The Reserve Bank of India has advised income-tax assessees in the cities of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai to take advantage of paying their income tax dues at any of the designated bank branches. The income-tax department has authorised approximately 810 branches of public sector banks in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai to accept payment of income-tax dues. The Reserve Bank has also advised income-tax assessees to avoid last minute rush at the Reserve Bank's/ designated banks' counte

'Banking Statistics: Quarterly Handout – March 2001' providing data on Aggregate Deposits and Gross Bank Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks as on 31st March 2001, with various classifications, has been published by Reserve Bank of India. The primary data have been collected from all scheduled commercial banks through the BSR-7 return. Data have been presented according to top hundred centres, population groups, districts, states and bank groups. The top hundred cent

The Department of Statistical Analysis and Computer Services has brought out the "Directory of Commercial Bank Offices in India in CD-ROM, Volume-1.0" which presents details of branches of commercial bank offices in India as on December 31, 2000.The CD is query based and it works on multiple platforms, including Windows. Details of 67,784 branches/offices of commercial banks can be accessed through location route such as state, district, centre etc. as well as through

In pursuance of the announcement made in October, 2000 in the Mid-term Review of the Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2000-2001, the RBI-SEBI Technical Committee had reviewed the RBI guidelines set out in circular dated November 10, 2000 on banks’ investment in shares as also advances against shares and other connected exposures. Based on the feed back received from banks and market participants on the recommendations made by the Technical Committee and the dra

The Reserve Bank of India has today advised all public sector banks that they should process all the applications for recovery of dues relating to non-performing assets received up to June 30, 2001 and decide on them not later than September 30, 2001. The Reserve Bank circular was issued to Chairmen and Managing Directors of all public sector banks, taking into account the views expressed by various industry/trade associations, individual borrowers, etc., as also by s

'Banking Statistics: Quarterly Handout – December 2000' providing data on aggregate deposits and gross bank credit of scheduled commercial banks as on last Friday of December 2000, with various classifications, has been published by Reserve Bank of India. The primary data have been collected from the scheduled commercial banks through the BSR-7 return. Data have been presented according to top hundred centres, population groups, districts, states and bank groups. The

The Reserve Bank of India has advised all public sector banks to take decision on the applications for settlement of non-performing assets (NPAs) by June 30, 2001. In a letter addressed to the chief executives of public sector banks, it has advised that they should speedily process all the applications received for settlement of non-performing assets (NPAs) upto March 31, 2001 and take decision on these by June 30, 2001. The Reserve Bank had issued guidelines for reco

The Standing Committee on International Financial Standards and Codes (Chairman: Dr. Y.V. Reddy) constituted the Advisory Group on Corporate Governance under the Chairmanship of Dr. R.H. Patil with Dr. V.V. Desai, Sarvashri Deepak M. Satwalekar, M.G. Bhide, Nandan Nilenkani and Rajendra P. Chitale as members to study the present status of applicability and relevance and compliance of international standards and codes of industrialised and emerging countries and sugges

In exercise of the powers contained in sub-section(4) of Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of Bank of Madura Ltd. with ICICI Bank Ltd. The Scheme shall come into force with effect from March 10, 2001. All the branches/offices of Bank of Madura Ltd. shall from March 10, 2001, function as branches/offices of ICICI Bank Ltd.Alpana Killawala General ManagerPress Release : 2000-01/1255

For the convenience of income tax (IT) assessees, arrangements have been made for receipt of advance income tax at all the computerised branches of all the public sector banks (approximately 810) in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India has stated in a press release. The designated branches are authorised by the income tax department to accept payment of income tax dues. The Reserve Bank has advised assessees to take advantage of these standing arrangement