“Prudential norms” are the guidelines and general norms issued by the banking regulator (the central bank) of the country for the proper and accountable functioning of banks and financial institutions. The provisioning requirements for all types of standard assets, sub-standard assets, Doubtful assets and Loss assets stands as below. Standard assets: Banks should make general…
Any individual who is a subscriber of NPS can claim income tax deduction up to 10% of his/her gross income under Sec 80 CCD (1) within the overall ceiling of Rs. 1.5 lac under Sec 80 CCE. In addition to ₹ 1.5 lakh allowed under Section 80C investment of up to ₹ 50,000 by an…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today (Feb 7)announced its sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2018-19 in Mumbai. The Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity…
Pursuant to the announcement in the interim budget 2019, the Reserve Bank of India carried out circular asking banks to extend the facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to Animal Husbandry farmers and Fisheries to help them meet their working capital requirements. According to RBI circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.12/05.05.010/2018-19 dated Feb 4, 2019, the new KCC facility…
Alternative Investment Fund or AIF refers to funds established or incorporated in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from super-rich investors, whether Indian or foreign, for investing by a defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors. Category I AIF: * Venture capital funds (Including Angel Funds) * SME…
The syndication of loans is an internationally practiced model for financing credit requirements of a borrower in lieu of consortium advance. Apparently, the syndication of credit line is similar to consortium finance but slightly different in certain aspects. First of all, there is no restriction with regard to quantum of credit involved for credit syndication.…
In consortium lending system, two or more lenders join together to finance a single borrower. The lending banks formally join together, by way of an inter-se agreement to meet the credit needs of a borrower. Here, the sanction of limits to a borrower is completed with common appraisal, common documentation and monitoring the advance with…
The highlights of Finance minister Piyush Goyal presented on Friday 01.02.2019 are as under. * Individual tax payers with income upto Rs. 5 lakh taxable income will get full tax rebate * Even those earning ₹6.5 lakh will not have to pay tax, if they invest in specified savings *The threshold for TDS on…
Pensioners will get 70 slabs more in Dearness Relief for the ensuing half year February 2019 to July 2019 compared to the preceding half year. The percentage of revised Dearness relief to pensioners retired at different period is as under. Retired on or after 11.2012: 6885- 4440= 2445/4 = 611, 611- 541 slabs = It…
In terms of Consumer Price Index Numbers announced by Labour Bureau of India, the average index numbers for October ‘18 to December ‘18 works out to 6885. It means bank staff will get 4 slabs increase in DA for the ensuing quarter February 2019 to April 2019. In the other words Bank Staff will get…