RBI/ 2004-05/292 RPCD.PLNFS.BC.No. 61 /06.02.31(WG)2004-05
December 08, 2004 The Chief Executive Officer
(All foreign banks operating in India) Dear Sir, Working Group on Flow of Credit
to SSI Sector - Interest Rates on Deposits with SIDBI in lieu of Shortfall in
Priority Sector Obligations Please refer to our circular RPCD.Plan.BC.41/04.09.09/2003-04
dated November 03, 2003 regarding the interest rate on deposits placed with
SIDBI. 2. In this connection, a reference
is invited to the recommendation of the Ganguly Working Group in regard to evaluation
of methods of utilisation of deposits made by foreign banks with SIDBI for shortfall
in their priority sector obligation (Paragraph3). The recommendation has since
been accepted and accordingly, the structure of the current scheme is revised
with the following features.
i. The amount of shortfall in priority sector obligation will be placed with SIDBI by foreign banks for a tenor of three years.
ii. The funds placed with SIDBI will have a graded interest rate structure linked to the Bank Rate as indicated below:
|
Sr.No. |
Shortfall in overall target (32 per cent of net bank credit) or aggregate shortfall in sub-targets SSI (10 per cent) and export credit (12 per cent), whichever is higher. |
Rate of interest on the entire
deposit to be made with SIDBI |
|
1. |
Less than 2 percentage points |
Bank Rate (6 per cent at present) |
|
2. |
2 and above, but less than 5 percentage points |
Bank Rate minus |
|
3. |
5 and above, but less than 9 percentage points |
Bank Rate minus |
|
4. |
9 percentage points and above |
Bank Rate minus |
iii. SIDBI will pass on the lower interest rates to the borrowers.
iv. The scheme would be made effective from the financial year 2005-06 so that foreign banks have adequate time to plan deployment of their resources.
3. Banks are requested to initiate necessary action in this regard.
4. Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours faithfully,
(G. Srinivasan)
Chief General Manager.