Press Releases - ಆರ್‌ಬಿ‌ಐ - Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, on December 12, 2017, a monetary penalty of ₹ 50 million on Syndicate Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions/guidelines issued by RBI on cheque purchase/discounting, bill discounting, and Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) norms. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Ac

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh on M/s Radhakrishna Finance Pvt. Ltd. (the company) under Section 58G(1)(b) read with Sub-section 5(aa) of section 58B of the RBI Act, 1934 for violation of various directions/orders issued by Reserve Bank of India from time to time. Background A scrutiny of the company under section 45N of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (the RBI Act, 1934) with reference to its financial position as on March 3

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed on December 12, 2017, a monetary penalty of ₹ 30 million on IndusInd Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms and contravention of regulatory restrictions pertaining to non-fund based (NFB) facilities. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The A P Mahajan’s Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad, Telangana, in exercise of the powers vested in it under the provisions of Section 47A (1) (b) read with Section 46 (4) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies), for violation of Reserve Bank of India directives and guidelines on Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrict

The Reserve Bank of India hosted the fifteenth L.K. Jha Memorial Lecture on December 11, 2017 in Mumbai. The lecture was delivered by Professor Vijay Joshi, Emeritus Fellow, Merton College, Oxford. Governor Dr. Urjit R. Patel welcomed the guests and highlighted the significance of the L.K. Jha Memorial Lecture series instituted by the Reserve Bank of India in 1990. Prof. Vijay Joshi has written several books on India, including India’s Long Road: The Search for Prospe

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to: keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.0 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 5.75 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25 per cent. The decision of the MPC is consistent with a neutral stance of

Rationalisation of Merchant Discount Rate 1. In recent times, debit card transactions at ‘Point of Sales’ have shown significant growth. With a view to giving further fillip to acceptance of debit card payments for purchase of goods and services across a wider network of merchants, it has been decided to rationalise the framework for Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) applicable on debit card transactions based on the category of merchants. A differentiated MDR for asset-li

Attention of members of public is drawn to the Press Release issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 24, 2013, cautioning users, holders and traders of Virtual Currencies (VCs) including Bitcoins regarding the potential economic, financial, operational, legal, customer protection and security related risks associated in dealing with such VCs. Vide press release dated February 1, 2017, RBI has also clarified that it has not given any licence/authorisation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the certificate of registration of the following two non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in exercise of the powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Sr. No. Name of the Company Registered Office Address CoR No. Issued On Cancellation Order Date 1 M/s GFL Financials India Limited 10/2, Ramganj, Jinsi, Indore – 452002 B.03.00159 August 24, 2002 October 18, 2017 2 M/s Alagendr

The following NBFCs have surrendered the Certificate of Registration granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their Certificate of Registration. Sr. No. Name of the Company Office Address CoR No. Issued On Cancellation Order Date 1 M/s Eagle Industrial Developments Private Limited (Presently M/s Suchitra Dyeing a

The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra, was placed under directions vide directive dated April 30, 2014, from close of business on May 2, 2014. The validity of the directions was extended from time to time vide subsequent Directives, the last being Directive dated July 26, 2017 and was valid upto November 30, 2017 subject to review. It is hereby notified for the information of the public that, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it u

It has come to the notice of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that some Co-operative Societies are using the word “Bank” in their names. This is a violation of Section 7 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies) (the B.R.Act, 1949). It has also come to the notice of RBI that some Co-operative societies are accepting deposits from non-members / nominal members / associate members which tantamount to conducting banking business in violatio

In terms of GoI notification F.No.4(25) – B/(W&M)/2017 and RBI circular IDMD.CDD.No.929/14.04.050/2017-18 dated October 06, 2017, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme will be open for subscription from Monday to Wednesday of every week starting from October 09, 2017 until December 27, 2017. The settlement will be made on the first business day of the next week for the applications received during a given week. For the subscription period from November 27, 2017 to Novemb