RBI’s disclaimer note on merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) and Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IBHFL)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its press release announced that it has learnt merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) and Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IBHFL)through media. As per media news above entities have made a merger announcement on April 5, 2019 with approval of their respective Boards. RBI’s disclaimer said that a section of…
Read article RBI reduces Repo rate by 25 basis points
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today (April 4, 2019)announced its first Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2019-20 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…
Read article Corporation and Allahabad Bank are taken out of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework
Corporation, Allahabad Bank and Dhana Lkshmi Banks are taken out of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework. Pursuant to Government of India has infused fresh capital on February 21, 2019 into various banks including Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank. Allahabad resevied Rs.6896 crre and Corporation Bank had received Rs.9086 crore. The infusion of fresh capital has…
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Collateral free agricultural loan limit enhanced up to 1.60 lakh
Currently the banks are mandated to extend collateral-free agriculture loans up to Rs.1 lakh. This limit of Rs.1 lakh was fixed in the year 2010.In view of overall inflation and rise in agriculture input cost since 2010, Reserve Bank of India vide its circular RBI/2018-19/118 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.13/05.05.010/2018-19 dated February 7, 2019 advised all the scheduled commercial…
Read article RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points
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…
High lights of Interim Budget 2019
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…
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