Authorised Dealers Category-II can issue forex pre-paid cards to residents travelling on private/business visit abroad, subject to adherence to KYC/AML/CFT requirements. However, settlement in respect of forex pre-paid cards has to be effected through AD Category-I banks.

In the illustration of Question 14 above, where the auction was yield based, the cut off rate that emerged in the auction was 9.40 per cent; while the weighted average cut off rate was 9.36 per cent. At the weighted average rate of 9.36 per cent the price of the security works out to Rs.100.27. Therefore, under the Scheme, the investor will get the security at Rs.100.27. Hence, price payable for every Rs.100 (face value) is Rs. 100.27. Therefore, for securities worth Rs.10,000, he will have to pay (Price x Face value/100) = 100.27 x 10,000/100=Rs.10,270/-

The appellate authority may:dismiss the appeal; orallow the appeal and set aside the Award; orsend the matter to the Banking Ombudsman for fresh disposal in accordance with such directions as the appellate authority may consider necessary or proper; ormodify the Award and pass such directions as may be necessary to give effect to the modified award; orpass any other order as it may deem fit.

Reinvestment deposits are those deposits where interest (as and when due) is reinvested at the same contracted rate till maturity which is withdrawable with the principal amount on maturity date. It is also applicable to domestic deposits.

• As per extant RBI’s guidelines, banks will be free to decide interest rate on loans against these securities, subject to the condition that such interest rate is to be at base rate or above.

• Like other G-Secs, coupon on IIBs would be paid on half yearly basis.

• Fixed coupon rate would be paid on the adjusted principal.

Ans. The credits to the account should represent the funds received from head office through normal banking channels for meeting the expenses of the office and/or the rupee amounts receivable if any, under the contract and no other amount should be credited without prior permission of the Reserve Bank. Similarly debits to this account could be raised only for meeting the local expenses of the office and intermittent remittances pending winding up / completion of the project.

For the intermittent remittances, the AD bank should be satisfied with the bonafides of the transaction and ensure submission of the following documents:

a. An Auditors’ / Chartered Accountants’ Certificate to the effect that sufficient provisions have been made to meet the liabilities in India including Income Tax, etc.

b. An undertaking from the PO that the remittance will not, in any way, affect the completion of the project in India and that any shortfall of funds for meeting any liability in India will be met by inward remittance from abroad.

Ans. Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) number is a 22 character code used to uniquely identify a transaction in RTGS system.

Yes, nomination facility is available as per the provisions of the Government Securities Act 2006 and Government Securities Regulations, 2007. A nomination form is available along with Application form. In case of cancellation/change in nomination, a separate form is to be filled and submitted to the Authorized Bank.

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Banks while opening the BSBDA should educate such customers about the ATM Debit Card, ATM PIN and risk associated with it. However, if customer chooses not to have ATM Debit Card banks need not force ATM debit cards on such customers. If, however, customer opts to have an ATM Debit Card, banks should provide the same to BSBDA holders through safe delivery channels by adopting the same procedure which they have been adopting for delivery of ATM Debit Card and PIN to their other customers.

Yes, a company can make investment beyond the stipulated limit after exhausting the available limit by obtaining a specific permission from Reserve Bank under a block allocation

For an exclusive working capital lender, where the exposure is in the form of facilities other than term loans, provisions can be reversed after satisfactory performance² of the working capital facility for one year, post implementation of the Resolution Plan.

In respect of outstanding ‘loan component’ of working capital limit (Working Capital Loan), paragraphs 45³ of RF 1.0 shall apply, which provides for two-stage reversal of provisions on repayment of the stipulated proportion of the residual/carrying debt at each stage, subject to the prescribed conditions.

No. The nominee(s) will continue to have the same rights and will be the nominees in respect of each new security issued in lieu of such Government security.

Ans. In terms of A. P. (DIR Series) circular No. 151 dated June 30, 2014, Reserve Bank of India will not issue any instructions under the FEMA, regarding the procedure to be followed in respect of deduction of tax at source while allowing remittances to the non-residents. It shall be mandatory on the part of ADs to comply with the requirement of the tax laws, as applicable.

Ans. More information can be found in the following circulars issued by RBI - DPSS.CO.PD No.1463/02.14.003/2018-19 dated January 8, 2019, CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-469/02-14-003/2021-22 dated August 25, 2021 and CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-516/02-14-003/2021-22 dated September 07, 2021.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

The price of gold for the relevant tranche will be published on RBI website two days before the issue opens.

Yes, banks provide following services to the MSE entrepreneurs:

(i) Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs)

At the initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) have been set up by various banks all over the country. These RSETIs are managed by banks with active co-operation from the Government of India and State Governments. RSETIs conduct various short duration (ranging preferably from 1 to 6 weeks) skill upgradation programmes to help the existing entrepreneurs compete in this ever-changing global market. RSETIs ensure that a list of candidates trained by them is sent to all bank branches of the area and co-ordinate with them for grant of financial assistance under any Govt. sponsored scheme or direct lending.

(ii) Financial Literacy and consultancy support:

Banks have been advised to either separately set up special cells at their branches, or vertically integrate this function in the Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs) set up by them, as per their comparative advantage. Through these FLCs, banks provide assistance to the MSE entrepreneurs in regard to financial literacy, operational skills, including accounting and finance, business planning etc. (Refer circular RPCD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.20/06.02.31/2012-13 dated August 1, 2012).

Also, Financial Literacy Centres operated by Scheduled commercial Banks (including RRBs) have been advised vide our circular FIDD.FLC.BC.No.22/12.01.018/2016-17 dated March 02, 2017 to conduct target specific financial literacy camps wherein one of the target groups identified is MSEs.

Ans: No, making specific facial gesture like blinking of eyes, smiling, frowning, etc. are not mandatory for liveness check. The RE is required to take due cognizance of special need, if any, of the customer during liveness check.

Ans: The programmability feature allows the sponsor entity (government / corporate) or user to ensure that the funds in the CBDC wallets are used for a specific, designated purpose. It can be programmed on different parameters like expiry date, geo-location, merchant category codes, merchant VPA, etc. Currently, the programmability use cases are being explored across Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) schemes, interest subvention scheme, lending, employee allowances for defined purposes, etc.

Ans.: The ‘the amount held abroad’ is the outstanding amount which is yet to be received by the company from the importers i.e., unpaid amount for the exports made by the company. Q-7(v) is the change in amount held abroad which is equal to closing balance minus opening balance. Opening balance on April 01, 2024 and closing balance at end-March 2025 of the reference period 2024-25.

The speed of redress depends on a number of factors like complexity of the case, timely submission of documents by the RE, volume of complaints in Ombudsman offices etc.

However, under the new System, CMS sends instant notifications to the complainant and RE and functions as single point reference for all complaint related communication for both parties, thereby obviating undue delays. All other things remaining the same, complaints lodged on CMS directly with all details get speedier redress.

Ans. In the case of a failed ATM transaction, the banks have been mandated to re-credit the customer’s account within a maximum of T+5 calendar days (where ‘T’ is the day of transaction).

Answer: The AD bank in India shall be responsible for the reporting of transactions taking place in the Special Rupee Vostro Account of the correspondent bank of the trading partner country.

Response: Yes. Rupee loans can be availed against the collateral of Deposit Certificates issued by the banks under GMS.

Residents are free to carry the foreign exchange purchased from an authorised dealer or money changer in accordance with the Rules. They are, however, allowed to carry foreign exchange in the form of currency notes/coins upto USD 2,000 or its equivalent only. Balance amount can be carried in the form of traveller’s cheque or banker/s draft. (In this connection please see item No.9).

Ans. PPI issuers shall give an option to the ‘Full-KYC’ PPI holders to close the PPI and transfer the balance to bank account as per the applicable limits of this type of PPI. For this purpose, the issuer shall provide an option at the time of issuing the PPI, to the holder to provide details of pre-designated bank account or other PPI to which the balance amount available in the PPI shall be transferred in the event of closure of PPI, expiry of validity period of such PPIs, etc. At the time of closure, a holder can specify a bank account which is different from pre-designated account given earlier.

Ans : User institutions enjoy many benefits from the ECS Debit Scheme like,

• Savings on administrative machinery and costs of collecting the cheques from customers, presenting in clearing, monitoring their realisation and reconciliation.

• Better cash management because of realisation / recovery of dues on due dates promptly and efficiently.

• Avoids chances of loss / theft of instruments in transit, likelihood of fraudulent access to the paper instruments and encashment thereof.

• Realisation of payments on a uniform date instead of fragmented receipts spread over many days.

• Cost effective.

Ans. You may approach RTGS Help Desk / Contact point of the RBI at rtgsmumbai@rbi.org.in.

The Web based facility is only a front end platform for placing GAH’s buy and sell orders. PM continues to be responsible for all actions undertaken by their respective GAHs including the settlement of their securities and funds obligations. In other words, the settlement of the successful orders of GAHs will continue to happen as usual as at present. Though the PM needs to set the funding limits as part of his risk control measure in the system, no separate pre-funding requirements are set. The Funding Limit is a functionality that enables the PM to put a cap on the total value (net consideration) of orders that a GAH may place on the basis of the terms and conditions mentioned in their mutual agreements.

Ans. The aggrieved applicant or aggrieved system provider can appeal to the Central Government within 30 days from the date on which the order of refusal or revocation is conveyed to him (Section 9 of PSS Act, 2007).

Ans: The credit is given to the account number written / given by remitter in his / her application / instruction. Credit to beneficiary account is released solely based on account number. It is the responsibility of remitting customer to write correct account number. The originator / sender should exercise due care in providing the correct account number of the beneficiary, in the NEFT remittance instruction / application.

Residents are free to carry the foreign exchange purchased from an authorised dealer or money changer in accordance with the Rules. They are, however, allowed to carry foreign exchange in the form of currency notes/coins upto USD 2,000 or its equivalent only. Balance amount can be carried in the form of traveller’s cheque or banker/s draft. (In this connection please see item No.9).

User institutions enjoy many benefits from the ECS Debit Scheme like, Savings on administrative machinery and costs of collecting the cheques from customers, presenting in clearing, monitoring their realisation and reconciliation. Better cash management because of realisation / recovery of dues on due dates promptly and efficiently. Avoids chances of loss / theft of instruments in transit, likelihood of fraudulent access to the paper instruments and encashment thereof. Realisation of payments on a uniform date instead of fragmented receipts spread over many days. Cost effective.

Yes, forex pre-paid cards can be used at Duty Free Shops located at International Airports in India in the same manner as foreign currency notes / travellers’ cheques.

Since the bank/PD has to make payment on the date of issue itself , in case payment is made by the client after date of issue of the security, the consideration amount payable by the client to the bank or the PD would include accrued interest. For example, if for security 9.40% GOI 2015, the payment is made three days after the date of issue, the accrued interest component will amount to 9.40/100x3/360x10,000 = Rs.7.83Hence, if the security price is Rs.100.27, the total amount payable by the investor for acquiring securities worth Rs.10,000 after three days will be Rs. 10, 270 + Rs. 7.83 = Rs.10, 277. 83 (if not rounded off) .

The bank may, at its discretion, renew an overdue NRE / FCNR(B) deposit or a portion thereof provided the overdue period from the date of maturity till the date of renewal (both days inclusive), does not exceed 14 days and the rate of interest payable on the amount of the deposit so renewed shall be the appropriate rate of interest for the period of renewal as prevailing on the date of maturity or on the date when the depositor seeks renewal, whichever is lower. In the case of overdue deposits where the overdue period exceeds 14 days, the deposits can be renewed at the prevailing rate of interest on the date when the renewal is sought. If the depositor places the entire amount of overdue deposit or a portion thereof as a fresh NRE / FCNR(B) deposit, banks may fix their own interest rates for the overdue period on the amount so placed as a fresh term deposit. Banks are free to recover the interest so paid for the overdue period if the deposit is withdrawn before completion of minimum stipulated period under the scheme, after renewal.

Yes, market purchases together with capitalisation of exports or other entitlements is restricted up to 100% of the net worth of the investing company for investment proposed to be made under the automatic route.

Residents are free to carry the foreign exchange purchased from an authorised dealer or money changer in accordance with the Rules. In addition, they can also carry up to US$ 2,000, if already held by them (see item13 above) in accordance with the Regulations.

• As indicated in the press release issued by Reserve Bank of India on May 15, 2013, IIBs would be launched on June 4, 2013 and the same would be issued on the last Tuesday of each month during 2013-14. This would also include the last Tuesday of June 2013.

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Yes. BSBDA holders should be offered passbook facility free of charge in line with our instructions contained in circulars RPCD.CO.RF.BC.28/07.40.06/2006-07 dated October 11, 2006 and RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.29/03.05.28-A/2006-07 dated October 13, 2006.

No, the Bond Ledger Accounts are not tradable.

• Existing taxation applicable to Government of India securities issued as part of the market borrowing will be applicable to these securities.

Ans. Yes

The lending institutions shall make provisions on the residual debt at the time of implementation of the Resolution Plan, as stipulated in the relevant Resolution Framework. These provisions need to be held, irrespective of changes in the outstanding balance, until the same is reversed in terms of the provisions contained in the relevant Resolution Framework.

Yes. BSBDA holders should be offered passbook facility free of charge in line with our instructions contained in Circular UBD.CO.(PCB).Cir.No.15/09.39.000/2006-07 dated October 16, 2006.

Yes. A Government securities holder may nominate any one as a nominee provided that the nominee, as an individual or institution, should be eligible to invest in the particular loan as per the specific Government Loan Notification.

At the time of making applications, the Promoters/Promoter Group will have to furnish a road map and methodologies they would adopt to comply with all the requirements of the corporate structure indicated in para 2 (C)(ii) and (iii) of the guidelines and realign the business between the entities to be held under the NOFHC [para 2(C)(iv) of the guidelines] within a period of 18 months. After the ‘in-principle approval’ is accorded by RBI for setting up of the bank, the actual setting up of NOFHC and the bank, re-organization of the Promoter Group entities to bring the regulated financial services entities under the NOFHC as well as realignment of business among the entities under the NOFHC have to be completed within a period of 18 months from the date of in-principle approval or before commencement of banking business, whichever is earlier.

On maturity, the Gold Bonds shall be redeemed in Indian Rupees and the redemption price shall be based on simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity of previous 3 business days from the date of repayment, published by the India Bullion and Jewelers Association Limited.