What Is the Reserve Bank of India?

The Reserve Bank of India is currently the Central Bank of India. The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934 and has been headquartered in Mumbai since its establishment. It was privately owned at the time of its establishment, but changed to the Indian government after a nationalization policy in 1949.

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The Reserve Bank of India has 22 regional offices across the country, mainly in the state capitals, and 6 additional training institutions. The affiliates are the National Residential Bank (NHB), the National Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (NABARA), the Indian Savings Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), etc. The Reserve Bank of India has a majority stake in the State Bank of India (SBI) and a minority stake in Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), Indian Securities Exchange Corporation (STCI), Discount and Finance Corporation (DFHI).

The Reserve Bank of India has a Currency Management Division, Urban Banking Division, Rural Planning and Credit Division, Foreign Exchange Control Division, Industrial and Export Credit Division, Financial Supervision Commission, Bank Management Division, Non-Bank Management Division, Banking and Development Division, and Technology Division , Legal Division, Monetary Policy Division, Domestic Debt Management Group, Foreign Investment and Operations Division, Government and Bank Deposit Division, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, Statistical Analysis and Calculation Services Division.

According to the Foreign Exchange Management Act of 1999, which came into effect on July 1, 2000, the responsibility of the Reserve Bank s Foreign Exchange Control Division shifted from reserve foreign exchange to promoting foreign trade and payments, and promoting the orderly development of the Indian foreign exchange market. According to the bill, India has revised the foreign exchange management framework, made corresponding regulations for different types of transactions, and emphasized the transparency of the regulations. For capital account transactions, non-resident investment, resident foreign investment, foreign borrowing, etc. are provided in principle or automatically approved procedures in the regulations of the Reserve Bank. The Department of Foreign Exchange Control has also made specific regulations on risk management related to foreign exchange transactions of banks. The Department of Foreign Exchange Control is responsible for the examination and approval of foreign exchange in the establishment of representative offices, project offices, joint ventures, branches, and wholly-owned companies in India by foreign companies.

The main functions of the Reserve Bank of India are:

(1) Formulate, implement and monitor monetary policies;

(2) Supervise the operation of banks and financial systems;

(3) foreign exchange control and management;

(4) issuing currency;

(5) Other related functions.

The Reserve Bank of India establishes a central board of directors to lead and manage banking affairs. The members of the central board of directors are appointed by the Indian central government and are composed of:

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(1) Official directors. Establish 1 Governor and no more than 4 Deputy Governors;

(2) Non-official director. The government designates 10 persons from different industries and one official, and four directors are elected by four regional boards. Established 4 regional boards nationwide, based in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai (Madras), and New Delhi. Its role is to make recommendations to the central board on regional affairs and to represent the economic interests of regional cooperative banks and local banks in the area Perform other functions entrusted by the central board of directors.