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Revival of Guarantee Scheme where Banks can deposit directly with RBI

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..... Revival of Guarantee Scheme where Banks can deposit directly with RBI - News and Press Release Dated:- 17-12-2016 - News - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that to resolve the problem of massive accumulation of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) at branches of banks and currency chests which puts a strain on processing capacities and storage facilities and slows down the deposit of accumulated .....

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..... SBNs into chests, the Guarantee Scheme has been revived in terms of RBI circular dated November 24, 2016. As per the Scheme: Banks may deposit SBNs directly with the offices of RBI under whose jurisdiction they are located. These SBNs will remain, in the vaults of RBI, under the lock and key of the depositing banks till taken up for examination. For the SBNs deposited by banks, RBI will a .....

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..... fford credit to their current accounts maintained with RBI. Thereafter, if any shortage, counterfeit note, mutilated note, etc. is detected during detailed processing at RBI, the value of the same will be recovered from the bank concerned. This facility will be extended to all banks and be available at all our Issue Offices. To avail the facility banks need to enter into an agreement with Re .....

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..... gional Offices of RBI concerned. A similar Scheme has been introduced for depositing SBNs with designated currency chest at the district level vide RBI circular dated November 27, 2016. The above Schemes, can be availed by Banks, preferably those not having any currency chest and Post Offices, if they are maintaining current account with RBI or the chest branch managing Chest Guarantee Vau .....

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..... lt at district level. Further with a view to expand the ambit of the scheme, it has been decided (RBI Circular dated November 28, 2016) that banks operating currency chests may be allowed to operate Chest Guarantee Scheme for Specified banknotes (CGSS) if they have additional space in their existing currency chest or additional storage space at the same centre which is nearly as safe and secure as .....

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..... that of a currency chest. This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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