SGL or CSGL are a demat form of holding government securities with the RBI. Just as an investor can hold shares in demat form with a depository participant, he can also hold government securities in an account with a bank or a PD. Securities kept on behalf of customers by banks or PDs are kept in a segregated CSGL A/c with the RBI. Thus, if the bank or the PD buys security for his client, it gets credited to the CSGL account of bank or PD with the RBI.

Proposals not covered by the conditions under the automatic route require the prior clearance of the regulatory authority for which a specific application in form ODI is required to be made to the Reserve Bank of India.

• Product structure of the series of IIBs for retail investors is yet to be finalised. It will be finalised in the due course and accordingly, the same would put in the public domain.

Banks are free to fix Prime Lending Rate (PLR) for credit limits over Rs.2 lakhs with the approval of their respective Boards, which should be the minimum rate charged by them for such credit limits. PLR is to be declared and has to be uniformly applicable at all branches. The banks may authorise their Asset-Liability Management Committee (ALCO) to fix interest rates on Deposits and Advances, subject to their reporting to the Board immediately thereafter. The banks should also fix maximum spread over the PLR with the approval of the ALCO/Board for all advances other than consumer credit.

The Reserve Bank of India has deregulated the charges to be levied by sponsor banks from user institutions. The sponsor banks are, however, required to disclose the charges in a transparent manner. With effect from 1st July 2011, originating banks are required to pay a nominal charge of 25 paise and 50 paise per transaction to the Clearing house and destination bank respectively. Bank branches do not generally levy processing / service charges for debiting the accounts of customers maintained with them.

CG and SG match on a price- time priority basis and T Bills Match on a yield-time priority basis. For a bid in CG/SG to match with an offer, the bid price has to be equal to or greater than the offer price. For an offer in CG/SG to match with a bid, the offer price has to be equal to or less than the offer price. In case of T Bills, the bid yield has to be equal to or less than the offer yield and vice versa for offers. At the same price/yield, the order which has come first to the system will get priority.

Ans. ಮಾಸ್ ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಟ್ ಸಿಸ್ಟಮ್ಸ್ [ಪಿಪಿಐ-ಎಮ್ಟಿಎಸ್]ಗಾಗಿ ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯತೆಗಳು ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನಂತಿವೆ:

1. ಇವುಗಳು ಮಾಸ್ ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಟ್ ಸಿಸ್ಟಮ್ ಆಪರೇಟರ್ಗಳು ನೀಡುವ ಸೆಮಿಕ್ಲೋಸ್ಡ್ ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳಾಗಿವೆ.
2. ಮಾಸ್ ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಟ್ ಸಿಸ್ಟಮ್ನಿಂದ ಹೊರತಾಗಿ, ಅಂತಹ ಪಿಪಿಐ-ಎಮ್ಟಿಎಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ಯಾರ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ /ಸಂಬಂಧಪಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಟ್ ಸಿಸ್ಟಮ್ನ ಆವರಣದೊಳಗಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಇತರ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಳಸಬಹುದು.
3. ಅವು ಸ್ವರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರುಲೋಡ್ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಾದದ್ದಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ.
4. ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಬಾಕಿಯು 3,000/ದ ಮಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಮೀರಬಾರದು.
5. ಕ್ಯಾಶ್-ಔಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ರಿಫಂಡ್ ಅಥವಾ ಹಣ ವರ್ಗಾವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಮತಿಸಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
6. ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರ ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಂಡಳಿ ಅನುಮೋದಿತ ನೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು [ಹೊಸ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟ್ರುಮೆಂಟ್ನ ನೀಡಿಕೆಯನ್ನೂ ಒಳಗೊಂಡು]
7. ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರ ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಂಡಳಿ ಅನುಮೋದಿತ ನೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು [ಹೊಸ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟ್ರುಮೆಂಟ್ನ ನೀಡಿಕೆಯನ್ನೂ ಒಳಗೊಂಡು]

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All the existing 'No-Frill' accounts may be treated as BSBDA accounts from the date of the circular i.e., August 22, 2012 and banks may offer the prescribed facilities as per the circular such as issuing ATM card etc., to the existing ‘No-Frill’ account holders as and when the customer approaches the bank. However, for customers opening new accounts after the issue of our circular should be provided with the prescribed facilities immediately on opening of the account.

Yes.  Government securities are eligible for conversion from one form of holding to another as well as consolidation, sub-division and renewal as per the terms and conditions prescribed in the G S Regulations.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

The bond can be gifted/transferable to a relative/friend/anybody who fulfills the eligibility criteria (as mentioned at Q.no. 4). The Bonds shall be transferable in accordance with the provisions of the Government Securities Act 2006 and the Government Securities Regulations 2007 before maturity by execution of an instrument of transfer which is available with the issuing agents.

Ans. A resident individual can make a rupee gift to a NRI/PIO who is a close relative of the resident individual [relative’ as defined in Section 2(77) of the Companies Act, 2013] by way of crossed cheque /electronic transfer. The amount should be credited to the Non-Resident (Ordinary) Rupee Account (NRO) a/c of the NRI / PIO and credit of such gift amount may be treated as an eligible credit to NRO a/c. The gift amount would be within the overall limit of USD 250,000 per financial year as permitted under the LRS for a resident individual. It would be the responsibility of the resident donor to ensure that the gift amount being remitted is under the LRS and all the remittances made by the donor during the financial year including the gift amount have not exceeded the limit prescribed under the LRS.

In terms of announcement in para 48 of First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17, Reserve Bank laid down a framework for accreditation of credit counsellors which was shared with SIDBI for laying down operational guidelines. Accordingly, the scheme was launched by SIDBI in July 2017. As per the scheme, Certified Credit Counsellors are institutions or individuals registered with SIDBI who shall assist MSMEs in preparing project reports in a professional manner which would, in turn, help banks make more informed credit decisions.

Yes. As per Clause 16 of the RB-IOS, 2021, the RBI Ombudsman may reject a complaint at any stage, if the complaint:

1. is non-maintainable under Clause 10 of the RB-IOS, 2021;

2. is in the nature of offering suggestions or seeking guidance or explanation;

3. in the opinion of the Ombudsman there is no deficiency in service;

4. the compensation sought for the consequential loss is beyond the power of the Ombudsman to award as indicated in RB-IOS, 2021 (please refer to Question 22);

5. the complaint is not pursued by the complainant with reasonable diligence;

6. the complaint is without sufficient cause;

7. the complaint requires consideration of elaborate documentary and oral evidence and the proceedings before the Ombudsman are not appropriate for adjudication of such a complaint;

8. in the opinion of the Ombudsman there is no financial loss or damage, or inconvenience caused to the complainant.

Ans.: Please refer to the below table containing the error codes (Fatal error, non-Fatal error) with their descriptions. If a respondent get an acknowledgment of the processed data with any Fatal error codes, then it should study the below mentioned fatal error message/description and revise its data and resubmit it on surveysoftex@rbi.org.in. If the company gets an acknowledgment of the processed data with any Non-fatal error codes then it needs to provide justification/clarification on the errors and send it on itesquery@rbi.org.in along with revised data if applicable to surveysoftex@rbi.org.in.

Sr. No.	Revised- Rejection Criteria	Revised - Error Message/descriptions	Error Code
Fatal Error
1	If the survey year is not provided	The year cannot be left blank. Please specify the reference year and fill the return.	ITES_F_001
2	i) If the survey year is not correct	Survey year should be the subsequent Survey after the latest closed survey year in the system. Please specify the correct Survey year.	ITES_F_001
	ii) If the Survey year is advanced	Please specify proper survey year by filling the form for the survey year - <current survey year>	ITES_F_001
	iii) If the survey is closed	ITES survey for ___________ is closed.	ITES_F_001
3	If PAN number is not provided	PAN number is not provided. Please specify/fill the PAN number of your company.	ITES_F_002
4	If PAN number is not valid	PAN number is invalid. Please provide 10-digit alphanumeric PAN number of your company.	ITES_F_002
5	If CIN number is not provided	CIN number is not provided. Please specify/fill 21-digit the CIN number of your company given by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.	ITES_F_003
6	If CIN number is not valid	CIN number is invalid. Please provide 21-digit CIN number of your company.	ITES_F_003
7	If the details of Business Activity in ‘Item number 3 in Part-A is blank or incomplete AND 3.E Sum of the percentage share of business activities is not equal to 100	Total of Business Activity should be 100; Please specify the correct percentage share of each business activity mentioned in Item number 3 of Part A.	ITES_F_005
8	If in Part-B, item number 5 (a) Total of Export invoice value is blank or ‘0’.	Please provide the Export invoice value of the business activities of your company in item number 5 (a). and if there is no export during the reference period, please select “Nil Statement” option mentioned in 2 (b)	ITES_F_006
Non-Fatal Error
1	If there is more than one percent variation between percentage share of IT Services provided in Part A, item 3 A. and percentage share derived from Part B, item 5 (a) (i) IT Services export invoice amount/ total exports	Please ensure that percentage share of Business activity IT services provided in Part A, item 3 A matches with the corresponding export invoice value provided in Part B, item 5 (a) (i)	ITES_NF_001
2	If there is more than one percent variation between percentage share of ITES/BPO provided in Part A, item 3 B and percentage share derived from Part B, item 5 (a) (ii) ITES/BPO Services export invoice amount/ total exports	Please ensure that percentage share of Business activity ITES/BPO provided in Part A, item 3 B matches with the corresponding export invoice value provided in Part B, item 5 (a) (ii)	ITES_NF_002
3	If there is more than one percent variation between percentage share of Engineering services provided in Part A, item 3 C and percentage share derived from Part B, item 5 (a) (iii) Engineering services exports invoice amount/ total exports	Please ensure that percentage share of Business activity Engineering services provided in Part A, item 3 C matches with the corresponding export invoice value provided in Part B, item 5 (a) (iii)	ITES_NF_003
4	If there is more than one percent variation between percentage share of Software products exports provided in Part A, item 3 D and percentage share derived from Part B, item 5 (a) (iv) Software products exports invoice amount/ total exports	Please ensure that percentage share of Business activity Software products exports provided in Part A, item 3 D matches with the corresponding export invoice value provided in Part B, item 5 (a) (iv)	ITES_NF_005
5	If the total exports amount of Billing to subsidiary(s)/ associate(s) abroad in Part B, item 5 (a) is blank	Please provide the amount of billing to subsidiary(s)/ associate(s) abroad of the total exports in Part B, item 5 (a).	ITES_NF_006
6	If there is more than 5 percent variation between total exports-major currencies reported in INR in item 5 (b) of Part B and total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B	Please ensure that total exports-major currencies reported in INR in item 5 (b) of Part B matches with total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B.	ITES_NF_010
7	If there is more than 5 percent variation between total exports-type of services reported in item 5 (c) of Part B and total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B	Please ensure that total exports-type of services reported in item 5 (c) of Part B matches with total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B.	ITES_NF_011
8	If there is more than 5 percent variation between total exports-Major Areas reported in item 5 (d) of Part B and total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B	Please ensure that total exports- Major Areas reported in item 5 (d) of Part B matches with total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B.	ITES_NF_012
9	If there is more than 5 percent variation between total exports-Mode of supply reported in item 6 of Part B and total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B	Please ensure that total exports- Mode of supply reported in item 6 of Part B matches with total exports provided in item 5(a) of Part B.	ITES_NF_013
10	If the information on Exports Proceeds- Receipt, Expenditure and Held Abroad in the item number 7 of Part C (i) i.e Cell AB83 is blank or zero	Please provide the complete details on information on Exports Proceeds- Receipt, Expenditure and Held Abroad in the item number 7 of Part C.	ITES_NF_007
11	If the Cell O14 is blank or zero in the information of number of employees in item number 8 of  Part C	Please provide the complete details on Number of employees in the item number 8 of Part C.	ITES_NF_008
12	If the information on Total Number of Subsidiaries/ Associates Abroad in item number 9 (a) of Part D is blank.	Please provide information on Total Number of Subsidiaries/ Associates Abroad in the item number 9 of Part D.	ITES_NF_014
13	Number of non-zero rows in 9 (b) should be equal to number of Subsidiaries/ Associates Abroad provided in item number 9 (a) of Part D.	Please check the number of subsidiaries provided in 9(a) of part (D) matches with the numbers of subsidiaries details provided in 9(b)	ITES_NF_009
14	If Form of Organisation is null or select as blank	Please provide the Form of Organisation in item 4 of part A	ITES_NF_015

ಉತ್ತರ. ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಪ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಇಎಮ್ವಿ ಚಿಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಡೇಟಾವನ್ನು ಕಾರ್ಡ್ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಡೇಟಾವನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿನ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಚಿಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಪ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿದಾಗ ಇಎಮ್ವಿ ಚಿಪ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿನ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳನ್ನು ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

Ans. Yes, once a customer submits updated KYC information or self-declaration to the RE, it shall provide an acknowledgement to this effect to the customer. Upon updating KYC information, the RE shall also intimate customers about such updation.

Ans. The meaning of KYC is as defined in paragraph 6 of the MD-PPIs. The KYC / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) guidelines issued by the Department of Regulation (DoR), RBI, in “Master Direction – Know Your Customer Direction, 2016”, shall apply mutatis mutandis to all the entities issuing PPIs.

ಹೌದು. ಅಂತಹ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು ತಮ್ಮ ಸಮ್ಮತಿಯನ್ನು ಲಿಖಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಡಬೇಕು ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಎಸ್ಬಿಡಿಎಯ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸೇವೆಗಳ ಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಬೇಕು.

• Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) will come out with valuation guidelines shortly.

Ans. Yes, Reserve Bank has the authority to conduct on-site inspection, under the PSS Act.

However, foreign entities located in overseas jurisdictions may be exempted from certain requirements applicable to domestic payment systems (India) subject to the RBI concluding cooperative agreements with the home regulator/s.

Residents may book their tickets in India for their visit to any third country. That is residents can book their tickets for travel for instance to London/New York through domestic/foreign airlines in India itself.

An illustrative list of Intermediary Agencies is as under: 1. State sponsored organizations for on-lending to Weaker Sections.@ 2. Distributors of agricultural inputs/implements. 3. State Financial Corporations (SFCs)/State Industrial Development Corporations (SIDCs) to the extent they provide credit to weaker sections. 4. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC). 5. Khadi and Village Industires Commission (KVIC). 6. Agencies involved in assisting the decentralized sector. 7. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO). 8. Housing Finance Companies approved by National Housing Bank (NHB) for refinance. 9. State sponsored organization for SCs/STs (for purchase and supply of inputs to and/or marketing of output of the beneficiaries of these organizations). 10. Micro Finance Institutions/Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) on-lending to SHGs. @ ‘Weaker Sections’ in Priority Sector includes following: Small and marginal farmers with land holdings of 5 acres and less, landless labourers, tenant farmers and share-croppers; Artisans, village and cottage industries where individual credit requirements do not exceed Rs.25,000/-. Small and marginal farmers, sharecroppers, agricultural and non-agricultural labourers, rural artisans and families living below the poverty lines are the beneficiaries. The family income should not exceed Rs. 11,000/- per annum. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Beneficiaries are persons whose family income from all sources does not exceed Rs.7200/- per annum in urban or semi urban areas or Rs.6,400/- per annum in rural areas. They should not own any land or the size of their holding does not exceed one acre in the case of irrigated land and 2.5 acres in the case of unirrigated land ( land holding criteria do not apply to SC/ST). Beneficiaries under Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers (SLRS). Advances granted to Self-Helf Groups (SHGs) for reaching the rural poor.

An application for direct investment in a JV/WOS may be made in form ODI to:The Chief General Manager,Overseas Investment Division,Exchange Control Department,Reserve Bank of India, Central Office,Amar Building, Sir P.M.Road,Mumbai 400 001.

The NDS-OM system ensures that orders place by a GAH will not match with its Primary Member. Similarly orders placed by two GAH of the same Primary Member will not match.

No. It will not be mandatory for the retail investor to maintain a constituent subsidiary general ledger (CSGL) account with a bank or a primary dealer (PD) through whom it proposes to participate in the auction. It will, however, be convenient for the investor to have such an account.

Response

Yes. Such customers should give their consent in writing and they should be informed of the features and extent of services available in BSBDAs.

Yes.  Government securities, as per eligibility, can be stripped separately for interest and principal and reconstituted as well.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

Yes, these securities are eligible to be used as collateral for loans from banks, financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC). The Loan to Value ratio will be the same as applicable to ordinary gold loan prescribed by RBI from time to time. Granting loan against SGBs would be subject to decision of the bank/financing agency, and cannot be inferred as a matter of right.

The Deputy Ombudsman can reject a complaint only on the following grounds:

1. the complaint is non-maintainable under Clause 10 of the RB-IOS, 2021;

2. the complaint is in the nature of offering suggestions or seeking guidance or explanation.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 31,2018ರ ಮೊದಲು ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಪ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳನ್ನು ಇಎಮ್ವಿ ಚಿಪ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿನ್ಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸಲು ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾರ್ಡ್ದಾರರು ಅವನ/ಅವಳ ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಪ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಇಎಮ್ವಿ ಚಿಪ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿನ್ಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯದಿದ್ದರೆ, ಅವನು/ಅವಳು ಬದಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಅವನ/ಅವಳ ಶಾಖೆಯನ್ನು ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಬೇಕು.

Ans. Yes, the RE shall intimate its customer, in advance, to comply with the requirement of periodic updation of KYC. Subsequent to the due date, RE shall also give reminders to such customer who has still not complied with the requirements, despite advance intimations.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಪಿಪಿಐ ಬ್ಯಾಲೆನ್ಸ್ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಬಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

Requests under the normal route are considered by taking into account the prima facie viability of the proposal, business track record of the promoters, experience and expertise of the promoters, benefits to the country, etc.

The Primary Member has the right to cancel/hold or release any outstanding order of the GAH. For instance, in case of any connectivity issues at the GAH end, the GAH can request the Primary Member to either cancel or hold his orders. Orders held by the Primary Member can only be released by the Primary Member. Orders placed by the GAH cannot be modified by the Primary Member. Trades once concluded on the NDS OM Web Module cannot be cancelled.

Persons resident in India are permitted to maintain foreign currency accounts in India under following two Schemes: EEFC Accounts:- To avoid exchange loss on conversion of foreign exchange into Indian Rupee & Rupee into foreign exchange, residents can retain upto 50% of foreign currency remittances received from abroad in a foreign currency account, viz., EEFC account, with an authorised dealer in India. Funds held in EEFC account can be utilised for current account transactions and also for approved capital account transactions as specified by the extant Rules/Regulations/Notifications/Directives issued by the Government/RBI from time to time. RFC Accounts :- Returning Indians, i.e., those Indians, who were non-residents earlier, and are returning now for permanent stay, are permitted to open, hold and maintain with an authorised dealer in India a Resident Foreign Currency (RFC) Account to keep their foreign currency assets. Assets held outside India at the time of return can be credited to such accounts. The foreign exchange (i) received or acquired as gift or inheritance from a person referred to sub-section (4) of section 6 of FEMA,1999 or (ii) referred to in clause (c) of section 9 of the Act or acquired as gift or inheritance therefrom may also be credited to this account. The funds in RFC account are free from all restrictions regarding utilisation of foreign currency balances including any restriction on investment outside India. The facility is also available to residents provided foreign exchange to be credited to such account is received out of certain specified type of funds/accounts. c. RFC (Domestic)Account:- A person resident in India can open, hold and maintain with an authorized dealer in India, a Resident Foreign Currency (Domestic) Account, out of foreign exchange acquired in the form of currency notes, Bank notes and travellers cheques from any of the sources like, payment for services rendered abroad, as honorarium, gift, services rendered or in settlement of any lawful obligation from any person not resident in India. The account may also be credited with/opened out of foreign exchange earned like proceeds of export of goods and/or services, royalty, honorarium, etc., and/or gifts received from close relatives (as defined in the Companies Act) and repatriated to India through normal banking channels by resident individuals.

Yes, the PD/ bank through whom the application is made must clearly indicate such mode of crediting the securities.

Yes. In respect the following categories the banks have freedom to charge interest rate without reference to PLR:Loans covered by refinance schemes of term lending institutions.Interest rates on bank lending to intermediary agencies.Bill discounting by banks.Advances/overdrafts against domestic/NRE/FCNR(B) deposits.Banks are also free to determine the rates of interest without reference to PLR for the following categories:a. Loans for purchase of consumer durables.b. Loans to individuals against shares and debentures /bonds.c. Other non-priority sector personal loans.However, it is not the intention to allow any concessionality in case of such loans and therefore banks should not charge rates below PLR,regardless of the size of the loan amount.

Ans. The Reserve Bank is authorized to issue directions to a payment system or system participant to cease or desist from engaging in any act, omission or course of conduct or direct it to perform any acts as well as issue general directions in the interests of the smooth operation of the payment system (Section 17 and 18 of the PSS Act, 2007).

STRIPS is the acronym for 'Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities'. These are basically "zero-coupon" securities where the investor receives a payment at maturity only. STRIPS allow investors to hold and trade the individual interest and principal components of eligible Government securities as separate securities of varying tenure. They are popular with investors who want to receive a known payment on a specific future date and want to hold securities of desired maturity.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

Interest on the Bonds will be taxable as per the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961). The capital gains tax arising on redemption of SGB to an individual has been exempted. The indexation benefits will be provided to long terms capital gains arising to any person on transfer of bond.

If the Ombudsman is satisfied that there is deficiency of service on the part of the RE and the complaint is not settled by agreement within a specified period as allowed by the Ombudsman, the RBI Ombudsman may pass an Award, if applicable. Before passing an Award, the Ombudsman provides a reasonable opportunity to the complainant and the RE to present their case.

The complainant may accept the Award in full and final settlement or reject it. However, if he wishes to accept the Award, it is mandatory that the complainant submits his letter of acceptance to the RE concerned within 30 days, failing which, the Award will lapse.

Ans. Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 enable the REs to obtain the identity records (including updated records of identity) from the customers, failing which the RE shall close the account of the customers after giving due notice.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾರ್ಡ್ಗಳು ,ವಾಲೆಟ್ಗಳು, ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿಪಿಐಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಾವಕಾಶಪಡೆಯಲು ಹಾಗೂ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮೊತ್ತವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಅಂತಹ ರೂಪ/ಉಪಕರಣದಂತೆ ನೀಡಬಹುದು. ಕಾಗದದ ರಸೀದಿಗಳ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

Ans. The PSS Act 2007 defines “netting” and legally recognizes settlement finality. It states that a settlement, whether gross or net, will be final and irrevocable as soon as the money, securities, foreign exchange or derivatives or other transactions payable as a result of such settlement is determined, whether or not such money, securities or foreign exchange or other transactions is actually paid. In case a system participant is declared insolvent, or is dissolved or is wound up, no other law can affect any settlement which has become final and irrevocable and the right of the system provider to appropriate the collaterals contributed by the system participants towards settlement or other obligations.

This Act also legally recognizes the loss allocation among system participants and payment system, where the rules provide for this mechanism

Yes. At the instance of the investor, subsequent conversion to the physical form is allowed.

Yes. The banks may announce different PLRs for credit limits over Rs. 2 lakhs for different maturities provided the transparency and uniformity of treatment originally envisaged continues to be maintained. The banks, which have moved over to declaration of tenor-linked PLRs should always indicate the specific tenor for which the declared PLR is applicable. Banks may announce a separate Prime Term Lending Rate (PTLR) for term loans of three years and above. Banks may also prescribe separate PLRs and spreads over PLRs for loan component and cash credit component.

Proposals under the normal route are approved by the Special Committee on Indian Direct Investment Abroad, which consists of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Commerce of the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India.

The Primary Member being responsible for the settlement of the trades done by the GAH on the NDS OM Web Based Module, will have a view of the Orders placed by the GAH as well as the trades done by the GAH.

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. (Please also refer to the Liberalised Remittance Facility of USD 25,000 discussed below).

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

TDS is not applicable on the bond. However, it is the responsibility of the bond holder to comply with the tax laws.

Yes.   A fee of Rupees twenty is payable for renewal, conversion or sub-division of Government security and a fee of Rupees One hundred is payable for issue of a duplicate Government security. However, no fee is payable for conversion of GPN into SC and SGL/CSGL or SC into SGL/CSGL, consolidation of Government securities and renewals due to filling up of interest cages at the back of the GPN or filling up of transfer endorsement cages at the back of the SC.

In case the RE does not comply with the decision of the RBI Ombudsman within a reasonable time as may be decided by the RBI Ombudsman, the Ombudsman can pass an Award, if there are obvious deficiencies in service. An Award has to be complied with by the RE, unless appealed, within 30 days of the complainant accepting the Award.

Ans. The customer shall exercise utmost caution before clicking links embedded in such SMS/ email as these may be suspicious/ fraudulent. The public is advised not to fall prey to frauds being perpetrated in the name of KYC updation. Please refer to the Press Release dated September 13, 2021 on RBI cautions against frauds in the name of KYC updation.

Yes, requests for direct investment outside India in a JV/WOS by way of share swap arrangement are considered under the Normal Route.

Ans. The PSS Act, 2007 lays down the duties of the system provider. The system provider is required to operate the payment system in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Regulations, the terms and conditions of authorization and the directions given by the Reserve Bank from time to time. The system provider is also required to act in accordance with the contract governing the relationship among the system participants and the rules and regulations which deal with the operation of the payment system. The Act requires the system provider to disclose the terms and conditions including the charges, limitations of liability etc., under the payment system to the system participants. The Act also requires the system provider to provide copies of all the rules and regulations governing the operation of the payment system and other relevant documents to the system participants. The system provider is required to keep the documents and its contents, provided to it by the system participants, as confidential and is prohibited from disclosing the same, except in accordance with the provisions of law.(Sections 20 to 22 of the Act)

This is a new facility extended to all resident individuals under which they may freely remit upto USD 25,000 per calendar year for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.

RBI will issue the securities to the bank or PD that has bid on behalf of non-competitive bidder against payment made by the bank or PD on the date of issue itself.The non-competitive bidder will make payment to the bank or the PD through which he has put the bid and receive his securities from them.In other words, the RBI will issue securities to the bank or the PD against payment received from the bank or the PD on the date of issue irrespective of whether the bank or the PD has received payment from their clients.

The banks have freedom to offer all loans on fixed or floating rates subject to conformity to Asset Liability Management (ALM) Guidelines. However, they should ensure that the PLR stipulations as applicable are complied with. The nature of alignment with PLR i.e. whether it is at the time of sanction or disbursement of the loan, should be made explicit at the time of sanction of the loan. However, for small loans upto Rs. 2 lakhs, the stipulation of 'not exceeding PLR' (for relevant maturity) would be applicable.

On the NDS-OM Web Module, the GAH has access to real time quotes on various securities as available on the main NDS-OM system. The GAH is able to view the best bid/offer (Market Watch) in various securities as well as the best 10 bid and offers (Market By Price / Market By Order). The GAH also has access to the total Trade information (Trade Watch) as well as half hourly movement of each security. (Market Movement). Further details are available in the User Manual.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಪಿಪಿಐ ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರು ಉಪಕರಣವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವಾಗ ಪಿಪಿಐದಾರರಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸರಳ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗ ಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು. ಈ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಗಳು ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನವುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ;

1. ಉಪಕರಣದ ಬಳಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವೆಚ್ಚಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಶುಲ್ಕಗಳು
2. ಮುಕ್ತಾಯದ ಅವಧಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಉಪಕರಣದ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ನಿಯಮಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳು .

 

Yes.  The liability of the Government in respect of any interest payment due on a Government security shall terminate on the expiry of six years from the date on which the amount due by way of interest became payable, i.e., investors are expected to claim interest on their Government security within six years from the date it becomes payable and Government may refuse to pay such unclaimed interest payment after six years. However, Government may allow a bonafide claim for payment of interest even after the expiry of the limitation period of six years.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

The issuing banks/SHCIL offices/Post Offices/Designated stock exchanges/agents through which these securities have been purchased will provide other customer services such as change of address, early redemption, nomination, grievance redressal, transfer applications etc.

Cases that look similar prima-facie may vary in terms of facts and circumstances. However, to bring greater consistency in decisions, deliberations among Ombudsmen are held regularly.

Ans. Demand Draft/ Payment Order/ Travellers Cheques for amount less than ₹50,000 can be purchased against cash. However, such instrument for ₹50,000 and above can be issued only by way of debiting the customer’s account or against cheques.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಪಿಪಿಐ ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರು, ತಮ್ಮ ಏಜಂಟರುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡು, ಇತರ ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳು/ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಖಾತೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನಗದು-ಆಧಾರಿತ ಹಣರವಾನೆಗಾಗಿ, ಪ್ರತಿ ಸಲ ಹೊಸ ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಬಾರದು. ಅದೇ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಹಣರವಾನೆಗಾಗಿ ರಚಿಸಿರುವ ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಬಹುದು.

Yes, there is a specific scheme, which permits acquisition by an eligible entity of shares of a foreign company engaged in a similar activity in exchange of issue of its own ADR/GDRs to the latter on an automatic basis.

The GAH has an online view of the various orders placed by him which are outstanding, the orders which got executed, the net funds position as well an activity log which provides an audit trail of each order placed by the GAH. The transactional user will be able to view his own orders/trades whereas the View User will be able to view orders/trades done by various transactional users under the same client.

The facility is available to resident individuals only.

Ans. The Act lays down an elaborate mechanism for settlement of disputes between system participants in a payment system, between system participant and system provider and between system providers. The Act requires the system provider to make provision in its rules or regulations for creation of a panel to decide disputes between system participants. Where any system participant is dissatisfied with the decision of the panel, or where disputes arise between system participant and system provider or between system providers, such disputes are required to be referred to the Reserve Bank for adjudication, whose decision shall be final and binding on the parties. In cases where the Reserve Bank, in its capacity either as a system participant or system provider, is itself a party to the dispute, then there is a provision for referring such cases to the Central Government for adjudication. (Section 24 of Act)

The bank or the PD can recover upto six paise per Rs.100 as commission for rendering this service to their clients.

Yes. The banks are required to invariably incorporate following proviso in the loan agreements in the case of all advances, including term loans, enabling banks to charge the applicable interest rate in conformity with the directives issued by RBI, except in case of Fixed Rate Loans."Provided that the interest payable by the borrower shall be subject to the changes in interest rates made by the Reserve Bank from time to time."

As per clause (iv) of Section 193 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, no tax shall be deducted from any interest payable on any security of the Central Government or a State Government effective from June 1, 1997. However, as per Finance Act, 2007 and Government of India Notification No. F.4(10)-W&M/2003 dated May 31, 2007, tax has to be deducted at source on the interest exceeding Rupees ten thousand payable during a financial year on 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 with effect from June 1, 2007.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

Payment can be made through cash (upto ₹ 20000)/cheques/demand draft/electronic fund transfer.

Ans. Payment of cheque/ draft/ pay order/ banker’s cheque, if presented beyond the period of three months from the date of issuance of such instrument, shall not be made by RE.

Yes, the RB-IOS, 2021 provides for an appellate mechanism for the complainant as well as the RE for complaints closed under appealable Clauses of the Scheme. Any person aggrieved by an Award (except the RE in respect of Awards issued for non-furnishing of appropriate and satisfactory information within the stipulated time) or rejection of a complaint under an appealable clause, i.e. Sub-clauses (c) to (f) of Clause 16(2) of the Scheme, can file an appeal before the Appellate Authority in RBI, within 30 days of the date of receipt of communication of the Award (or acceptance of the award by the complainant¹ in case of RE) or rejection of the complaint.

The powers of Appellate Authority are vested with the Executive Director-in-charge of Department of RBI implementing the Scheme. The address of the Appellate Authority is:

The Appellate Authority
Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021
Consumer Education and Protection Department
Reserve Bank of India
First Floor, Amar Building, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.

An appeal can be filed through the CMS Portal (https://cms.rbi.org.in) for a closed complaint. Alternatively, the appeal can also be sent vide e-mail at aaos@rbi.org.in.

Further, if the complainant is not satisfied with the resolution provided by the Ombudsman, he/she is at liberty to explore other recourses and/or remedies available, as per law.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಹೌದು. ಪಿಪಿಐ ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರಿಂದ ಏಕವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಘಟಕದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡೆಡ್ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಿಪಿಐಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಬಹುದು.

Ans. Under the PSS Act, 2007, dishonour of an electronic fund transfer instruction due to insufficiency of funds in the account etc., is an offence punishable with imprisonment or with fine or both, similar to the dishonour of a cheque under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881. Subject to complying with the procedures laid down under the PSS Act, 2007, criminal prosecution of defaulter can be initiated in such cases. This provision was introduced to discourage dishonour of electronic payment instructions. (Section 25 of the Act)

Resident individuals can avail of the remittance facility under the Scheme once in a calendar year.

The bank or the PD can build this cost into the sale price or it can recover separately from the clients.

No. Charging a rate of interest below prevailing PLR where a bank has not contracted a fixed rate loan, to any borrower at any time would be deemed as violation of our directives. It would not be in order to provide rebate resulting into actual interest rates charged to any borrower working out lower than the PLR. However, there is no objection to allowing a rebate, as long as the effective interest rate is not below the PLR. The spirit behind the advice to banks to declare PLR with the approval of their ALCO/Board is to make it applicable uniformly at all branches and to impart transparency in the matter of lending rates.

The norms for investment under the ADR/GDR stock swap scheme are as follows:the Indian party has already made an ADR and/or GDR issue and such ADRs/GDRs are currently listed on any stock exchange outside India;such investment by the Indian party does not exceed the higher of the following amounts, namely: -amount equivalent of US$ 100 mn. oramount equivalent to 10 times the export earnings of the Indian party during the preceding financial year as reflected in its audited balance sheet, inclusive of all investments made under the automatic route in the same financial year.the ADR and/or GDR issue for the purpose of acquisition is backed by underlying fresh equity shares issued by the Indian party;the total holding in the Indian party by persons resident outside India in the expanded capital base, after the new ADR and/or GDR issue, does not exceed the sectoral cap prescribed under the relevant regulations for such investment;the valuation of the shares of the foreign company is made: -as per the recommendations of the Investment Banker if the shares are not listed on any stock exchange; orbased on the current market capitalisation of the foreign company arrived at on the basis of monthly average price on any stock exchange abroad for the three months preceding the month in which the acquisition is committed and over and above, the premium, if any, as recommended by the Investment Banker in its due diligence report in other cases.

There is no change in the settlement current settlement procedure. The trades concluded by GAH on the NDS-OM Web Module will flow directly in an STP manner to CCIL for settlement. The Primary Member will continue to be responsible for the settlement of such trades as well as maintenance of adequate margins with CCIL in respect of such trades.

Yes.  RBI or its agent may permit grant of information or inspection of document relating to Government security on being satisfied that the security in question has stood in the name of the applicant or of a person in whom the applicant has a representative/bonafide interest.

All regulated financial services entities of the Promoters/Promoter Group in which the Promoters/Promoter Group has ‘significant influence’ or ‘control’ (as defined in Accounting Standard 23) have to be held by a NOFHC. Regarding financial groups setting up banks, the existing NBFC must transfer all regulated financial services business to a new company and shares in that new company must be held by the NOFHC. Conversion of the NBFC into a non operating holding company would enable meeting the requirement of para 2(C)(iii) of the guidelines provided the listed non operating holding company meets the requirement of para(C)(ii)(b) of the guidelines i.e. the public hold not less than 51 percent voting equity shares in the company.

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. An individual Non - resident Indian may get the security transferred in his name on account of his being a nominee of a deceased investor provided that:

1. the Non-Resident investor shall need to hold the security till early redemption or till maturity; and

2. the interest and maturity proceeds of the investment shall not be repatriable.

No. Residuary Non-Banking Company cannot forfeit any amount deposited by the depositor, or any interest, premium, bonus or other advantage accrued thereon.

Ans. In case of any change in the OVDs such as change in demographic information or address or other documents submitted by a customer at the time of establishing account-based relationship, the customer shall submit the updated OVD/ other documents to the RE within 30 days of the update/ change/ modification in the documents for the purpose of updating the records at RE’s end. In such case, the RE shall acknowledge the receipt of the KYC documents to the customer.

ಉತ್ತರ. ಸಹ-ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಪಾಲುದಾರರು ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಂಪನೀಸ್ ಆ್ಯಕ್ಟ್,1956/ಕಂಪನೀಸ್ ಆ್ಯಕ್ಟ್,2013 ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಂದಾಯಿತ ಕಂಪನಿಯಾಗಿರಬೇಕು. ಸಹ-ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಪಾಲುದಾರರು ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಆರ್ಬಿಐನಿಂದ ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಆಗಿರಬೇಕು. ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕೇತರ ಘಟಕದ ನಡುವೆ ಸಹ-ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಪಿಪಿಐ ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರಾಗಿರಬೇಕು. ಎರಡೂ ಘಟಕಗಳು ಬ್ಯಾಂಕೇತರರಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ, ಮುಂಗಡವಾಗಿ, ತಮ್ಮ ನಡುವೆ ನೀಡಿಕೆದಾರರ ಪಾತ್ರವಹಿಸಲು ,ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದನ್ನು ಮೊದಲೇ ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

An applicant company satisfying the above norms may make such investment on an automatic basis and subsequently report the same in form ODG to the Reserve Bank.

Ans. Under the PSS Act, 2007, operating a payment system without authorization, failure to comply with the terms of authorization, failure to produce statements, returns information or documents or providing false statement or information, disclosing prohibited information, non-compliance of directions of Reserve Bank violations of any of the provisions of the Act, Regulations, order, directions etc., are offences punishable for which Reserve Bank can initiate criminal prosecution. Reserve Bank is also empowered to impose fine for certain contraventions under the Act. (Sections 26 and 30 of the PSS Act, 2007).

This facility is available for making remittance/s for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both. It is not available for purposes specifically prohibited (Schedule I) or regulated by the Government of India (Schedule II) of Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000.