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.

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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.

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. 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.

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.