Each bank or PD will, on the basis of firm orders, submit a single bid for the aggregate amount of non-competitive bids on the day of the auction. The bank or PD will furnish details of individual customers, viz., name, amount, etc. along with the application.

Broadly there are two schemes under which one can set up a JV/WOS abroad, namely automatic route and normal route.

Foreign exchange for travel abroad can be purchased from banks against rupee payment in cash up to Rs.50,000/-. However, if the rupee equivalent exceeds Rs.50,000/-, the entire payment should be made by way of a crossed cheque/banker’s cheque/pay order/demand draft only.

Banks can formulate special fixed deposit schemes specifically for senior citizens offering higher and fixed rates of interest as compared to normal deposits of any size.

Yes. Compensation by way of additional interest will be paid on to the customer for delay in collection beyond the declared collection period as per the bank’s USD Cheque Collection policy and such interest shall be on “step-up basis” for the period of delay. The compensation shall be paid automatically without the customer requesting for the same

The allotment to the non-competitive segment will be at the weighted average price of all allotments to competitive bidders. In case of a yield based auction, the weighted average yield in the auction will be used to arrive at the allotment price for non-competitive bids.

• As IIBs are G-Sec, they can be tradable in the secondary market like other G-Secs. Investors will be able to trade them in NDS-OM, NDS-OM (web-based), OTC market, and stock exchanges.

Resident individuals are permitted to include resident relative(s) [as defined in section 2(77) of the Companies Act, 2013] as joint holder(s) in their EEFC account on ‘former or survivor’ basis.

Ans. Yes. The PSS Act 2007 does not prohibit foreign entities from operating a payment system in India and the Act does not discriminate/differentiate between foreign entities and domestic entities. (Pl see Sections 4 and 18 of the PSS Act, 2007)

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The services available free in the 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ will include deposit and withdrawal of cash; receipt / credit of money through electronic payment channels or by means of deposit / collection of cheques at bank branches as well as ATMs.

The NBFC Ombudsman may award compensation not exceeding rupees 0.1 million to the complainant for causing mental agony and harassment. The NBFC Ombudsman, while passing such award, will take into account the loss of the complainant's time, expenses incurred by the complainant, harassment and mental anguish suffered by the complainant.

As stated earlier, banks have to necessarily approach RBI for unwinding of the swap in case of premature withdrawal of deposits. However, banks may arrange funds from other permitted sources pending unwinding of the swap with RBI.

Ans. No

• Customers can approach any of the authorised banks, including SHCIL for such investment irrespective of whether they hold an account or not with that bank.

Ans. In addition to extant regulatory requirements for authorised non-bank PSPs, supervisory assessments will include compliance with regulatory requirements as laid out in:

Master Directions on Access to Payment Systems;

RTGS System Regulations; and

NEFT Procedural Guidelines.

Ans. Annex I provides only an indicative methodology for assessment of household income, and REs are required to put in place a board-approved policy for household income assessment. References to household expenses and assessment of household profile are only for the purpose of validation of the household income reported by the borrowers.

Ans. Eligibility criteria for the purpose of setting up and operating a TReDS platform is provided in the guidelines (as amended from time to time) for TReDS issued by RBI. These guidelines are available at the following path: www.rbi.org.in → “Payment and Settlement Systems” dropdown →“Guidelines”. RBI’s Press Release dated October 15, 2019 may also be read in this regard. The same can be accessed at the following web links: /en/web/rbi/-/guidelines-for-the-trade-receivables-discounting-system-treds-3504 and /en/web/rbi/-/press-releases/on-tap-authorisation-of-payment-systems-48405

The Ombudsman may award compensation not exceeding rupees 0.1 million to the complainant for mental agony and harassment. The Ombudsman, while giving the compensation, shall take into account the loss of time, expenses incurred by the complainant, harassment and mental anguish suffered by the complainant.

There is no option for cancellation of deposit in this scheme after creation of the Bond Ledger Account.

Ans. Transactions in RTGS happen in real time and it is not possible to match name and account number before affording credit to the beneficiary. Since name in the Indian context is spelt differently and would not really match with that available with the beneficiary bank, the process of affording credit solely based on the account number of the beneficiary has been enabled.

Our Circular Ref. No. DPSS (CO) EPPD No. / 863 / 04.03.01 / 2010-11 dated October 14, 2010 on ‘Electronic payment products – Processing inward transactions based solely on account number information’ (available at https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=6043&Mode=0) may be referred to for further details.