Ministry of Finance States and UTs allowed to borrow more to manage COVID-19Reverse Repo rate reduced from 4.0% to 3.75%Relief provided to NBFCs and Real Estate SectorWe will cure and endure, India is projected to turn around and grow at 7.4% in 2021-22: RBI Governor “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst…...
Authorisation of Union Bank of India as Primary Dealer | RBI | Bank Merger
he Reserve Bank has authorised Union Bank of India to undertake Primary Dealership business departmentally with effect from April 01, 2020, pursuant to the amalgamation of Corporation Bank into Union Bank of India in terms of the Amalgamation of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank into Union Bank of India Scheme, 2020 notified by the Government…...
RBI announces further measures for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
1. Extension of realisation period of export proceeds Presently value of the goods or software exports made by the exporters is required to be realized fully and repatriated to the country within a period of 9 months from the date of exports. In view of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the time period…...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : RBI Allowed Banks to Declare Moratorium on Term Loans
Ministry of Finance Last week, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed Banks to declare a three-month moratorium on all term loans outstanding as on March 1, 2020, as well as on working capital facilities. The Indian Banks Association has answered a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the technicalities of the moratorium. QUESTION 1: When/what was the RBI…...
Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies | RBI Press Release
This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policies that directly address the stress in financial conditions caused by COVID-19. They consist of: (i) expanding liquidity in the system sizeably to ensure that financial markets and institutions are able to function normally in the face of COVID-related dislocations; (ii) reinforcing monetary transmission so that bank…...
Availability of NEFT System on 24×7 basis | Notification issue by RBI
RBI/2019-20/111DPSS (CO) RPPD No.1097/04.03.01/2019-20 December 6, 2019 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officerof member banks participating in NEFT payment system Madam/Dear Sir Availability of National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) System on 24x7 basis Please refer to our circular DPSS (CO) RPPD No.510/04.03.01/2019-20 dated August 30, 2019 regarding availability of NEFT on a 24x7 basis. 2. It…...
Supersession of the Board of Directors and Appointment of Administrator – Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited
Reserve Bank of India In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IE (I) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank has today superseded the Board of Directors of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) owing to governance concerns and defaults by DHFL in meeting various payment obligations. Shri R. Subramaniakumar,…...
Now Bank Charges will not be imposed on NEFT | Reserve Bank of India Take Setps
RBI Press Release: 2019-2020/1142 Furthering Digital Payments In pursuance of its vision to promote digital payments, Reserve Bank’s endeavour has been to establish state of the art payment systems that are efficient, convenient, safe, secure and affordable. The efforts have resulted in a rapid growth in the retail digital payment systems as below: 2. Digital…...