IMPORTANT RESERVE BANK OF INDIA-GUV SHAKTIKANTA DAS INFORM INDIANS|INDIA UPDATE|RBI GUIDELINE INDIA

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India's central bank, which controls the issue and supply of the Indian rupee. RBI is the regulator of entire Banking in India. RBI plays an important part in the Development Strategy of the Government of India. IMPORTANT RESERVE BANK OF INDIA-GUV SHAKTIKANTA DAS INFORM INDIANS|INDIA UPDATE|RBI GUIDELINE INDIA RBI regulates commercial banks and non-banking finance companies working in India. It serves as the leader of the banking system and the money market. It regulates money supply and credit in the country. The RBI carries out India's monetary policy and exercises supervision and control over banks and non-banking finance companies in India. RBI was set up in 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934. Until the Monetary Policy Committee was established in 2016,[5] it also controlled monetary policy in India.[6] It commenced its operations on 1 April 1935 in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.[7] The original share capital was divided into shares of 100 each fully paid .[8] Following India's independence on 15 August 1947, the RBI was nationalised on 1 January 1949.[9] It is a member bank of the Asian Clearing Union. The general superintendence and direction of the RBI is entrusted with the 21-member central board of directors: the governor; four deputy governors; two finance ministry representatives (usually the Economic Affairs Secretary and the Financial Services Secretary); ten government-nominated directors to represent important elements of India's economy; and four directors to represent local boards headquartered at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and the capital New Delhi. Each of these local boards consists of five members who represent regional interests, the interests of co-operative and indigenous banks. The central bank is an independent apex monetary authority which regulates banks and provides important financial services like storing of foreign exchange reserves, control of inflation, monetary policy report till August 2016. A central bank is known by different names in different countries. The functions of a central bank may vary from country to country and are autonomous or body and perform or through another agency vital monetary functions in the country. A central bank is a vital financial apex institution of an economy and the key objects of central banks may differ from country to country still they perform activities and functions with the goal of maintaining economic stability and growth of an economy.[10] The bank is also active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI). The bank is often referred to by the name 'Mint Street'.[11] RBI is also known as banker's bank. Contents 1 Preamble 2 History 2.1 1935–1949 2.2 1950–1960 2.3 1961–1968 2.4 1969–1984 2.5 1985–1990 2.6 1991–1999 2.7 Since 2000 3 Structure 4 Branches and support bodies 5 Functions 5.1 Financial supervision 5.2 Regulator and supervisor of the financial system 5.3 Regulator and supervisor of the payment and settlement systems 5.4 Banker and debt manager to government 5.5 Managing foreign exchange 5.6 Issue of currency 5.7 Banker's bank 5.8 Regulator of the Banking System 5.9 Detection of fake currency 5.10 Developmental role 5.11 Related functions 5.12 Custodian to foreign exchange 6 2016 demonetisation 6.1 Cash crunch and effects 7 Policy rates and reserve ratios 7.1 Repo rate 7.2 Reverse repo rate (RRR) 7.3 Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) 7.4 Bank rate 7.5 Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) 7.6 Cash reserve ratio (CRR) 7.7 Open market operation (OMO) 7.8 Marginal standing facility (MSF) 8 Qualitative tools 8.1 Margin requirements 8.2 Selective credit control 8.3 Moral suasion 9 Limitations of monetary policy 10 RTGS and NEFT transactions' charges removal 11 Regulation of variable pay of bank management 12 Publications 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links Preamble The preamble of the Reserve Bank of India describes the basic functions of the reserve bank as: "to regulate the issue of Bank notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage; to have a modern monetary policy framework to meet the challenge of an increasingly complex economy, to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth