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Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey – India

Some important definitions and concepts

Q17. What should be considered under equity securities? +

Ans: The following are included under equity securities:

Ordinary shares.
Stocks.
Participating preference shares.
Shares/units in mutual funds and investment trusts
Depository receipts (e.g., American Depository Receipts) denoting ownership of equity securities issued by non-residents.
Securities sold under repos or “lent” under securities lending arrangements.
Securities acquired under reverse repos or securities borrowing arrangements and subsequently sold to a third party should be reported as a negative holding.

Biennial survey on Foreign Collaboration in Indian Industry (FCS)

Some other important points to be noted

Q17. What information on economic activity classification has been covered under this survey?

Ans.: In the FCS form, industry codes are given as per the National Industrial Classification (NIC) (2 digit) codes. Please specify, if you have chosen “Other” industry codes, like Other manufacturing, Other services activities.

Indian Currency

B) Banknotes

10. What is non-sequential numbering?

With a view to enhancing operational efficiency and cost effectiveness in banknote printing, non-sequential numbering was introduced in 2011 consistent with international best practices. Packets of banknotes with non-sequential numbering contain 100 notes which are not sequentially numbered.

Foreign Investment in India

Q.18: What are the guidelines on valuation of capital instruments ? +

Answer: Please refer to regulation 11 of FEMA 20(R).

Particulars	Listed Company	Un-Listed Company
Issue by an Indian company or transferred from a resident to non-resident - Price should not be less than	The price worked out in accordance with the relevant SEBI guidelines	The fair value worked out as per any internationally accepted pricing methodology for valuation on an arm’s length basis, duly certified by a Chartered Accountant or a SEBI registered Merchant Banker or a practicing Cost Accountant.
Transfer from a non-resident to resident - Price should not be more than	The price worked out in accordance with the relevant SEBI guidelines	The fair value as per any internationally accepted pricing methodology for valuation on an arm’s length basis, duly certified by a Chartered Accountant or a SEBI registered Merchant Banker.

The pricing guidelines shall not be applicable for investment by a person resident outside India on non-repatriation basis.

FAQs on Non-Banking Financial Companies

Inter-corporate deposits (ICDs)

18. Whether the earlier ceiling on inter-corporate deposits (ICDs) at two times the NOF has been abolished ? +

Yes. Under the new NBFC Directions, an NBFC can accept ICDs without any ceiling subject, however, to the limit set by Capital Adequacy Norms applicable to it.

Domestic Deposits

II. Deposits of Non-Residents Indians (NRIs)

18. Who can fix the interest rates on NRE and FCNR(B) deposits? +

Board of Directors of banks have been empowered to authorize the Asset-Liability Management Committee to fix interest rates on deposits within the ceiling prescribed by RBI.

Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) under FEMA 1999

Procedure for submission of the FLA return

Q18. How would an acknowledgement be provided to us on submission of the form? +

Ans: You will receive the system-generated acknowledgement of FLA data submitted by you at the time of final submission itself. No separate mail will be sent in this regard.

External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits

F. LEVERAGE CRITERIA AND BORROWING LIMIT

18. Is the debit balance in the profit and loss account for losses incurred by the Eligible Borrower, if any, required to be deducted from the free reserve while calculating the ECB liability-equity ratio? +

Yes. Any debit balance in the profit and loss account as per the latest audited balance sheet of the Eligible Borrower should be deducted from the equity for computing the ECB liability-equity ratio.

Business restrictions imposed on Paytm Payments Bank Limited vide Press Releases dated January 31 and February 16, 2024

National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) issued by Paytm Payments Bank

18. I have an NCMC card issued by Paytm Payments Bank. Can I continue to use it after March 15, 2024? +

Yes. You can continue to use your NCMC card upto the available balance. However, you will not be able to load or top up funds into the card after March 15, 2024. In order to avoid inconvenience, it is suggested that you obtain an NCMC card issued by another bank or non-bank pre-paid instrument (PPI) issuer, before March 15, 2024

Government Securities Market in India – A Primer

18. What is Delivery versus Payment (DvP) Settlement? +

Delivery versus Payment (DvP) is the mode of settlement of securities wherein the transfer of securities and funds happen simultaneously. This ensures that unless the funds are paid, the securities are not delivered and vice versa. DvP settlement eliminates the settlement risk in transactions. There are three types of DvP settlements, viz., DvP I, II and III which are explained below:

i. DvP I – The securities and funds legs of the transactions are settled on a gross basis, that is, the settlements occur transaction by transaction without netting the payables and receivables of the participant.

ii. DvP II – In this method, the securities are settled on gross basis whereas the funds are settled on a net basis, that is, the funds payable and receivable of all transactions of a party are netted to arrive at the final payable or receivable position which is settled.

iii. DvP III – In this method, both the securities and the funds legs are settled on a net basis and only the final net position of all transactions undertaken by a participant is settled.

Liquidity requirement in a gross mode is higher than that of a net mode since the payables and receivables are set off against each other in the net mode.