FAQ Page 1 - ஆர்பிஐ - Reserve Bank of India
Retail Direct Scheme
Know Your Customer (KYC) related queries
Business restrictions imposed on Paytm Payments Bank Limited vide Press Releases dated January 31 and February 16, 2024
FASTag issued by Paytm Payments Bank
Government Securities Market in India – A Primer
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits
F. LEVERAGE CRITERIA AND BORROWING LIMIT
Targeted Long Term Repo Operations (TLTROs)
FAQs pertaining to On Tap TLTRO/ reversal of TLTRO/ TLTRO 2.0 transactions
Ans: There is no restriction with respect to primary/ secondary market investments in specified securities under the on Tap TLTRO scheme.
All you wanted to know about NBFCs
B. Entities Regulated by RBI and applicable regulations
The Reserve Bank has issued detailed directions on prudential norms, vide Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation) 2023 (as amended from time to time). Applicable regulations vary based on the layer of the NBFC under Scale Based Regulatory Framework for NBFCs. Further, specialised categories of NBFCs viz., NBFC-P2P, NBFC-AA, CICs, SPDs, MGCs and HFCs shall be subject to respective master directions governing them.
The directions, inter alia, prescribe guidelines on income recognition, asset classification and provisioning requirements applicable to NBFCs, exposure norms, disclosures in the balance sheet, requirement of capital adequacy, loan to value (LTV) ratio for NBFCs predominantly engaged in business of lending against gold jewellery, besides others.Foreign Investment in India
Indian Currency
B) Banknotes
Fresh banknotes issued by Reserve Bank of India till August 2006 were serially numbered. Each of these banknote bears a distinctive serial number along with a prefix consisting of numerals and letter/s. The banknotes are issued in packets containing 100 pieces.
The Bank adopted the "STAR series" numbering system for replacement of defectively printed banknote in a packet of 100 pieces of serially numbered banknotes. The Star series banknotes are exactly similar to the other banknotes, but have an additional character viz., a *(star) in the number panel in the space between the prefixes.
Core Investment Companies
B. Registration and related matters:
Ans: The company would have to apply for COR to RBI, giving a satisfactory time-bound business plan within which, it would achieve CIC status.
Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey – India
Some important definitions and concepts
Ans: The following are included under equity securities:
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Ordinary shares.
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Stocks.
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Participating preference shares.
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Shares/units in mutual funds and investment trusts
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Depository receipts (e.g., American Depository Receipts) denoting ownership of equity securities issued by non-residents.
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Securities sold under repos or “lent” under securities lending arrangements.
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Securities acquired under reverse repos or securities borrowing arrangements and subsequently sold to a third party should be reported as a negative holding.