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INDIA
All banks which are included in the Second
Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are Scheduled Banks.
These banks comprise Scheduled Commercial
Nationalized Banks
Foreign Banks
Section 42(6) The Reserve Bank Of India Act, 1934 Scheduled Bank
The Bank shall, save as hereinafter provided, by
notification in the Gazette of India,- (a) direct the inclusion in the Second Schedule of any bank not already so included which carries on the business banking 3[ in India] and which
(i) has a paid- up capital and reserves of an aggregate
value of not less than five lakhs of rupees, and (ii) satisfies the Bank that its affairs are not being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of its depositors, and (iii) 4[ is a State co- operative bank or a company] as defined in 5[ section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956 ), or an institution notified by the Central Government in this behalf] or a corporation or a company incorporated by or under any law in force in any place 6[ outside India];
EVOLUTION OF BANKING
Prior to 1950
Some schedule banks after RBI founded in 1935
were PNB, Allahabad Bank, Oudh Commercial bank Total around 58 banks existed
of India Institutional frame work for long term financing to agri and industry By 1968 there were 281 banks 71 scheduled and 210 non scheduled Till 1968 RBI and SBI with associates were under the govt control
relief schemes
Reformatory Phase
NARASIMHAM COMMITTEE REPORT PHASE 1 report
CRR balances Interest rate deregulation Minimum of 4% CAR capital adequacy ratio Income recognition ,assets classification and provisioning norms Restructure to create 3or 4 large banks gave the concept of universal banks Entry of Pvt. Banks with level playing field Abolishment of branch licensing Opening for foreign banks Supervision of banks rather than regulation Elimination of duality of control on banking sector
ACTION ON RECOMMENDATION
CRR brought down from 15% to 5% in 2004
of 40% Bank to have PLR Capital adequacy norms of 8% Creation of Assets reconstruction fund Restructuring new India bank merged with PNB
Pvt banks
Banking regulation Amendment Act 1994
India where market risks can be covered, it would be desirable that capital adequacy requirements take into account market risks in addition to the credit risks.
Government securities should be marked to market and this schedule of adjustment should be announced at the earliest. It would be appropriate that there should be a 5% weight for market risk for Govt. and approved securities.