IBPS PO 2014 BANKING AWARENESS NOTES Bank Rate : 9.0%

Repo Rate : 8.0% Reverse Repo Rate : 7.0% Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 9.0% CRR : 4%

SLR : 22% Base Rate : 10.00% - 10.25% Savings Deposit Rate : 4.00%

Term Deposit Rate : 8.00% - 9.05% 91 day T-bills : 8.5201 % 182 day T-bills : 8.6613%

364 day T-bills : 8.6485 % 364 day T-bills : 8.6485 % Call Rates : 4.00% - 8.70% (ONE BANK FROM ANOTHER BANK) AS ON 02ND OCT.2014

Types of Banks in India and their functions Reserve Bank of India: RBI is the Central Bank of India, which acts as a banker to the government It is also called as Bankers bank, because all banks will have accounts with RBI. It provides funds to all banks hence it is called as BANKERS BANK RBI was established by an act of Parliament in 1934 It has four zonal offices at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi and 19 regional offices Current Governor: Dr. Raghuram Rajan Deputy Governors: H R Khan, Dr Urjit Patel, R Gandhi and S S Mundra Head office: Mumbai Functions: Issues currency notes Acts as bankers bank Maintain foreign exchange reserves Maintains CRR and SLR Its affairs are regulated by 21-member central board of directors: Governor (Dr. Raghuram Rajan), 4 deputy Governors, 2 Finance Ministry representatives, 10 Government-nominates directors,4 directors to represent local boards

Scheduled Commercial Banks: Scheduled Commercial banks are State Bank of India and its associates (State bank of India has got 7 subsidiaries they are State bank of Hyderabad, State bank of Mysore, State bank of Travancore, State bank of Indore, State bank of Sourashtra, State bank of Bikaneer, State bank of Jaipur Nationalized Banks

Private Sector Banks Regional Rural Banks Urban Cooperative Banks State Cooperative Banks

Public Sector Banks: State Bank of India and associate banks + 20 nationalized banks are called public sector banks

Nationalized Banks: Nationalized banks are the banks which are owned and run by government of India There are total of 20 nationalized banks In 1969, 14 banks were nationalized In 1980, 6 banks were nationalized Nationalized banks are Allahabad bank, Andhra bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bhartiya Mahila bank, Canara bank, Central Bank of India, Corporation bank, Dena bank, IDBI bank, Indian bank, Indian Overseas bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National bank, Punjab & Sind bank, Syndicate bank, UCO bank, Union bank of India, United bank of India, Vijaya bank

Private Banks: Private Banks are the banks which are owned and run by individuals Private banks are split into two groups by financial regulators in India they are Old Private sector banks: The banks which were not nationalized at the time of bank nationalization that took place during 1969 and 1980 are known as old private sector banks. New Private Sector Banks: Banks which came in operation after 1991, with the introduction of economic and financial sectors reforms are called new private-sector banks These banks were formed as per RBI guidelines 1993 These banks should have a minimum net worth of Rs.200 Crores The promoters holding should be a minimum of 25% of the paid-up capital Within 3 years of the starting of the operations, the bank should offer shares to public and their net worth must increased to 300 Crores. New private-sector banks in India are Axis Bank, Bank of Punjab, Centurian Bank, Development Credit Bank, SBI Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, Times Bank (Merged with HDFC Bank Ltd.), Global Trust Bank (Merged with Oriental Bank of Commerce), Balaji Corporation Bank Limited

Foreign Banks: Banks which are foreign originated are called foreign banks

Regional Rural Banks (RRBS) Regional rural banks were established on 26th September, 1975 RRBS comes under scheduled commercial banks Main aim of RRBs is financial resources for rural/semi-urban areas and providing loans to small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and rural artisans. RRB works under supervision of NABARD (National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development) Functions of RRBs: Providing banking facilities to rural and semi-urban areas Carrying out government operations like disbursement of wages of MGNREGA workers, distribution of pensions etc. Providing Para-Banking facilities like locker facilities and credit cards Share Capital in RRBs: Central Government: 50% Sponsored bank: 35%

State government: 15%

Co-operative Banks: The main purpose of co-operative banks is to co-operate small scale industries, and to provide small loans

Industrial Banks: The main purpose of Industrial banks is provide big loans to large scale industries, Some of the Industrial banks are IDBI bank, Industrial bank of India etc.

STRUCTURE OF BANKS IN INDIA

NABARD Head Quarters: Mumbai

Established on: 12 July, 1982 Chairman: Dr. Harsh kumar Bhanwala

NABARD completed its 25 years on 12 July, 2007 NABARD is active in developing Financial Inclusion

It is Indias specialized bank developed by Shivaramans committee to provide credit in rural areas. It replaced the Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of

Reserve bank of India, and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). NABARD undertakes the monitoring and evolution of projects will be refinanced by it

It provides training for the institutions working for the rural development. NABARD keeps a check on client institutions

It regulates the cooperative banks and RRBs

It takes measures for improving credit delivery system, monitoring, schemes credit institutions, and

training of personnel Helps the state governments in reaching their targets of providing assistance to eligible institutions in

agriculture and rural development

SOME FACTS ABOUT BANKING IN INDIA

First bank established in India: Bank of Hindustan in 1770 Second bank: General Bank of India, 1786

Oldest bank in India originated in the Bank of Calcutta in June 1806 which was still in existence State Bank of India

State Bank of India merged with three banks namely Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras in 1921 to form the Imperial bank of India which was converted as State Bank of India

First Indian bank got ISO: Canara Bank

First India bank started solely with Indian capital investment is PNB (Punjab National Bank) Founder of Punjab National Bank is Lala Lajpat Rai

Reserve bank of India (RBI) was instituted in 1935 First governor of RBI: Mr.Osborne Smith

First Indian Governor of RBI: Mr. C D Deshmukh First bank to introduce savings account in India: Presidency Bank in 1833

First bank to introduce cheque system in India: Bengal Bank in 1833 First bank to introduce internet banking: ICICI bank

First bank to introduce mutual fund: State Bank of India First bank to introduce credit card in India: Central Bank of India

Which cards are known as plastic money Credit Cards. Open market operations are carried out by RBI

Capital market regulator is SEBI Largest Commercial bank in India State Bank of India

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is known as World Bank

Indias First Financial Archive has been set up at Kolkata CRR, SLR, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo rate are decide by RBI

Savings banks interest rates, fixed deposit interest rates, Loan Rates etc. are decided by individual banks The bank which has launched Mobile Bank Accounts in association with Vodafones m paisa HDFC

Bank Minimum money transfer limit through RTGS: 2 Lakhs

Maximum money transfer limit through RTGS: No Limit Minimum & Maximum money transfer limit through NEFT: No Limit

NABARD was established in July, 1982 Largest Public sector bank in India SBI

Largest Private sector bank in India ICICI Bank Largest Foreign bank in India Standard Chartered Bank

First Indian bank to open branch outside India i.e. London in 1946: Bank of India First RRB named Prathama Grameen Bank was started by: Syndicate Bank

First Bank to introduce ATM in India: HSBC in1987, Mumbai

Bank of Baroda has the maximum number of overseas branches SBI holds the second position with maximum number of overseas branches

Premium credit cards exclusively for women launched recently by HDFC bank Private Sector Bank that recently launched a product of Personal loan called SWIFT HDFC

The bank which approved loan of $500mn to help India improve Rail services Asian Development Bank

FDI limit for new banks 49%

FDI limit for private banks: 74%

JUNE, JULY, AUGUST BANKING NEWS

JUNE ICICI bank launches co-branded card with Delhi metro SBI, HDFC Bank, PNB and others to secure ATMs by live CCTV monitoring From talking ATMs to magnifying glasses at branches for physically and visually challenged customers

ICICI bank launches iMobile app for Windows phone

Shareholders approved the re-appointment of Rana Kapoor as managing director and CEO

18 PSU banks failed to meet FY14 target of setting ATMs

IDFC Bank which recently bagged a commercial banking license, plans to start bank operations by October next year

Kotak Mahindra bank set up ATMs at Mumbai Metro Stations

ICICI Bank overtakes HDFC Bank as top private bank employer

Syndicate Bank, Bol, BoB, others give Rs 1,157 crores for Narendra Modis dream financial hub project in Gujarat K Venkataraman re-appointed as MD & CEO of Karur Vysya Bank IndusInd Bank launches Video Branch Service for Customers

July Rajiv Lall to be IDFC Bank Managing Director and CEO Maharashtra cabinet approves Rs 231 Crore to strengthen small banks RBI cancels licenses of Six Delhi-based NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

Exim bank wants RBI to hike its leverage ration by 50

Government asks IDBI Bank, United Bank of India to plan merger

RBI and Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have entered into a bilateral agreement that enables CBSL to further diversity its reserves management activities into Indian rupee-denominated assets RBI penalises 12 banks including ICICI bank for violating rules ING Vysya selects Mindtree to deliver multi-channel and multi-platform banking experience to its customers while creating a digital roadmap designed to help the bank NBFCs allowed to use e-Know your customer service to verify Identity: RB ICICI bank launches special service for Canadian customers Indian Bank launches mobile branches with ATM facility in Chennai HDFC Securities launches e-will writing service SBI, PNB could be the first banks to tap capital market this financial year SBI to open 5, 000 new ATMs IBM signes deal worth Rs 550 crores with microfinance firm Janalakshmi Financial services Canara bank expands its Gramodaya scheme in Delhi RBI governor Raghuram Rajan launches Indian Banks mobile branches Axis, Union bank among five new entrants into UK banking space ICICI bank to open its branches in China, South Africa says MD and CEO chanda Kochhar State Bank of India opens 6 digital branches which offer services like instant account opening and personalised debit cards

August: SBI cuts home loan rate by up to 0.15 per cent ICICI Bank offers EMI scheme on Debit card purchase Jan Dhan Yojana: 5.27 lakh accounts opened across Andhra Bank branches SBI signs $152 million export line of credit with Japanese bank Bank open 2.14 crore accounts under Jan Dhan mission Muthoot finance launches scheme for Kerala customers for Onam Jan Dhan Yojana: SBI opens 1.50 lakh bank accounts in Tamilnadu & Puducherry

United bank of India wins seconds leg of legal battle with Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijaymallya IDBI bank joins UNICEF for safe water, hygiene to 80,000 children in 400 Maharashtra, UP schools RBI has lowered the cap on free ATM transactions and allowed banks to charge customers HDFC Bank tops WPPs BrandZ report with value of $9.4 billion ICICI launched EMI Facility on debit cards ties up with Samsung HDFC Bank opens branch in Dubai HDFC Bank launches Forexplus crad for Haj, Umrah pilgrims for making all patyments during the pilgrimage in a convenient and secure manner and thus avoid Saudi Riyals Pune based LinguaNext to partner nationalised and private banks for ATM Transaction slips and is already working with different bank, including the State Bank of India RBI will soon issue Rs 1,000 denomination bank notes with inset letter R in the Mahatma Gandhi Series 2005 RBI announced only 3 free withdrawals from other ATMs, 5 from own New Ezetap : The device which is used by banks like SBI, HDFC and Citibank that facilitates like an ATM for checking balance, transferring money, get a mini statement and opening a bank account through Aadhaar SBI launches Hindi version of its app STATE BANK ANYWHERE TMB aims to achieve Rs 1 lakh crore turnover in next four years Federal Bank opens its 1206th branch at Andathode, Thrissur ICICI bank launches travel card aimed at students who are heading out for higher studies outside India to help them manage their international expenses RBI proposes COO ( Chief Operating Officer) post in Rank of Deputy Governor RBI proposes anytime anywhere bill payment system Deutsche Bank launches zero balance savings account for professionals SBI Life insurance appoints Arjit Basu as MD, CEO HDFC Bank opens branch in Dubai for providing wealth management services to Indians living there IndusInd Bank Launches co-branded credit card with Jet Airways

Indian Bank revises its interest rate to 2.36 percent from the 2.55 per cent

Important Things about Cardless ATM withdrawal ICICI

This service makes use of secure transaction platforms like one time pass words and biometric authentications. This will thus provide an extra layer of security, in addition to the fact that customers no longer need to carry their cards along with them

SOME BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME: 1) Improved customer convenience. 2) Improved security factors. 3) Improving the use of ATMs in developing countries.

Important Banking Related Terms Cheque: Cheque is a negotiable instrument containing conditional order to pay sum of money to the person mentioned on it or to the bearer of the instrument. Crossing: Two parallel lines drawn on the top left corner of the cheque Account Payee Cheque: Account payee cheque can be routed only through accounts Post dated Cheque: The date on the check beyond todays date then cheque becomes post dated. Stale Cheque: A cheque which has completed the stipulated validity period of the cheque is called as the stale cheque (The validity period of 6 months as at present) Mutilated cheque: It is a damaged cheque Bounced Cheque: It is nothing but an ordinary bank check that any bank can refuse to encash or pay because of the fact that there is no sufficient balance in the bank account of the originator At Par cheque: It is payable anywhere in India. Multi city cheque: A cheque which is payable in any branch of a particular bank Travellers Cheque: Cheques issued by a bank and function as cash but are protected against loss or theft when travelling.

Money Laundering: Conversion of money which is illegally obtained Linked Account: Any account linked to another account in the same bank where funds can be transferred electronically between accounts and carry out other specified services as well Consumer durables loans: Loan granted by banks for purchasing of white goods Collateral: A borrower needs to provide some kind of security to the bank in case of high ticket loans, such security is called collateral Floating Rate: An interest rate that is referenced to a market rate and is revised as per the change in the interest rates in the economy. When interest rates in the economy rise, floating rates rise and vice versa Exchange Rate: Rate at which the domestic currency can be converted into foreign currency and vice versa Inflation: Decreasing the purchasing power of money in this state money looses the value hence prices will go up Deflation: Opposite to inflation here money will have more value and hence product looses the value Electronic Clearing Service (ECS): It is a service provided by the banks to facilitate direct debit from your bank account towards an investment account (such as a mutual fund SIP) and/or paying regular loan EMIs. Billing Cycle: A billing cycle is a time period that covers the credit statement that usually lasts for 25 days Bridge Loan: It is also known as swing loan, which is basically a real estate loan or a home loan, where the current residence/real estate is pledged by the borrower as a collateral in order to purchase a new residence Debit cum ATM Card: Customer can deposit and withdraw cash by means of magnetic ATM Card Core Banking: A centralized database with online connectivity to branches, internet as well as ATM network which has been adopted by almost all major banks of the country Bankassurance: When the banks entertain in dealing with insurance business then it is called as bankassurance Short term loan: If the repayment period of any loan is up to 36 months , then that loan is called Short term loans Medium term loan: If the repayment period of any loan is up to 37 to 84 months , then that loan is called Medium term loans

Long term loan: If the repayment period of any loan more than 84 months , then that loan is called long term loans Grace Period: It is an interest free period that is to be given by a creditor to a debtor after the period of the loan gets over, before initiating the process of loss recovery. The grace period depends on the amount of the loan and also the credit score of the borrower. Internet Banking: It is also called as e-banking or online banking, where customer can conduct their transactions through the internet. Life Cap: The upper and lower limit for changes in the borrowers interest rate over the term of his/her loans Net Income: The amount that is left after paying the taxes is called the net income. Original Principal Balance: The amount borrowed by any borrower is called the original principal balance Overdraft: It is a check or rather an amount of check, which is above the balance available in the account of the payer. Refunding: The act of paying back the amount or returning the funds is called as refunding. Repricing: Change in the rate of interest Reserve Account: An account which is maintained by depositing undistributed parts of profits for future needs is called as a reserve account Smart Cards: Unlike debit and credit cards, smart cards possess a computer chip with magnetic strips, which is used for data storage, processing and identification

Bank Rate: The interest rate at which at central bank lends money to commercial banks.

Often these loans are very short in duration. Managing the bank rate is a preferred method

by which central banks can regulate the level of economic activity. Lower bank rates can

help to expand the economy, when unemployment is high, by lowering the cost of funds for

borrowers. Conversely, higher bank rates help to reign in the economy, when inflation is

higher than desired.

Repo: Repo is Repurchase Agreement. An agreement to sell a security for a specified

price and to buy it back later at another specified price. A repo is essentially a secured loan.

Repo Rate: Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it form RBI.

Repo rate is the rate at which commercial banks borrows rupees from RBI. A reduction in

the repo rate will help banks to get money at cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases

borrowing form RBI becomes more expensive.

Reverse Repo Rate: Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which RBI borrows money from

commercial banks. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money is in the

safe hands with a good interest. An increase in reverse repo rate can cause the banks to

transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. One factor which encourages

an organisation to enter into reverse repo is that it earns some extra income on its

otherwise idle cash.

CRR (Cash Reverse Ratio): CRR is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI.

If RBI increases CRR, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this

method (increase of CRR), to drain out the excessive money from the banks.

SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio): SLR is the amount a commercial banks needs to maintain in

the form of cash, or gold, or govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its

customers. SLR rate is determined and maintained by RBI in order to control the expansion

of the bank credit.

Need of SLR: With the SLR, the RBI can ensure the solvency of a commercial banks. It is also

helpful to control the expansion of the Bank credits. By changing SLR rates, RBI can increase

or decrease bank credit expansion.

Also through SLR, RBI compels the commercial banks to invest in the government securities

like govt. bonds. Main use of SLR: SLR is used to control inflation and propel growth.

Through SLR rate the money supply in the system can be controlled effectively.

Marginal Standing Facility (MSF): MSF rate is the rate at which banks borrow funds

overnight from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against approved government securities. ii.

This came into effect in may 2011.

Under the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF), currently banks avail funds from the RBI on

overnight basis against their excess statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) holdings.

Additionally, they can also avail funds on overnight basis below the stipulated SLR up to 1

per cent of their respective Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) outstanding at the end

of second preceding fortnight. Why (MSF) is it required: Banks borrow money from RBI at

MSF rate when there is an acute cash shortage or acute asset- liability mismatch.

This does not carry any stigma. Size of MSF: Minimum amount of Rs. One crore and in

multiples of Rs. One crore thereafter.

Commercial Paper: Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market instrument

issued in the form of a promissory note. Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and the All -India

Financial Institutions (FIs) are eligible to issue CP. Maturity period: between a minimum of 7

days and a maximum of up to one year from the date of issue. CP can be issued in

denominations of Rs.5 lakh or multiples thereof. Only a scheduled bank can act as an IPA

(Issuing and Paying Agent) for issuance of CP.

Treasury Bills: Treasury bills (T-bills) offer short-term investment opportunities, generally

up to one year. They are thus useful in managing short-term liquidity. At present, the

Government of India issues three types of treasury bills through auctions, namely, 91-day,

182-day and 364-day. There are no treasury bills issued by State Governments. Treasury bills

are available for a minimum amount of Rs.25,000 and in multiples of Rs. 25,000. Treasury

bills are issued at a discount and are redeemed at par. Treasury bills are also issued under

the Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS).

Certificates of Deposit (CD): Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable money market

instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a Usance Promissory Note against funds

deposited at a bank or other eligible financial institution for a specified time period. Note:

CDs can be issued by (i) scheduled commercial banks {excluding Regional Rural Banks and

Local Area Banks}; and (ii) select All-India Financial Institutions (FIs) that have been

permitted by RBI Minimum amount of a CD should be Rs.1 lakh, and in multiples of Rs. 1

lakh thereafter. The maturity period of CDs issued by banks should not be less than 7 days

and not more than one year, from the date of issue.

Fiscal Deficit: A deficit in the government budget of a country and represents the excess of

expenditure over income. So this is the amount of borrowed funds require by the

government to meet its expenditures completely.

Direct Tax: A direct tax is that which is paid directly by someone to taxing authority. Income

tax and property tax are an examples of direct tax. They are not shifted to somebody else.

Indirect Tax: This type of tax is not paid by someone to the authorities and it is actually

passed on to the other in the form of increased cost. They are levied on goods and services

produced or purchased. Excise Tax, Sales Tax, Vat, Entertainment tax are indirect taxes.

NOSTRO Account: A Nostro account is maintained by an Indian Bank in the foreign

countries.

VOSTRO Account: A Vostro account is maintained by a foreign bank in India with their

corresponding bank.

SDR (Special Drawing Rights): SDR are new form of International reserve assets, created by

the International Monetary Fund in 1967. The value of SDR is based on the portfolio of

widely used countries and they are maintained as accounting entries and not as hard

currency or physical assets like Gold.

Demand Draft: Demand draft is defined as an order to pay money drawn by one office of a

bank upon another office of the same bank for a sum of money payable to order on

demand.

Cheque and Demand draft both are used for transfer of money. Difference b/w Cheque &

DD: A cheque can be bounce but D.D cannot be bounce as it is already paid.

Current account: Current account with a bank can be opened generally for business

purpose. There are no restrictions on withdrawals in this type of account. No interest is paid

in this type of account.

NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer): NEFT enables funds transfer from one bank to

another but works a bit differently than RTGS.

NEFT is slower than RTGS. The transfer is not direct and RBI acts as the service provider to

transfer the money from one account to another. You can transfer any amount through

NEFT, even a rupee.

RTGS (Real time gross settlement ): RTGS system is funds transfer systems where transfer

of money or securities takes place from one bank to another on a "real time" and on "gross"

basis. Settlement in "real time" means payment transaction is not subjected to any waiting

period.

The transactions are settled as soon as they are processed. Minimum & Maximum Limit of

RTGS: 2 lakh and no upper limit.

BOND: Publicly traded ling term debt securities issued by corporations and governments,

whereby the issuer agrees to pay a fixed amount of interest over a specified period of time

and to repay a fixed amount of principal maturity.

Call Money: Call Money is the borrowing or lending of funds for 1day.

Notice Money: Money borrowed or lend for period between 2 days and 14 days it is known

as Notice Money

Term Money: Term Money refers to borrowing/lending of funds for period exceeding 14

days

CRAR(Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio): Capital to risk weighted assets ratio is arrived

at by dividing the capital of the bank with aggregated risk weighted assets for credit risk,

market risk and operational risk.

Non Performing Assets (NPA): An asset, including a leased asset, becomes non performing

when it ceases to generate income for the bank.

INFLATION: inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an

economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency

buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation reflects a reduction in the

purchasing power per unit of money a loss of real value in the medium of exchange and

unit of account within the economy.

DEFLATION: deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services.

Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below 0% (a negative inflation rate). This

should not be confused with disinflation, a slow-down in the inflation rate (i.e., when

inflation declines to lower levels).

REFLATION: When government wants to control the deflation condition, the suggests RBI

to decrease the key rates. If deflation in not controlled, govt. makes a fiscal policy. (taxes

decreased, subsidy on loan increased)

DISFLATION: When government wants to control the inflation condition, the suggests RBI to

increase the key rates. If inflation in not controlled, govt. makes a fiscal policy. (taxes

increased, subsidy on loan decreased)

Doubtful Asset: An asset would be classified as doubtful if it has remained in the

substandard category for a period of 12 months.

CASA Deposit: Deposit in bank in current and Savings account.

Liquid Assets: Liquid assets consists of cash, balances with RBI, balances in current accounts

with banks, money at call and short notice, inter-bank placements due within 30 days and

securities under held for trading and available for sale categories excluding securities

that do not have ready market.

Import parity price (IPP): The price that a purchaser pays or can expect to pay for imported

goods such as petrol, diesel or cooking gas. The import parity price (IPP) is the price at the

border of a good that is imported, which includes international transport costs and tariffs.

The IPP is used in International trade and is sometimes referred to as the International

Benchmark Price.

Export parity price (IPP): The price that a producer gets or can expect to get for its product

if exported, equal to the Freight on Board price minus the costs of getting the product from

the farm or factory to the border. The EPP applies only to the quantity that is exported and

not to the quantity that is sold domestically

Participatory Notes or P-notes: are derivative instruments, used by Foreign Institutional

Investors (FIIs) who are NOT registered with SEBI. P-Notes, mostly used by overseas HNIs

(High Networth Individuals), hedge funds and other foreign institutions, allow them to

invest in Indian markets through registered Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), while saving

on time and costs associated with direct registrations.

Devaluation: means official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed

exchange rate system, by which the monetary authority formally sets a new fixed rate with

respect to a foreign reference currency.

Depreciation: is used to describe a decrease in a currency's value (relative to other major

currency benchmarks) due to market forces, not government or central bank policy actions.

ATMs: (Automated Teller Machine): The ATM debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards

(that permit cash withdrawal) issued by banks can be used at ATMs for various transactions.

Use of ATMs of Other Banks: i. 5 free transactions are permitted per month (now 3 in 6

metropolitan cities ) inclusive of financial and/or non-financial at other bank ATMs for

Savings Bank Account holders. ii. For transaction beyond this minimum number of

transactions, banks charge maximum of Rs 20/ - per transaction.

Personal Identification Number (PIN) : A Personal Identification Number is a secret numeric

password shared between user and a system that can be use to authenticate the user to the

system.

Reconciliation of failed transactions at ATMs i. The time limit for resolution of customer

complaints by the issuing banks shall stand reduced from 12 working days to 7 working days

from the date of receipt of customer complaint. ii. Accordingly, failure to recredit the

customers account within 7 working days of receipt of the complaint shall entail payment

of compensation to the customer @ Rs. 100/- per day by the issuing bank.. iii. Any customer

is entitled to receive such compensation for delay, only if a claim is lodged with the issuing

bank within 30 days of the date of the transaction. iv. All disputes regarding ATM failed

transactions shall be settled by the issuing bank and the acquiring bank through the ATM

system provider only. v. If the course of action for the customer complaint is not taken by

his/her bank within the stipulated time than customer can take recourse to the local

Banking Ombudsman in such situations.

IFSC (Indian Financial System Code): Indian Financial System Code is an alpha- numeric code

that uniquely identifies a bank-branch participating in the NEFT system. ii. This is an 11 digit

code with the first 4 alpha characters representing the bank, The 5th character is 0

(zero).and the last 6 characters representing the bank branch. iii. IFSC is used by the NEFT

system to identify the originating / destination banks / branches and also to route the

messages appropriately to the concerned banks / branches. For ex: SBIN0015986 : i. First 4

character SBIN refers to State Bank of India. ii. 0 is a control number. iii. last six characters

(015986) represents the SBI branch Jail Road, Hari Nagar New Delhi.

MICR : stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. MICR Code is a numeric code which

uniquely identifies a bank branch participating in the ECS Credit scheme. MICR code consists

of 9 digits e.g 400229128

i. First 3 digits represent the city (400) ii. ii. Next 3 digits represent the bank (229)

iii. Last 3 digits represent the branch (128)

The MICR Code allotted to a bank branch is printed on the MICR band of cheque leaves

issued by bank branches.

Cheque Truncation System: i. Truncation is the process of stopping the flow of the physical

cheque issued by a drawer at some point with the presenting bank en-route to the drawee

bank branch.

ii. In its place an electronic image of the cheque is transmitted to the drawee branch by

the clearing house, along with relevant information like data on the MICR band, date of

presentation, presenting bank, etc.

Cheque Truncation speeds up the process of collection of cheques resulting in better service

to customers, reduces the scope for clearing-related frauds or loss of instruments in transit,

lowers the cost of collection of cheques, and removes reconciliation- related and logistics-

related problems, thus benefitting the system as a whole

Cheque Vs Demand Draft Cheque: Cheuqe is a negotiable instrument instructing a bank to

pay a specific amount from a specific account held in the maker/depositor name with that

Bank. Demand Draft: A demand draft is an instrument used for effecting transfer of money.

It is a negotiable instrument.

Difference b/w a Cheque and a demand draft:

A cheque is issued by an individual whereas a demand draft is issued by a bank.

A cheque is drawn by an account holder of a bank, whereas a draft is drawn by one branch

of a bank on another branch of the same bank.

In a cheque, the drawer and the drawee are different persons. But in a draft both the

drawer and the drawee are the same bank.

A cheque is defined in the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, whereas a demand draft has

not be precisely defined in the NI Act.

A Cheque can be dishonored for want of sufficient balance in the account. Whereas a draft

cannot be dishonoured.Hence there is certainty of the payment in the case of a demand

draft.

Payment of a cheque can be stopped by the drawer of the cheque, whereas , the payment of

a draft cannot be stopped.

A cheque can be made payable either to a bearer or order. But a demand draft is always

payable to order of a certain person.

Bancassurance: The sale of insurance and other similar products through a bank. This can

help the consumer in some situations; for example, when a bank requires life insurance for

those receiving a mortgage loan the consumer could purchase the insurance directly from

the bank.

The bank insurance model (BIM), also sometimes known as bancassurance, is the

partnership or relationship between a bank and an insurance company whereby the

insurance company uses the bank sales channel in order to sell insurance products, an

arrangement in which a bank and an insurance company form a partnership so that the

insurance company can sell its products to the bank's client base.

Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006: The Banking Ombudsman Scheme enables an

expeditious and inexpensive forum to bank customers for resolution of complaints relating

to certain services rendered by banks.

The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the Reserve Bank of India to

redress customer complaints against deficiency in certain banking services.

All Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Primary Co-operative

Banks are covered under the Scheme. Grounds of complaints: The Banking Ombudsman can

receive and consider any complaint relating to the following deficiency in banking services

(including internet banking)

non-payment or inordinate delay in the payment or collection of cheques, drafts,

bills etc.

failure to issue or delay in issue of drafts, pay orders or bankers cheques;

non-adherence to prescribed working hours ;

failure to provide or delay in providing a banking facility (other than loans and advances) promised in writing by a bank or its direct selling agents;

refusal to open deposit accounts without any valid reason for refusal;

levying of charges without adequate prior notice to the customer;

non-observance of Reserve Bank guidelines on engagement of recovery agents by banks; and

any other matter relating to the violation of the directives issued by the Reserve Bank in relation to banking or other services.

Complaints can be made when:

One can file a complaint before the Banking Ombudsman if the reply is not received from

the bank within a period of one month after the bank concerned has received one s

representation, or the bank rejects the complaint, or if the complainant is not satisfied with

the reply given by the bank.

Period of more than one year has not lapsed after receipt of bank reply.

The complaint is not for issues already settled/dealt with Ombudsman or for which

proceedings before court, tribunal or arbitrator or any other forum is pending or a decree or

Award or order has been passed.

The complaint is within limitation period under Indian Limitation Act 1963.

Procedure for filing the complaint: One can file a complaint with the Banking Ombudsman

simply by writing on a plain paper. One can also file it online or by sending an email to the

Banking Ombudsman.

Where can one lodge his/her complaint: One may lodge his/ her complaint at the office of

the Banking Ombudsman under whose jurisdiction, the bank branch complained against is

situated.

Other Important Points:

The complainant can be filed by one s authorized representative (other than an advocate).

The Banking Ombudsman does not charge any fee for filing and resolving customers

complaints.

The amount, if any, to be paid by the bank to the complainant by way of compensation for

any loss suffered by the complainant is limited to the amount arising directly out of the act

or omission of the bank or Rs 10 lakhs, whichever is lower.

The Banking Ombudsman may award compensation not exceeding Rs 1 lakh to the

complainant only in the case of complaints relating to credit card operations for mental

agony and harassment.

If a complaint is not settled by an agreement within a period of one month, the Banking

Ombudsman proceeds further to pass an award. Before passing an award, the Banking

Ombudsman provides reasonable opportunity to the complainant and the bank, to present

their case.

If one is not satisfied with the decision passed by the Banking Ombudsman, one can

approach the appellate authority against the Banking Ombudsmens decision. Appellate

Authority is vested with a Deputy Governor of the RBI.

If one is aggrieved by the decision, one may, within 30 days of the date of receipt of the

award, appeal against the award before the appellate authority.

The appellate authority may, if he/ she is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause for

not making an application for appeal within time, also allow a further period not exceeding

30 days.

BASIC SAVING BANK DEPOSIT ACCOUNT(BSBDA): Under the guidelines issued on August

10, 2012 by RBI: Any individual, including poor or those from weaker section of the society,

can open zero balance account in any bank.

BSBDA guidelines are applicable to "all scheduled commercial banks in India, including

foreign banks having branches in India". All the accounts opened earlier as 'no-frills'

account should be renamed as BSBDA.

Banks are required to convert the existing 'no- frills' accounts into 'Basic Savings Bank

Deposit Accounts'. The 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' should be considered as a

normal banking service available to all customers, through branches .

The aim of introducing 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' is very much part of the efforts

of RBI for furthering Financial Inclusion objectives.

Main Points of the BSBDA:

i. An individual is eligible to have only one 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' in one

bank.

ii. Holders of 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account' will not be eligible for opening any

other savings account in that bank. If a customer has any other existing savings

account in that bank, he / she will be required to close it within 30 days from the

date of opening a 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account'. Note: While opening the

BSBDA customers consent in writing be obtained that his existing non-BSBDA

Savings Banks accounts will be closed after 30 days of opening BSBDA and banks are

free to close such accounts after 30 days.

iii. One can have Term/Fixed Deposit, Recurring Deposit etc., accounts in the bank

where one holds 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account'.

iv. Banks are advised not to impose restrictions like age and income criteria of the

individual for opening BSBDA.

v. There is no requirement for any initial deposit for opening a BSBDA.

vi. Banks should offer the ATM Debit Cards free of charge and no Annual fee should be levied on such Cards.

vii. In BSBDA, banks are required to provide free of charge minimum four withdrawals, through ATMs and other mode including RTGS/NEFT/Clearing/Branch cash

withdrawal/transfer/internet debits/standing instructions/EMI etc

viii. The Uniform rate of interest rates set by individual banks are applicable on the domestic savings deposit will be determined on the basis of end-of-day balance in

the account.

ix. The normal saving bank account can be converted into BSBDA at the request of

customer.

BSBDA-Small Accounts would be subject to the following conditions:

i. Total credits in such accounts should not exceed 1 lakh rupees in a year.

ii. Maximum balance in the account should not exceed 50,000 Rs at any time. iii. The total of debits by way of cash withdrawals and transfers will not exceed

10,000 rupees in a month.

iv. Foreign remittances cannot be credited to Small Accounts without completing

normal KYC formalities.

v. Small accounts are valid for a period of 12 months initially which may be

extended by another 12 months if the person provides proof of having applied

for an Officially Valid Document.

vi. Small Accounts can only be opened at CBS linked branches of banks or at such branches where it is possible to manually monitor the fulfillments of the

conditions.

About Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs):

i. A micro enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and machinery

does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh. and investment in equipment does not exceed Rs.

10 lakh;

ii. A small enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in plant and machinery

is more than Rs. 25 lakh but does not exceed Rs. 5 crore and the investment in

equipment is more than Rs.10 lakh but does not exceed Rs. 2 crore.

iii. A medium enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in plant and

machinery is more than Rs.5 crore but does not exceed Rs.10 crore. and the

investment in equipment is more than Rs. 2 crore but does not exceed Rs. 5

crore. Status of lending by banks to this sector?

Bank loans up to Rs.5 crore per borrower / unit to Micro and Small Enterprises

engaged in providing or rendering of services and defined in terms of investment in

equipment under MSMED Act, 2006.

Priority Sector Lending:Priority sector lending include only those sectors as part of the

priority sector, that impact large sections of the population, the weaker sections and the

sectors which are employment-intensive such as agriculture, and Micro and Small

enterprises.

Priority Sector: Priority sector refers to those sectors of the economy which may not get

timely and adequate credit in the absence of this special dispensation. Typically, these

are small value loans to farmers for agriculture and allied activities, micro and small

enterprises, poor people for housing, students for education and other low income

groups and weaker sections.

Categories under priority sector

(i) Agriculture (ii) Micro and Small Enterprises

(iii) Education (iv) Housing

(v) Export Credit and Others

Loan limit for education under priority sector: Loans to individuals for educational purposes

including vocational courses upto `10 lakh for studies in India and `20 lakh for studies

abroad are included under priority sector.

Limit for housing loans under priority sector: Loans to individuals up to `25 lakh in

metropolitan centres with population above ten lakh and `15 lakh in other centres for

purchase/construction of a dwelling unit per family excluding loans sanctioned to banks

own employees.

Rate of interest for loans under priority sector: The rate of interest on various priority

sector loans will be as per RBIs directives issued from time to time, which is linked to Base

Rate of banks at present. Priority sector guidelines do not lay down any preferential rate of

interest for priority sector loans.

PAN Card: As of May 2010, the Income Tax department in India has made it mandatory for

all Indians to have a PAN card (Permanent Account Number), irrespective of their tax filing

status.

The PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number that is issued in the form of a card. It serves as a

universal identification factor for tracking high value transactions and ensures that all

financial transactions are in compliance with tax laws, and thus help prevent tax evasions.

Benefits of PAN Cards:

PAN is unique, permanent and national and acts as an ID proof.

Is unaffected by address change, even between states.

PAN is a must for depositing Rs.50, 000 or more in any bank.

Must for operating demat accounts or for opening a bank account.

For cash payment of a minimum of Rs.50, 000 for buying bankers cheques, bank drafts or

pay orders on a single day.

Selling or buying immovable property worth Rs.5 lakhs or more. If the property is co-

owned, the PAN of both owners must be mentioned.

Sale or purchase of shares, bonds, derivatives, debentures or other securities over Rs.1

lakh.

An investment exceeding Rs.50, 000 in shares, mutual funds or post office savings.

Payment of a minimum of Rs.25, 000 against hotel or restaurant bills. payment in cash in

connection with travel to any foreign country of an amount exceeding twenty-five thousand

rupees at any one time.

There are no short and easy paths to a long and lasting happiness CENSUS OF INDIA HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Census Motto- OUR CENSUS OUR FUTURE Present Register General and Census Commissioner- C. Chandra Mouli Union Home Secretary- Shri G.K. Pillai First Census started in India- 1872 Present Census in India- 15th Total Population of India- 1210.19 Million 623.7 million (51.54%) Males and 584.46 million (48.46%) Females World Population- 7 Billions Population of India increased by more than 181 million during 2001-2011 Percentage of population growth in 2001-2011- 17.64; 17.19 (Male) and 18.12 (Female) Top Populous States of the Country

Uttar Pradesh 19,95,81,477

Maharashtra 11,23,72,972

Bihar 10,38,04,637

West Bengal 9,13,47,736

Andhra Pradesh 8,46,65,533

Least Populous States of the Country

Lakshadweep 64,429

Daman & Diu 2,42,911

D & N Haveli 3,42,853

A & N islands 3,79,944

Sikkim 6,07,688

Highest Populous District- Thane (Mumbai) Least Populous District- Dibang (Arunachal Pradesh) Rural Population in India- 68.84% of the total population Highest Urban Population- Maharashtra India population is equal to the combined population of US, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan Total Number of children in the age group 0-6 158.8 million Total Sex Ration- 940:1000 (Female: Male) Highest Sex Ratio- Kerala (1084: 1000) Second Highest Sex Ratio- Puducherry (1038: 1000) Least Sex Ratio- Daman & Diu (618: 1000) Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years): 914: 1000 Highest Child Sex Ratio- Mizoram (971:1000) Least Child Sex Ratio- Haryana (830:1000) Three Major states ( J&K, Bihar & Gujarat) have shown decline in sex ration as compared to census 2001 Literacy Rate in 2001- 64.83 Literacy Rate in 2011- 74.04 Highest Literacy State- Kerala (93.91%) Lowest Literacy State- Bihar (63.82%) 100% Literacy District in India- Palakkad (kerala) Raise in Literacy rate from 2001 to 2011- 9.21 % Density of India- 382 per Sq KM Highest Density State- Bihar (1102 per Sq KM) Lowest Density State- Arunachal Pradesh (17 per Sq KM) No of Villages covered in 2011 census- 6, 40, 867 100% Banking District in India- Palakkad (Kerala) 100% Banking State in India- Kerala

Finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2014-15

under Modi-led NDA government. There was a very high hope on the budget and the

minister had tried to keep the promise, mainly those promises which the BJP party gave in

their election manifesto. Special focus was on women and childrens facilities, the

construction of world class cities, and welfare of senior citizens. There were many pros as

well as cons in the budget presented. Let us have a look on the highlights of the maiden

budget of the new government.

Fiscal Deficit: Accepts fiscal deficit target of 4.1% of GDP for 2014-15 Fiscal deficit seen at

3.6% of GDP in 2015-16

Finance minister said: We cant spend beyond our means

Tax-to-GDP ratio must be raised

Growth: Aims for sustained growth of 7-8% in the next 3-4 years

Bound to usher in policies for higher growth and lower inflation

Taxation:

Aims to approve goods and services tax by end of this year

No change in rules on retrospective taxation

A high-level committee to examine all the pending cases of retrospective tax of indirect

transfers before action is taken.

Proposed changes in transfer pricing mechanism

Extension of 5% withhold tax on corporate bonds until 30th June, 2017

Income tax exemption limit has been raised to Rs. 2.5 Lakh and for senior citizens to Rs.

3Lakh

Expected revenue from taxes: Rs. 9.77 Lakh crore

Proposed tax on indirect tax front will yield Rs. 7,525 Crore

Net effect on direct tax proposals is revenue loss of Rs.22,200 Crore

Excise duty on footwear reduced to 6% from 12%

Long term capital gain tax for mutual funds doubled to 20%; lock-in-period increased to 3

years.

Investment

Raises limit on foreign direct investment in defence sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent;

raises

FDI limit in insurance sector to 49 percent

Earmarks Rs 7000 Crore to create 100 "smart cities"

Will provide the necessary tax changes to introduce real estate investment trusts and

infrastructure investment trusts

Proposes Rs 4000 crore for affordable housing through national housing bank and extends

tax incentives for housing loans

Exemption limit for investment in financial instruments under 80C raised to Rs 1.5 lakh from

Rs 1 lakh.

Investment limit in PPF raised to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh

Foreign direct investment

Raises limit on foreign direct investment in defence sector from 26 percent to 49 percent

Raises FDI limit in insurance sector from 26 percent to 49 percent

Spending

Capital outlay for defence raised by 50 billion rupees over interim budget

Earmarks Rs 7000 crore to create 100 "smart cities"

Proposes Rs 5000 crore for warehousing capacity; 100 billion rupees of private capital for

start up companies; and 378 billion rupees of investment in national and state highways

Rs 4000 crore for affordable housing proposed through national housing bank and extends

tax incentives for housing loans

Proposes Rs 8000 crore for rural housing scheme

Subsidies

Plans to make food and petroleum subsidies more targeted

Rural job-guarantee scheme, which provides 100 days of paid employment a year, will

become more focused on asset creation

Proposes Rs 8000 crore for rural housing scheme

Agriculture

Will focus on achieving 4 growth per year in agriculture

Proposes a long-term rural credit fund with an initial corpus of Rs 5000 crore

Rs 100 crore for development of organic farming

Social sector

Pension Scheme to be revived for a year (Aug 15-14) for citizens above 60

Rs 50,548 crore for SC welfare schemes.

Rs 32,387 crore for ST welfare schemes.

Infrastructure

Earmarks Rs 500 crore for 24x7 uninterrupted power in all homes

Rs 100 crore for metro projects in Lucknow and Ahmedabad

Rs 2,037 crore set aside for Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission called 'Namami Gange'

Rs 200 crore for world-class sports stadium in Jammu and Kasmir

Trade Facilitation Centre in Varanasi Handloom and Crafts Museum

Rs 1000 crore to enhance rail connectivity in the Northeast

Rs 2250 crore for the development and modernization of the border infrastructure

A project on the river Ganga called 'Jal Marg Vikas' for inland waterways between Allahabad

and Haldia; Rs 4,200 crore set aside for the purpose

War memorial to be set up along with a war museum; Rs 100 crore set aside for this

Rs 7,060 crore for setting up 100 Smart Cities

Education

Five more IIMs to be opened in HP, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan

Five more IITs in Jammu, Chattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

Four more AIIMS like institutions to come up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha in

Maharashtra and Poorvanchal in Uttar Pradesh

Tourism

E-Visas to be introduced at 9 airports

Finance Minister says tourism helps in job creation and e-visas will encourage more tourists

to visit India

A provision of Rs 500 crore for five tourism sector.

Banking

Deduction limit on interest on loan for self-occupied house raised to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1.5

lakh.

Set aside Rs 11,200 crore for PSU banks capitalisation

Government in favour of consolidation of PSU banks

Government considering giving greater autonomy to PSU banks while making them

accountable

PSUs to invest to over Rs 2.47 lakh crore this fiscal

Others

Earmarks Rs 200 crore for Sardar Patel statue

Proposes Rs 150 crore for improving women safety

LCD, LED TV become cheaper

Cigarettes, pan masala, tobacco, aerated drinks become costlier Government proposes

to launch Digital India' programme to ensure broad band connectivity at village level Rs

100 crore scheme to support about 600 new and existing Community Radio Stations

Rs 150 crore for Communication facilities in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Rs 188 crore for disaster preparedness in Puducherry

Rs 3,600 crore for providing safe drinking water

North-stop 24-hour channel is proposed to be introduced

Farmer TV channel will be launched for the benefit of farmers.

Rs 200 crore to make Delhi a world class city for social welfare and Rs 500 crore for energy

Kisan Vikas Patra to be reintroduced, National Savings Certificate with insurance cover to

be launched

'Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya New Teachers Training Programme' launched with initial sum

of Rs 500 crore

Government provides Rs 500 crore for rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri migrants

Indian Custom Single Window Project to be taken up for facilitating trade

BUDGET SUMARY

1. Fiscal deficit target for 2014-15 at 4.1% of GDP and 3.6 for 2015-16 and 3% for 2016-17

2. Revenue Deficit seen at 2.9% for FY15

3. Aim to achieve 7-8 per cent economic growth rate in next 3-4 years: FM

4. Committed for growth of agriculture at the rate of 4 per cent.

5. Defence FDI cap raised to 49% from 26% at present

6. Exemption limits on income tax from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh.

7. For senior citizens, the exemption on income has been raised to Rs. 3 lakh per annum.

8. Tax-free cap on home loan interest from Rs. 1.5 to Rs. 2 lakh.

9. No change in Income tax rates and slab .

10. Annual PPF ceiling to be enhanced to Rs 1.5 lakh, from Rs 1 lakh

11. Women Safety: i. Outlay of Rs. 50 crores for a pilot scheme on road safety ii. Another

150 crores to be spent by MHA on safety on women in larger cities iii. 'Beti Bachao, Beti

Padhao Yojana' - 100 crores

12. Rs 3600 cr set aside for National Rural Drinking Water: FM

13. Rural housing: Rs 8000 crore for national housing banking programme

14. Metro rails in PPP mode; Rs. 100 cr set aside for metro scheme in Ahmadabad and

Lucknow

15. Each year government will be adding AIIMS to ensure there is an AIIMS in every state:

Jaitley

16. Rs 100 crores to set up virtual classrooms.

17. Rs 500 crores for setting up 5 more IIMs and IITs

18. FM Proposes to enhance the scope of income tax settlement commission

19. Rs 7,060 crore allocated for building new cities

20. Rs 200 crores credit scheme for start-ups by those from scheduled castes and tribes

21. 15 Braille press to come up.

22. Currency note with Braille-like signs

23. Minimum pension of Rs.1000 per month to all PP schemes.

24. Rs 50,548 cr proposed for SC development

25. Bharat Swach Yojna proposed for hygiene and cleanliness.

26. Rs. 200 crore for Statue of Unity, a statue of Sardar Patel in Gujarat.

27. Rs. 1000 cr for irrigation plan named Pradhan mantri krishi sichayin yojana.

28. e-visa for nine cities.

29. Rs. 7060 cr for creating smart cities.

30. Assam and Jharkhand to get Centre of Excellence on farming

31. Rs. 100 crores for modernization of Madrasas

32. Jaitley announces Skill India, a programme to train youth for jobs

33. Rural housing: Rs 8000 crores for national housing banking programme

34. Senior Citizens Pension Plan Extended Till August 2015

35. Rs. 500 crore for price stabilization fund.

36. 100 soil testing laboratories across the country.

37. Agriculture University in AP and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana,

Telangana; Rs. 200 cr set aside

38. An AIIMS will be created in every state.

39. All six new AIIMS are functional. Four more AIIMS under consideration. 12 more medical

colleges will be added. Rs. 500 crore allocated for this.

40. Govt allocates Rs 500 cr for Internet connectivity in villages

41. Crisis Management Center for women at Delhi

42. Start up village at Rs 100 crore to promote entrepreneurship among rural youth.

43. Rs. 14,389 crores for PM Sadak Yojana

44. Rs 200 crore allocated to set up six textiles clusters

Railway Budget Highlights

Railways will play a role in building a dynamic India Target to make India the largest freight carrier of the world Highest-ever plan outlay of Rs 65,445 crore (US$ 10.95 billion) with budgetary

support of Rs 30,100 crore (US$ 5.03 billion) Leveraging of Railway PSU resources by bringing in their investible surplus

funds in infrastructure projects of the Railways 5 new Jansadharan trains, 5 Premium and 6 AC trains, 27 new Express

trains, 8 new passenger services, 5 DEMU services and 2 MEMU services to be introduced and run of 11 trains to be extended

Bullet train proposed on identified MumbaiAhmedabad sector Increasing of speed of trains to 160200 km/h in select 9 sectors 23 projects underway in the Northeast; Rs 5,100 crore (US$ 853.8 million)

allocated for Northeast projects Diamond Quadrilateral network to connect major metros through High Speed

Rails (HSR); funds worth Rs 100 crore (US$ 16.74 million) allocated for high speed project

18 surveys for new lines, 10 for doubling and extending previous lines to be initiated

Provision of Rs 1,785 crore (US$ 298.8 million) for Road-over-bridges and Road-under-bridges; speedy clearances, online design standardisation and decentralised sanctioning powers

Provision of foot-over bridges, escalators, lifts, etc., at all major stations, including through PPP route.

E-ticketing to support 7,200 users per second Ready-to-eat meals of reputed brands to be served in trains Outsourced cleaning activities in 50 stations; up to 40 per cent hike in

allocation for cleanliness Advanced technology for rail-flaw detection Vehicle Borne Ultrasonic Flaw

Detection System to detect rail and weld fractures and pilot trials on Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detection System (UBRD) at two locations

Harnessing of solar energy by utilising rooftop spaces of stations, railway buildings and land including through PPP mode

Paperless office in Railways in next five years All trains to be wi-fi enabled. Mobile based wakeup call system Dedicated freight corridors on eastern and western routes Eco tourism education tourism for northeastern states Separate housekeeping wings at 50 major stations 17,000 rail police constables, 4,000 women police for security

Countries, Capitals and Their Currencies

Countries Capitals Currencies

Australia Canberra Australian Dollar

Afghanistan Kabul Afghani

Algeria Algiers Dinar

Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

Austria Vienna Euro

Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

Belgium City of Brussels Euro

Brazil Brasilia Real

Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar

China Beijing Yuan

Cuba Havana Cuban Peso

Cambodia Phnom Penh Cambodian Riel

Cyprus Nicosia Euro

Denmark Copenhagen Krone

Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound

Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian Birr

Estonia Tallinn Kroon

Ecuador Quito United States Dollar

France, Finland Paris, Helsinki Euro

Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar

Germany, Greece Berlin, Athens Euro

Ghana Accra Ghana Cedi

Guernsey Saint Peter Port Guernsey Pound

Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi

India New Delhi Indian Rupee

Indonesia Jakarta Indonesian Rupiah

Iran Tehran Rial

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Diner

Ireland, Italy Dublin, Rome Euro

Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel

Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic Krona

Japan Tokyo Japanese Yen

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican Dollar

Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar

Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling

Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar

Korea Seoul South Korean Won

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Ringgit

Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso

Malta Valletta Maltese lira

Nigeria Abuja Nigerian Naira

Netherlands Amsterdam Euro

Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone

New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee

Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee

Peru Lima Peruvian Nuevo Sol

Portugal Lisbon Euro

Russia Moscow Russian Ruble

Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu

Sweden Stockholm Swedish Krona

Switzerland Bern Swiss Franc

Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee

Spain Madrid Euro

Thailand Bangkok Thai baht

Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar

Turkey Ankara Turkish Lira

United Kingdom London Pound

United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan Dollar

Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan Bolivar

Yugoslavia Belgrade Yugoslav Dinar

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar

Zambia Lusaka Zambian Kwacha

INDIAN STATES AND THEIR DANCES

STATE NAME OF THE DANCE

Andhra Pradesh Kuchipudi, Kolattam, Dhimsa, Veeranatyam

Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham

Assam Bihu, Jumar, Bagurumba, Ali Ai Ligang

Bihar Paika, Kajari, Bidesia, Jhijhian

Chhattisgarh Panthi, Raut Nacha

Gujarat Raas, tippani, Padhar, Garba

Haryana Dhamal, Daph, Phag, Ghoomar, Jhumar, Loor

Himachal Pradesh Kinnauri Nati, Namgen

Jharkhand Karma

Jammu & Kashmir Kud, Dumhal, Rouf, Bhand Pather, Bachha Nagma, Hafiza Dance, Bhand Jashan, Wuegi-Nachun

Karnataka Yakshagna, Bayalata, Dollu Kunitha, Veeragaase dance

Kerala Mohiniattam, Kathakali, Padayani

Madhya Pradesh Tertali, Charkula, Jawara, Matki dance, Phulpati dance, Maanch, Gaur Maria, Grida

Maharashtra Pavri Nach, Lavani, Dangi, Koli

Manipur Thang Ta, Dhol Cholom

Mizoram Cheraw Dance

Nagaland Chang Lo or Sua Lua

Odisha Ghumura, Chau, Goti Pua, Nacni, Odissi, Dhap, Dalkhai, Baag Naach

Punjab Bhangra, Jhumar, Karthi, Kikkli, Malwai Giddha, Sammi, Jindua

Rajasthan Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Chirami, Gair, Tera Tali

Sikkim Singh Chaam

Tamil Nadu Bharata Natyam, Devarattam, Kamandi, Kummi, Karagattam, Mayil Attam, Paampu attam, Oyilattam

Telangana Perini Thandavam, Lambadi, Dappu, Tappeta Gullu, Burra Katha, Pagati Vesham

Tripura Hojagiri

Uttar Pradesh Charkula, Kathak, Karma, Dadra

Uttarakhand Barada Nati, Botiya, Cancheri, Chhapelia, Choliya, Jagars, Jhora, Romala

Goa Dekhnni, Fugdi, Corridinho, Dashavatara

Meghalaya Nongkrem, Shad Suk mynsiem, Behdienkhalm, Lahoo

West Bengal Gambhira, Kalikapatadi, Nanci, Alkap, Domni

Authors and their Books

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam :- Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, Target 3 Milion, The luminous

Spark, India 2020, Mision India, Indomitable Spirt, The Life Tre, India My Dream,

Inspirng Thoughts, Thoughts for Change, Spirt of India, Evolution of Enlightened

Societies, India Wins Fredom, You are Born to Blosom, Turning Point.

Amrita Pritam :- Forty Nine Days

Anil Padmanaban :- Kalpana Chawla A Life

Anita Desai :- Fasting, Feasting

Anie Besant :- Wakeup India

Arundhati Roy :- The God of Smal Things

Barack Obama :- Dreams From My Father

Bil Clinton :- My Life

C.S. Pandit :- End of the Era

Chetan Bhagat :- The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Five Point Someone, Two States,

Revolution 2020, One Night at he Cal Center

Diplomat Pavan K.Varma :- When Los is Gain

Dr. Bimal Jalan :- The Future of India

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan :- Indian Philosophy

Dr. S. RadhaKrishnan :- Indian Philosophy

Dr. Salim Ali :- The bok of Indian Birds

E K Nayanar :- My Strugle

G.D. Khosla :- Last Days of Nethaji

Indira Gandhi :- My Truth

Jackie Chan :- My Life in Action

Jawaharlal Nehru :- Glimpses of World History, The Discovery of

Indiawww.BankExamsToday.com

Jonathan Swift :- Guliver Travels

K. R. Malkani :- India First

Kalidasa :- Megdot, kumarasambhava, Swapnavasavadata, Malavikagnimitra

Kautilya :- Arthashastra

Khuswant Singh :- We Indians, Train To Pakistan, Women and Men in My Life

Koutilya :- Arthashastra

L.K. Advani :- My Nation My Life

Lala Lajpat Rai :- Unhapy India

Leo Tolstoy :- War and Piece

Mahatma Gandhi :- My Experiments with Truth

Mrs. Indira Gandhi :- Eternal India

N.R. Narayan Murthy :- A Beter India A Beter World

Nandan Nilekani :- Imagining India

Narendra Modi :- Jyoti punj

P. V. Narasimha Rao :- Ayodhya

Panini :- Ashtadhyayi

R. C. Dut :- Economic History of India

R.K. Narayanan :- My Days, The Guide, Malgudi days, Waitng for the Mahatma, The

Dark Rom, The Bachelors of Art, The English Teacher, The Financial Expert

Rabindranath Tagore :- Lipika, Chandralika, Chitra, Gethanjali, Gora, Ghare, Broken

Ties, Malini, Sacrifce, Two Sisters ,Bhaire, Chaturanga

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan: Aid and Growth, Fault Lines, Indias Patern of

Development, The Real Efect of Banking Crises Controled Capital Acount

Liberalization

S.K. Banerje :- Independence

Sarojini Naidu :- Broken Wing, Golden Thresholdwww.BankExamsToday.com

Shakespeare :- Hamlet, Othelo, Macbeth, King Lear

Sharat Chandra Chaterje :- Devdas

Shiv Khera :- Living with Honour

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle :- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sunil Gavaskar :- One Day Wonders

Swami Vivekananda :- Inspired Talks, The Sleping Giant, Living at he State, Way of

the Saint, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, My Master, Women of India, Vedanta Philosophy

Tolstoy :- War and Piece

V.S Naipoul :- Half a Life

V.V. Gir :- My life and Times

Valmiki :- Ramayana

Veda Vyas :- Bhagwad Gita, Mahabharata

Vikram Seth :- Two Lives, The Golden Gate, A Suitable Boy, Arion and The Dolphin,

An Equal Music, From Heaven Lake:Travels

Vishnu Sharma :- Panchatantra

Yan Martel :- Life of Pi

List of Books and Authors 2014 for Bank Exams 1. Book Name: Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi Author: Faraz Ahmad 2. Book Name: Gujarats Success Story in Water Management Author: Sriram Vedire 3. Book Name: Munger through the Ages Author: Devendra Prasad yadav 4. Book Name: Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan Author: Daman Singh 5. Book Name: One Life is not Enough Author: Kunwar Natwar Singh 6. Book Name: Vijay Mallya Author: K. Giri Prakash 7. Book Name: Coffee-Table Author: K. Giri Prakash 8. Book Name: A book Blood feud: the Clinton vs. the Obamas Author: Edward Klein 9. Book Name: Warrior State Author: T V paul 10. Book Name: A Bad Character Author: Deepti Kapoor 11. Book Name: The Substance and the Shadow, biography of Dilip kumar Author: Uday Tara Nayar 12. Book Name: Getting India Back on Track Author: Bibek Debroy, Ashley tellis and reece trevor

13. Book Name: India Junction A Window to the Nation Author: Arunendra Kumar, the Chairman of Railway Board 14. Book Name: My years with Rajiv and Sonia Author: R.D. Pradhan, Union Home Secretary and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh 15. Book Name: A Stamp is Born Author: C.R. Prakashi 16. Book Name: The candidate Author: Anirudh Bhattacharya, Indian Journalist 17. Book Name: Hillary Clintons Author: Hillary Clinton 18. Book Name: The Accidental Prime Minister Author: Sanjaya Baru 19. Book Name: Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership Author: Anil Shastri and Pavan Choudary 20. Book Name: Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri Author: Dr R L Bhat 21. Book Name: The biography of Narendra Modi Author: Andy Marino 22. Book Name: India at Risk Author: Jaswanth Singh 23. Book Name: Akbar, The Aesthete in New Delhi Author: Dr. Indu Anand 24. Book Name: Ambedkar Awakening Indias Social Consience Author: Dr. Narendra Jadhav. Member of Planning Commission 25. Book Name: The Meaning of Success: Insights of Women Author: Cambridge University 26. Book Name: Public Issues before Parliament Author: Vijay Darda 27. Book Name: Arun Jaitley, BJP Leader Author: Sameer Kochhar 28. Book Name: Akbar, The Aesthete in New Delhi Author: Dr. Indu Anand 29. Book Name: ModiNomics Author: Sameer Kochhar 30. Book Name: Indias Political and Foreign Relations with the Gulf Region Author: Prof AK Pasha 31. Book Name: Sangharsh ke safar ka nayak Mulayam Author: Nayak Mulayam 32. Book Name: Nirbhaya Ek Atmachintan Written by: Justice Chandrasekhar Dharamadhikari 33. Book Name: Unbreakable Unveiled

Author: Mary Kom

IMPORTANT DAYS

January

January 1 Global Family Day January 10 World Laughter Day January 15 Army Day January 23 Netaji Subhash Chandra Boses birth anniversary January 26 Republic Day January 26 International Customs day January 28 Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai January 28 Data Protection Day January 30 World Leprosy Eradication Day

February

February 4 World Cancer Day February 5 Kashmir Day February 6 International Day against Female Genital Mutilation February 12 Darwin Day February 12 World Day of the Sick February 14 Valentines Day February 20 World Day of Social Justice February 21 International Mother Language Day February 23 World Peaces and Understanding Day March March 4 World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation March 8 International Womens Day March 13 World Kidney Day March 13 World Rotaract Day March 15 World Consumer Rights Day March 20 International Day of the Francophonie March 20 World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People March 21 World Sleep Day March 21 World Forestry Day March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. March 22 World Water Day March 23 World Meteorological Day March 24 World TB Day March 24 International Day for Achievers

March 25 International Day of Remembrance Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade March 27 World Drama Day April April 2 World Austism Awareness Day April 7 World Health Day April 17 World Haemophilia Day April 18 World heritage Day April 22 Earth Day April 23 World Book and Copyright Day April 25 World Malaria Day April 29 International Dance Day May May 1 International Labour day May 3 Press Freedom Day May 4 Coal Miners day May 8 World Red Cross day May 9 Victory Day May 11 National Technology Day May 12 International Nurses day May 14 World Migratory day May 15 International Day of the Family May 17 World Information Society Day May 21 Anti-Terrorism Day May 31 World No Tobacco Day June June 4 International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression June 5 World Environment Day June 7 International Level Crossing Awareness Day June 8 World oceans Day June 12 World Day against Child Labour June 14 World Blood Donor day June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 20 World Refugee Day June 23 United Nations Public Service Day June 23 International widows day June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking June 27 International Diabetes Day

July

July 1 National doctors Day July 11 World Population Day July 12 Malala Day July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day July 28 World Nature Conservation day July 30 International Day of Friendship August August 3 Independence Day of Niger August 5 Independence Day of Upper Volta August 9 International day of the Worlds Indigenous People August 12 International Youth Day August 15 Independence Day (India ) August 23 Internatinal Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition August 29 National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand ) September September 5 Teachers Day (Dr. Radhakrishnans Birth Day) September 7 Forgiveness Day September 8 International Literacy Day September 14 Hindi day,World First Aid Day September 16 World Ozone Day September 21 International Day of Peace, World Alzheimers day September 25 Social Justice Day September 27 World Tourism Day October October 1 International Day of Older Persons October 2 International day of Non-Violence October 3 World Nature Day, World Habitat Day October 4 World Animal Day October 5 World Teachers Day October 8 Indian Airforce Day October 9 World Post Day October 11 International Girl Child Day October 12 World Arthritis Day October 14 World Standards Day October 15 World Students Day

October 16 World Food day October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty October 20 World Statistics Day October 24 United Nations Day October 31 World Thrift Day November

November 1 world vegan Day November 5 World Radiography Day November 9 World Services Day November 14 Childrens Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru ) November 16 International Day for Endurance November 17 International students Day November 17 National Journalism Day November 18 World Adult Day November 19 World Citizen Day November 20 Universal Childrens Day November 21 World Television Day November 21 World Fisheries day November 25 World Non-veg Day November 26 Law Day November 30 Flag Day

December

December 1 World AIDS Day December 2 World Computer Literacy Day December 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery December 3 International Day of People with Disability December 3 World Conservation Day December 4 Navy Day December 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development December 7 International Civil Aviation Day December 9 The International Day Against Corruption December 10 International Day of Broadcasting December 10 Human Rights Day December 11 International Mountain Day December 14 World Energy Day December 18 International Migrants Day December 19 Goas Liberation Day December 20 International Human Solidarity Day December 29 International Biodiversity Day

List of Heads and Head Quarters of International Organizations S.No. International Organization Head Head Quarters

1 International Civil Aviation Organization

Robert Kobeh Gonzalez Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2 Food and Agriculture Organization

Jose Graziano da Silva Quebec City, Canada

3 International Atomic Energy Agency

Yukiya Amano Vienna, Austria

4 United Nations Childrens Fund Anthony Lake New York City

5 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Irina Bokova De Fontenoy, Paris

6 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Navanenthem Pillay Geneva, Switzerland

7 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Antonio Guterres Geneva, Switzerland

8 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Li Yong Vienna, Austria

9 World Food Programme (WFP) Ertharin Cousin Rome, Italy

10 World Health Organization (WHO)

Margaret Chan Geneva, Switzerland

11 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Taled Rifai Madrid, Spain

Political and Economic Organizations

12 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Muhamad Noor Yacob Singapore

13 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

H.E. Le Loung Jakarta, Indonesia

14 Caribbean Community Irwin LaRocque George Town, Guyana

15 Central American Parliament Dorindo Cortez Gutamela

16 Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Sindiso Ngwenya Lusaka, Zambia

17 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Jakarta, Indonesia

18 Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Bolat Nurgaliyev Kazakhstan

19 World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo Geneva, Switzerland

Financial Organizations

20 Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

21 African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka Abidjan, near Ivory coast

22 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Suma Chakrabarti London

23 Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Luis Alberto Moreno Washington DC

24 International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde Washington D.C.

25 Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ahmad Mohamad Ali Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

26 World Bank Jim Yong Kim Washington DC

Sports Organizations

27 Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)

Jeffrey Webb Miami, Florida US

28 Federation International Des Eches (FIDE)

Kirsan IIyumzhinov Athens, Greece

29 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

Sepp Blatter Zurich, Switzerland

30 International Cricket Council (ICC)

N. Srinivasan Dubai, UAE

31 International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Thomas Bach Lausanne, Switzerland

PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA Modi announced the project on 15th August and was implemented from 28th of August. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) : Slogan Mera Khata, Bhagya Vidata. If everyone has a bank account then the subsidies for the poor can be transferred to their

accounts instead of sending it through corrupted people and agencies. The premium on accident insurance will be paid by the NPCI. It is safer to have a bank account rather than going to scam-filled private lenders and

institutions. Every bank (both public and private) will be part of this scheme. This mission will be completed in two phases: one from 15th August 2014 to 14th August

2015 and the other from 15th August 2015.

SUMMITS 2014 AND THEIR VENUES

[1]6th BRICS summit:

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