More »

National Urban Livelihoods Mission Scope Enhanced

By | April 8, 2016

Source RBI RBI/2015-16/360 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.22/09.16.03/2015-16 April 07, 2016 The Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY)-National Urban Livelihoods Mission Please refer to Master circular FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.10/09.16.03/2015-16 dated July 30, 2015 on National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) Scheme. 2. With a view to improving the livelihood opportunities for the poor in urban… Read More »

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes

By | April 8, 2016

Source: RBI RBI/2015-16/362 DGBA.GAD.3175/15.02.005/2015-16 April 07, 2016 The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Agency Banks handling Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra- 2014, Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme-2004 Dear Sir Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes Please refer to our circular RBI/2014-15/536 dated April 1, 2015 on the above subject. The Government of… Read More »

Concentration of Credit / Investment Norms not apply to systemically important NBFC

By | April 8, 2016

RBI/2015-16/363 DNBR (PD) CC.No.077/03.10.001/2015-16 April 7, 2016 All Systemically Important Non- Deposit accepting or Holding Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC-NDSI) Madam/ Sir, Applicability of Concentration of Credit/ Investment Norms In terms of second proviso to sub para (1) of para 24 of the Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank)… Read More »

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Priority Sector Lending Certificates : RBI Guidlines

By | April 8, 2016

RBI/2015-16/366 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.23/04.09.01/2015-16 April 7, 2016 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)/ Urban Co-operative Banks/ Local Area Banks] Dear Sir/ Madam, Priority Sector Lending Certificates Please refer to Para VIII of Circular FIDD.CO.Plan.BC 54/04.09.01/2014 – 15 dated April 23, 2015 on Priority Sector Lending – Targets and… Read More »

Liquidity Adjustment Facility reduced by RBI

By | April 5, 2016

RBI/2015-16/355 REF.No.MPD.BC.380 /07.01.279/2015-16 Chaitra 16, 1938 (Sake) April 5, 2016 To All Primary Dealers Dear Sir/Madam, Standing Liquidity Facilities for Primary Dealers Please refer to the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement 2016-17 by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor dated April 5, 2016, in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)… Read More »

Marginal Standing Facility Reduced by RBI

By | April 5, 2016

RBI/2015-2016/356 FMOD.MAOG. No.113 /01.18.001/2015-16 April 5, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Sir, Marginal Standing Facility As announced by the Governor today, it has been decided to reduce the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate by 75 basis points from 7.75 per cent to 7.00 percent with immediate effect. All other terms and… Read More »

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Repo and Reverse Repo Rates announced by RBI

By | April 5, 2016

RBI/2015-2016/357 FMOD.MAOG. No. 112 /01.01.001/2015-16 April 05, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers Madam / Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo and Reverse Repo Rates As announced in the Monetary policy by the Governor today, it has been decided to reduce the Repo rate under the… Read More »

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Branch office in India :FEMA Regulations Notified

By | April 2, 2016

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (Foreign Exchange Department ) (CENTRAL OFFICE ) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 31st March, 2016 Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a branch office or a liaison office or a project office or any other place of business) Regulations, 2016 G.S.R.384.—In exercise of… Read More »