The Reserve Bank of India has set up a Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0), initially for a period of one year from May 01, 2021, vide press release dated April 15, 2021. 2. A Group of Advisors (GoA) to assist RRA was also constituted on May 07, 2021. To undertake its preparatory work, the Group has invited feedback and suggestions from all regulated entities, industry bodies and other stakeholders. The last date for sending the suggestion and feedback to the Group

(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 22-May-20 07-MAY-2021 * 21-MAY-2021 * 22-May-20 07-MAY-2021 * 21-MAY-2021 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 254678.06 174611.37 173435.07 260015.56 179158.96 177916.68 ** b) Borrowings from banks 67207.21 68178.13 46076.96 67247.21 68274.56 46084.21 c) Other demand & time liabilities 17410.68 18624.34 18270.47 17564.2 18895.45

The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of May 2021. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2021-2022/292

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held a meeting with the MD & CEOs of select Private Sector Banks on May 25, 2021 through video conference. The meeting was attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. K. Jain, Dr. Michael D. Patra, Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao and Shri T. Rabi Sankar. In his opening remarks, the Governor recognised the crucial role played by the private sector banks as important stakeholders in the Indian banking sector. He impressed upon the banks to q

(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 08-MAY-2020 23-APR-2021 * 07-MAY-2021 * 08-MAY-2020 23-APR-2021 * 07-MAY-2021 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 258488.51 184447.7 174614.88 263897.72 189237.23 179162.47 ** b) Borrowings from banks 66600.99 57129.63 68178.7 66601.03 57136.63 68275.13 c) Other demand & time liabilities 16139.11 18509.28 18644.3 16288.27 18710.

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks on May 19, 2021 through video conference. The meeting was attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. K. Jain, Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Dr. Michael D. Patra and Shri T. Rabi Sankar. In his opening remarks, the Governor acknowledged the important role being played by PSBs in extending various banking facilities including credit facilities to individuals and businesses while tac

(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 24-APR-2020 09-APR-2021* 23-APR-2021* 24-APR-2020 09-APR-2021* 23-APR-2021* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 243507.26 190701.59 184447.23 248986.3 195573.34 189236.76** b) Borrowings from banks 64521.43 47785.11 57129.8 64521.43 47795.86 57136.8 c) Other demand & time liabilities 15717.35 17877.32 18509.28 15863.05 18078.66 18

The Reserve Bank of India has set up a Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0), initially for a period of one year from May 01, 2021, vide press release dated April 15, 2021. The RRA will review the regulatory prescriptions internally as well as by seeking suggestions from the RBI regulated entities and other stakeholders on their simplification and ease of implementation. 2. The RRA has constituted an Advisory Group, representing members from regulated entities, inclu

As the financial year 2020-21 – the year of the pandemic – was drawing to a close, the Indian economy was advantageously poised, relative to peers. India was at the foothills of a strong recovery, having regained positive growth, but more importantly, having flattened the infections curve. In a few weeks since then, the situation has altered drastically. Today, India is fighting a ferocious rise in infections and mortalities. New mutant strains have emerged, causing s

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held a meeting with the MD/CEOs of Small Finance Banks on April 30, 2021 through video conference. The meeting was attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. K. Jain, Dr. M.D. Patra, Shri M. Rajeswar Rao and a few other senior officials of RBI. In his opening remarks, the Governor recognised the important role of the SFBs in delivering credit and other financial services to individuals and small businesses. He also emphasised the su

The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of April 2021. Rupambara Director Press Release: 2021-2022/139

As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released along with the Monetary Policy Statement on April 7, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India had announced setting up of a Committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the working of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) in the financial sector ecosystem and recommend suitable measures for enabling such entities to meet the growing requirements of the financial sector. Accordingly, a Press Release

The Reserve Bank of India had announced in the ‘Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies’ issued as part of the Monetary Policy Statement dated December 4, 2020 that with a view to improve the quality of financial reporting of Supervised Entities (SEs), harmonised guidelines on appointment of Statutory Auditors of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) and Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) will be issued. 2. Accordin

(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 10-APR-2020 26-MAR-2021* 09-APR-2021* 10-APR-2020 26-MAR-2021* 09-APR-2021* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 243204.23 195866.03 187997.58 248681.2 200585.12 192869.33** b) Borrowings from banks 64665.43 40879.9 47714.16 64665.43 40885.9 47724.91 c) Other demand & time liabilities 15384.73 17843.16 17934.8 15518.84 18058.73 181

The framework on countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) was put in place by the Reserve Bank of India in terms of guidelines issued on February 5, 2015 wherein it was advised that the CCyB would be activated as and when the circumstances warranted, and that the decision would normally be pre-announced. The framework envisages the credit-to-GDP gap as the main indicator, which may be used in conjunction with other supplementary indicators like Credit-to-Deposit Ratio, I

As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released along with the Monetary Policy Statement on April 7, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India had announced setting up of a Committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the working of ARCs in the financial sector ecosystem and recommend suitable measures for enabling such entities to meet the growing requirements of the financial sector. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank of India has constituted a Commi

The Reserve Bank of India today released the names of applicants under the Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks. As on date, applications for Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks, under the aforementioned guidelines, have been received by the Reserve Bank from the following applicants: Applicants under Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks UAE Exchange and Financial Services Limited The Repatriates Cooperative

The Reserve Bank of India had set up a Regulations Review Authority (RRA) initially for a period of one year from April 1, 1999 for reviewing the regulations, circulars, reporting systems, based on the feedback from public, banks and financial institutions. The recommendations of the RRA enabled streamlining and increasing the effectiveness of several procedures, simplifying regulatory prescriptions, paved the way for issuance of master circular and reduced reporting

(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 27-MAR-2020 12-MAR-2021* 26-MAR-2021* 27-MAR-2020 12-MAR-2021* 26-MAR-2021* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 234348.32 190878.13 196241.82 239943.36 195477.34 200960.91** b) Borrowings from banks 64001.4 37822.6 40864.9 64001.4 37972.58 40870.9 c) Other demand & time liabilities 16163.35 17870.79 17896.17 16294.78 18392.91 1811

The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of March 2021. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/1325