Ans : No. There is no value limit on the amount of individual transactions that can be collected by ECS Debit.

Ans. Yes, under Section 15 (2) of the PSS Act, the Reserve Bank may disclose any document or information obtained by it to any person to whom the disclosure of such document or information is considered necessary for protecting the integrity, effectiveness or security of the payment system, or in the interest of banking or monetary policy or the operation of the payment systems generally or in the public interest.

• Exclusive series for retail investors would be launched in the second half of the current fiscal year (around October 2013).

No. There is no value limit on the amount of individual transactions that can be collected by ECS Debit.

Taking personal jewellery out of India is governed by Baggage Rules framed under Export-Import Policy by the Government of India. No approval of Reserve Bank is required in this case.

In terms of sub-section 4, of Section (6) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, a person resident in India is free to hold, own, transfer or invest in foreign currency, foreign security or any immovable property situated outside India if such currency, security or property was acquired, held or owned by such person when he was resident outside India or inherited from a person who was resident outside India.

RBI will issue securities only in demat (SGL) form. It will credit the securities to the CSGL account of the bank/PD .

Yes. Whenever the due dates fall on Saturday/Sunday/non-business working day/holidays banks are permitted, to pay interest on NRE and FCNR(B) deposits at the originally contracted rate for the intervening period between the due date and date of payment so that no interest loss is suffered by the depositors.III. Advances

Yes. Companies, which are under the investigation by the Enforcement Directorate or are in the Reserve Bank’s caution/defaulters list, are not eligible to make investment under the automatic route.