Major Amendments made to KYC Master Direction. In the Gazette Notification G.S.R. 582(E) dated August 19, 2019, and G.S.R. 840(E) dated November 13, 2019, the Government of India has notified amendment to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. Further RBI has permitted Regulated Entities (REs) Video-based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) as a…
Resident Foreign Currency (RFC) accounts in India If you are a non-resident Indian planning to return back to India for good, you need not worry about the fate of foreign currency (FCNR) deposits held by you under your present status as an NRI. Non-resident Indians may continue to maintain their bank accounts in RFC- Resident foreign…
The identification of nominee whether resident or non-resident, the procedure is the same. The nominee can be identified by: Nominee swearing an affidavit before a Notary/Judicial Authority. Or Two officers of the Bank. Or Clients of the Branch or persons of repute known to the Branch. The settlement of the claim involves the following procedures.…
Section 42 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (“Act”) provides for dissolution of partnership on occurrence of certain contingencies which includes ‘death of the partner’ or ‘adjudication of a partner as an insolvent’ or if constituted for a fixed term, by the expiry of that term, etc.as one of those contingencies. However, the partnership need…
The government on Wednesday (November 13, 2019) amended the anti-money laundering rules to allow people to use Aadhaar for identification and yet use the current address different from the address as per the Aadhaar document. In the direction of prevention of Money Laundering (maintenance of records) Rules 2005, in rule 9, after sub-rule 18, the…
India is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006(UNCRPD) which provides the same human rights to persons with disabilities that everyone else enjoys. Section 5.2 of UNCRPD establishes internal equality between physical and mental disabilities. In view of UNCRPD resolutions, we in India have an international obligation…
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which clearly commits to the rights of persons with disabilities and their access to services. Article 9 of the Convention enables persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life and also gives them access to facilities and services…
No account should be opened in the name of an un-discharged insolvent. An insolvent person is a person who is unable to pay his debts as they are due or his liabilities cannot be covered by his assets is insolvent person. Such a person who cannot pay his debts can have insolvency proceedings initiated against…
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on 9th May 2015. The Savings Bank account holder in the age group of 18 to 40 years in any bank or post office is eligible to subscribe at Atal Pension Yojana (APY). The subscriber has to make monthly contributions of the defined amount until he or she is…
State Bank of India, country’s largest lender announced the cut the interest rate on savings bank (SB) deposits up to Rs.1 lakh to 3.25 per cent from 3.50 per cent effective from November 1, 2019. The bank has also announced a reduction in interest rates on term deposits across select maturities. This has created panic…