Ans. 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.

Further, a resident individual can also acquire property and other assets overseas under LRS.

In case the aggregate amount bid is less than the reserved amount all the applicants will be allotted in full and the shortfall amount will be added to the amount available for competitive auction.

Yes. The Banking Ombudsman may reject a complaint at any stage if it appears to him that a complaint made to him is:not on the grounds of complaint referred to abovecompensation sought from the Banking Ombudsman is beyond ₹ 20 lakh (₹ Two Million).requires consideration of elaborate documentary and oral evidence and the proceedings before the Banking Ombudsman are not appropriate for adjudication of such complaintthe complaint is without any sufficient causethe complaint that it is not pursued by the complainant with reasonable diligencein the opinion of the Banking Ombudsman there is no loss or damage or inconvenience caused to the complainant.

The RBI will allot the bids under the non-competitive segment to the bank or PD which, in turn, will allocate to the bidders.

Banks have freedom to fix the rate of interest chargeable on loans and advances against FCNR(B) deposits to the depositors without reference to their own Prime Lending Rate irrespective of repayment made in Rupees or Foreign Currency.

• Settlement cycle of IIBs will be T+1, like fixed rate conventional bonds.

Core activity means activities carried by an Indian party, which constitutes at least 50% of its average turnover in the previous accounting year.

Yes. Under one GAH, a PM can create as many users as they wish.  The users created by the PM will have to be approved by the NDS OM Web Admin at CCIL.

Ans. No

Please refer to the FAQ (updated as on September 13, 2013) on “Features of various Deposit Schemes available for Non-Resident Indians” available on the RBI website (link: http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=69). Banks are permitted to extend loans to the FCNR (B) account holders and mark lien on such deposits.

Ans. While the customers do not have the facility to track the transaction, the RBI has implemented the feature of positive confirmation in an RTGS transaction. Under this, the remitting bank would receive a message from RBI (through the beneficiary bank) that the money has been credited to the beneficiary bank / customer account. Based on this, the remitting bank should advise the remitting customer that money has been credited to the receiving bank’s beneficiary account.

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No. In BSBDA, banks are required to provide free of charge minimum four withdrawals, through ATMs and other mode including RTGS/NEFT/Clearing/Branch cash withdrawal/transfer/internet debits/standing instructions/EMI etc. It is left to the banks to either offer free or charge for additional withdrawal/s. However, in case the banks decide to charge for the additional withdrawal, the pricing structure may be put in place by banks on a reasonable, non-discriminatory and transparent manner by banks.

The NBFC Ombudsman proceeds to pass an Award if the the complaint is not settled by an agreement within a specified period as allowed by the NBFC Ombudsman. Before passing an Award, the NBFC Ombudsman will provide reasonable opportunity to the complainant and the NBFC to present their case. It is upto the complainant to accept the Award in full and final settlement or reject it.

• Yes premature redemption is allowed.

• For senior citizens above 65 years, the premature redemption is allowed after one year. For others, it is allowed after 3 years.

• Penalty at the rate of half of the last payable coupon will be charged from the investors. For example, if last payable coupon is Rs. 1,000/-, then Rs. 500 would be charged as penalty..

Ans. RBI has made it mandatory for lenders to display the minimum, maximum and average interest rates charged on microfinance loans in all their offices, in the literature (information booklets/ pamphlets) issued by them and details on their website.

Ans. No. Default handling is outside the purview of TReDS platforms.

If the Ombudsman is satisfied that there is indeed a deficiency of service on the part of the System Participant and the complaint is not settled by agreement within a specified period as allowed by the Ombudsman, he/she proceeds to pass an Award. Before passing an Award, the Ombudsman will provide reasonable opportunity to the complainant and the System Participant to present their case. It is upto the complainant to accept the Award in full and final settlement or reject it.

Such accounts are ineligible for resolution under the Resolution Framework as the Resolution Framework is applicable only for eligible borrowers which were classified as standard, but not in default for more than 30 days as on March 1, 2020. However, such accounts may still be resolved under the Prudential Framework dated June 7, 2019.

Response: No. De-activation/Blocking of a credit card temporarily curtails the ability of a cardholder to make any transaction in a credit card account while still maintaining the credit/account relationship with the card-issuer.

Closure of a credit card on the other hand amounts to termination of the account-based relationship between the cardholder and the card-issuer. The request for closure has to be honoured within seven working days as stipulated in Para 8 of the MD. However, in case payment towards dues is outstanding, the card-issuer shall provide details regarding such outstanding dues to the cardholder upon receipt of the closure request without waiting for completion of the billing cycle and accordingly advise him/her to make payment in order to complete the closure process. In such cases, the prescribed timeline of seven working days shall be calculated after excluding the number of days taken by the cardholder to clear the outstanding dues.  The card-issuer shall also report to CICs suitably about the closure of the card account.