Money and Banking
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Cess: Meaning and Types in India
CESS is tax on tax and usually levied for the specific purposes. Once its purpose is solved they are stopped. Unlike the other taxes that have to be shared with other Indian states, the centre keeps the entire amount raised from the Cess. The collection through the CESS is kept in the Consolidated Fund of India. As of now there are 6 types of Cess imposed in India.
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List of Governors of Reserve Bank of India
Since its establishment in 1935, by the British colonial government, 25 people have worked as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was British banker Osborn Smith, while C.D. Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India. At present, the Governor of Reserve Bank of India is Shashikant Das, who took charge on 12 Dec. 2018.
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What is Chit Fund and how does it work?
Chit fund is defined as per the Section 2(b) of the Chit Fund Act, 1982. According to this act; A chit fund is a type of rotating savings and agreement among different persons i.e. friends, relatives, neighbours and family members to subscribe a certain sum of money for a specified period of time. Chit funds are often microfinance organizations. Chit Funds are also known as the Chitty, Kuree, chit.
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6 Amazing Questions on Indian Budget You Never Knew
The Union Budget of India, which is known also as the ‘Annual financial statement’ in the Article 112 of the Indian Constitution. The first Union budget of independent India was presented by R. K. Shanmukham Chetty on November 26, 1947. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha are the only two leaders who presented the Union Budget of India 5 times consecutively.
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Union Budget of India: Definition and different types
‘Budget’ is a systematic list of items of revenue and expenditure of the government of a defined duration or we can say it’s a plan for the income and expenditure of the government for the present, past and future financial years.
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Why Rupee is falling against Dollar currently?
At the time of India's independence, the value of one dollar was equal to one rupee but in the June 2018, the value of Indian rupee against the US dollar has reached its lowest level at Rs.72.51 per dollar. In this article, we explained the reasons behind the depreciation of Indian Rupee in the current months.
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What is the significance of the images on the reverse side of Indian Currencies?
There will hardly be a country in the world that does not have its own currency. Almost every country puts image of important person/monuments on its currency notes. India is also not behind in this practice. Indian currency note have images of Mahatma Gandhi, the Red Fort, the Sanchi Stupa, farmers, tiger and elephants etc.
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What are the main Security Features of the Currency Notes of India?
An estimation done by the RBI says that the number of the counterfeit notes in the FY 2017 has increased by 20% and the number reached up to 7.62 lac. The maximum numbers of fake notes were in the denomination of 500 and 2000 rupees. To aware the general public we are publishing some security features of the currency notes so that, fake notes can be detected by the general public.
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Coinage Act 2011: What you can’t do with Coins in India
RBI prints the currency notes as per the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 while the coins in India are minted as per The Coinage Act, 2011. In this article the reader will understand that which rules exist in India regarding the tendering of coins in the country. Interesting to know that the Coinage Act, 2011 is applicable in the whole India including the J K.
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Which are the biggest Banking Scams of India?
The banking system of any country comprises of the small savings of the people. When a large number of people deposit the money it becomes the huge amount in the hands of the banks. Commercial Banks lends this money to individuals, traders and institutions and earns profits in the form of interest. But when the lenders do not returns this amount to the banks it becomes the threat to the banks.
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Why “I Promise to pay the bearer sum of 100 Rupees” is written on the Indian Currency?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the responsibility of printing currency notes in India. RBI prints the notes of all denomination except 1 rupee note because it is printed by the Ministry of Finance. Except one rupee note every currency note of India has the declaration of the RBI governor; “I Promise to pay the bearer sum of 100 Rupees”. Its simple meaning is; if somebody held a note of 100 rupee then it is the liability of the RBI to pay the bearer goods/gold of 100 rupee at any cost.
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List of Public Sector Banks which have highest share in NPA
Accordingly to RBI, with effect from March 31, 2004, a Non-Performing Asset (NPA) shall be a loan or an advance where; Interest or instalment of principal remains overdue for a period of more than 90 days in respect of a term loan.
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Difference between Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Banks
Banking sector of India can be broadly divided into two major groups’ i.e. scheduled bank and Non-Scheduled Banks. Banks which have been included in the second scheduled of the RBI Act, 1934; are called the scheduled bank while non scheduled banks are not included in the second schedule of the RBI Act,1934.
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What are the guidelines of RBI for ‘on tap’ licensing of Private banks?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued guidelines for licensing of new banks in the private sector on February 22, 2013. Two main guidelines to open the bank are; the aspirant entity / group should have total assets of Rs.50 billion or more and the initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital for a bank shall be Rs.5 billion. In the other words; the bank shall have a minimum net worth of Rs.5 billion at all times.
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What is the difference between payments banks and commercial banks?
In India the Payments Banks and the Commercial Banks both work as per the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, but still the work of commercial banks is much larger than the payments banks. The biggest difference between the payments banks and the commercial banks is that the commercial banks can accept any sum of amount as a deposit/customer, but payments banks can accept deposits upto maximum Rs. 1 lakh/customer.
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What is FRDI Bill and how will it affect your bank deposits?
The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017 introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 10, 2017, is presently under the consideration of the Joint Committee of the Parliament. The FRDI will provide a comprehensive resolution framework to deal with bankruptcy situations in financial sector entities such as banks and insurance companies.
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Rs of 500 and 1000 Note Ban: Benefits & Drawbacks
PM Modi announced a decisive war against black money and also corruption by demonetising notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 which will be no longer legal. So, let us have a look on the benefits of this scheme, how it will be beneficial and also some drawbacks.
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Fiscal Policy of India: Meaning, Objectives and Impacts on the Economy
Fiscal policy deals with the taxation and expenditure decisions of the government. Some of the major instruments of fiscal policy are as follows: Budget, Taxation, Public Expenditure, public revenue, Public Debt, and Fiscal Deficit in the economy.
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List of top 15 Private Sector Banks in India
In banking sector, there are 3 types of banks i.e. Public sector Banks, Private sector Banks and Foreign sector banks. In private sector Banks; the Banks are owned through either an individual or with limited partners and these types of banks are not incorporated. HDFC (Housing and Development Finance Corporation) is the biggest bank of India in terms of market capitalization followed by axis bank and ICICI Bank.
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Is inflation always bad for the economy
A simple definition of the inflation is the constant rise in the price of goods and services. More often inflation is considered bad for any economy but this is just half truth. The positive and negative impacts of inflation on the economy depend on the rate of the inflation. Moderate inflation is good for the growth of the economy while hyperinflation is injurious for it.
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