New rules regarding Changes in opening and operating current Account and CC/OD facilities do not apply to borrowers who have availed agricultural/ personal Overdraft (OD) or OD against deposits” RBI said. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday allowed time to banks till October 31 to implement changes on the current account front, following reports of small…
On Wednesday (August 4, 2021) Reserve Bank cautioned the members of the public to remain alert and not to fall prey to elements using the name of Reserve Bank of India to extract money through such fictitious/ fraudulent offers. “It has come to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that certain elements are fraudulently…
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) by RBI is a liquidity adjustment facility extended to Scheduled banks, as a measure to reduce volatility in call money rates in the inter-bank market. The scheme is introduced by RBI, with effect from 09.05.2011. Under the scheme RBI lends to Scheduled Commercial Banks, for an overnight, having Current Account and…
Reserve Bank of India on Monday (July 12) extended the timeline for implementation of using lockable cassettes in their ATMs which shall be swapped at the time of cash replenishment, till March 31, 2022. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted a Committee on Currency Movement (CCM) under the chairmanship of Shri D.K. Mohanty,…
Edited and reposted on 02.07.2021: The rate of interest payable by banks on overdue deposits differs depending upon the instances like renewal or non-renewal of the deposit for a minimum stipulated period, death of the depositor before the maturity of the deposit, death of the depositor after the maturity of the deposit, interest payable on…
Generally speaking, “relative”, with reference to any person, means any one who is related to another. Your family members are also called your relatives.Your immediate family includes your father, mother and siblings. Your extended family includes all of the people in your father and mother’s families. Your sibling is your brother or sister. In the…
A lawful permanent resident is some one who has been granted the right to live in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on permanent basis. Permanent residency allows an individual to retain his or her citizenship while legally staying in another…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a slew of measures to protect micro-finance borrowers from over-indebtedness and enable competitive forces to bring down the interest rates. In a consultative document released on Monday, RBI has proposed to remove the ceiling on interest rates for micro-finance lenders, among other key measures. In the Statement…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today (10.06.2021) allowed an increase in the interchange fee structure for ATM transactions considering the increasing cost of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) deployment and expenses towards ATM maintenance incurred by the banks and white label ATM operators. The last change in interchange fee structure for ATM transactions was in…
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 7th June, 2021 has issued the Companies (Incorporation) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2021. The amendment provides that the application for incorporation of a company shall be accompanied by e-form AGILE – PRO-S (INC-35). AGILE – PRO-S stands acronym for Application for Goods and services tax Identification number, employees state Insurance…