The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies), hereby directs that the Directives dated August 28, 2015 issued to The Vaish Co-operative Commercial Bank Ltd., New Delhi, as modified on February 25, 2016, the validity of which was last extended up to September 08, 2016, shall continue to apply to the bank for a further period of six

It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India has issued certain Directions to Maratha Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, whereby, from the close of business on August 31, 2016 the aforesaid bank shall not, without prior

“Initiating quick follow up and taking cases to logical conclusion by punishing the guilty is paramount to deter entities in future from carrying out unlawful activity. I hope ‘Sachet’ would help regulators in doing this as much as it would help members of public in depositing their hard earned money with genuine entities by giving them timely information about these entities.” Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India said this today while launching ‘Sac

Based on the recommendations of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) Sub-committee, Government of India had set up a Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Sumit Bose, Former Union Finance Secretary with the following terms of reference: The Committee would study the prevailing incentive structure among various financial investment products taking into account the historical evolution of such a structure in India and globally and also the different

Photograph The Reserve Bank of India will soon undertake incognito visits to bank branches to check culture towards customer complaints in banks. It will also undertake a review of how banks have implemented Charter of Customer Rights. This was stated by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. He was inaugurating the Annual Conference of Banking Ombudsmen 2016 held in Thiruvananthapuram on February 15-16, 2016. The Conference was attended by Managing D

The Reserve Bank of India, today, released the Annual Report of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme for the year 2014-2015. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme was established by the Reserve Bank in 1995 to provide speedy solutions to the grievances faced by bank customers. There are 15 Offices of Banking Ombudsmen (BOS) across the country. The report is a synopsis of activities of all the 15 offices of Banking Ombudsman. Highlights of the Report During the year 2014-15, 85,131 com

It has been brought to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that members of public and institutions write number, name or messages, etc. on the watermark window of banknotes, thus defacing the banknotes. The watermark window has an important security feature which distinguishes it from a counterfeit note. Any defacement on the window will not allow the common man to identify one of the features of a genuine note. The public is, therefore, requested to refrain from doin

It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India that an app (application) is doing rounds on WhatsApp purportedly to facilitate checking of balance in customers' bank accounts. The application has an RBI logo with the title 'All Bank Balance Enquiry No' and has listed several banks with either a mobile number or call centre number. The Reserve Bank wishes to clarify that it has not developed any such application. Members of public are, therefore, advised to use

The Reserve Bank of India, today, released the Annual Report of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme for the year 2013-2014. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme was established by the Reserve Bank in 1995 to provide speedy solutions to the grievances faced by bank customers. There are 15 Offices of Banking Ombudsmen (BOS) across the country. The report is a synopsis of activities of all the offices of Banking Ombudsman. The Report indicates that compared to last year, there has been

The Reserve Bank of India released on its website today, the Guidelines on the Criteria for registering institutions, organisations and associations for grant of financial assistance from the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (Fund). Key features Objectives and Scope of activities: To grant financial assistance to institutions/ organisations/ associations for taking up various activities relating to promoting bank depositors’ education and awareness. Eligible ent