All the NBFCs which were incorporated before January 9, 1997 were required to submit their Application for Registration with RBI within 6 months i.e. by July 8, 1997. The companies which failed to make such an application cannot carry on their business of a financial institution. Any violation of this provision would render the companies and their management liable for penal action under the provisions of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Yes. Refunds, cashbacks, sweep-in from partner banks or interest are permitted credits into your account even after March 15, 2024

No. The cooling period has been introduced as a general prescription for normal cases of compromise settlements, without prejudice to the penal measures applicable in respect of borrowers classified as fraud or wilful defaulter as per the Master Directions on Frauds dated July 1, 2016 and the Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters dated July 1, 2015, respectively, as mentioned at (2) above.

Borrowings from overseas have to be in compliance with the applicable ECB guidelines / provisions contained in the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2018 issued vide Notification No. FEMA 3 (R)/2018-RB dated December 17, 2018, as amended from time to time.

Ans.: Biennial.

Interest on term deposits is payable at quarterly or longer rests. Banks can pay interest monthly by discounting the quarterly interest accrued.

1. Government of India Treasury Bills (T-Bills)

2. Government of India dated securities (dated G-Sec)

3. State Development Loans (SDLs)

4. Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB)

Ans: There is no maturity restriction on the specified securities to be acquired under TLTRO scheme. However, the outstanding amount of specified securities in bank’s HTM portfolio should not fall below the level of amount availed under TLTRO scheme.