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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ACT, 1934
The Reserve bank of India was established on April
1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
The central office of the Reserve Bank was initially
established in Calcutta but was permanently moved
to Mumbai in 1937. The Central office is where the
Governor sits and where policies are formulated.
The Reserve bank of India (RBI) is India’s central
bank, which controls the issue and supply of the
Indian rupees. RBI is the regulator of entire Banking
in India. RBI plays an important part in the
development strategy of the Government of India.
Function of RBI
 Issuer of currency
 Banker to the Government
 Banker to banker
 Manager of foreign exchange
 Control of credit
 Non-monetary functions
Issuer of Currency
 Design, printing and distribution.
 The bank issues and exchanges or destroys currency and icons not fit
for circulation.
 The goal of ensuring an adequate supply of clean and genuine notes.
Banker to Government
 Banker to government performs merchant banking
function for the central and the state governments; also
acts as their banker.
 RBI also manages all new issues of government loans,
servicing the government debt outstanding, and nurturing
the market for government’s securities.
Banker to banker
 Transfer funds and settle inter bank transactions.
 All banks operating in the country have accounts with the
Reserve Bank.
Manager of foreign exchanges
 It acts as a custodian and manages the foreign exchanges management
act (FEMA) 1999.
 RBI buys and sells foreign currency to maintain the exchange rate of
Indian rupee v/s foreign currencies like US dollars, Euro, Pound and
Japanese Yen.
Control of credit
 Credit control is a major weapon of the RBI used to
control demand and supply of money in the economy.
Non-monetary function
 Besides performing the traditional functions of a central bank, the Reserve
Bank of India also perform the following functions:
-Collection and publication of data
-Regulatory and supervisory
-Development and promotion
Collection and publication of data
 The RBI has a separate department of statistics for collecting,
compiling and disseminating statistical information and conducting
research related to bank and other financial sectors of the economy
including supply of money, credit banking operation and foreign
exchanges.
Regulatory and supervisory
 The RBI act & the banking act have both conferred extensive powers
of regulation & supervision to the RBI over commercial & cooperative
banks to check malpractices & protect interest of the investors.
Development and promotion
 The RBI has been aiding development & promoting saving & banking
habits. Development of the institutional agriculture & other rural
activities has been an area of focus right from its inception.
Function of rbi

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Function of rbi

  • 2. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ACT, 1934 The Reserve bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The central office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Calcutta but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937. The Central office is where the Governor sits and where policies are formulated.
  • 3. The Reserve bank of India (RBI) is India’s central bank, which controls the issue and supply of the Indian rupees. RBI is the regulator of entire Banking in India. RBI plays an important part in the development strategy of the Government of India.
  • 4. Function of RBI  Issuer of currency  Banker to the Government  Banker to banker  Manager of foreign exchange  Control of credit  Non-monetary functions
  • 5. Issuer of Currency  Design, printing and distribution.  The bank issues and exchanges or destroys currency and icons not fit for circulation.  The goal of ensuring an adequate supply of clean and genuine notes.
  • 6. Banker to Government  Banker to government performs merchant banking function for the central and the state governments; also acts as their banker.  RBI also manages all new issues of government loans, servicing the government debt outstanding, and nurturing the market for government’s securities.
  • 7. Banker to banker  Transfer funds and settle inter bank transactions.  All banks operating in the country have accounts with the Reserve Bank.
  • 8. Manager of foreign exchanges  It acts as a custodian and manages the foreign exchanges management act (FEMA) 1999.  RBI buys and sells foreign currency to maintain the exchange rate of Indian rupee v/s foreign currencies like US dollars, Euro, Pound and Japanese Yen.
  • 9. Control of credit  Credit control is a major weapon of the RBI used to control demand and supply of money in the economy.
  • 10. Non-monetary function  Besides performing the traditional functions of a central bank, the Reserve Bank of India also perform the following functions: -Collection and publication of data -Regulatory and supervisory -Development and promotion
  • 11. Collection and publication of data  The RBI has a separate department of statistics for collecting, compiling and disseminating statistical information and conducting research related to bank and other financial sectors of the economy including supply of money, credit banking operation and foreign exchanges.
  • 12. Regulatory and supervisory  The RBI act & the banking act have both conferred extensive powers of regulation & supervision to the RBI over commercial & cooperative banks to check malpractices & protect interest of the investors. Development and promotion  The RBI has been aiding development & promoting saving & banking habits. Development of the institutional agriculture & other rural activities has been an area of focus right from its inception.