If a complaint is not settled by an agreement within a period of one month, the Banking Ombudsman proceeds further to pass an Award. Before passing an award, the Banking Ombudsman provides reasonable opportunity to the complainant and the bank, to present their case.It is up to the complainant to accept the award in full and final settlement of or to reject it.

No. Banks cannot accept recurring deposits under FCNR (B) Scheme.

Financial commitment means the amount of direct investment outside India by way of contribution to equity and loans and 50% of the amount of guarantee issued by an Indian party to or on behalf of its overseas JV/WOS.

Franchisers are expected to impart training to the franchisees as regards operations and maintenance of records.

In case the aggregate amount bid is more than the reserved amount through non-competitive bidding, allotment would be made on a pro rata basis.

Example:

Suppose, the amount reserved for allotment in non competitive basis is 10 crore. The total amount bid at the auction for Non competitive segment is 12 crore. The partial allotment percentage is =10/12=83.33%.

The actual allocation in the auction will be as follows:

Bidder	Bid Amount	Allotment
Bank1	2 crore	1,66,70,000/-
Bank2	3 crore	2,50,00,000/-
PD1	1 crore	83,30,000/-
PD2	1 crore	83,30,000/-
Bank3	5 crore	4,16,70,000/-

It may be noted that the actual allotment may vary slightly at times from the partial allotment ratio due to rounding off with a view to ensuring that the allotted amounts are in multiples of 10,000/-.

Ans. The Reserve Bank will consider factors like the need for the proposed payment system, the technical standards and design of proposed system, the security procedures and terms and conditions of operation of the proposed system, the procedure for netting of payment instructions, risk management processes, financial status of the applicant, experience of management and integrity of applicant, consumer interests, monetary and credit policies and other relevant factors while deciding on an application for authorization for commencing or operating a payment system (Section 7 of PSS Act, 2007).

The Reserve Bank will endeavour to dispose of all applications received for authorization within six months from the date of their receipt.

• In case of redemption prematurely before the maturity date, investors can approach the concerned bank few days before the coupon date and apply.

• In case of redemption on maturity, the investor will be advised one month before maturity regarding the ensuing maturity of the bond advising them to provide a Letter of Acquaintance, confirming the NEFT account details, etc.

• If everything is in order, the investor has to be paid immediately on the maturity date for payments through electronic mode and within maximum five days for any payment through physical instruments.

Yes, the Scheme provides the appellate mechanism for the complainant as well as the NBFC.

Any person aggrieved by an Award issued under Clause 12 or by the decision of the NBFC Ombudsman rejecting the complaint for the reasons specified in sub-clause (c) to (f) of Clause 13 of the Scheme, can approach the Appellate Authority.

The Appellate Authority is vested with a Deputy Governor-in-Charge of the department of the RBI implementing the Scheme. The address of the Appellate Authority is :

The Appellate Authority
Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies
Consumer Education and Protection Department
Reserve Bank of India
First Floor, Amar Building
Fort, Mumbai 400 001.

The complainant also has the option to explore other recourse and/or remedies available as per the law.

Ans. Yes, if it is not possible to credit the funds to the beneficiary customer’s account for any reason, the funds received by the RTGS member bank will be returned to the originating bank within one hour of receipt of the payment at the Payment Interface (PI) or before the end of the RTGS Business day, whichever is earlier. Once the money is received back by the remitting bank, the original debit entry in the customer's account needs to be reversed.

No, the BLAs cannot be gifted/transferred to any relative or friend. Transferability of the Bond Ledger Account shall be limited to nominee or to the legal heir of an individual holder, only in the event of death of the declarant.