Priority Sector Lending-Targets and Classification-Bank loans to MFIs for on-lending-Amendment in income generation criteria
Posted Date : 27-Jun-2013 , 09:57:34 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/558RPCD.CO.Plan.BC 80/04.09.01/2012-13
June 27, 2013
The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer[All scheduled commercial banks(excluding Regional Rural Banks)]
Madam/Dear Sir,
Priority Sector Lending-Targets and Classification-Bank loans to MFIs for on-lending-Amendment in income generation criteria
Please refer to Paragraph VIII (a) ofcircular No. RPCD.CO.Plan. BC.13/04.09.01/2012-13 dated July 20, 2012on Priority Sector Lending-Targets and Classification wherein i...
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Raising Money through Private Placement by NBFCs-Debentures etc.
Posted Date : 27-Jun-2013 , 09:57:14 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/560DNBD(PD) CC No. 330/03.10.001/2012-13
June 27, 2013
All NBFCs (including PDs)
Dear Sirs
Raising Money through Private Placement by NBFCs-Debentures etc.
NBFCs raise money by issuing capital/debt securities including debentures by way of public issue or private placement. In the case of public issue of such securities, institutions and retail investors can participate. Private placement, on the other hand, may involve institutional investors. It has however been observed that ...
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Bonds issued by State Distribution Companies (Discoms) – Guidelines on Valuation
Posted Date : 27-Jun-2013 , 09:56:05 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/555DBOD.BP.BC.No.105/21.04.132/2012-13
June 27, 2013
All Scheduled Commercial Banks(excluding RRBs)
Dear Sir,
Bonds issued by State Distribution Companies (Discoms) – Guidelines on Valuation
Government of India had formulated and approved a Scheme for Financial Restructuring of State Owned Power Discoms to enable their turnaround and ensure their long term viability (Ministry of Power, GoI Office Memorandum No.20/11/2012-APDRP dated October 5, 2012). The Scheme, inter-alia...
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Seeks to extend the levy of anti-dumping duty imposed vide notification No. 74/2011-Customs, dated the 12th August 2011 on imports of ‘Pentaerythritol’, originating in, or exported from, Chinese Taipei for a further period of one year i.e. upto and inclus
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:41:29 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 13/2013-Customs (ADD)
New Delhi, dated the 25thJune, 2013
G.S.R. (E). -Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/19/2012-DGAD, dated the 25th April, 2013, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 25th April, 2013, had initiated review, in terms ofsub-section (5)...
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Structured Obligations
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:40:29 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI//2012-13/553A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.120
June 26, 2013
ToAll Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir,
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Structured Obligations
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 40 dated March 02, 2010andA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 dated September 26, 2011pertaining to External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy (Structured Obligations).
2. As per the extan...
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Import of Services, Technical know-how and License Fees
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:40:03 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/552A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.119
June 26, 2013
To
All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir,
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Import of Services, Technical know-how and License Fees
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000, notified videNotification No. FEMA 3/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000and theA.P. (DIR Series) Circula...
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Settlement of OTC transactions in Certificates of Deposit (CDs) and Commercial Papers (CPs)
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:39:40 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/551IDMD.PCD. 12/14.03.02/2012-13
June 26, 2013
To All Market Participants
Dear Sir/Madam,
Settlement of OTC transactions in Certificates of Deposit (CDs) and Commercial Papers (CPs)
Please refer to our NotificationIDMD.PCD.No.20/14.01.02/2011-12 dated March 05, 2012on the captioned subject.
2. The above directions have been reviewed and it has been decided that MCX-SX Clearing Corporation Limited is also an eligible entity for clearing and settlement of all OTC trades in CDs an...
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Guidelines on Securities Transactions to be followed by Primary Dealers
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:39:19 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/549IDMD.PCD.13/14.03.07/2012-13
June 26, 2013
To
All Market Participants
Dear Sir/Madam,
Guidelines on Securities Transactions to be followed by Primary Dealers
Please refer to ourNotifications IDMC.PDRS.PDS.No.2/03.64.00/2000-01 dated November 13, 2000andIDMC. No. PDRS/2049A/03.64.00/99-2000 dated December 31, 1999on the captioned subject.
2. The above directions have been reviewed and it has been decided that Primary Dealers are permitted to undertake transactions in securit...
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Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:39:00 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI//2012-13/554A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.121
June 26, 2013
To
All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir,
Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings
Attention of Authorized Dealers Category – I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to section C of the Annex toA.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 32 dated December 28, 2010 on Comprehensive Guidelines on ‘Over the Counter (OTC) Foreign Exchange Derivatives and Overseas Hedging of Commodity Price and Freight Risks’ in term...
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Settlement of OTC transactions in Corporate Bonds on DvP-I basis
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:38:28 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/550IDMD.PCD. 11 /14.03.06/2012-13
June 26, 2013
To
All Market Participants
Dear Sir/Madam,
Settlement of OTC transactions in Corporate Bonds on DvP-I basis
Please refer to ourNotification IDMD. No.1764/11.08.38/2009-10 dated October 16, 2009on the captioned subject.
2. The above directions have been reviewed and it has been decided that MCX-SX Clearing Corporation Limited is also an eligible entity for clearing and settlement of all OTC trades in corporate bonds in addition to...
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Export of Goods and Services – Project Exports
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:38:06 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/548A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.118
June 26, 2013
To
All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir,
Export of Goods and Services – Project Exports
Attention of Authorized Dealers is invited to Para B.7 (i) and C.5 (i) of Memorandum of Instructions on Project and Service Exports (PEM), enclosed toA.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.32 dated October 28, 2003, in terms of which an exporter undertaking Project Exports and Service contracts abroad should submit form DPX1, PEX...
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Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Tests (VAPT) and Information Security
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:37:29 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/547DIT.CO(Policy)No. 2636/09.63.025/2012-13
June 26, 2013
The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers,All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Tests (VAPT) and Information Security
Please referparagraph 102of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 wherein we have emphasised the importance of securing the Information Systems (IS) of banks. In order for banks to secure their ISs, ensure th...
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Scheme for buy back or pre-payment of FCCBs under an approval route to continue till 31-12-2013
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:21:55 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
BUYBACK/PREPAYMENT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE BONDS (FCCBs)
A.P. (DIR SERIES 2012-13) CIRCULAR NO. 115,DATED 25-6-2013
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 39 dated December 08, 2008,A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 75 dated June 30, 2011andA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 1 dated July 05, 2012on the captioned subject.
2.Considering the developments in the global financial markets and on a review of the aforesaid scheme, ...
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SEBI Buy back regulations - Min cap for buy back raised to 50%; max buy-back period reduced to 6 months
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 09:21:15 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
SEBI BOARD MEETING - AMENDMENTS TO SEBI (BUY-BACK OF SECURITIES) REGULATIONS, 1998 GOVERNING BUY-BACK THROUGH OPEN MARKET PURCHASE; ENABLING LISTING OF START-UPs AND SMEs ON INSTITUTIONAL TRADING PLATFORM (ITP) WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE AN IPO; COMMITTEE ON RATIONALIZATION OF INVESTMENT ROUTES AND MONITORING OF FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS, ETC. ETC.
PRESS RELEASE NO. 60/2013,DATED 25-6-2013
The SEBI Board met in Mumbai today and took the following main decisions:
Amendments to SEBI (Buy-Back...
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Revised Remuneration Payable to the Statutory Central & Branch Auditors of Public Sector Banks from the year 2012-13
Posted Date : 26-Jun-2013 , 07:58:21 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
Please refer to the instruction contained in our circularDBS.ARS.No.BC. 08/08.92.001/2006-07 dated June 06, 2007,DBS.ARS.No.BC. 03/08.92.001/2007-08 dated July 25, 2007,DBS.ARS.No.BC. 07/08.92.001/2007-08 dated December 20, 2007 andDBS.ARS.No.BC. 09/08.92.001/2009-10 dated December 31, 2009 on the captioned subject. it has been decided to revise the remuneration payable to the statutory central and branch auditors of public sector banks from the year 2012-13.
Attached Letter of RBI.
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Amendment in the notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) dated the 3rd August , 2001
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:56:42 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART –II, SECTION -3, SUB-SECTION (II)]
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINERY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSOTMS)
Notification No. 67/2013-Customs (N.T.)
New Delhi, 25thJune, 2013
4 Ashadha, 1935 (SAKA)
S.O…(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred bySub –section (2) of section 14of theCustoms Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government , being satisfied that it is necessary and expe...
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Standardizing the process of filing application under section 10(46) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:55:30 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) in Renminbi (RMB)
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:53:42 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/546A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 117
June 25, 2013
To,
All Authorized Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) in Renminbi (RMB)
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 30 dated September 27, 2011on the captioned subject in terms of which Indian companies in the infrastructure sector are allowed to avail of ECB in Renminbi (RMB) under approval route subject to an annual cap of...
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for Civil Aviation Sector
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:53:22 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/545A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 116
June 25, 2013
To,
All Authorized Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for Civil Aviation Sector
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to theA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 113 dated April 24, 2012on the captioned subject.
2. In terms of paragraph 2 (iii) of the aforesaid circular, the ECB for working capital for civil aviation sector should be raised within twelve (1...
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Buyback / prepayment of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:52:57 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/544A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 115
June 25, 2013
To,
All Authorized Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir
Buyback / prepayment of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 39 dated December 08, 2008,A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 75 dated June 30, 2011andA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 1 dated July 05, 2012on the captioned subject.
2. Considering the developments in t...
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy for 3G spectrum allocation
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:52:36 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/543A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 114
June 25, 2013
To,
All Authorized Dealer Category - I Banks
Madam / Sir
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy for 3G spectrum allocation
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 dated January 25, 2010relating to External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for spectrum allocation.
2. As per the extant policy, the payment for spectrum allocation may initially be met out of t...
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RRBs - Lending against Gold
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:52:05 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/541RPCD. RRB. BC. No. 79/03.05.33/2012-13
June 25, 2013
All Regional Rural Banks
Dear Sir/Madam
Lending against Gold
Please refer toparagraph 98of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 on lending against gold, proposing to restrict the facility of advances against the security of gold coins per customer to gold coins weighing up to 50 gms.
2. As per extant instructions contained in our circular DBOD.Leg.BC.95/C.124 (P) - 78 dated July 22, 1978, RRBs sho...
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Acknowledgement by RRBs at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H
Posted Date : 25-Jun-2013 , 10:51:35 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/542RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 78/03.05.33/2012-13
June 24, 2013
All Regional Rural Banks
Dear Sir/Madam,
Acknowledgement by RRBs at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H
As you are aware RRBs are not required to deduct TDS from depositors who submit declaration in Form 15-G/15-H under Income Tax Rules, 1962. However, it has been brought to our notice that despite submission of Form 15-G/15-H by customers, RRBs are deducting tax at source, at times, causing inconvenience to customer...
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Amends Notification No. 96/2008-Customs, dated the 13th August, 2008
Posted Date : 24-Jun-2013 , 09:48:22 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 33/2013-Customs
Dated: June 19, 2013
G.S.R. (E)-In exercise of the powers conferred bysub-section (1) of section 25of theCustoms Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in thenotification of the...
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Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions
Posted Date : 24-Jun-2013 , 09:46:05 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/540 DPSS (CO) PD No.2377/02.14.003/2012-13
June 24, 2013
The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised Card Payment Networks
Madam / Dear Sir,
Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions
A reference is invited to our circular dated September 22, 2011 on security issues ...
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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for the low cost affordable housing projects
Posted Date : 24-Jun-2013 , 09:45:10 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/539A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 113
June 24, 2013
ToAll Authorised Dealer Category –I Banks
Madam / Sir
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for the low cost affordable housing projects
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 61 dated December 17, 2012on the captioned subject in terms of which ECB for low cost affordable housing projects is allowed as a permissible end-use under the approval route.
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IRDA issues clarification on Linked and Non-Linked Insurance Product Regulations
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2013 , 05:23:31 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
CLARIFICATIONS ON IRDA (NON-LINKED INSURANCE PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS, 2013 AND IRDA (LINKED INSURANCE PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS, 2013
CIRCULAR NO. IRDA/ACT/CIR/PRD/119/06/2013-14,DATED 20-6-2013
In response to the representations received from the industry and after detailed examination of such representations, the Authority, in accordance with the powers vested in section 14 (2) of the IRDA Act, 1999, Regulations 49 and 51 of IRDA (Non-linked Insurance Products) Regulations, 2013 and Regulations 68...
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Online Sub Mission of D - VAT 04
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2013 , 10:53:57 am | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
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New sub-sector CRE (Residential Housing) within CRE and Rationalisation of provisioning, risk-weight and LTV ratios
Posted Date : 21-Jun-2013 , 10:20:31 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
RBI/2012-13/538 DBOD.BP.BC.No. 104/08.12.015/2012-13
June 21, 2013
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding RRBs)
Dear Sir,
Housing Sector: New sub-sector CRE (Residential Housing) within CRE & Rationalisation of provisioning, risk-weight and LTV ratios
Please refer to paragraph 82 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (extract enclosed) on ‘Commercial Real Estate - Residential Housing: Prudential Norms’, announced on May 3, 2013, wherein it was stated that a separate s...
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Subscription period of mutual fund schemes eligible under Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Schemes not to exceed 30 days
Posted Date : 21-Jun-2013 , 10:19:16 pm | Posted By: Vinay Sharma
SEBI (MUTUAL FUNDS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2013 - AMENDMENT IN REGULATIONS 34, 35 AND 36
NOTIFICATION NO. LAD-NRO/GN/12/6108,DATED 19-6-2013
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, namely:-
1.These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mu...
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