List of Abbreviations: Manual On Financial and Banking Statistics
List of Abbreviations: Manual On Financial and Banking Statistics
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AIRCSC All India Rural Credit Survey CFRA Combined Finance and Revenue
Committee Accounts
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DCB Demand Collection and Balance EFR Exchange Fluctuation Reserve
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Manual on Financial and Banking Statistics Abbreviations
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LAS Loan & Advances by States NBC Non-Banking Companies
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Manual on Financial and Banking Statistics Abbreviations
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SGSY Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarrojgar SWG Second Working Group on Money
Yojana Supply
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PUBLIC DEBT OFFICE(PDO)
The RBI manages public debt and issues new loans on
behalf of the central and state coots.Under the powers
derived from sections 17-11(e),20,21(2) and 21-A(b) of RBI
Act 1934 read with the provisions of public debt act
1994.The advisory role of bank pertains to raising market
borrowing are done by Internal Debt Management
Dept(IDMD)-Oct 1992
FUNCTIONS OF PDO
•Issues of new loans of central and state govts and also
industrial finanace bonds
•Issues of compensation and rehabilation grant bonds
•payment of interests /instalment/annuity on
govt.securities
•Enhancement of securities at a treasury,sub treasury
•renewal ,consolidation & sub-division of securities and
their conversion from one to another
•Audit of interest /instalment/annuity payment at
treasuries/sub-treasuries
•Dealing with disputes claims
,lost,stolen,destroyed,mutilated or defaced
securities
•Deposit of securities in safe custody and payment of
interest there on
•refund of pre-maturity value of treasury savings deposit
certificates and defencene deposits certificates
•payment of communication value in r/o annuity
certificates
•reufund of deposits made under annuity deposit scheme
•Repayment of loans
•Registration of nomination/cancellation of registration of
nomination in r/o relief bonds
•PDOs ar required to guide agency bank,treasuries and
sub-treasuires dealing in govt securities
Renumeartion to the bank for floating new loans central
govt. securities -Rs 1000/- per crore with a minimum of
Rs 5000/-
STOCK CERTIFICATE
When the debt is held in the form of stock the owner
is given a certificate to the effect by the registering his name in
the books of PDO .Certain amount for a specified loan .It is also
indicate the rate of interest the date from which its
payable .The ownership depends not more possesion of
the note the but on the fact the name of the owner is
registered in the books of PDO
•it is not negotiable but transferable
•it can be held by 2/more persons jointly
•it can be held by transfers /parties authorised
•it need not present at the time of payment of interest ,the
interest warrants are directly sent to the address that
were registered by the PDO
•no risks in wrongful hands
•duplicate can be issued after simple formalities
•it can be converted into GP note & vice versa
SUBSIDARY GENERAL LEDGER A/C:
It stocks are held in the form of a ledger A/C in the offices
of PDO in the subsidary general ledger stocks can be
held by any persons bit in case of holding govt.
securities in subsidary general ledger A/C is restricted by
PDO to institutes of corporate status or persons of govt.
officials whose has the holdings justify opening such A/C
.No certificate is given as in the case of stocks they are
advised the quantum of credit .Similar advices we are
issued in r/o debits & credits of the a/c's.Interest is
payable as in the case of stock certificates.The persons
who are authorised to open the S.G.L A/C execute
indemnity bonds in r/o of such securities.The specimen
signatures of the authorised persons to operate the A/C
to be forwarded for PDO record.Transfer of securities are
allowed between 2 different A/C between two different
PDO offices
BOND LEDGER ACCOUNT
It is a demateralised form of govt.securities and can only
be issued under Relief bonds/Savings bonds
Schemes.Accounts can be opened at PDO offices or
authorised banks .The accounts can be transferred
between PDO offices/authorised branches
BEARER BONDS:
The security in the form of the bearer bond is the
govt.security is concerned meve possesion of the bond
is sufficient .It can be transferable by meve delivery no
formalities are there.Interest coupons are attached to it
and the interest is paid to the presenter of the coupon at
PDO/treasury/sub-treasury offices at which the bond is
registered for payment of interest.The Priye bondsissued
by the govt. are similar to bearerbonds Eligible Investors
•firms/companies/corporate/ bodies
•banks/financial institutes
•primary dealers
•state govts
•PF's & trusts
•OCBS/NRIs/FILS
Different sections present in PDO to perform duties are
•G P note section
•book debt section
•S.G.L A/C section
•new loan section
•accounts sec
•voucher audit &balancing section
•interest check section
•power section
•lost note sub-section
•small savings sec
•record sec
•correspondence sec
DEBT MANAGEMENT
OPEN MARK OPERATIONS:
Open market operations are mainly configured to prchase
and sale of govt. securities including treasury
bills.O.M.O are an instrument of direct credit control by
the RBI which alters the liquidity position of the banks.It
depends on the type of the assets the bank can hold and
also size and depth of the gilt market.Sec 17(8) of RBI act
authorises the bank to purchase or sale of C.G.sec or
state g.sec or of a local authority of which principle and
interest are guaranteed by by them to such extent.There
is no restriction either to amount or maturity of the
securities which the bank may purchase,sale or hold.For
the conduct of open market operations as monetary
policy instrument the market for sec. is to be well
organised,broad based and deep.Till 1991-92 the
securities market remained dormant bt internal debt
management policy
Open market operations are
a better tool of monetary registration are a better tool of
monetary
regulation than traditional cash ratio
SECONDARY MARKET DEVELOPMENTS:
RBI has been making efforts to develop a deep and
dynamic secondary market for govt.sec by way of
establishing through system of
•primary dealers
•satellite dealers
•gilt funds
•foreign institutional investors
1.PRIMARY DEALERS:
RBI has given guidelines for enlistment of primary
dealers in 1995
The main objectives are:
•for strengthen the infrastructure in the govt.sec
•to develop market capabilities for govt.sec
•to improve secondary market trading
eligibility:
•Sche commercial banks
•All India Financial Institutions
•A Company under comoanies act 1956
A primary dealer as commit to
bid for a minimum amount in govt.sec & treasury bills
auctions
facilities to primary dealers :
RBI extends CA A/C or subsidary G L A/C,liquidity
support in bidding commitments,freedom to deal in
money market instruments & open market operations
2.SATELLITE DEALERS:
•to support the infrastructure
•SDs has been intriduce by RBI
•The objectives,eligibility and facilities extended are
same as primary dealers expect net worth of assets
is 5crores
The scheme was
discontinued with effect from 31.5.2002 as it has acheived
the goal
3.GILT FUNDS:
Gilt funds /mutual funds scheme was
floated by asset management companies with exclusive
investment in govt.sec
4.FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN GOVT.SEC
MARKET
Since May 19,1998 the F 1 1
within the category of 100 percent debt funds and within
their debt ceiling of 30% investements have been
permitted to invest in treasury bills.This policy measure
is expected to encourage flow of foreign capital into the
Indian Debt Market
5.RETAILING OF GOVT.SECURITIES:
( diversification of investor base)
with a view to enable dematerialisation of
securities of retail holders,institutions such as National
Securities
Depository Ltd(NSDL),Stock Holding Corporation Of India
Ltd(SHCIL),National Securities Clearing Corporation
Ltd(NSCCL) have been allowed to open SGL accounts
with RBI
NDS(Feb 2002)
In order to develop infrasturcture arrangements
facilitating secondary market operations in
Govt.securities in the introduction of screen based
electronic trading platform called Negotiated Dealing
Systen(N.D.S) by RBI .NDS in elecronic trading plaform
through which deals in the secondary market for
Govt.sec ,the participants are put through and the deal
information is taken up for settlement directly from
settlement .Apart from dealing process by way quotes
&negotiations the NDS also provides for electronic
reporting of trades on online information,thereby adding
price &volume discovery.This was done in first phase it
will facilitate screen based tendreing system for
auctions&issues of govt.securities.
CCIL-APRIL 2001
CCILwas set up in april 2001 by banks,financial
institutions,primary dealers functions as an industry
service orgsnisations
for clearing &settlement of trades in foreign
exchange,Govt secs and other debt instruments.Any
component of payment system is subjected to certain
risks such as credit risks,liquidity risks,replacement cost
risk etc.,which in turn leads to systemic risks.The CCIL
plays the role of CCP C central counter parts to all
transactions and guarantees settlement of trade by
executing its own rules ®ulations thus eliminating
counter party risk.
CCIL commenced its
operations in this segment for both out right & Repo
transactions from 15.2.2002 along with NDS.Guaranteed
settlement was extended from April 2002 settlement of
securities(mumbai pdo)&funds(mumbai dad) is done
through the DVP-11 mechanisms,the settlement of
securities on a gross basis while the funds are settled on
a net basis
ISSUE DEPARTMENT
The management of currency is one of the core central
banking functions .This is reflected in the preamble of
RBI Act 1934 it is expendient to constitute RBI to
regulate the issues of the bank notes and the keeping of
reserves with a view to secure monetary stability in India
and of the country to its advantages
STATUTORY PROVISIONS:
The statutory powers for currency management are
derived from RBI act .In terms of sec -22 of RBI
Act1934,RBI is the sole of authority for the issue of the
bank notes in india.Through one ruppee coin ¬es
/small coins are issued by the govt. but are put into
circulation through RBI only to ensure RBIs position as
sole currency authority.
In terms of sec -38 of RBI Act1934,govt is required to put
into circulation through rbi only. the C.G is required to
supply one ruppee notes/coins to the bank on demand
inorder to ensure the letter to provide for facilities for
exchanging notes to provide for facilities for exchanging
notes into coins.If C.G fails to meet the obligation,RBI will
be releived from its obligation to supply coins to
public .Coins are eligible assets os issue
department.Small coins are issued by C.G.Under coinage
Act 1906.However unlike Rupee coins,these are not
treated as assets of I.D of the bank.
liabilities (sec-34) of rbi:
•notes in circulation
•notes in banking department
assets (sec-33);
•gold coin & bullion
•rupee coin
•rupee securities
•foreign securities
The bank is required to
firnish C.G a weekly statement of its financial position.I.D
issues currency notes in excahnge of other
denominations or aganist assets.Bank has 18 official
issue offices
cash department:
•1.issue branch
•2.exchange branch
•2.a.public counters
•2.b.NES
•2.c.coin shroffing sec
general dept:
•staff sec
•resource sec
•remittance sec
•claims sec
•record sec
•accounts sec
•consolidation sec
SUPPLY OF NOTES AND COINS
Printing presses at dewas,nasik,salboni amd mysore
mints at hyderabad,mumbai,kolkata,noida,
security paper mill-hoshangabad
The quantum of notes to be printed broadly
•on the annual increase in the bank notes in circulation
•growth rate of economy
•replacement of soiled notes &reserve requirements
the forecast is made on statistical models
CURRENCY CHESTMECHANISMS:
The currency chests are nothing but extending of iisue
department of the public (mini issue department)
With the
objectives of ensuring adequate avavilability of notes
coins in the economy and maintainenece of quality of
notes,then has set up branches of issue depts in different
parts of the country known as currency chests.RBI has
established some agents to establish currency chests.
The agents are:
•SBI, its associates
•nationalised banks
•private sector banks
•co-operative banks
•few foreign banks
A currency chests is a store
room at specially permitted branches where rupee coin
&bank notes are stocked on behalf of RBI ,is the property
of RBI &hence C.Gis a miniature of ID .
The purpose for which C.G are establlished are:-
•to meet the requirements of people
•to maintain the quality of currency
•to facilitate exchange of different denominators
•to operate banks &treasuries with minimum balance
•to make payment on behalf of govt depts
•to exchange milti lated &soiled notes as per note refund
rules
•to obeviate the necessity of physical transfer of cash
from one place to another
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