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Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-X – Section 58B to 58G - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-x.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-IX – Section 46 to 58A - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-ix.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-VIII – Section 45Z to 45ZO - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-VII – Section 45S to 45Y - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-vii.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-VI – Section 45K to 45QB - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-vi.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-V – Section 45B to 45JA - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-v.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-IV – Section 42 to 45 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-iv.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-III – Section 20 to 40 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-iii.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-II – Section 17 to 19 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-section.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-I – Preamble and Section 1 to 13 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-preamble.html

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Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Part-V – Section 45ZA to 56 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/banking-regulation-act-1949-part-v.html

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Part-IV – Section 36AA to 45Q - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/banking-regulation-act-1949-part-iv.html

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Part-III – Section 26 to 36 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/banking-regulation-act-1949-part-iii.html

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Part-II – Section 17 to 24 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/banking-regulation-act-1949-part-ii.html

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Part-I – Section 3 to 12B - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/03/banking-regulation-act-1949-part-i.html

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Reserve Bank of India Annual Report 2023-24

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2023-24 – Chapter 7 to 12 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2023-24_18.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2023-24 – Chapter 6 (Part II) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2023-24_17.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2023-24 – Chapter 6 (Part I) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2023-24_16.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2023-24 – Chapter 4 & 5 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2023-24_15.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2023-24 – Chapter 1 to 3 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2023-24.html

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Reserve Bank of India Annual Report 2022-23

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 7 to 12 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_27.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 6 (Part II) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_26.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 6 (Part I) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_25.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23 – Chapter 4 and 5 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_24.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23 – Chapter 1 to 3 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23.html

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Currency Management

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 7 to 12 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_27.html

Withdrawal of ₹2000 Banknotes from Circulation - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/05/withdrawal-of-2000-banknotes-from.html

Why doesn’t RBI print unlimited money? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/05/why-doesnt-rbi-print-unlimited-money.html

Pilot launch of Retail Digital Rupee (e₹-R) in India - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/pilot-launch-of-retail-digital-rupee-e.html?m=1

Pilot launch of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in India - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/pilot-launch-of-central-bank-digital.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-III – Section 20 to 40 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-iii.html

Highlights of Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/highlights-of-concept-note-on-central.html

What are the motifs on banknotes? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-are-motifs-on-banknotes.html

What is Mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI) App? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-is-mobile-aided-note-identifier.html

How much value does torn / cut note carry? What are Note Refund Rules? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/how-much-value-does-torn-cut-note-carry.html

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Monetary Policy

RBI’s Monetary Policy (December 05, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/rbis-monetary-policy-december-05-2025.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (August 06, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/rbis-monetary-policy-august-06-2025-in.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (June 06, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/06/rbis-monetary-policy-june-06-2025-in.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (April 09, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/rbis-monetary-policy-april-09-2025-in.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (February 07, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/rbis-monetary-policy-february-07-2025.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (December 06, 2024): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/12/rbis-monetary-policy-december-06-2024.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (October 06, 2023): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/10/rbis-monetary-policy-october-06-2023-in.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (August 10, 2023): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/08/rbis-monetary-policy-august-10-2023-in.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23 – Chapter 1 to 3 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (June 08, 2023): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/06/rbis-monetary-policy-june-08-2023-in.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (April 06, 2023): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/04/rbis-monetary-policy-april-06-2023-in.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (February 08, 2023): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/rbis-monetary-policy-february-08-2023.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-VIII – Section 45Z to 45ZO - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part.html

What is Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-standing-deposit-facility-sdf.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (September 30, 2022): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/rbis-monetary-policy-september-30-2022.html

What is inflation targeting by RBI? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/is-inflation-targeting-by-rbi.html

What is inflation? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/08/what-is-inflation.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (August 05, 2022): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/08/monetary-policy-august-05-2022-in.html

Which are the monetary policy instruments used by RBI? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/08/are-monetary-policy-instruments-used-by.html

How change in repo rate affects inflation and growth? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/07/how-changing-repo-rate-affects.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (April 08, 2022): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/04/rbis-monetary-policy-april-08-2022-in.html

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Regulation and Supervision

Directions on Trade Relief Measures - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/directions-on-trade-relief-measures.html

Nomination Facility in Banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/nomination-facility-in-banks.html

Investments in Non-SLR instruments by State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) and Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/investments-in-non-slr-instruments-by.html

Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/non-fund-based-credit-facilities.html

Co-Lending Arrangements (CLAs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/co-lending-arrangements-clas.html

Investment in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/investment-in-alternative-investment.html

Pre-payment Charges on Loans - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/07/pre-payment-charges-on-loans.html

Lending against Gold and Silver collateral - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/06/lending-against-gold-and-silver.html

Prior approvals from or intimations / reporting to RBI by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/prior-approvals-from-or-intimations.html

Appointments to be made by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/appointments-to-be-made-by-nbfc-bl.html

Digital Lending - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/digital-lending.html

Disclosures to be made by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/disclosures-to-be-made-by-nbfc-bl.html

Policies to be formulated by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/policies-to-be-formulated-by-nbfc-bl.html

Committees to be constituted by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/committees-to-be-constituted-by-nbfc-bl.html

Opening of and operation in deposit accounts of minors - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/opening-of-and-operation-in-deposit.html

Framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations for the Account Aggregator Ecosystem (SRO-AA) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/framework-for-recognising-self.html

Draft circular on Levy of Foreclosure Charges / Pre-payment Penalties on Loans - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/03/draft-circular-on-levy-of-foreclosure.html

Prevention of financial frauds perpetrated using voice calls and SMS - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/prevention-of-financial-frauds.html

Credit Information Reporting by Credit Information Companies (CICs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/credit-information-reporting-by-credit.html

Government Debt Relief Schemes (DRS) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/government-debt-relief-schemes-drs.html

Guidance Note on Operational Risk Management and Operational Resilience - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/09/guidance-note-on-operational-risk.html

Framework for Recognition of Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) in Financial Markets regulated by RBI - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/09/framework-for-recognition-of-self.html

Review of regulatory framework for HFCs and harmonisation of regulations applicable to HFCs and NBFCs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/review-of-regulatory-framework-for-hfcs.html

Prudential Treatment of Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve by Co-operative Banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/prudential-treatment-of-bad-and.html

Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/wilful-defaulters-and-large-defaulters.html

Declaration of dividend by UCBs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/declaration-of-dividend-by-ucbs.html

When are UCBs placed under PCA? What are its implications? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/07/when-are-ucbs-placed-under-pca-what-are.html

Fraud Risk Management in Commercial Banks (including RRBs), AIFI, UCBs, StCBs, CCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/07/fraud-risk-management-in-commercial.html

Recognition of Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/recognition-of-self-regulatory.html

Framework for Self-Regulatory Organisations in the FinTech Sector - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/framework-for-self-regulatory.html

Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/05/asset-reconstruction-companies-arcs.html

Banks' Exposure to Capital Market - Issue of Irrevocable Payment Commitments (IPCs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/05/banks-exposure-to-capital-market-issue.html

Fair Practices Code for Lenders – Charging of Interest - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/05/fair-practices-code-for-lenders.html

Draft Guidelines on ‘Digital Lending – Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders’ - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/draft-guidelines-on-digital-lending.html

Voluntary transition of Small Finance Banks to Universal Banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/voluntary-transition-of-small-finance.html

Key Facts Statement (KFS) for Loans & Advances - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/key-facts-statement-kfs-for-loans.html

Omnibus framework for recognising SROs for Regulated Entities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/03/omnibus-framework-for-recognising-self.html

Draft Disclosure framework on Climate-related Financial Risks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/03/draft-disclosure-framework-on-climate.html

Submission of Supervisory Returns by NBFCs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/submission-of-supervisory-returns-by.html

Credit / Investment Concentration Norms and Large Exposures Framework for NBFCs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/credit-investment-concentration-norms.html

Exposure Norms for UCBs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/exposure-norms-for-ucbs.html

Guidelines on Participation of Indian Banks on IIBX - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/guidelines-on-participation-of-indian.html

Draft Guidelines for Declaration of Dividend and Remittance of Profit - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/draft-guidelines-for-declaration-of.html

Inclusion of UCBs in the Second Schedule to the RBI Act, 1934 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/inclusion-of-ucbs-in-second-schedule-to.html

Appointment / Re-appointment of Statutory Auditors of StCBs and CCBs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/appointment-re-appointment-of-statutory.html

Investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/investments-in-alternative-investment.html

Systematically Important Banks (SIBs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/systematically-important-banks.html

Inoperative Accounts / Unclaimed Deposits in Banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/inoperative-accounts-unclaimed-deposits.html

Corporate Governance in Banks - Appointment of Directors and Constitution of Committees of the Board - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/12/corporate-governance-in-banks.html

Draft Directions on Outsourcing of Financial Services - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/12/draft-directions-on-outsourcing-of.html

Guidelines on acceptance of bulk deposits by banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/12/guidelines-on-acceptance-of-bulk.html

Opening / shifting / closure of place of business by DCCBs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/11/opening-shifting-closure-of-place-of.html

Who are Account Aggregators? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/11/who-are-account-aggregators.html

Regulatory measures for credit exposures of bank and NBFCs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/11/regulatory-measures-for-credit.html

Customer service and compensation framework for CIs and CICs and reporting of credit information to CICs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/11/guidelines-on-customer-service-and.html

Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/10/classification-valuation-and-operation.html

HARBINGER – Global Hackathon of RBI - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/10/harbinger-global-hackathon-of-rbi.html

Guidelines on Bullet Repayment of Gold Loans of UCBs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/10/guidelines-on-bullet-repayment-of-gold.html

Release of Documents on Closure of Personal Loans - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/10/release-of-documents-on-closure-of.html

Reset of Floating Interest Rate on EMI based Personal Loans - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/10/reset-of-floating-interest-rate-on-emi.html

Regulatory Framework for IDF-NBFCs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/08/regulatory-framework-for-idf-nbfcs.html

Penal Charges in Loan Accounts - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/08/penal-charges-in-loan-accounts.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 6 (Part II) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_26.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 6 (Part I) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_25.html

What are Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-are-minimum-capital-requirements.html

Framework for Compromise Settlements and Technical Write-offs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/framework-for-compromise-settlements.html

What is revised branch authorization policy for UCBs? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-is-revised-branch-authorization.html

When are RRBs placed under PCA? What are its implications? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/05/when-are-rrbs-placed-under-pca-what-are.html

When are UCBs placed under SAF? What are its implications? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/05/when-are-ucbs-placed-under-saf-what-are.html

Outsourcing of Information Technology Services by RBI regulated entities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/05/outsourcing-of-information-technology.html

Provisioning for standard assets by UCBs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/04/provisioning-for-standard-assets-by-ucbs.html

Penal Charges in Loan Accounts - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/04/penal-charges-in-loan-accounts.html

Guidelines on Interest Rate Risk in Banking Book (IRRBB) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/04/guidelines-on-interest-rate-risk-in.html

What is the framework for acceptance of Green Deposits? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/04/what-is-framework-for-acceptance-of.html

Securitisation of Stressed Assets Framework (SSAF) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/securitisation-of-stressed-assets.html

Safe Deposit Locker / Safe Custody Article Facility - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/safe-deposit-locker-safe-custody.html

Guidelines on Shareholdings in Banking Companies - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/guidelines-on-shareholdings-in-banking.html

Credit rating agencies eligible for risk weighting banks’ claims - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/credit-rating-agencies-eligible-for.html

Guidelines for ‘on tap’ licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/guidelines-for-on-tap-licensing-of.html

What is revised regulatory framework for UCBs? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-is-revised-regulatory-framework.html

Which UCBs are classified as Financially Sound and Well Managed (FSWM)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/which-ucbs-are-classified-as.html

What are ‘Significant Benchmarks’? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-are-significant-benchmarks.html

What is the payments fraud reporting platform for banks? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-is-payments-fraud-reporting.html

Guidelines on opening of Current accounts and CC / OD accounts by banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/guidelines-on-opening-of-current.html

What is Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-is-cash-reserve-ratio-crr-and.html?m=1

SLR holdings in HTM category - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/slr-holdings-in-htm-category.html?m=1

What is revised regulatory framework for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-is-revised-regulatory-framework.html

What are SOPs for Interoperable Regulatory Sandbox? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-are-sops-for-interoperable.html

What are eligibility criteria for offering Internet Banking facility by RRBs? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-are-eligibility-criteria-for.html

What are prudential norms on asset classification and provisioning? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-are-prudential-norms-on-asset.html

What is Scale Based Regulation (SBR) for NBFCs? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-is-scale-based-regulation-sbr-for.html

Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/bank-finance-to-non-banking-financial.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-VII – Section 45S to 45Y - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-vii.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-VI – Section 45K to 45QB - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-vi.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-V – Section 45B to 45JA - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-v.html

MoU between Reserve Bank of India and Bank Indonesia - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/mou-between-reserve-bank-of-india-and.html

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-IV – Section 42 to 45 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-iv.html

What is regulatory framework for Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-regulatory-framework-for-asset.html

What are Digital Banking Units (DBUs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-are-digital-banking-units-dbus.html

What is Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-financial-action-task-force-fatf.html

Which Small Finance Banks can obtain AD Category-I license? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/which-small-finance-banks-can-obtain-ad.html

What is Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-legal-entity-identifier-lei.html

Who is responsible for the actions of recovery agents? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-are-responsibilities-of-regulated.html

What is Regulatory Sandbox (RS)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-is-regulatory-sandbox-rs.html

When are NBFCs placed under PCA? What are its implications? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/when-are-nbfcs-placed-under-pca-what.html

When are banks placed under PCA? What are its implications? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/when-are-banks-placed-under-pca-what.html

What happens to inoperative deposit accounts? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-happens-to-inoperative-deposit.html

What is Gold Monetization Scheme? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-is-gold-monetization-scheme.html

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What is KYC? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/07/what-are-kyc-norms.html

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Payment System

Framework for recognition of Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for Payment System Operators (PSOs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/framework-for-recognition-of-self.html

Authentication mechanisms for digital payment transactions - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/authentication-mechanisms-for-digital.html

Directions on Regulation of Payment Aggregators (PAs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/directions-on-regulation-of-payment.html

Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System (CTS) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/continuous-clearing-and-settlement-on.html

Due Diligence of AePS Touchpoint Operators - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/07/due-diligence-of-aeps-touchpoint.html

Digital Payments Awareness Week 2025 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/03/digital-payments-awareness-week-2025.html

Framework for imposing monetary penalty and compounding of offences under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/framework-for-imposing-monetary-penalty.html

Unified Payment Interface (UPI) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/unified-payment-interface-upi.html

Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/cyber-resilience-and-digital-payment.html

Domestic Money Transfer - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/07/domestic-money-transfer.html

What is Project Nexus? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/07/what-is-project-nexus.html

Arrangements with Card Networks for issue of Credit Cards - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/03/arrangements-with-card-networks-for.html

What is Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/03/what-is-bharat-bill-payment-system-bbps.html

Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/payments-infrastructure-development.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 7 to 12 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_27.html

Arrangements with Card Networks for issue of Debit, Credit and Prepaid Cards - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/arrangements-with-card-networks-for.html

What is Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-is-trade-receivables-discounting.html

What is UPI-PayNow linkage? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/what-is-upi-paynow-linkage.html

Digital Payments Awareness Week 2023 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/digital-payments-awareness-week-2023.html

Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) vs Unified Payment Interface (UPI) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/immediate-payment-service-imps-vs.html

National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) vs Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/national-electronic-funds-transfer-neft.html

Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/small-value-digital-payments-in-offline.html?m=1

What are Negotiable Instruments? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-are-negotiable-instruments.html?m=1

Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) at ATMs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/interoperable-card-less-cash-withdrawal.html?m=1

What are restrictions on storage of actual card data? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-are-restrictions-on-storage-of.html

What is tokenisation of card transactions? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-is-tokenisation-of-card.html

What are directions on issuance of Credit Cards and Debit Cards? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-are-directions-on-issuance-of.html

What is Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-is-payments-infrastructure.html

Requirement of prior RBI approval for non-bank PSOs - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/requirement-of-prior-rbi-approval-by.html

What is Payments Vision 2025? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-payments-vision-2025.html

Guidelines on processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/guidelines-on-processing-of-e-mandates.html

What is Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-legal-entity-identifier-lei.html

What is Reserve Bank of India – Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-reserve-bank-of-india-digital.html

What is Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-bharat-bill-payment-system-bbps.html

Are your ATM transactions free? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/are-your-atm-transactions-free.html

What is UPI and UPI123Pay? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/what-is-upi-and-upi123pay.html

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Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection

Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Agricultural Loans - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2026/02/modified-interest-subvention-scheme-for.html

Internal Ombudsman for Regulated Entities (Banks, NBFCs, PPI Issuers and CICs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2026/02/internal-ombudsman-for-regulated.html

Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026 (RB-IOS, 2026) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2026/02/reserve-bank-integrated-ombudsman.html

Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2026 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2026/02/financial-literacy-week-flw-2026.html

National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2025-30 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/national-strategy-for-financial.html

Priority Sector Lending (PSL) guidelines - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/priority-sector-lending-psl-guidelines.html

Women Enterprise Acceleration Fund - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/04/women-enterprise-acceleration-fund.html

PM Vishwakarma Scheme - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/09/pm-vishwakarma-scheme.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23 – Chapter 4 and 5 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_24.html

Summary on report of the Committee for Review of Customer Service Standards in RBI Regulated Entities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/06/summary-on-report-of-committee-for.html

What is Lead Bank Scheme? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-is-lead-bank-scheme.html

What are Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLC)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-are-priority-sector-lending.html?m=1

What is the regulatory framework for microfinance loans? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-is-regulatory-framework-for.html

Guidelines on credit facilities to minority communities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/guidelines-on-credit-facilities-to.html

What is Financial Inclusion (FI) Index? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-is-financial-inclusion-fi-index.html

Who bears the loss of fraudulent financial transactions? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/who-bears-loss-of-fraudulent-financial.html

Had a failed financial transaction? By when shall bank reverse the amount? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/08/had-failed-financial-transaction-by.html

All about RBI Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/08/all-about-rbi-integrated-ombudsman.html

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Debt Management and Financial Markets

Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/rupee-interest-rate-derivatives.html

Directions on Repurchase Transactions (Repo) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/directions-on-repurchase-transactions.html

Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks and payment of agency commission - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/06/conduct-of-government-business-by.html

Stripping / Reconstitution in Government Securities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/06/stripping-reconstitution-in-government.html

Forward Contracts in Government Securities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/forward-contracts-in-government.html

Access Criteria for NDS-OM - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/access-criteria-for-nds-om.html

Investments in Debt Instruments by Non-residents - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/investments-in-debt-instruments-by-non.html

Directions on Access Criteria for NDS-OM - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/10/directions-on-access-criteria-for-nds-om.html

Scheme for Trading and Settlement of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in India - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/scheme-for-trading-and-settlement-of.html

Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable) – FRSB 2020 (T) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/07/floating-rate-savings-bonds-2020.html

Draft Directions for Electronic Trading Platforms (ETPs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/05/draft-directions-for-electronic-trading.html

Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/05/margining-for-non-centrally-cleared-otc.html

Financial Benchmark Administrators - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/financial-benchmark-administrators.html

Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of maturity up to one year - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/commercial-paper-and-non-convertible.html

Government Securities Lending - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/government-securities-lending.html

What is Fully Accessible Route? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/11/what-is-fully-accessible-route-far.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23– Chapter 7 to 12 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_27.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23 – Chapter 4 and 5 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_24.html

Lending of Government Securities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/04/lending-of-government-securities.html

CCIL, FIMMDA and FBIL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/ccil-fimmda-and-fbil.html

When Issued Market and Short Sale of G-Sec - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/when-issued-market-and-short-sale-of-g.html

How and in what form can G-Secs be held? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/how-and-in-what-form-can-g-secs-be-held.html

Competitive and Non-Competitive Bidding for G-Sec - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/competitive-and-non-competitive-bidding.html

Yield and Price Based Auction for G-Sec - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/yield-and-price-based-auction-for-g-sec.html

What are State Development Loans (SDLs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-are-state-development-loans-sdls.html

What are Dated Government Securities? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-are-dated-government-securities.html

What are Cash Management Bills (CMBs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-are-cash-management-bills-cmbs.html

What are Treasury Bills (T-bills)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-are-treasury-bills-t-bills.html

What are Government Securities (G-Secs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-are-government-securities-g-secs.html

What are Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-are-sovereign-green-bonds-sgrbs.html

What is Voluntary Retention Route (VRR)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-is-voluntary-retention-route-vrr.html?m=1

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Part-III – Section 20 to 40 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/reserve-bank-of-india-act-1934-part-iii.html

What is Ways and Means Advances (WMA)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-ways-and-means-advances-wma.html

What is Certificate of Deposits (CDs)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-is-certificate-of-deposits-cds.html

Sovereign Gold Bonds vs Gold Monetization Scheme - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/sovereign-gold-bonds-vs-gold.html

What are Sovereign Gold Bonds? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-are-sovereign-gold-bonds.html

What is Retail Direct Gilt Account? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/07/what-is-retail-direct-gilt-account.html

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Foreign Exchange

Export / Import of Currency and Possession / Retention of Foreign Currency - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/export-import-of-currency-and.html

Export of Goods & Services - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/export-of-goods-services.html

Amendments in / additions to forex guidelines - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/amendments-in-additions-to-forex.html

FX Global Code - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/fx-global-code_26.html

Investments in Debt Instruments by Non-residents - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/investments-in-debt-instruments-by-non.html

Operational framework for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investment to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/11/operational-framework-for.html

Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/10/compounding-of-contraventions-under.html

Overseas Investment - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/08/overseas-investments.html

Draft Regulation of Foreign Trade under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/07/draft-regulation-of-foreign-trade-under.html

Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC countries - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/06/framework-on-currency-swap-arrangement.html

Margin for Derivative Contracts - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/05/margin-for-derivative-contracts.html

Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/03/interest-equalization-scheme-ies-on-pre.html

Draft Licensing Framework for Authorised Persons (APs) under FEMA - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/02/draft-licensing-framework-for.html

Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/hedging-of-foreign-exchange-risk.html

Manner of Receipt and Payment from Person Resident outside India - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2024/01/manner-of-receipt-and-payment-from.html?m=1

Guidelines for import of Gold and Silver by Qualified Jewellers - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/11/guidelines-for-import-of-gold-and.html

Highlights of RBI Annual Report 2022-23 – Chapter 4 and 5 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/highlights-of-rbi-annual-report-2022-23_24.html

What are guidelines on hedging risks in overseas markets? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-are-guidelines-on-hedging-risks-in.html

What is Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/11/what-is-liberalised-remittance-scheme.html?m=1

International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/international-trade-settlement-in.html

Steps taken by RBI for liberalisation of forex inflows - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/steps-taken-by-rbi-for-liberalisation.html

What is Asian Clearing Union (ACU)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-asian-clearing-union-acu.html

Late submission fee for reporting delays under FEMA - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/late-submission-fee-for-reporting.html

What is Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-legal-entity-identifier-lei.html

What is External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-external-commercial-borrowings.html

What is Rupee Drawing Arrangement (RDA)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-is-rupee-drawing-arrangement-rda.html

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Other financial topics

Nomination for demat accounts and mutual fund folios - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/nomination-for-demat-accounts-and.html

Report of the Committee to develop a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) in the Financial Sector - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/report-of-committee-to-develop.html

RBIDATA Mobile App by RBI - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/03/rbidata-mobile-app-by-rbi.html

Committees of RBI - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/committees-of-rbi.html

What went wrong with Credit Suisse? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/what-went-wrong-with-credit-suisse.html

What led to recent bank failures in the United States? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/03/what-led-to-recent-bank-failures-in.html

What is Utkarsh 2.0 – RBI’s Medium-term Strategy Framework? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-is-utkarsh-20.html

Net-worth / NOF requirements for RBI regulated entities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/12/net-worth-nof-requirements-for-rbi.html?m=1

How is GDP calculated in India? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/08/how-is-economic-growth-calculated.html

How to transfer shares from one Demat account to another? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-to-transfer-shares-from-one-demat.html

What is Credit Score? Why is it important? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/what-is-credit-score-why-is-it-important.html

Tracking rise and fall of Sensex? But how is Sensex calculated? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/tracking-rise-and-fall-of-sensex-but.html

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Income Tax

How to report foreign assets and foreign incomes in ITR? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/07/how-to-report-foreign-assets-and.html

Tax slabs for individuals for AY 2023-24 and 2024-25 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2023/02/tax-slabs-for-individuals-for-ay-2023.html

Filing your ITR? Have you checked AIS and TIS? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/07/filing-your-itr-have-you-checked-ais.html

What is Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-taxpayer-pays-taxes-on-income-by-way.html

Which deductions can be claimed from total income? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/which-deductions-can-be-claimed-from.html

How to pay self-assessment tax? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-to-pay-self-assessment-tax.html

How to file Income Tax Return (ITR–1)? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-to-file-income-tax-return-itr1.html

Got salary arrears? Have you claimed relief u/s 89 of Income Tax Act, 1961? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/got-salary-arrears-have-you-claimed.html

Earning income other than Salary? Have you paid your Advance Tax? - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/earning-income-other-than-salary-have.html

Tax slabs for individuals for the assessment years 2022-23 and 2023-24 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2022/03/calculating-tax-liability-of.html

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has observed financial literacy week from February 09 to 13, 2026. Financial Literacy and Financial Education Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) defines ‘financial literacy’ as a combination of financial awareness, knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour necessary to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achieve individual financial well-being.  OECD defines ‘financial education’ as the process by which financial consumers / investors improve their understanding of financial products, concepts and risks and through information, instruction and / or objective advice, develop the skills and confidence to become more aware of financial risks and opportunities, to make informed choices, to know where to go for help and to take other effective actions to improve their financial well-being. Financial Literacy Week (FLW) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been observing Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 to p...
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What is Reserve Bank of India – Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI)? (Updated on February 12, 2026)

There have been continuous efforts by various stakeholders for digitization of payments in the country. But how to we measure the impact of these efforts?  What is Reserve Bank of India – Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI)? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitization of payments across the country. What are the parameters of RBI-DPI? The RBI-DPI comprises of five broad parameters that enable measurement of deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different time periods. These parameters along with their weights in the RBI-DPI are as follows –  Payment Enablers (25%) Payment Infrastructure – Demand-side factors (10%) Payment Infrastructure – Supply-side factors (15%) Payment Performance (45%) Consumer Centricity (5%).  Each of these parameters have sub-parameters which, in turn, consist of various measurable indicators.  What is the base year for RBI-DPI? The RBI-DPI ...
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