The Reserve Bank of India has, in supersession of its directive dated November 29, 2013, revised its directions (DBR. CID. BC. No.98/20.16.042/2015-16 dated May 19, 2016), allowing higher Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limits in Credit Information Companies (CICs) to entities which have an established track record of running a Credit Information Bureau in a well regulated environment, as under: up to 49 per cent if ownership of the investor company is not well divers

The Reserve Bank of India has appealed to income tax assessees to remit their income tax dues sufficiently in advance of the due date. It has also stated that assessees can use alternate channels like select branches of agency banks or the facility of online payment of taxes offered by these banks. These will obviate the inconvenience involved in standing in long queues at the Reserve Bank offices. It is observed that the rush for remitting Income –Tax dues through th

The Reserve Bank of India has reviewed the extant guidelines on ownership in private sector banks which envisaged diversified shareholding in private sector banks by a single entity/corporate entity/group of related entities. The guidelines have been reviewed against the background of the guidelines on licensing of new banks in the private sector issued in February 2013, the need for additional capital for the banks consequent to the implementation of Basel III capita

The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website the Discussion Paper (DP) on Framework for enhancing Credit Supply for Large Borrowers through Market Mechanism. Absence of an overarching ceiling on total bank borrowing by a corporate entity from the banking system has resulted in banks collectively having very high exposures to some of the large corporates in India. The proposed Framework is proposed with a view to mitigating the risk posed to the banking system

(Amount in Billions of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 1-May-15 15-APR-2016 * 29-APR-2016 * 1-May-15 15-APR-2016 * 29-APR-2016 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 1176.51 1553.88 1535.48 1229.74 1621.19 1602.14 ** b) Borrowings from banks 414.95 604.04 643.12 416.69 606.17 645.83 c) Other demand & time liabilities 60.06 56.03 82.34 60.12 56.05 82.34 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposit

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website, “Draft Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector”. It has sought views/comments on the draft guidelines from banks, non-banking financial institutions, industrial houses, other institutions and the public at large. Suggestions and comments on the draft guidelines may be sent by June 30, 2016 to the Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Department of Banking Regulation, Ce

(Amount in Billions of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 17-APR-2015 01-APR-2016 * 15-APR-2016 * 17-APR-2015 01-APR-2016 * 15-APR-2016 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 1155.47 1668.72 1553.88 1208.93 1735.08 1621.19 ** b) Borrowings from banks 407.78 511.67 604.04 410.46 514.87 606.17 c) Other demand & time liabilities 58.97 55.32 56.03 59.02 55.32 56.05 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) D

The Reserve Bank of India has today notified that Capital Small Finance Bank Ltd. commenced its operations as a small finance bank (SFB) with effect from April 24, 2016. The Reserve Bank has issued a licence to the bank under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to carry on the business of small finance bank in India. The Capital Small Finance Bank Ltd. has been set up by converting the erstwhile Capital Local Area Bank Ltd. Consequently, Capital Local A

A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held today in Mumbai. Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance; Shri U. K. Sinha, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI); Shri T. S. Vijayan, Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI); Shri Hemant G

The Reserve Bank of India today issued the Master Directions on Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks. The Master Directions issued today consolidates all relevant instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) so far on the subject and will be applicable to all private sector banks licensed to operate in India by the RBI and to the extent appropriate to the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) registered with the RBI and public sector banks. Background The R