RBI spells out new norms to enhance transparency in pricing of credit The RBI has sought to protect bank borrowers by directing banks to observe the following additional instructions. In terms of RBI notification the new guidelines comes into force from APRIL 1, 2015. This is in order to give banks sufficient times to comply…
When a foreign citizen or a citizen of India, being employed by a foreign company outside India is deputed to India on an official duty to their branch/subsidiary/joint venture/Group Company, may credit the whole salary received by him/her at a bank account maintained abroad. Such remittance is allowed subject to a condition that he/she has…
Commercial Banks are eligible to claim interest subvention of 2% p.a in respect of short term crop loans granted by them at 7% p.a to farmers in rural and semi-urban areas. The interest subvention will be allowed on the loan amount up to Rs.300000/- disbursed from the bank’s own source of funds. Interest subvention of…
The Reserve Bank of India has lifted on Thursday (22.01.2015) the ban on individuals carrying Indian currency notes of higher denominations to Nepal and Bhutan. Now Indian travellers to Nepal and Bhutan can carry Indian currency notes in denominations of Rs.500 and/or Rs.1000, provided the maximum value of these currency notes should not exceed a…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US Dollar is `61.6140 on January 21, 2015 The corresponding rate for the previous day (January 20.2015) was `61.8475. Based on the reference rate for the US Dollar and the middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rate of EUR, GBP and JPY against the…
Hereafter banks cannot differentiate old and new borrowal accounts for the purpose of selectively charging different rate of interest within the same category borrowers. The new guidelines of RBI on ‘Interest Rates on Advances’ will comes into effect immediately one month after its Circular dated 19.01.2015. Hitherto banks used to selectively lower rate of interest…
The Payment System operators including issuers of prepaid instruments, overseas principals for money transfer scheme, card network operators etc. within the country has to obtain authorization from RBI under PSS act.2007. Such payment system operators who apply to RBI for authorization needs to comply with the requirements of minimum paid-up capital and net-worth, as applicable…
RBI communiqué on RATE CUT RBI slashes repo rate by 25 bps to 7.75 per cent with immediate effect Reverse Repo @6.75% No change in CRR or SLR Key Rates (effective from 15/1/2015) CRR……………………………4% SLR…………………………….22% Repo Rate…………………7.75% Reverse Repo Rate……6.75% Marginal Standing Facility Rate….8.75% Bank Rate…………………………………..8.75% Call Rates……………………………………6.40 to8.40% Reasons quoted by RBI for rate…
Under the PMJDY scheme, a person opening a Bank account for the first time is offered a RuPay Card free of charge. In addition, people who have opened a bank account during the period from 15-08-14 to 26-01-15, or any additional period as may be extended further by the government of India, will be covered…
The objective of setting up of payments banks is to provide fully networked and technology driven modern transaction service to the unbanked. Payment banks offer internet banking, bill payment service, remittance service through various channels, sell mutual funds, insurance, pension etc. They can act as Business Correspondent (BC) of other banks subject to compliance of…