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Regulators in Financial System. RBI. RBI was established on April 1935 as central bank of India, It was nationalized on Jan 1949, The banks share capital is Rs. 5 cr. RBI regulate affairs of players in financial system under RBI Act 1934 and Banking Regulation Act 1949,. Functions of RBI.
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RBI was established on April 1935 as central bank of India, • It was nationalized on Jan 1949, • The banks share capital is Rs. 5 cr. • RBI regulate affairs of players in financial system under RBI Act 1934 and Banking Regulation Act 1949,
Functions of RBI • Note issuing authority, • Government’s banker, • Banker's bank, • Supervising authority, • Regulator of money and credit
Note issuing authority • Printing of currency notes are performed by ‘The Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private limited’ (BRBNMPL), • This is a wholly owned subsidiary of RBI, • Two printing press one at Mysore in Karnataka and another at Salboni in West Bengal, • Both press have a combined capacity of 19.8 billion notes per year, • As per 2007-08 Balance Sheet of RBI total 6,12,323 cr. Notes are in circulation,
Government’s banker • Maintain of current accounts of central and state government, • Payment and collections, • Lending to government under ‘Ways and Means Advance’ • Advisor to government,
Banker’s Bank • Reserves with RBI in form of CRR and SLR, • Issuing of licenses, • Controlling over banking affairs, • Banker of last resort,
Supervising Authority • RBI has a Board for Financial Supervision (BFS), • This board supervise the affairs of commercial banks in public and private sector, NBFCs, Financial Institutions through CAMEL rating system, • C= capital adequacy, • A= asset quality, • M= management, • E= earning, • L= liquidity, • A banks health is evaluated on 1 to 5 rating where 1 refer as highest rating and 5 as lowest,
Regulator of Money and Credit • RBI regulate supply of money and credit in economy through Monetary Policy, • MP is prepared to pace up economic development and ensure price stability through controlled bank credit and money supply, • RBI use different tools under MP, • Bank rate, • Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), • Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), • Open Market Operation (OMO), • liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), • Repos/ Reverse Repos