Basel III : Capital treatment of Banks’ Balance Sheet items
The extant regulations with regard to the regulatory capital of banks in India are different from internationally adopted Basel III capital standards. With a view to bringing the Banks’ Balance Sheet Items in closer Alignment with Basel Framework, RBI has reviewed the position and made some amendments to the capital adequacy guidelines for the purposes…
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FAQs on education loan scheme
Q: How the education loan granted to a minor student binds him to repay the loan, as he is not the executant of loan documents? What is the procedure to be followed in cases of minor students as borrowers? Reply: If the student is a minor, then the parent/guardian would execute loan documents on behalf…
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Who are Primary Dealers (PDs)?
We are aware that the Reserve Bank of India issues Government securities on behalf of the Government. Primary Dealers are the licensed dealers who deal in buying and selling these Government securities. There are two types of primary dealers, viz. Standalone Primary Dealers and Bank Primary Dealers. Standalone Primary Dealers: Most of these PDs are…
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What are the multiple guarantees offered by NCGTC?
National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd [NCGTC] was set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 on March 28, 2014. NCGTC, inter alia, act as a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds. At present, there are five…
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The rate of interest payable by the banks on unclaimed balance
Till now the rate of interest payable by banks to the depositors/claimants on the unclaimed interest-bearing deposit amount transferred to the DEA Fund has been maintained at the rate of 4% simple interest per annum.RBI vide its circular RBI/2017-2018/191 dated June 07, 2018 communicated to all the banks that the rate of interest payable by…
RBI eases NPA norms for all MSMEs
RBI extends relief to all MSMEs that was till now only available to GST registered MSMEs having credit facilities up to Rs.25 Crores to repay loan up to 180 days (as against 90 days) without being classified as NPAs. In order to enable other MSMEs for their transition to formalised sector (MSMEs) and also keeping…
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