FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Guidelines for Maintaining the Denied Entities List(Del)

F.No. 18/24//HQ/99-2000/ECA II Directorate General Of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce & Industry Udyog Bhavan ,New Delhi Enforcement Division To All Port Offices Date: December 31, 2003 Sub: GUIDELINES FOR MAINTAINING THE DENIED ENTITIES LIST(DEL) The Denied Entities List ( earlier called ‘Black List’) is drawn under the provision of Rule 7 of Foreign Trade(Regulation)… Read More

Security / Inspection needs and Movement of Treasure

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

Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2011 – Acting as Channelizing Agents for Schemes operated by Central/State Government Agencies

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

Scheme for providing Financial Assistance to Urban Cooperative Banks for Implementation of Core Banking Solution

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

Acceptance of deposits by Indian companies from a person resident outside India for nomination as Director

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

Overseas Direct Investment – Submission of Annual Performance Report

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

Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) – Rationalization and reporting of ODI Forms

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

Issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas

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

Applicability of Concentration of Credit/ Investment Norms

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

Foreign Exchange Management (Remittance of Assets) Regulations, 2016

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI 400 001 Notification No. FEMA 13 (R)/2016-RB April 01, 2016 Foreign Exchange Management (Remittance of Assets) Regulations, 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and in supersession of Notification No. FEMA 13/2000-RB… Read More

Priority Sector Lending Certificates

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

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes

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 India,… Read More

Change in Bank Rate

RBI/2015-16/358 DBR.No.Ret.BC.90/12.01.001/2015-16 April 05, 2016 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Change in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.42/12.01.001/2015-16 dated September 29, 2015 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the First Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17 dated April 05, 2016, the Bank Rate… Read More