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.

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.