FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

RBI Releases Report of the Technical Committee on Services/Facilities to the Exporters

RBI head office, Delhi The Reserve Bank of India today released the report of the Technical Committee on Services/Facilities for the Exporters(Chairman - Shri G. Padmanabhan, Executive Director, RBI). Among others the Committee has made recommendations relating to i) review of Gold Card Scheme for extension of export credit to exporters, ii) appropriate inclusion of… Read More

Indian Rural Banking Sector: Big Challenges and the Road Ahead

(Speech delivered by Dr Deepali Pant Joshi, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India at MITE Mangalore on May 04, 2013) Respected Dr. Thingalaya, Former CMD Syndicate Bank, Dr. G. L. Easwara Prasad, Principal, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, senior bankers and dear students. I am extremely delighted to be amongst you in this prestigious… Read More

Waiving Off Farmer™s Loans

In order to provide relief to bank borrowers in times of natural calamities, Reserve Bank of India has issued standing guidelines to banks. The relief measures, inter alia, include conversion of the principal amount outstanding in the crop loans and agriculture term loans as well as accrued interest thereon into term loans for period ranging… Read More

Ministry Clarification on Gratuity Pay under New Pension System

Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity is paid to Central Government employees under New PensionSystem (NPS) as it is paid under the old pension scheme. The monthly annuity under the New Pension System (NPS) is only a replacement of pension on retirement and family pension of death after retirement. The benefits of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and pension/family pension have… Read More

Regulatory initiatives on Insurance Coverage to Citizens

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has put in place regulatory initiatives, as part of its development role, for penetration of insurance amongst all sections of the society, including, rural, and social sector. Towards this purpose, the Authority has notified IRDA (Obligations of Insurers to Rural and Social Sectors) Regulations 2002, in accordance to which all… Read More

CLR Snippets | Progress on India™s first Women™s Bank

The Finance Minister in his Union Budget Speech for the year 2013-14 on February 28, 2013 announced the proposal to set up India™s first Women™s Bank as public sector bank with an initial outlay of Rs. 1,000 crore which can lend mostly to women and women-run businesses, that supports women Self Help Groups (SHGs) and… Read More

Government proposes 15% concession on investments of INR 100 crore or more on Manufacturing

The Government proposes to provide 15% concession on investment of more than Rs. 100 crore on project and automation in manufacturing sector of the country from 1st April, 2013 to 31st March, 2015. In order to encourage substantial investment in plant or machinery, the Finance Bill, 2013 proposes to insert a new section 32AC in… Read More

Exchange of Torn Currency

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that presently the facility of distribution of currency notes and coins through its counters against soiled/torn currency is being extended to the public. Bank notes and coins are distributed in exchange through counters of 19 Regional Offices of RBI and currency chest/bank branches. Public can also tender their… Read More

Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers

RBI/2012-13/490 MPD No.BC. 364/07.01.279/2012-13 May 3, 2013 To All Scheduled Banks [excluding Regional Rural Banks(RRBs) ] and Primary Dealers Dear Sir/Madam, Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers Please refer to the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 dated May 3, 2013, in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been… Read More

RBI Clarification on Unique Customer Identification Code for NBFC Customers in India

RBI/2012-13/489 DNBS (PD).CC. No. 325/03.10.42/2012-13 May 03, 2013 Non-Deposit taking NBFCs with assets of Rs 25 cr and above/ All Deposit taking NBFCs Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Unique Customer Identification Code for NBFC Customers in India (UCIC) The Reserve Bank of India has… Read More

Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 8.50 per cent to 8.25 per cent with effect from May 3, 2013

RBI/2012-13/488 DBOD.No.Ret.BC.91 /12.01.001/2012-13 May 3, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Bank Rate As announced in the Annual Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 8.50 per cent to 8.25 per cent with effect from May 3, 2013. 2. All penal interest rates on… Read More

RBI Clarification – Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification Revision of Limits

RBI/2012-13/487 RPCD.CO.Plan. BC 72/04.09.01/2012-13 May 03, 2013 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All scheduled commercial banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Priority Sector Lending-Targets and Classification Revision of Limits Please refer to paragraph 65 of the Monetary Policy Statement for the year 2013-14. The following limits under priority sector stand revised upward with effect… Read More

Liquidity Adjustment Facility Repo and Reverse Repo and Marginal Standing Facility Rates

RBI/2012-13/486 FMD.MOAG. No. 78 /01.01.001/2012-13 May 03, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and Primary Dealers Dear Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility Repo and Reverse Repo and Marginal Standing Facility Rates As announced today by the Governor in the Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14, it has been decided to reduce the Repo rate under the… Read More