RBI/2015-16/319 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 52 February 11, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/Sir, Regulatory Relaxations for Startups- Clarifications relating to Issue of Shares Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000, notified by the Reserve Bank videNotification No. FEMA. 20/2000-RB dated ...

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RBI/2015-16/318 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 51 February 11, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/Sir, Regulatory relaxations for start-ups- Clarifications relating to acceptance of payments Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2000, notified by the Reserve Bank videNotification No. FEMA. 10 (R) /2015-RB da...

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RBI/2015-16/317 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 50 February 11, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Compilation of R-Returns: Reporting under FETERS Attention of Authorised Dealer (Category I) banks is invited toA.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.84 dated February 29, 2012giving guidelines for compilation of R-Returns for reporting under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Electronic Reporting System (FETERS),A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.101 dated February ...

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RBI/2015-16/316 DCM (Plg) No.G- 9/2856/10.27.00/2015-16 February 11, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Withdrawal of all old series of Banknotes issued prior to 2005 Please refer to ourcircular DCM (Plg) No.G-15/5486/10.27.00/2014-15 dated June 26, 2015and thePress Release dated June 25, 2015on the captioned subject. 2. On a review of the matter, it has been deci...

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RBI/2015-16/315 DBR.BP.BC.No.76/21.07.001/2015-16 February 11, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India has notified the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 on February 16, 2015. A reference is also invited to the Press Release dated January 18, 2016 issued by the MCA outlining the roadmap for implementa...

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TDS certificates under Sec. 195 would now be issued online: CBDT...

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The Government considered representations, feedback and data related to the All Industry Rates (AIR) of Duty Drawback that took effect on 23.11.2015 and has notified certain changes vide Notification No. 22/2016- Customs (N.T.) dated 08.2.2016. These changes take effect from 11.02.2016. The notification should be downloaded from www.cbec.gov.in and perused. The changes made, inter-alia, include –...

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1. The draft revised Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 for a company whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance of companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and as amended from time to time has been placed on the Ministry’s website at www.mca.gov.in. It has been decided to invite suggestions/comments on the above draft. 2. Suggestions/comments on above mentioned draft along with justification in brief may be sent latest by 23rd February, 2016 through email at ...

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The Ministry had set-up a Committee on 16th September, 2015 to examine and recommend matter for inclusion in the statement to be attached with Auditor’s Report under Section 143(11) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2015-16 onwards. The said Committee has since made recommendations in the matter. 2. The draft Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 has been placed on the Ministry’s website at www.mca.gov.in. It has been decided to invite suggestions/comments...

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RBI/2015-16/314 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.49/2015-16 [(1)/18(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Post Office (Postal Orders/Money Orders), 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited toNotification No. FEMA. 18(R)/2015-RB dated December 29, 2015notified vide G.S.R. No.1009 (E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Notification No. FEMA.18/2000-RB. 2. Synopsis of the new regulations is given as un...

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RBI/2015-16/313 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.48/2015-16 [(1)/15(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Definition of "Currency", 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited toNotification No. FEMA. 15(R)/2015-RB dated December 29, 2015notified vide G.S.R. No.1008 (E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Notification No. FEMA 15/2000-RB. 2. Synopsis of the new regulations is given as under: ...

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RBI/2015-16/312 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.47/2015-16 [(1)/11(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Possession and Retention of Foreign Currency) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to Foreign Exchange Management (Possession and Retention of Foreign Currency) Regulations, 2015 notified videNotification No. FEMA. 11(R)/2015-RB dated December 29, 2015, c.f. G.S.R...

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RBI/2015-16/311 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.46/2015-16 [(1)/9(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Realisation, repatriation and surrender of foreign exchange) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to Foreign Exchange Management (Realisation, repatriation and surrender of foreign exchange) Regulations, 2015 notified videNotification No. FEMA. 9(R)/2015-RB dated D...

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RBI/2015-16/310 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45/2015-16 [(1)/6(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Authorised Persons Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2015 notified videNotification No. FEMA.6(R)/ 2015-RB dated December 29, 2015, c.f. G.S.R. No.1004 (E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Foreign Exc...

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RBI/2015-16/309 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.44/2015-16 [(1)/10(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited toA.D.(M.A. Series) Circular No. 11 dated May 16, 2000in terms of which ADs were advised of various Rules, Regulations, Notifications/ Directions issued under the Foreign...

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RBI/2015-16/308 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 43/2015-16 [(1)/7(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property outside India) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited toA.D.(M.A. Series) Circular No. 11 dated May 16, 2000in terms of which ADs were advised of various Rules, Regulations, Notifications/ Directions issued under the For...

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RBI/2015-16/307 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 42 February 4, 2016 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir, Settlement of Export/ Import transactions in currencies not having a direct exchange rate Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category – I) banks is invited toNotification No. FEMA. 14 /RB -2000, dated 3rd May 2000, as amended from time to time, dealing with manner of receipt and payment, in terms of which export proceeds for exports ...

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RBI/2015-16/306 DPSS (CO) RTGS No.1926/04.04.002/2015-16 February 4, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of participants of RTGS Madam / Sir, RTGS service charges for members and customers - Rationalisation A reference is invited to ourcircular DPSS.(CO).RTGS.No.388/04.04.002/2011-2012 dated September 5, 2011. 2. As participants in the RTGS are aware, the RB...

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The Central Board of Excise and Customs has taken-up the task of implementing ‘Indian Customs Single Window Project’ to facilitate trade. This project envisages that the importers and exporters would electronically lodge their Customs clearance documents at a single point only with the Customs. The required permission, if any, from other regulatory agencies (such as Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Drug Controller, Textile Committee etc.) would be obtained online without the impo...

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RBI/2015-16/302 DNBR(PD).CC.No. 072/03.10.001/2015-16 January 28, 2016 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Dear Sirs, Provision of Safe Deposit Locker facility by NBFCs The Bank has received proposals from NBFCs seeking approval for offering safe deposit locker facilities. In this regard it may be noted that providing safe deposit locker facility is a fee based service and shall not be reckoned as part of the financial business carried out by NBFCs. NBFCs ...

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S.O. (E) In exercise of the powcr-s conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) ofsection 396 ofthe Companies n ci ,2013 (18 of2O13) (herein after referred to as the Actl, the Central Covernment hereby establishes a Central Registration Centre (CRC) having tcrritorial jurisdiction all over India, for discharging or carrying out tho fr.lnction of processing and disposal of applications for reservation of nartrcs Ltnder the provisions ofthe said Act. CLICK HERE FOR DETAIL...

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) ofsection 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, namely:- CLICK HERE FOR DETAIL...

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RBI/2015-16/298 DBR.IBD.BC.75/23.67.001/2015-16 January 21, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Sale of India Gold Coin (IGC) As you are aware, MMTC has been authorized by the Central Government to manufacture India Gold Coins (IGC) with Ashok Chakra and supply these coins to the domestic market. MMTC has clarified to the Reserve Bank that the gold used for the IGC will be only that mobilized domestically under the existing Gold De...

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RBI/2015-16/297 DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB). Cir. No. 9 /12.05.001/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) Dear Sir/Madam Acceptance of cheques bearing a date as per National Calendar (Saka Samvat) for payment As you are aware that Government of India has accepted Saka Samvat as National Calendar with effect from March 22, 1957 and all Government statutory orders, notifications, Acts...

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RBI/2015-16/295 DBS.CO.CFMC.BC.No.007/23.04.001/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) / Local Area Banks / select Financial Institutions Dear Sir / Madam Fraud Reporting and Monitoring 1. Operationalisation of Central Fraud Registry 1.1 As you are aware, Governor had announced in hisFourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15under para 22 as under: “Along with early detection mechani...

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RBI/2015-16/294 DGBA.GAD.No. 2278/31.12.010/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chairman & Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Agency Banks Dear Sir/Madam Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts As you may be aware, agency banks are being compensated at Rs. 65 per transaction for handling pension computation, payment and related services on behalf of Central and State Governments. As per the norms followed by the Government, a pensioner’s account shou...

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RBI/2015-16/293 DCM (NPD) No. 2564/09.40.02/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chairman & Managing Director Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks having currency chests Dear Sir / Madam, Incentive for improving service to non-chest branches under Linkage Scheme Please refer to ourcircular DCM (NPD) No. 6316 / 09.40.02 / 2006-07 dated March 9, 2007on the captioned subject. It has been decided to allow the currency chest holding banks to enhance the service charges ...

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RBI/2015-16/291 DBR.CID.BC.No.73/20.16.56/2015-16 January 14, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/ Madam Credit information reporting in respect of Self Help Group (SHG) members Please refer to the instructions contained in paragraph (v) of the Annex III to ourcircular DBOD.No.CID.BC.127/20.16.056/2013-14 dated 27 June, 2014advising banks to report the member level data relating to the SHGs within six months from the dat...

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RBI2015-16/290 IDMD.CDD.No.1573/14.04.050/2015-16 January 14, 2016 The Chairman& Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.(SHCIL) Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2015-16 Government of India has vide itsNotification F.No. 4(19)-W&M/2014 dated January 14, 2016announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2016 (“the Bonds”) will be open for subscription from January 18, 2016 to January 22, 2016....

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RBI/2015-16/289 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.17/02.01.001/2015-16 January 14, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs Dear Sir/Madam, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme – Seeding of Aadhaar in Bank Accounts – Clarification Please refer tocircular RPCD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.01.001/2013-14 dated July 9, 2013regarding the use of Aadhaar to facilitate delivery of social welfare benefits by direct credit to the bank accounts of beneficiarie...

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