The Reserve Bank of India has been organizing training sessions on the authentication of banknotes security features for people handling significant amounts of cash like banks/consumer forums/merchant associations/educational institutions/police professionals. Apart from the training sessions, information on security features of banknotes is also available on the Bank’s website at https://indiancurrency.rbi.org.in.

No, since the Company is not fulfilling the Principal Business Criteria (asset-income pattern) of an NBFC i.e. more than 50 % of its total assets should be financial assets and the income derived from these assets should be more than 50% of the gross income, it is not required to register as an NBFC under Section 45 IA of the RBI Act, 1934. However, it should register itself as an NBFC as soon as it fulfils the criteria of an NBFC and comply with the NBFC norms.

An NBFC accepts deposits under a mutual contract with its depositors. In case a depositor requests for pre-mature payment, Reserve Bank of India has prescribed Regulations for such an eventuality in the Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998. However, premature repayment of deposits is the sole discretion of the company concerned. In other words, if the company agrees to pre-pay deposits at the request of the depositor, the depositor and the company are deemed to have mutually agreed to amend the terms of contract. On the above analogy, if a company intends to pre-pay deposits, it can seek the consent of the depositors for such pre-mature repayment and if the depositors agree, a company can do so. It does not involve prior approval of RBI so long as the provisions relating to minimum period regarding repayment of deposits are not violated.

Yes, securities can be gifted/transferred to a relative/friend/anybody who fulfills the eligibility criteria. The bonds shall be transferred in accordance with the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 and Government Securities Regulations, 2007.

The loans/ advances granted to individuals against the security of shares, debentures and PSU bonds should not exceed Rs.10 lakhs and Rs.20 lakhs, if the securities are held in physical form and dematerialized form respectively. The maximum amount of finance that can be granted to an individual for subscribing to IPOs is Rs.10 lakhs. However, the bank should not provide finance to companies for their investment in IPOs of other companies. Banks can grant advances to employees for purchasing shares of their own companies under Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP) to the extent of 90% of purchase price of shares or Rs.20 lakhs whichever is lower. NBFCs should not be provided finance for lending to individuals for subscribing the IPOs. Loans/ advances granted by a bank for subscribing to IPOs should be reckoned as an exposure to capital market.

Answer: Foreign investment can be made based on a notification issued under FEMA, 1999.

Coins in India are presently being issued in denominations of 50 paise, one rupee, two rupees, five rupees, ten rupees and twenty rupees. Coins up to 50 paise are called 'small coins' and coins of Rupee one and above are called 'Rupee Coins'. Coins can be issued up to the denomination of ₹1000 under The Coinage Act, 2011.

Yes, company which is a CIC and has achieved the balance sheet size of ₹100 crore as per its last audited annual financial statement is required to apply to the Bank for registration as a CIC, subject to its meeting the other conditions for being identified as a CIC.

The concept of `past due’ is applicable to the income from loan and other credit facilities viz. receivables, other dues, etc. However, the lease rentals and hire purchase installments have been allowed to accrue upto 12 months and the concept of `past due’ is not applicable in respect of these assets.

No. The holdings in demat account with NSDL/CDSL are separate from the holdings in RDG account. One can maintain both the accounts at the same time.

A uniform margin of 50% has been stipulated for all advances against shares/ issue of guarantees. Within this 50 percent margin, a minimum cash margin of 25 percent should be maintained in respect of guarantees issued by banks for capital market operation.

Twenty-five (25) paise coins have been withdrawn from circulation with effect from June 30, 2011, vide gazette notification No. 2529 dated December 20, 2010, and are, therefore, no more legal tender. Coins of denominations below 25 paise were withdrawn from circulation much earlier. All other denominations of coins of various size, theme and design minted by Government of India under The Coinage Act, 2011 and issued by RBI for circulation from time to time, continue to remain legal tender.

The directions require assessment of income and indebtedness at household level. There is no requirement of treating all members of the household as applicants/ borrowers of a loan which can be provided to an individual member. Board-approved policies of REs may include the methodologies/ operational frameworks to assess income and indebtedness of all members of the household.

1. Each category of quoted investments is to be valued scrip-wise. Category of investment means the different types of securities under each head viz. equity shares, preference shares, debentures, bonds and Government securities. Only quoted investments can be classified as long term or current investments. The long term investments are allowed to be valued as per AS-13 of the ICAI but the current investments are required to be valued at their market price. However, the NBFCs have been permitted under Prudential Norm Directions, the facility of block valuation method for accounting for the investments. The net of depreciation and the appreciation in the value of the current quoted investments, is only required to be charged to the Profit and Loss Account of the current year. The appreciation in the value of current investments in any category cannot be booked as profit. The concept of block valuation is explained below :

Example No. 1

	Name of the scrip	Market value	Book value	Difference (+)/(-)
	A	200	150	(+) 50
	B	210	180	(+) 30
	C	180	240	(-) 60
	D	240	300	(-) 60

Total appreciation Rs. 80/-

Total depreciation Rs. 120/-

Net depreciation Rs. 40/- to be charged to Profit and Loss
	Account as per provisions for Depreciation in investments.

Example No. 2

	Name of the scrip	Market value	Book value	Difference (+)/(-)
	A	150	200	(-) 50
	B	180	210	(-) 30
	C	240	180	(+) 60
	D	300	240	(+) 60

Total appreciation Rs. 120/-

Total depreciation Rs. 80/-

Net appreciation Rs. 40/- to be ignored.

This appreciation in the value of equity shares cannot be adjusted against the depreciation in the value of any other category of securities.

Yes, you can by raising a request on the online portal and the same would be authorized as per RBI’s Value Free Transfer (VFT) guidelines.

Yes. The profit making banks may make donations during a financial year, aggregating upto one percent of the published profit of the bank for the previous year. However, the contributions/ subscriptions made by banks to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and to professional bodies/ institutions like Indian Banks’ Association, National Institute of Bank Management, Indian Institute of Bankers, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India, during a year will be exempted from the above ceiling. Unutilized amount of the permissible limit of a year should not be carried forward for the next year for the purpose of making donations.

RBI has not prescribed any limit for coin deposits by customers with banks. Banks are free to accept any amount of coins from their customers.

Board-approved policies of REs should cover such operational aspects. One possible way could be to distribute the annualized repayment obligations over twelve months to estimate monthly outgo of the household towards debt repayment.

A. Earning Value :	Average Profit after tax (net of
	dividend on preference shares
	and extra ordinary items ) for
	the last three years		Capitalisation
		X	factor
	Number of equity shares

Hypothetically, the profit after tax for the last three	}	Rs. 100.00 lakhs,
financial years net of dividend on preference shares }		Rs. 120.00 lakhs
and net of extra ordinary items	} &	Rs. 140.00 lakhs
No. of equity shares of the company		10,00,000 shares
The investee company is a predominantly manufacturing
company and the capitalisation factor would be		: 8 per cent
The earning value will be worked out as under :

(100.00+120.00+140.00)		100
	X	---	= Rs.150/-
3 X 10,00,000		8

You can reach us in three ways:

1. Toll free phone number: 1800 267 7955 (between 9 am to 7 pm on any working day).

2. E-mail id: support@rbiretaildirect.org.in

3. Raise a request on the Retail Direct portal.

For additional details on using the Retail Direct portal, you may refer to the User Manual in the Help section of the Retail Direct Portal.