Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as a Member on April 23, 2021.

Launched at the Paris One Planet Summit on December 12, 2017, the NGFS is a group of central banks and supervisors willing to share best practices and contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector, while mobilising mainstream finance to support the transition towards a sustainable economy.

The Reserve Bank expects to benefit from the membership of NGFS by learning from and contributing to global efforts on Green Finance which has assumed significance in the context of climate change.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2021-2022/131

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PowerGrid InvIT IPO Opens For Subscription: Here’s Why You Should Subscribe

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What is an InvIT?

InvITs is a new investment instrument and a fund raising tool for the infrastructure developers. Investors can directly invest in small amounts in revenue-generating real estate projects that also go well with the ongoing cash requirements of developers. The move will help developers meet their project completion deadlines who otherwise falter attributing funding concerns. And for the investment made, you as an investor get a part of cash flows. Experts opine that the instrument is also likely to reduce funding pressure on the banking system.

Issue details:

Issue details:

Through the issue, the company aims to raise Rs. 7735 crore. The offer will include at least 10 percent of the outstanding units on a post offer basis.

Ipo opening date April 29, 2021

IPO closing date May 3, 2021

Issue price Rs. 99- 100 per equity share

Market lot 1100 shares

Minimum order quantity 1100 shares and in multiples of 1100 units thereafter. So minimum investment here shall be Rs. 1.1 lakh

The lead managers to the offer are ICICI Securities, Axis Capital, Edelweiss Financial Services, and HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India). As for the company, IDBI Trusteeship Services is the Trustee, while PowerGrid Unchahar Transmission is the investment manager.

Issue objective:

Issue objective:

The proceeds of the issue will be utilized for providing funding to the initial portfolio assets for repayment of pre-payment of debt, including any accrued interest, availed by the Initial portfolio assets and for other general corporate tasks.

Following the utilisation of the offer proceeds, its consolidated borrowings and deferred payments net of cash and cash equivalents will be below 49 percent of the total value of assets, as prescribed by the InvIT Regulations.

Rating of the InvIT

Rating of the InvIT

PowerGrid InvIT has been rated as stable by ratings firms such as CARE Ratings Limited, ICRA Limited, and CRISIL Ratings Limited.

Valuations of Powergrid InvIT IPO:

IPO values the InvIT at 3.5 times its book value that seems a higher premium compared to its sponsor Power Grid Corp and IndiGrid InvIT. But, analysts believe higher valuations are justified because of the better return ratio of Power Grid InvIT that has a RoE of 25% in FY20 against 17% of Power Grid and IndiGrid’s 10%.

Brokerages’ take on the issue of PowerGrid Infrstructue Investment Trust

GEPL Capital said that the Power Grid has a monopoly status in the area of power transmission.With the government’s focus on renewable energy generation, we expect the transmission volumes to pick up and grow at a 9-10% CAGR over the next 5 years. So, GEPL Capital is advising investors to subscribe to the issue.

Return expectation:

Risk-averse investors can subscribe to the InvIT and expect an annual yield of 10-12 percent annually. The return typically shall be higher than the fixed deposit. “Investors preferring annuity-like income over growth can subscribe to the issue from a longterm perspective,” the Economic Times quoted Vikas Jain, analyst, Reliance Securities as saying. “Given expected cash flow by the company and 90% of net distributable cash flows to be distributed amongst the unitholders, dividend yield at upper price band comes at 11-12%, which appears to be healthy while any possible price appreciation will improve its overall returns,” Jain said.

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Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated April 29, 2021, a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Yavatmal Urban Cooperative Bank Limited, Yavatmal, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of/ non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI to Urban Cooperative Banks on Frauds – Classification and Reporting. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, taking into account the failure of the bank to adhere to the aforesaid directions issued by RBI.

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The inspection report of the bank based on its financial position as on March 31, 2019, revealed, inter alia, contravention of/ non-compliance with the directions issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Frauds – Classification and Reporting. Based on the same, a Notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for non-compliance with the directions.

After considering the bank’s replies, RBI came to the conclusion that the aforesaid charge of non-compliance with RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2021-2022/130

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Reserve Bank of India – Notifications

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RBI/2021-2022/26
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.02

April 29, 2021

All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks

Madam/Sir

Exim Bank’s Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of
USD 250 million to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated August 03, 2020 with the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, for making available to the latter, Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 250 million (USD Two Hundred and Fifty million only) for the purpose of financing improving of quality of power supply in the Republic of Mozambique. Under the arrangement, financing of export of eligible goods and services from India, as defined under the agreement, would be allowed subject to their being eligible for export under the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India and whose purchase may be agreed to be financed by the Exim Bank under this agreement. Out of the total credit by Exim Bank under the agreement, goods, works and services of the value of at least 75 per cent of the contract price shall be supplied by the seller from India, and the remaining 25 per cent of goods and services may be procured by the seller for the purpose of the eligible contract from outside India.

2. The Agreement under the LoC is effective from April 09, 2021. Under the LoC, the terminal utilization period is 60 months after the scheduled completion date of the project.

3. Shipments under the LoC shall be declared in Export Declaration Form as per instructions issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time.

4. No agency commission is payable for export under the above LoC. However, if required, the exporter may use his own resources or utilize balances in his Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account for payment of commission in free foreign exchange. Authorised Dealer Category- I (AD Category- I) banks may allow such remittance after realization of full eligible value of export subject to compliance with the extant instructions for payment of agency commission.

5. AD Category – I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their exporter constituents and advise them to obtain complete details of the LoC from the Exim Bank’s office at Centre One, Floor 21, World Trade Centre Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005 or from their website www.eximbankindia.in.

6. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under section 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions/ approvals, if any, required under any other law.

Yours faithfully

(R. S. Amar)
Chief General Manager

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Reserve Bank of India – Tenders

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E-tender no. RBI/Guwahati/Estate/477/20-21/ET/731

Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati invites tenders for the above mentioned work.

The tender forms can be downloaded from https://www.rbi.org.in and https://www.mstcecommerce.com up to 14:00 Hrs. on 21.05.2021. Your tender, duly filled-in and e-signed, should be submitted by e-tendering only through https://www.mstcecommerce.com.

  1. Estimated cost :- ₹ 18,50,000/-

  2. Earnest Money :- ₹ 37,000/-

  3. Event View date & time:- from 11:00 hours on 29.04.2021

  4. Date of pre-bid meeting:- From 11:00 hours on 06.05.2021 to 14:00 hours on 07.05.2021.

  5. Bid start date & time:- 29.04.2021 at 11:00 hours.

  6. Bid close date & time:- 21.05.2021 at 14:00 hours.

  7. TOE start time:- 21.05.2021 at 15:30 hours.

  8. Time allowed for completion of the work: 60 days from tenth day of issue of written order to commence the work.

Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders, either in whole or in part, without assigning any reasons for doing so.

Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
North Eastern States

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Most Indian companies have protections to limit effect of currency fluctuations: Moody’s

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Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said sustained weakening of the Indian rupee against the dollar will be credit negative for rated Indian companies that generate revenue in rupees but rely heavily on US-dollar debt to fund operations and thus have significant dollar-based costs.

However, the global credit rating agency expects that the negative credit implications will be limited.

Rupee view: INR positive as Fed maintains status quo

The observation comes in the backdrop of the Indian rupee closing around 74.66 against the US dollar on April 27, 2021, or about 3 per cent lower than levels in mid-March. The rupee has fallen over 15 per cent since January 2018, Moody’s said in a note.

“Most companies have protections to limit the effect of currency fluctuations. These include natural hedges, where companies generate revenue in US dollars or have contracts priced in US dollars; some US dollar revenue and financial hedges; or a combination of these factors to help limit the strain on cash flow and leverage, even under a more severe deprecation scenario,” said Annalisa Di Chiara, Senior Vice-President.

Rupee extends gains for second day; closes up by 7 paise at 74.66 against dollar

As a result, weaker credit metrics under a scenario in which the rupee depreciates a further 15 per cent against the dollar can be accommodated in the companies’ current rating levels.

Covid impact

Moody’s observed that refinancing risk associated with US dollar debt over the next 18 months also appears manageable, as most companies are well-known in the markets as repeat issuers and others are government-owned or government-linked entities with good access to the capital markets.

The agency noted that India is reporting new record daily increases in coronavirus infections, prompting new lockdowns and restrictive measures to curb the spread of the pandemic and raising concerns on their impact on the country’s pace of economic recovery.

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ICICI Bank launches digital banking service for retail merchants

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Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Thursday announced the launch of a comprehensive digital banking service that aims to empower over two crore retail merchants in the country.

Called Merchant Stack, it provides a bouquet of banking solutions and value-added services in ‘one single place’ for the retailer ecosystem.

“The main pillars of the stack are a new account named Super Merchant Current Account; two instant credit facilities called Merchant Overdraft and Express Credit — both are based on POS transactions, Digital Store Management facility to help merchants take their business online; exclusive loyalty rewards programme and value added services like alliances with major e-commerce and digital marketing platforms for expansion of online presence,” ICICI Bank said in a statement.

10 lakh customers of other banks using ICICI Bank’s mobile app

On InstaBIZ

The facility will enable merchants — grocers, supermarkets, large retail store chains, online businesses and large e-commerce firms — to meet their banking requirements seamlessly so that they can continue to serve their customers in challenging times during the pandemic, ICICI Bank further said.

Retail merchants can avail of these contactless services without visiting the Bank’s branches, at a time when people are advised to stay home and maintain social distancing. They can avail of these facilities instantly, on InstaBIZ, the Bank’s mobile banking application for businesses.

Banks coming together for new umbrella entity for retail payments

“There are over two crore merchants in the country with approximately $780 billion in value of transactions in 2020. They are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. Through these trying times of the pandemic, it is our endeavour to enable the merchants with a digital banking platform that will help them to continue to serve their customers,” said Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Bank.

The Merchant Overdraft facility would enable pre-qualified merchants with a linked ICICI Bank POS machine to get upto ₹25 lakh digitally, instantly and in a completely online and paperless manner.

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Yono by SBI Joins Hands with Shivrai Technologies, to Launch Small Farm Accounting App, Farmizo Khata, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Business Wire India

Farmizo Khata assisting Farmers of the Future

Shivrai Technologies, Indian AgTech company, recently announced the launch of their B2C Farm accounting mobile application, Farmizo Khata. Joining hands with Yono by SBI, they aim to help farmers across the country to manage their accounts efficiently, thus cutting down on losses. Shivrai also owns their own B2B brand, FarmERP.

Shivrai Technologies recently coined their 25-year mark of incorporation. Known for their formidable solutions in the space of AgriTech, they are all set to dip their foot into the B2C pool. Through this new venture with Yono by SBI, they aim to make their application increasingly accessible.

Farmers incur massive losses due to the lack of knowledge, disorganised book-keeping skills, and inability to manage their expenses in the most profitable manner. To aid this process, Shivrai Technologies partnered with leading digital banking platform, Yono SBI to help smallholder, marginal, and large-holder farmers by way of a free application. This will allow them to focus on their costs incurred, as well as the bookkeeping of total profits that are in line.

This free-of-cost application will not only efficiently manage their accounts but will also give them a platform to analyse and calculate their profits, losses, and expenses, thus enabling them to make wiser purchase, harvest, and production decisions. It is curated in the simplest possible way for smallholder farmers to benefit from it.

Aapki Kheti Ka Hisaab Kitaab- Available on Google Playstore and Appstore, as well as in the form of a digital portal, this accounting software has a simple User Interface and Experience for its audience. Shivrai is offering this software to farmers all across the nation at no cost.

How Does It Work?

Users can create their profile by entering basic information. Post that, the software will guide them to register their plot by entering Plot details and Crop Information. This software will also assist the farmers in Geo-Tagging their crops. In the next step, the farmers would be required to add their expenses incurred on each plot, along with their income details and profit and loss amounts on the software’s dashboard. After doing this, the software would automatically generate the Exact Cost of Production of each crop as per kg and acre. This would include the Auditor cost, the marketing and housekeeping cost, etc. In the end, the software would create a ‘Khata’ with a complete view of all the transactions in a simple ledger.

Sanjay Borkar, CEO and Co-Founder of Shivrai Technologies commented on the launch of the software, “We are very excited to announce the launch of this application. Inconsistent cost sheets, poor calculations of expenses and income, faulty accounts are a pain for farmers, resulting in massive financial setbacks. Farmizo Khata has entered the market with the sole purpose of reducing these financial setbacks for smallholder farmers, in turn increasing their yearly turnovers.,

Under the umbrella of Farmizo, Shivrai also plans on launching applications catering to various sub-verticals within the agricultural industry. In the year 2021, the brand is focusing on the upliftment of smallholder farmers by way of launching various applications personalised for their use. In the coming months, Shivrai is gearing itself to launch its new D2C application. The app that is in the final stages of testing, would be directly selling fresh fruits and vegetables to end-consumers, bypassing all and any third-party retailers or middlemen. In the next two years, the brand has a target to onboard 2 million agricultural stakeholders on their platforms.

Santosh Shinde, COO, and Co-Founder of Shivrai Technologies stated, “We believe Farmizo Khata will pave a way for smallholder farmers giving them the right support they need to make wise financial decisions. This being the 25th year of the inception of our parent company, Shivrai Technologies, we have some exciting projects in the pipeline. Farmizo is one such project that we can’t wait to share with the market.,

Shivrai Technologies is best known for their B2B Farm Business Management Platform, FarmERP. The platform has its presence in over 25 countries today, catering to stakeholders across the entire agricultural value chain. Their comprehensive platform acts as a solution for various agribusinesses and aims to vastly grow in the future with their personalised solutions.



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IOB launches retail loans on digital platform

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Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Thursday announced the launch of its retail loans such as home, personal and clean loans across the bank’s digital platform. The launch was presided over by the bank’s MD & CEO Partha Pratim Sengupta.

In a press release, IOB said its retail loans are now available in IOB website, internet Banking and mobile banking app. While IOB customers can apply for these loans on any of these platforms, non-customers can apply only through the bank website.

Also read: IOB appoints EY as its digital consultant

Applicants may apply for housing loans and home loans under the PMAY schemes (subsidy linked home loans) and applicants will also have the option to switch over their home loans from other Banks to IOB, the bank said.

“On submission of the application after accepting the terms & conditions of the loan, an In-principle sanction letter having a reference number will be generated and will be intimated to applicant through SMS/e-mail,” IOB said, adding that applicants can then visit the nearest branch to avail the loan with the required documents and the in-principle sanction letter.

The branch will disburse the loan after verifying the details entered by the borrower, due diligence, appraisal of the loan and execution of documents.

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Reserve Bank of India – Tenders

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Reserve Bank India, Bhubaneswar invites application for empanelment of vendors from Bhubaneswar based firms/companies/agencies for inclusion in the Bank’s panel of vendors for supply of office stationery items, cleaning materials, computer consumables, rubber stamps and printing of registers, forms etc. The panel will remain valid for a period the period from July 2021 till March 2024, subject to their satisfactory performance. The Suppliers/Printers who are currently empanelled or those who have applied earlier but could not get empanelled, may also apply afresh for re-empanelment.

2. Separate Applications should be made by vendors in respect of

1. Supply of Office Stationery

2. Supply of Cleaning Materials

3. Supply of Computer consumables (printer cartridges, CD/DVD, pen drives etc.)

4. Supply of Printing materials (Forms, Registers, Envelopes, Visiting cards etc.)

5. Supply of Rubber Stamps

3. Other details including Application Forms can be downloaded from Bank’s Website link http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewTenders.aspx

4. Duly completed applications in the prescribed format, along with necessary enclosures, in a sealed envelope, super-scribed “APPLICATION FOR EMPANELMENT OF VENDORS FOR SUPPLY OF STATIONERY ITEMS/ CLEANING MATERIALS/ COMPUTER CONSUMABLES/ PRINTING MATERIALS AND RUBBER STAMPS (PANEL YEAR 2021-2024)” should be dropped in the tender box kept for this purpose at 2nd Floor, HRMD (CRDS) latest by 3.00 PM on May 20, 2021 (Thursday). The Bank reserves the right to accept any or reject any or all applications and enlist/delist any supplier/printer/vendor from the existing list without assigning any reasons thereof.

Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Bhubaneswar
April 29, 2021

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