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Reserve Bank of India
RBI started functioning on 1 April 1935.
It was established by the RBI Act 1934.
There was a provision for establishment of Central Bank in Government of
India ACT 1935.
RBI was founded by the recommendation of Young Hilton committee.
From the very beginning it was founded as central bank.
It was a private Bank
It was nationalized on 1st January 1949
It is an autonomous body
It also functioned as a central bank of Burma and Pakistan.
Functions of RBI
To issue currency notes
Two rupee or above value rupee notes are issued by RBI
one rupee note and coins are issued by finance ministry
But One rupee note and coins are circulated in market by RBI
RBI issues currency note by the minimum reserve system
RBI has to maintain 200 crore reserve
200 core 115 crore gold
85 crore rupees – Foreign Assets
In 1956, RBI adopted minimum Reserve System
Before it, Proportional Reserve System was used.
According to MRS, RBI Reduced its reserves from 515 crore to 200 crore.
RBI is a regulatory body for Banking system
- It frames rules and regulations for banking system and implement them.
- It works as a Banker of Government of India and arranges all kinds of
borrowings for Government of India.
DMO – Debt Management Office
Established in 2008
In future it would arrange borrowings for Government of India.
To maintain Forex Reserve
At present, RBI has 371 billion Forex Reserves
Forex Reserve
I. Foreign Assets
II. Gold
III. Our deposits at IMF( Reserve Tranche IMF)
IV. SDR – Special Drawing Rights ( issued by IMF, used as an international
Currency)
To manage the exchange rate of rupee.
It provides the facility of clearing house to Banks ( clearing house –
solve the mutual disputes)
To control the liquidity of Market.
Two types of measures to control the liquidity use by RBI –
1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative
QUANTITATIVE MEASURES:-
Tools of RBI:
- Bank Rate\
- CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio
- SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
- Repo Rate
- Reverse Repo Rate
- MSF – Marginal Standing Facility
QUALITATIVE MEASURES:-
1. Marginal Requirement
2. Consumer credit
3. Rationing of Credit
4. Moral Pressure
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