The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India established in 1935. It is headquartered in Mumbai and its current governor is D. Subbarao. RBI has 22 regional offices located primarily in state capitals. As the central bank, RBI conducts consolidated supervision of India's financial sector including commercial banks, financial institutions, and non-banking finance firms. Its key objectives as defined in the RBI Act of 1934 are to govern India's currency and credit system, maintain monetary stability, regulate the issuance of bank notes, and promote the country's economic growth while remaining politically independent. RBI's core functions include monetary policy management, acting as a bank to the central and state
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India established in 1935. It is headquartered in Mumbai and its current governor is D. Subbarao. RBI has 22 regional offices located primarily in state capitals. As the central bank, RBI conducts consolidated supervision of India's financial sector including commercial banks, financial institutions, and non-banking finance firms. Its key objectives as defined in the RBI Act of 1934 are to govern India's currency and credit system, maintain monetary stability, regulate the issuance of bank notes, and promote the country's economic growth while remaining politically independent. RBI's core functions include monetary policy management, acting as a bank to the central and state
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India established in 1935. It is headquartered in Mumbai and its current governor is D. Subbarao. RBI has 22 regional offices located primarily in state capitals. As the central bank, RBI conducts consolidated supervision of India's financial sector including commercial banks, financial institutions, and non-banking finance firms. Its key objectives as defined in the RBI Act of 1934 are to govern India's currency and credit system, maintain monetary stability, regulate the issuance of bank notes, and promote the country's economic growth while remaining politically independent. RBI's core functions include monetary policy management, acting as a bank to the central and state
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India established in 1935. It is headquartered in Mumbai and its current governor is D. Subbarao. RBI has 22 regional offices located primarily in state capitals. As the central bank, RBI conducts consolidated supervision of India's financial sector including commercial banks, financial institutions, and non-banking finance firms. Its key objectives as defined in the RBI Act of 1934 are to govern India's currency and credit system, maintain monetary stability, regulate the issuance of bank notes, and promote the country's economic growth while remaining politically independent. RBI's core functions include monetary policy management, acting as a bank to the central and state
CMS21BB0083 INTRODUCTION • RBI is the Central Bank of India established in "1st April 1935" under the RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ACT. • Its head quarter is in Mumbai (Maharashtra). Its present governor is "MR. D Subbarao. • It has "22 REGIONAL OFFICES", most of them is state capitals. • The main purpose of the RBI is to conduct consolidated supervision of the financial sector in India, which is made up of commercial banks, financial institutions, and non- banking finance firms. OBJECTIVES As per the RBI Act 1934, the objective of RBI are as follows: ➢To run the nation’s currency and credit system. ➢To maintain reserves for securing monetary stability in India. ➢To govern the issue of bank notes. ➢To maintain financial stability or credit by engaging in effective activities and keeping itself free from any political impact. ➢To perform central banking functions by acting as Banker’s bank, Banker to government, and note-issuing authority. ➢To promote economic growth and support planned advancement of the economy of the country. ROLE AND FUNCTIONS The basic functions of the RBI are the issuance of currency, sustaining monetary stability in India, operating the currency, and maintaining the country's credit system. The RBI performs the following function: ➢ Monetary Management: One of the most important functions of RBI is the formulation and execution of Monetary Policy and securing monetary stability in India It functions the currency and credit system to its advantage. ➢ Bankers to Central and State Government: It acts as a banker to the government. RBI is the responsible agency for receiving and paying money on behalf of the various government departments. RBI is also authorized to appoint other banks to act as its agent and undertake banking business on the behalf of the government. ➢ Banker to Bank: RBI is a common banker for the different banks that enables the settlement of interbank transfers of funds. For special purposes or in need, RBI provides short-term loans and advances to banks. ➢ Issuer of Currency: The RBI and the government are in charge of the creation, manufacturing, and overall administration of the national currency with the aim of releasing a sufficient quantity of authentic and clean notes. ➢ Regulation of Banking and Non-Banking Financial Institution: RBI functions to protect the Interest of depositors through an effective regulatory framework. Keeping a keen eye over the conduct of banking operations and solvency of the banks along with maintaining the overall financial stability through various policy measures. These powers of RBI come from RBI Act 1934 and Banking Regulation Act 1949. THANK YOU