No. It will not be mandatory for the retail investor to maintain a constituent subsidiary general ledger (CSGL) account with a bank or a primary dealer (PD) through whom it proposes to participate in the auction. It will, however, be convenient for the investor to have such an account.

Response

Yes. Such customers should give their consent in writing and they should be informed of the features and extent of services available in BSBDAs.

Yes, the PD/ bank through whom the application is made must clearly indicate such mode of crediting the securities.

Yes. In respect the following categories the banks have freedom to charge interest rate without reference to PLR:Loans covered by refinance schemes of term lending institutions.Interest rates on bank lending to intermediary agencies.Bill discounting by banks.Advances/overdrafts against domestic/NRE/FCNR(B) deposits.Banks are also free to determine the rates of interest without reference to PLR for the following categories:a. Loans for purchase of consumer durables.b. Loans to individuals against shares and debentures /bonds.c. Other non-priority sector personal loans.However, it is not the intention to allow any concessionality in case of such loans and therefore banks should not charge rates below PLR,regardless of the size of the loan amount.

Requests under the normal route are considered by taking into account the prima facie viability of the proposal, business track record of the promoters, experience and expertise of the promoters, benefits to the country, etc.

উত্তর. PPI এর অবশেষের ওপর কোন সুদ দেয় হয় না ।

Interest on the Bonds will be taxable as per the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961). The capital gains tax arising on redemption of SGB to an individual has been exempted. The indexation benefits will be provided to long terms capital gains arising to any person on transfer of bond.

STRIPS is the acronym for 'Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities'. These are basically "zero-coupon" securities where the investor receives a payment at maturity only. STRIPS allow investors to hold and trade the individual interest and principal components of eligible Government securities as separate securities of varying tenure. They are popular with investors who want to receive a known payment on a specific future date and want to hold securities of desired maturity.

The Primary Member has the right to cancel/hold or release any outstanding order of the GAH. For instance, in case of any connectivity issues at the GAH end, the GAH can request the Primary Member to either cancel or hold his orders. Orders held by the Primary Member can only be released by the Primary Member. Orders placed by the GAH cannot be modified by the Primary Member. Trades once concluded on the NDS OM Web Module cannot be cancelled.