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Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details:

Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount
(₹ crore)
GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date
1 5.63% GS 2026 April 12, 2026 11,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2021 dated June 14, 2021 June 18, 2021
(Friday)
June 21, 2021
(Monday)
2 GoI FRB 2033* September 22, 2033 4,000
3 6.64% GS 2035 June 16, 2035 10,000
4 6.67% GS 2050 December 17, 2050 7,000
  Total   32,000      
*The base rate for the coupon payment for the period ending September 21, 2021 shall be 3.48 per cent per annum.

2. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹8,000 crore against above security/securities.

3. The securities will be sold through Reserve Bank of India Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai – 400001. The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in the ‘Specific Notification’ mentioned above and the General Notification F.No.4(2)–W&M/2018, dated March 27, 2018.

4. Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on June 18, 2021. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. The result will be announced on the same day and payment by successful bidders will have to be made on June 21, 2021 (Monday).

5. Bids for underwriting of the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) portion can be submitted by ‘Primary Dealers’ from 9.00 a.m. up to 9.30 a.m. on June 18, 2021 (Friday) on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system.

6. The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading for a period commencing June 15, 2021 – June 18, 2021.

7. Operational guidelines for Government of India dated securities auction and other details are given in the Annex.

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/361


ANNEX

Type of Auction

1. The auction will be a multiple price-based auction i.e. successful bids will get accepted at their respective quoted price for the security.

2. The auction will be yield based for new security and price based for securities which are re-issued.

3. In case of a Floating Rate Bonds (FRB), the auction will be spread-based for new security and price based for securities which are reissued. At the time of placing bids for new FRB, the spread should be quoted in percentage terms.

Minimum Bid Size

4. The Stocks will be issued for a minimum amount of ₹10,000/- (nominal) and in multiples of ₹10,000/- thereafter.

Non-Competitive Segment

5. In all the auctions, Government Stock up to 5% of the notified amount of sale will be allotted to the eligible individuals and institutions under the Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility in the Auctions of Government Securities.

6. Each bank or Primary Dealer (PD) on the basis of firm orders received from their constituents will submit a single consolidated non-competitive bid on behalf of all its constituents in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system.

7. Allotment under the non-competitive segment to the bank or PD will be at the weighted average rate of yield/price of the successful bids that will emerge in the auction on the basis of the competitive bidding.

Submission of Bids

8. Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system.

9. Bids in physical form will not be accepted except in extraordinary circumstances.

Business Continuity Plan (BCP)-IT failure

10. Only in the event of system failure, physical bids will be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office, Mumbai through (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form which can be obtained from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends.

11. In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516).

12. For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Multiple Bids

13. An investor can submit more than one competitive bid in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system.

14. However, the aggregate amount of bids submitted by a person in an auction should not exceed the notified amount of auction.

Decision Making Process

15. On the basis of bids received, the Reserve Bank will determine the minimum price up to which tenders for purchase of Government Stock will be accepted at the auctions.

16. Bids quoted at rates lower than the minimum price determined by the Reserve Bank of India will be rejected.

17. Reserve Bank of India will have the full discretion to accept or reject any or all bids either wholly or partially without assigning any reason.

Issue of Securities

18. Issue of securities to the successful bidders will be by credit to Subsidiary General Ledger Account (SGL) of parties maintaining such account with Reserve Bank of India or in the form of Stock Certificate.

Periodicity of Interest Payment

19. Interest on the Government Stock will generally be paid half-yearly other than in case of securities with non-standard maturities. The exact periodicity of coupon payment is invariably mentioned in the specific notification for the issue of security.

Underwriting of the Government Securities

20. The underwriting of the Government Securities under auctions by the ‘Primary Dealers’ will be as per the “Revised Scheme of Underwriting Commitment and Liquidity Support” announced by the Reserve Bank vide circular RBI/2007-08/186 dated November 14, 2007 as amended from time to time.

Eligibility for Repurchase Transactions (Repo)

21. The Stocks will eligible for Repurchase Transactions (Repo) as per the conditions mentioned in Repurchase Transactions (Repo) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 as amended from time to time.

Eligibility for ‘When Issued’ Trading

22. The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.

Investment by Non-Residents

23. Investments by Non-Residents are subject to the guidelines on ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities and Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities: Medium Term Framework (MTF).

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April 14, 2015




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Bottomline back in black, IOB wants to be out of PCA, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Chennai, With its bottomline back in black after a long time, the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking it be taken out of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) fold, a top official said.

Managing Director & CEO Partha Pratim Sengupta also said that the IOB plans to raise additional funds of about Rs 2,000 crore from a follow-on equity issue and Rs 1,000 crore by issue of bonds.

Addressing reporters, Sengupta said the bank has approached the RBI to be taken out of PCA as its financial metrics have turned good.

The bank also said it plans to come out of PCA by focusing on loan recovery, low cost deposits and less capital consuming advances.

The bank closed last fiscal with a net profit of Rs 831 crore as against a net loss of about Rs 8,527 crore.

The total income for the year ended March 31, 2021 stood at about Rs 22,525 crore as against about Rs 20,712 crore for FY20.

According to Sengupta, the income from treasury operations had beefed up the bank’s other income and the reduction in cost of funds contributed to the profitability.

In a regulatory filing, the IOB said its Board has approved the issue of 125 crore equity shares at an appropriate premium to the public by way of follow-on public offer/rights issue with or without participation of the government.

The Board also decided that the issue could also be to qualified institutional buyers, employee shareholders, and on preferential basis to insurers and mutual funds.

It also approved the issue of Basel III compliant tier II bonds up to Rs 1,000 crore in one or more tranches on private placement or public issue.

On March 31, 2021, the IOB had received Rs 4,100 crore as capital infusion by the government at an issue price of Rs.16.63 per equity share of Rs.10 each.

During the year under review, IOB’s total business stood at Rs 3,79,885 crore (deposits Rs 2,40,288 crore, advances Rs 1,39,597 crore) up from Rs 3,57,723 crore (deposits Rs 2,22,952 crore, advances Rs 1,34,771 crore).

The bank said it had recovered about Rs 6,831 crore from non-performing assets (NPA) accounts last fiscal.

The bank’s gross NPA (GNPA) reduced from 14.78 per cent as at March 31, 2020 to 11.69 per cent as at March 31, 2021.

The net NPA (NNPA) went down from 5.44 per cent, as at March 31, 2020, to 3.58 per cent as at March 31, 2021.

Sengupta said IOB is targeting GNPA of less than 10 per cent this fiscal.

According to him, the bank has identified about Rs 8,000 crore loan for restructuring and a cash recovery target of about Rs 4,600 crore.

Sengupta also said that the IOB had merged 53 branches last fiscal and one or two branches may be merged this year.



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Reserve Bank of India – Notifications

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RBI/2021-22/55
CO.DPSS.AUTH.No.S190/02.27.005/2021-22

June 14, 2021

All entities authorised to operate Payment Systems in India

Madam / Dear Sir,

Investment in Entities from FATF Non-compliant Jurisdictions

A reference is invited to the circular DOR.CO.LIC.CC No.119/03.10.001/2020-21 dated February 12, 2021 issued by the Department of Regulation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on investment in NBFCs from FATF non-compliant jurisdictions. With a view to maintaining consistency, the corresponding regulations for investments in Payment Systems Operators (PSOs) are as follows.

2. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) periodically identifies jurisdictions with weak measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML / CFT) in its following publications: i) High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, and ii) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring. A jurisdiction whose name does not appear in these two lists is referred to as a FATF compliant jurisdiction. Investments in PSOs from FATF non-compliant jurisdictions shall not be treated at par with that from compliant jurisdictions.

3. Investors in existing PSOs holding their investments prior to the classification of the source or intermediate jurisdiction/s as FATF non-compliant, may continue with the investments or bring in additional investments as per extant regulations so as to support continuity of business in India.

4. New investors from or through non-compliant FATF jurisdictions, whether in existing PSOs or in entities seeking authorisation as PSOs, are not permitted to acquire, directly or indirectly, ‘significant influence’ as defined in the applicable accounting standards in the concerned PSO. In other words, fresh investments (directly or indirectly) from such jurisdictions, in aggregate, should account for less than 20 per cent of the voting power (including potential1 voting power) of the PSO.

5. The above instructions, as amended from time to time, shall also apply to any entity that has applied for or that intends to apply for authorisation as a PSO under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

6. This directive is issued under Section 18 read with Section 10(2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

Yours faithfully,

(P. Vasudevan)
Chief General Manager


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Step-up working capital loans to street vendors: RBI nudges PSBs

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has impressed upon public sector banks (PSBs) the need to step up working capital loans up to ₹10,000 to street vendors, who have taken the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdowns.

Given that the livelihood of street vendors (SVs) has been adversely affected in the two waves of the pandemic, the central bank is keen that Banks mount a larger outreach under the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, said a top banker.

As on June 14, 2021, lenders (including Banks, non-banking finance companies, and microfinance institutions) received a total of 42,27,999 applications under the PM SVANidhi scheme, which was launched last year.

However, the ratio of the number of loans sanctioned and disbursed as a percentage of the total applications was only 58 per cent, as per Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) data.

The ratio of the number of loans disbursed to loans sanctioned stood at 84.41 per cent. As a result, total loans approved and disbursed by lenders stood at ₹2,457.85 crore and ₹2,059.46 crore, respectively.

According to MoHUA data, the average days to sanction a loan to SVs was 20 days. About 60 per cent of loans disbursed were to male SVs, with the remaining disbursed to female SVs. The average age of the loan applicant was 41 years.

The banker quoted above said the scheme could be tweaked to ensure more coverage of SVs.

The number of SVs accepting digital payments stood at 19,31,272. These vendors received a cashback of ₹50.53 lakh

Street vendors selling vegetables, fruits, ready-to-eat street food, tea, cloth & handloom, beauty & fashion accessories, footwear, artisan products, etc., and barber shops, cobblers, paan shops, laundry services have suffered untold misery in the pandemic.

Covid-19 related lockdowns forced the aforementioned entities to shutter business either temporarily or permanently.

As per the PM SVANidhi scheme, the individual lending institution can form Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) of eligible vendors. The Common Interest Groups (CIGs) of street vendors, already formed by States, can be converted into JLGs by lending institutions.

The scheme has been designed to help formalise the street vendors and open up new opportunities to move up the economic ladder.

Total Applications

Sanctioned

Disbursed

42,27,999

24,63,301

20,79,392

AMOUNT

₹2,457.85 cr

₹2,059.46 cr

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Reserve Bank of India – Tenders

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Reserve Bank of India invites Tender for Electrical Safety Audit in Bank’s office premises, RBI, Lucknow. The tendering would be done offline. All interested companies/agencies/firms are requested to download the tender document (Part I and Part II) and send separate sealed envelope for Part I and Part II via post addressed to Shri R.L.K Rao, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, 8-9, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar- Lucknow-226010.

The Schedule of e-Tender is as follows:

Mode Of Tender Offline (Download the tender Documents from website)
Estimated Cost ₹.75,000.00
Date by which the parties can download tender documents from website June 14, 2021 by 14:00 onwards
EMD through DD/NEFT ₹.1500.00 to be submitted only by the successful bidder
Last date of submission of duly filled quotations 14:00 PM of June 28, 2021
Date of opening of Quotation 15:00 PM of June 28, 2021

For detailed terms/conditions & related documents please refer the “tenders” section on our website www.rbi.org.in.

It may please be noted that any further change in information of dates/clarifications in connection with this tender shall be posted only on RBI’s website.

Regional Director
Reserve Bank of India
Lucknow

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Indian Overseas Bank Q4 profit rises over 2-folds to ₹350 crore

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State-owned Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Monday reported a jump of over two times in its net profit at ₹349.77 crore in the last quarter of the fiscal ended March 2021.

The bank had posted a net profit of ₹143.79 crore in the same period a year ago.

Total income during Q4FY21 rose to ₹6,073.80 crore as against ₹5,484.06 crore in Q4FY20, IOB said in a regulatory filing.

Provisions for bad loans and contingencies for the reported quarter increased to ₹1,380.46 crore as against ₹1,060.38 crore parked aside in the corresponding period a year earlier.

For the full year 2020-21, the bank reported a net profit of ₹831.47 crore. There was a net loss of ₹8,527.40 crore in 2019-20.

Total income during the year increased to ₹22,524.55 crore from ₹20,712.48 crore in the previous fiscal year. Bank’s asset quality showed improvement with the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) falling to 11.69 per cent of the gross advances as of March 31, 2021 from 14.78 per cent by year ago same period.

In value terms, the gross NPAs or bad loans were of the order of ₹16,323.18 crore, down from ₹19,912.70 crore.

Net NPAs fell to 3.58 per cent (₹4,577.59 crore) from 5.44 per cent (₹6,602.80 crore).

The bank said its board of directors has approved the capital plan for 2021-22 under which it will issue equity shares up to a maximum extent of 125 crore shares by way of follow on public offer/rights issue.

The issue may be with or without participation from the government or to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), the lender said.

It may be also on a preferential basis to LIC and other insurance companies or mutual funds/QIBs. The issuance of shares is subject to shareholders approval, IOB said.

Besides, the board also approved to raise tier II capital by issuing Basel III compliant bonds up to ₹1,000 crore in one or more tranches. The issue may be through a private placement or to retail segment by public issue, either domestically or overseas, it added. IOB scrip traded at ₹21.20 apiece on BSE, up 2.66 per cent from previous close.

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Now Recharge Mobile Using Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)

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On June 14, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved prepaid mobile recharges via the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). The National Payments Corporation of India operates the BBPS, an interoperable platform for recurring bill payments (NPCI).

“With consistent growth in multiple biller categories, it has been agreed to allow ‘mobile prepaid recharges’ as a biller category in BBPS, on a voluntary basis, to provide mobile prepaid clients with more options to recharge. The RBI indicated in a statement that “this will be implemented on or before August 31, 2021.”

Now Recharge Mobile Using Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)

Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)

The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated online platform for utility bill payments established by the National Payments Corporation of India. The platform delivers an interoperable service to consumers through a digital and networks of agents, such as bank internet banking, mobile banking, and retail stores, allowing them to pay their bills in one place, at any time, and from any location.

BBPS began in 2014 as a platform for automating bill payments for five different types of bills: direct to home (DTH), energy, gas, telecom, and water. The system featured a standardised bill paying experience, a centralised customer grievance redress procedure, a customer convenience fee, and the ability to pay bills online.

Story first published: Monday, June 14, 2021, 15:49 [IST]



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Reserve Bank of India – Tenders

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Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru invites e-Tender through MSTC for General Repairs and Repainting of Bank’s Staff Quarters at Nandini Layout, Bengaluru. The e-Tender along with the detailed tender notice is available at MSTC website https://www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi and the website of the RBI at https://www.rbi.org.in under the menu “Tenders”.

2. All empanelled bidders must register themselves with MSTC through the above referred website to participate in the e-Tendering process.

3. The estimated cost of the work is ₹24.72 lakh (approx.), however the actual amount may vary.

4. The schedule for the e-Tendering process is as under:

A E-Tender No. RBI/Bengaluru/Estate/512/2020-21/ET/798
B Mode of Tender e-Procurement System
(Online Part I – Techno-Commercial Bid and Part II – Price Bid through www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/rbi)
C Date of NIT available to parties to download 10.00 am of June 14, 2021
D Earnest Money Deposit Rs.49,440/- from each bidder in the from Demand Draft / Bank Guarantee / NEFT to the Bank (details under para “bidding in e-tender)
E Start Bid Date 11.00 am on June 14, 2021
F Last Date for submission of the tender 3.00 pm on July 16, 2021
G Date of opening of Part I (Technical Bid) of tender 3.30 pm on July 16, 2021

5. The Part-II i.e. price bid will be opened on the same day or at a later date as intimated by the Bank in respect of only those contractors/bidders who satisfies all criteria stipulated in Part-I. The Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any or all e-Tenders without assigning any reasons thereof.

Note: All the tenderers may please note that any amendments / corrigendum to the e-Tender, if issued in future, will only be notified on the RBI and MSTC Website as given above and will not be published in the newspaper.

Officer-in-Charge
Bangalore

June 14, 2021

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4 Top Picks From The Auto Sector By Angel Broking For June 2021

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1. NRB Bearings:

For the quarter ended March of FY21, the company posted good results with revenue inching 37% YoY, while EBITDA scaled even more strongly by 203% YoY.

“With the auto industry likely to rebound by H2FY22 and exports doing well for the company, we expect NRB to do well going forward. NRB is faring well in terms of improving its wallet share in exports”, said the report.

The company’s key financials for FY2022E are as following:

• PAT: Rs. 76 crore

• EPS: 7.8

• RoE: 14%

• P/E: 17.3x

The company is the leading supplier of bearings to auto manufacturing companies. The company caters to 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers, PV, CV and tractor OEMs.

2. Escorts:

2. Escorts:

“Considering record food-grain procurement by government agencies as well as expectation of good Kharif crop in 2021, we expect the tractor industry will continue to outperform the larger automobile space in FY22 with Escorts being a key beneficiary”, said the report.

Escorts in the recent past has also entered into a strategic partnership with Kubota Corporation of Japan (one of the global leaders in farm machinery and implements), which provides further visibility of growth for the company, going forward, added the report.

The company’s key financials for FY2022E are as following:

• PAT: Rs. 874.2 crore

• EPS: Rs. 86.4

• RoE: 14.6%

• P/E: 14.1x

Escort is the leading tractor player in the country with its brand of tractors doing good particularly in the northern and eastern belt of the country.

3.	GNA Axles:

3. GNA Axles:

GNA is expected to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of strong growth outlook for truck sales in US and Europe markets which are witnessing strong recovery in demand. US which accounts for almost 40% of the company’s revenues has been registering strong class 8 truck sales, said the report.

The foray into the SUV axle segment would provide the company with new growth opportunities while the recovery in the domestic CV cycle also bodes well for the company. At current level the stock is trading at a P/E multiple of 11.5x FY23E EPS estimate of Rs. 39.

Key financial metrics:

For Fy2021E

• PAT- Rs. 77 crore

• EPS- Rs. 35.7

• RoE- 13.7%

• P/E- 12.5%

The company is into supplying rear axles to the auto sector. Primarily catering to the CV segment, the revival in CV cycle shall bode well for the company and it is seen to be the biggest beneficiary from it.

4.	Ashok Leyland Ltd(ALL):

4. Ashok Leyland Ltd(ALL):

The company is one of the leading player in India CV industry with a 32% market share in the MHCV segment. The company also has a strong presence in the fast growing LCV segment. Demand for MHCV was adversely impacted post peaking out due to multiple factors including changes in axel norms, increase in prices due to implementation of BS 6 norms followed by sharp drop in demand due the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, said the report.

“While demand for the LCV segment has been growing smartly post the pandemic, demand for the MHCV segment has also started to recover over the past few months before the 2 nd lockdown while demand for buses are expected to remain muted due to greater preference for personal transportation”.

Considering the above, Angel Broking is of the view that Ashok Leyland is ideally placed to capitalize on the growth revival in the CV segment. Also, the company is seen to be the biggest beneficiary of the centre’s voluntary scrappage policy.

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