Ans: If the NEFT transaction is not credited or returned within two hours after batch settlement, then the bank is liable to pay penal interest to the affected customer at the current RBI LAF Repo Rate plus two percent for the period of delay / till the date of credit or refund, as the case may be, is afforded to the customers’ account without waiting for a specific claim to be lodged by the customer in this regard.

Authorised Dealers Category-II can issue forex pre-paid cards to residents travelling on private/business visit abroad, subject to adherence to KYC/AML/CFT requirements. However, settlement in respect of forex pre-paid cards has to be effected through AD Category-I banks.

In the illustration of Question 14 above, where the auction was yield based, the cut off rate that emerged in the auction was 9.40 per cent; while the weighted average cut off rate was 9.36 per cent. At the weighted average rate of 9.36 per cent the price of the security works out to Rs.100.27. Therefore, under the Scheme, the investor will get the security at Rs.100.27. Hence, price payable for every Rs.100 (face value) is Rs. 100.27. Therefore, for securities worth Rs.10,000, he will have to pay (Price x Face value/100) = 100.27 x 10,000/100=Rs.10,270/-

The appellate authority may:dismiss the appeal; orallow the appeal and set aside the Award; orsend the matter to the Banking Ombudsman for fresh disposal in accordance with such directions as the appellate authority may consider necessary or proper; ormodify the Award and pass such directions as may be necessary to give effect to the modified award; orpass any other order as it may deem fit.

Reinvestment deposits are those deposits where interest (as and when due) is reinvested at the same contracted rate till maturity which is withdrawable with the principal amount on maturity date. It is also applicable to domestic deposits.

• As per extant RBI’s guidelines, banks will be free to decide interest rate on loans against these securities, subject to the condition that such interest rate is to be at base rate or above.

• Like other G-Secs, coupon on IIBs would be paid on half yearly basis.

• Fixed coupon rate would be paid on the adjusted principal.

Ans. The credits to the account should represent the funds received from head office through normal banking channels for meeting the expenses of the office and/or the rupee amounts receivable if any, under the contract and no other amount should be credited without prior permission of the Reserve Bank. Similarly debits to this account could be raised only for meeting the local expenses of the office and intermittent remittances pending winding up / completion of the project.

For the intermittent remittances, the AD bank should be satisfied with the bonafides of the transaction and ensure submission of the following documents:

a. An Auditors’ / Chartered Accountants’ Certificate to the effect that sufficient provisions have been made to meet the liabilities in India including Income Tax, etc.

b. An undertaking from the PO that the remittance will not, in any way, affect the completion of the project in India and that any shortfall of funds for meeting any liability in India will be met by inward remittance from abroad.

Ans. Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) number is a 22 character code used to uniquely identify a transaction in RTGS system.

Yes, nomination facility is available as per the provisions of the Government Securities Act 2006 and Government Securities Regulations, 2007. A nomination form is available along with Application form. In case of cancellation/change in nomination, a separate form is to be filled and submitted to the Authorized Bank.