9 sep 13... Reserve Bank of India 01. Central bank is a bank which acts as a banker to the government; has monopoly of note issue and controls the entire banking system 02. RBI is the central bank in India 03. RBI was established by an act of Parliament in 1934 04. The initial share capital for RBI was Rs. 5 crores 05. RBI was nationalized under (transfer of public ownership) act 1948 06. Its affairs are regulated by central board of directors 07. It has four regional centres at Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai and Delhi 08. The central office of the bank is at Mumbai 09. RBI is note issuing authority; banker, agent and financial adviser to the government; custodian of cash reserves of banks; custodian of nation’s reserves of foreign exchange; lender of the last resort; controller of credit etc. 10. Currency notes other than one rupee notes are issued by RBI 11. RBI has credit control – regulation of cash reserves of commercial banks, regulating the flow of credit, qualitative control and open market operations 12. Handles all government transactions 13. It is a banker’s bank 14. It maintains the exchange rate for the Indian rupee; hold the country’s reserves in foreign currencies and administration of the exchange management regulations
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