The Reserve Bank of India adopted the “STAR series” numbering system for the replacement of defectively printed banknotes in a packet of 100 pieces of serially numbered banknotes. The Star series banknotes are exactly similar to the other banknotes, but have an additional character viz., a *(star) in the number panel in the space between…
Currency chests are storehouses where banknotes and rupee coins are stocked on behalf of the Reserve Bank for distribution to bank branches in their area of operation. As on March 31, 2021, there were 3054 currency chests. Besides these, there are around 3,746 bank branches that act as small coin depots to stock small coins.…
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Mr. Shaktikanta Das held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks and select Private Sector Banks on July 11, 2023, in Mumbai. The meetings were also attended by Deputy Governors, Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao and Shri Swaminathan J., along with a few senior officials…
Today the Reserve Bank of India released on its website the DRG Study1 titled, “Anatomy of Price Volatility Transmission in Indian Vegetable Market”. The study is co-authored by Puja Padhi, Himani Shekhar, and Akanksha Handa. The study was funded by the Reserve Bank of India under the DRG Study Series. The study investigates the horizontal…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday (June 26, 2023), imposed a monetary penalty of ₹26 lakh (Rupees Twenty-six lakh only) on TransUnion CIBIL Limited, Mumbai (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005. “This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not…
In a notification on Friday (23, June) the RBI said that the Financial Benchmark Administrators (FBAs), which control ‘significant benchmarks’ in the markets for financial instruments regulated by the banking regulator, have been accorded approval to cease the publication of the Mumbai Interbank Forward Outright Rate (MIFOR) after June 30, 2023.“In light of the cessation…
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor on Thursday (June 8, 2023) decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% and the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate has been pegged at 6.25 per cent. The central bank kept bank rates at 6.75 per cent. He added that the MPC unanimously…
The Committee for Review of Customer Service Standards in RBI Regulated Entities set up by RBI last year found that nearly one crore customers complain to their banks and other REs every year, and the number has not changed much in the last three years. The six members committee headed by RBI Deputy Governor B.P.Kanungo…
Pursuant to Friday’s announcement of withdrawing Rs 2,000 notes, RBI reiterated that Rs.2000 notes continue to be legal tender unlike demonetization exercise. In view of the allegations of customers were dying while waiting in queues to exchange bank notes during the 2016 note ban, the Reserve Bank on Monday advised banks to provide shade from…
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation and asked all to exchange them by September 30, 2023. The Rs 2,000 notes, however, will continue to be legal tender. “In pursuance of the “Clean Note Policy” of the Reserve Bank of India, it has been decided to withdraw…