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‘Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme’ approved by Cabinet

Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme Cabinet WHAT Union Cabinet approves “Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme” for purchase of high-rated pooled assets from financially sound Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) / Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) by Public Sector Banks (PSBs)   FEATURES Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme”, to be offered by the Government of India to PSBs for purchasing high-rated pooled assets from financially sound NBFCs / HFCs, with the amount of overall guarantee being limited to first loss of…

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Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released official data – Diligent IAS

Index for Industrial Production   For: Mains Topics covered: Key findings of the latest release data About the Index of Industrial Production   News Flash Industrial activity in September contracted sharply by 4.3%, driven by major contractions in the capital goods (20.7%), mining (8.5%), and manufacturing sectors (3.8%), lowest in 8 years. This is the first time after November 2012 that all three broad-based sectors have contracted and the lowest monthly growth in the 2011-12…

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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)

DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE (DRI)   For: Mains Topics covered: What is DRI- its functions, aims, roles, and powers   News Flash Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sought RBI’s assistance in obtaining information from two state-owned banks. Two private banks have shared all information with DRI, but, government-owned banks have declined to do so citing the confidentiality clause.   Can RBI shares customer Information? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has no power to share…

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Stressed Asset Norms

STRESSED ASSET NORMS   For: Mains Topic covers: Stressed Assets, New Norms, NPA, Restructured Loan News Flash The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued a new prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets, giving lenders leeway to review a borrower account within 30 days of default. RBI stipulates additional provisions in case of delayed implementation of the resolution plan (RP). The new framework gives lenders a breather from the one-day default rule whereby they…

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Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)

REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT (RTGS)   For: Preliminary; Economics Topic covers: RTGS, RBI’s guidelines, Significance   News Flash To ease online fund transfers, the Reserve Bank of India extend the time window for online fund transfer through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions beginning June 1, 2019. Earlier customers could do online RTGS transactions till 4:30 pm, it has now been extended till 6pm. The RTGS system is primarily meant for large value transactions. RBI…

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