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Important Points you should know about Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) - The History
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ural banking in India started since the establishment of banking sector in India. Regional Rural Banks
were set up after nationalizations of banks in 1969 when emphasis shifted to providing more credit to
weaker sections. Regional Rural Banks were established under the provisions of an Ordinance promulgated on
the 26th September 1975 and the RRB Act, 1976 with an objective to ensure sufficient institutional credit for
agriculture and other rural sectors. Rural Banks in those days mainly focused upon the Agro Sector. Regional
rural banks in India penetrated every corner of the country and extended a helping hand in the growth process of
the country.
The Narasimham Working Group (1975) conceptualized the creation of RRBs as a new set of regionally
oriented rural banks, which would combine the local feel and familiarity of rural problems characteristic of
cooperatives with the professionalism and large resource base of commercial banks.
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From a modest beginning of 6 RRBs with 17 branches covering 12 districts in December, 1975 the number of
RRBs increased to 196 RRBs with 14,446 branches in 1991 operating in 518 districts across the country. After a
phase of consolidation starting from September, 2005, the number of RRBs was reduced from 196 to 82. In the
next phase of consolidation which began in October, 2012 by amalgamation of RRBs across sponsor banks
within a State, the number of RRBs has further reduced to 61 RRBs. At present there are 56 RRB's in India.
This may be again amalgamated in near future.
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
Deccan Grameena Bank
Saptagiri Grameena Bank
Assam
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank
Arunachal Pradesh
o Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank
Bihar
o Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
o Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
o Bihar Gramin Bank
Chattisgarh
o Chattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank
Gujarat
o Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
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Here is the Complete list of Regional Rural Banks(RRB) in India by Sate wise which are participating in
IBPS RRB CWE III Recruitment Process :
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Rajasthan
o Baroda Rajasthan Ksethriya Gramin
Bank
o Marudhara Rajasthan Gramin Bank
Tamilnadu
o Pandyan Grama Bank
o Pallavan Grama Bank
Tripura
o Tripura Gramin Bank
Uttar Pradesh
o Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
o Baroda UP Gramin Bank
o Gramin Bank Of Aryavrat
o Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank
o Prathama Bank
o Purvanchal Bank
o Sarva UP Gramin Bank
Uttarakhand
o Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
West Bengal
o Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
o Paschim Banga Gramin Bank
o Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
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The importance of the rural banking in the economic development of a country cannot be overlooked. As
Gandhiji said Real India lies in Villages, and village economy is the backbone of Indian economy. Without
the upliftment of the rural economy as well as the rural people of our country, the objectives of economic
planning cannot be achieved. In fact, the real growth of Indian economy lied in the freeing of rural masses
from acute poverty, unemployment, and socio-economic backwardness.
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are oriented towards meeting the needs of the weaker sections of the rural
population consisting of :
Small and marginal farmers,
Agricultural labourers,
Artisans,
Small entrepreneurs,
Mobalise deposits from rural households
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RRBs are expected to make credit available to rural households besides inspiring carefulness. Put it simple to
ensure sufficient institutional credit for agriculture and other rural sectors.
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The area of operation of RRBs is limited to the area as notified by GoI covering one or more districts in the
State.
Ownership of RRBs :
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RRBs are jointly owned by the Government of India, the concerned State government and sponsor banks (27
scheduled commercial banks and one State Cooperative Bank); with the issued capital shared in the proportion
of 60 percent, 20 percent and 20 percent (earlier it was 50%, 15% and 35%), respectively. As per the provisions
of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 the authorized capital of each RRB is Rs. 5 crore and the issued capital
is a maximum of Rs. 1 crore. Earlier, Reserve Bank of India had laid down ceilings on the rate of interest to be
charged by these RRBs. However from August 1996 the RRBs have been granted freedom to fix rates of
interest, which is usually in the range of 14-18% for advances.
RBI Assistance :
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As weve mentioned above, with a view to facilitate RRBs operations, the RBI gave RRBs direct access to
refinance assistance at a concessional rate of three per cent below the bank rate.
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The Committee constituted by the RBI in June 1977 to valuate the performance of RRBs concluded that with
some modifications in their organisation and structure. The Committee to Review Arrangements for
Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development which inter alia examined the role of RRBs in the
rural development work, suggested the following :
Preference for opening bank branches than commercial banks
The eligible business of commercial banks rural branches may be transferred to RRBs.
The losses in initial years of RRBs may be met by shareholders and equity capital should also be raised.
The various facilities provided by sponsor banks should continue for 10 yrs in each case
Concessionary refinance by RBI should be continued
The control, regulation, and promotional responsibilities should be transferred from the GOI to RBI or
NABARD.
Regulatory Control :
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RRBs are allowed up to December 31, 2000 to maintain cash reserves at 3 per cent of their demand and
time liabilities. A number of measures were taken since 1995 not only to make RRBs viable but also to enable
them to function effectively.
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Apart from recapitalization and infusion of equity, the measures include : Deregulation of interest rates on
advance and deposits of above one year maturity; rationalization of branches; and relaxation of norms relating
to investments by RRBs.
In 1998-99 NABARD introduced several policy measures for improving overall performance.
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They are :
Quarterly / half yearly review of RRBs especially weak ones by the sponsor banks
Merger of RRBs coming under a sponsor bank and operating in contiguous areas
Off-site surveillance
Framing of Appointment and Promotion rules (1998) for the staff of RRBs
Introduction of Kissan Credit Cards for provision of credit to farmers.
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In order to provide access to low-cost banking facilities to the poor, the Narasimham Working Group (1975)
proposed the establishment of a new set of banks, as institutions which "combine the local feel and the
familiarity with rural problems which the cooperatives possess and the degree of business organization,
ability to mobilize deposits, access to central money markets and modernized outlook which the commercial
banks have".
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RRBs started their development process on 2nd October 1975 with the formation of a single bank (Prathama
Grameen Bank). As on 31 March 2006, there were 133 RRBs (post-merger) covering 525 districts with a
network of 14,494 branches.
Reforms in the RRB Sector have taken place in three phases :
First Phase: 1993-2000
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Based on the recommendations of the Narasimham Committee Report (1992), reforms were initiated in 1993
with a view to improve the financial health and operational viability of RRBs. Various measures including
recapitalization, rationalization of branch network, providing better access to non fund business, expanding
avenues of investment and advances, upgrading the level of technology and taking up select RRBs for
comprehensive restructuring were taken. Further, they were permitted to lend to non-target group borrowers up
to 60 per cent of new loans. From January, 1995 the investment avenues for RRBs were broadened to improve
the operational efficiency and profitability. In December, 1996 the investment policy was further liberalised, to
accord parity with commercial banks, permitting RRBs to invest in shares and debentures of corporate and units
of Mutual Funds with a ceiling upto 5% of the incremental deposits of the bank during the previous year.
Prudential accounting norms of income recognition, asset classification, provisioning and exposure, were
implemented during this period to provide durability to the reform process. In April, 2000, RRBs were allowed
to apply for permission to maintain non-resident accounts in rupees.
Second Phase: 2004-2010
The next Phase of reforms started in 2004-05 with the structural consolidation of RRBs by amalgamation of
RRBs of the same sponsor bank within a State. Capital support aggregating Rs. 1796 crore was provided during
the period 2007-08 to 2009-10 as part of this process. In October, 2004, RRBs were permitted to undertake
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insurance business without risk participation and in May, 2007 they were allowed to take up corporate agency
business for distribution of all types of insurance products without risk participation. In December, 2005, to
further extend support to RRBs for accelerating the flow of credit to the rural areas, the resource base of RRBs
was expanded to include lines of credit from sponsor banks; they were also permitted to access the term money
markets and CBLO/Repo markets. Issuance of credit/debit cards, setting up of ATMs, opening of currency
chests, undertaking government business, as subagents, were allowed to enhance business opportunities. In
March, 2006, RRBs were permitted to apply for AD-Category II licence to undertake non-trade related current
account transactions for certain specified purposes to further enhance the scope of business. In June, 2007 to
increase their exposure to foreign exchange business they were allowed to accept FCNR deposits. RRBs were
also allowed to participate in consortium lending with sponsor banks, DFIs and other banks within the area of
operation. The capital adequacy standards were introduced in December, 2007 in the context of financial
stability and RRBs were required to disclose the level of CRAR in their balance sheets.
Third Phase : 2010 onwards
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Based on the recommendations of Dr. K. Chakrabarty Committee (2010), 40 RRBs have been taken up for
recapitalization to enable them to achieve and sustain a CRAR of 9%. In November, 2010 the branch licensing
policy was liberalized which allowed RRBs to open branches in Tier 3 to Tier 6 centres (with population of up
to 49,999 as per 2001 Census) without prior approval from the Reserve Bank, subject to certain conditions. This
policy was further liberalized in August, 2013 to also include Tier 2 centres. The second phase of consolidation
commenced from October, 2012 with amalgamation of RRBs across sponsor banks within a State.
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Recapitalization
The Government of India recently approved the recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to improve
their Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio CRAR) in the following manner:
Share of Central Government i.e. Rs.1, 100 crore will be released as per provisions made by the
Department of Expenditure in 2010-11 and 2011-12. However, release of Government of India share
will be contingent on proportionate release of State Government and Sponsor Bank share.
A capacity building fund with a corpus of Rs.100 crore to be set up by Central Government with
NABARD for training and capacity building of the RRB staff in the institution of NABARD and other
reputed institutions. The functioning of the Fund will be periodically reviewed by the Central
Government. An Action Plan will be prepared by NABARD in this regard and sent to Government for
approval.
Additional amount of Rs. 700 crore as contingency fund to meet the requirement of the weak RRBs,
particularly those in the North Eastern. and Eastern Region, the necessary provision will be made in the
Budget as and when the need arises.
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Road connectivity
Electrification
Drinking water supply in rural areas
Telephone connectivity
Housing
Irrigation
o Its based on PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) model of Dr. Abdul Kalam. 1st
phase of the programme has been completed in 2009 and second phase is being operational now.
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
o Launched in 2005 for modernisation of urban centres
Swarna Jayanti Shahari RojgarYojana (SJSRY)
o Launched in 1997 (revamped in 2007) to provide self-employment and wage employment to
urban poor with special attention to women.
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)
o Launched in 1975, to alleviate problem of mal nutrition among children of age group 6 months
or below and their mothers.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
o Originally launched for a period of 7 years (2005-12). Its intended to provide health care
facilities in rural areas. JananiSurakshaYojna is part of this programme.
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
o This scheme is intended to provide pension of Rs. 200 to the poor above the age of 65 years. Its
been revised and renamed on 19th November 2007.
Rashtriya swasthya bima yojna (National health insurance programme)
o Launched in 2008, to provide health insurance facility to people of below poverty line.
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
o Launched to meet the challenge of climate change and to achieve sustainable energy. Its aimed
to achieve 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022.
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PM Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C. Rangarajan (resigned on 19th May 2014)
National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval
Cabinet Secretary of India Ajit Seth, IAS
Solicitor General of India Ranjit Kumar
Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi
CAG (Comptroller & Auditor General) of India Sashi Kanth Sharma
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Ashok Kumar Mukherji
Principal Secretary to PM Nripendra Misra
Private Secretary to PM Snjeev Kumar Singla
Home Secretary of India Anil Goswami
Foreign Secretary of India Sujatha Singh
Finance Secretary of India Arvind Mayaram
Commerce Secretary of India Rajeev Kher
Chairman, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Shailesh Gupta
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Prime Minister
o Narendra Modi :
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy Department of
Space, All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.
Cabinet Ministers
o Anant Geete : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
o Ananth Kumar : Chemicals and Fertilizers
o Arun Jaitley : Finance, Corporate Affairs, Defence
o Ashok Gajapathi Raju : Civil Aviation
o D.V. Sadananda Gowda : Railways
o Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Health and Family Welfare
o Gopinath Munde (Nitin Gadkari): Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and
Sanitation
o Harsimrat Kaur Badal : Food Processing Industries
o Jual Oram : Tribal Affairs
o Kalraj Mishra : Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
o Maneka Sanjay Gandhi : Women and Child Development
o Najma Heptulla : Minority Affairs
o Narendra Singh Tomar : Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
o Nitin Gadkari : Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
o Radha Mohan Singh : Agriculture
o Rajnath Singh : Home Affairs
o Ram Vilas Paswan : Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
o Ravi Shankar Prasad : Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice
o Smriti Irani : Human Resource Development
o Sushma Swaraj : External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
o Thawar Chand Gehlot : Social Justice and Empowerment
o Uma Bharati : Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
o Venkaiah Naidu : Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs
Ministers of State
o Dharmendra Pradhan : Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
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o Dr. Jitendra Singh : Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent
Charge), Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic
Energy, Department of Space
o Gen. VK Singh : Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), External Affairs,
Overseas Indian Affairs
o GM Siddeshwara : Civil Aviation
o Kiren Rijiju : Home Affairs
o Krishan Pal Gujjar : Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
o Manoj Sinha : Railways
o Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava : Tribal Affairs
o Nihalchand : Chemicals and Fertilizers
o Nirmala Sitharaman : Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance, Corporate Affairs
o Piyush Goyal : Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy
(Independent Charge)
o Pon Radhakrishnan : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
o Prakash Javadekar : Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and
Climate Change (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
o Rao Inderjit Singh : Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation
(Independent Charge), Defence
o Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve : Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
o Sanjiv Baliyan : Agriculture, Food Processing Industries
o Santosh Kumar Gangwar : Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
o Sarbananda Sonowal : Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent
Charge)
o Shripad Naik : Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge)
o Sudarshan Bhagat : Social Justice and Empowerment
o Upendra Kushwaha : Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
o Vishnu Deo Sai : Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment
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Repo Rate
Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from
RBI. Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they
can borrow it from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will
help banks to get money at a cheaper rate. When the repo
rate increases, borrowing from RBI becomes more
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Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the
banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI decides to increase the
percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes
down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to
drain out the excessive money from the banks.
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Film Awards
Best Film 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 years a slave)
Best Actress Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best Director Alfonso Cauron (Gravity)
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Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) Deepika Padukone
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Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) Aditya Roy Kapur for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Best Debut (Male) Dhanush for Raanjhanaa.
Best Debut (Female) Vaani Kapoor for Shudh Desi Romance
Best Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
Best performance in a comic role - Arshad Warsi for Jolly L.L.B
Best performance in a negative role Rishi Kapoor for D-Day
Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal for Sun Raha Hai Na Tu (Aashiqui 2)
Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh for Tum Hi Ho (Aashiqui 2)
Entertainer of the year Deepika Padukone
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema Shatrughan Sinha
Outstanding Contribution To International Cinema John Travolta
Best Cinematography Binod Pradhan
Best Screenplay and Best Dialogue Prasoon Joshi
Best Editing P S Bharti
Best Sound Design Nakul Kamte
Best Sound Mixing Pranav Shukla
Best Background Score Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy
Best Costume Designing Dolly Ahluwalia
Best Make-Up Vikram Gaikwad
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o Abhishek Varma (Archery)
o Tintu Luka (Athletics)
o H. N. Girisha (Paralympics)
o V. Diju (Badminton)
o Geetu Ann Jose (Basketball)
o Jai Bhagwan (Boxing)
o Ravichandran Ashwin (Cricket)
o Anirban Lahiri (Golf)
o Mamta Pujari (Kabaddi)
o Saji Thomas (Rowing)
o Heena Sidhu (Shooting)
o Anaka Alankamany (Squash)
o Tom Joesph (Volleyball)
o Renubala chanu (Weightlifting)
o Sunil Rana (Wrestling)
Dronacharya Awards :
o Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling)
o N. Lingappa (Athletics-Lifetime)
o G. Manoharan (Boxing-Lifetime)
o Gurucharan Singh Gogi (Judo-Lifetime)
o Jose Jacob (Rowing-Lifetime)
Dhyan Chand Award :
o Gurmail Singh (hockey)
o K.P. Thakkar (swimming-diving)
o Zeeshan Ali (tennis)
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Ms. Senator Lisa Maria Singh - First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament
Kurian Varghese - Leading overseas Indian businessman in Bahrain
Vasdev Chanchlani - Entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Canada
Ramakrishna Mission - Fiji
Bikas Chandra Sanyal - Renowned educationist in France
Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh - Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India in The
Netherlands
Sasindran Muthuvel - First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua New Guinea
Shihabudeen Vava Kunju - Contributor to welfare of Indian community in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ms. Ela Gandhi - Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom in
South Africa
Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath - Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting better
understanding of India in UAE
Shailesh Lakhman Vara - First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party in UK
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Dr. Renu Khator - one of the first persons of Indian origin to head a higher system and a research university in
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o Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, Others-Yoga, Maharashtra
Padma Bhushan
o Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art - Painting,
Gujarat
o Begum Parveen Sultana, Art - Classical
Singing, Maharashtra
o Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art - Ghatam Artist,
Tamil Nadu
o Shri Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
o Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
o Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and
Engineering, Karnataka
o Prof.
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Science and
Engineering, Maharashtra
o Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and
Engineering, Karnataka
o Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and
Engineering, Delhi
o Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and
Engineering, Delhi
o Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and
Engineering, Karnataka
o Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and
Education, Delhi
o Ms. Anita Desai, Literature and Education,
Delhi
o Dr.
Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and
Education, Gujarat
o Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature
and Education, Tamil Nadu
o Shri Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education,
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assumed charge as Supreme Court judges and Four Judges (Manohar Sapre, R. Banumathi, Prafulla Chandra
Pant and Uday Umesh Lalit) on 13th August have assumed charge as Supreme Court judges, taking the strength
to 30, including Chief Justice R M Lodha.
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Follow up of Bank Credit
Establishment of RRBs
Consortium Lending
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Customer Service
Review of Cash Credit
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1989 P.D. Ojha
S.C.
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Kalyanasundaram
1991 Rangarajan
Money Market
Service Area Approach
Introduction of Factoring
Services
Bank Mechanisation
Review of Agriculture
Credit System
Customer Service
Improvement
Financial Sector Reforms
Functioning of Mutual
Funds
1991 Kushro
1991 M.N. Goiporia
1991 M. Narasimham
1992 S.A. Dave
NBFCs
Agriculture Policy
Tax Reforms
Frauds and Malpractices
Norms for Working
Capital Finance by Banks
Consortium Lending by
Banks
Institutional Credit to
SSIs
Industrial Sickness and
Exit Policy
Credit Delivery System
Review of Progress of
IRDP
Insurance Sector Reforms
1995 Sodhani
1995 S. Padmanabhan
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1998 S.L. Kapoor
1998 R.H. Khan
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M. R. Ramesh
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for Micro and Small Enterprises
Deepak Mohanty
Balance of Payments Manual for India
G. Gopala Krishna
Information Security, Electronic Banking, Technology Risk Management,
Cyber Frauds
Dr.
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C. Information Technology Vision Document
Chakrabarty
Deepak Monanty
Operating Procedure of Monetary Policy
Shyamala Gopinath
Financial Holding Company Structure in India
M. Damodaran
Customer Service in Banks
K. J. Udeshi
To Review the Facilities for FEMA Act, 1999
Usha THorat
The Issues and Concerns in the NBFC Sector
Y. H. Malegan
Licensing of New Urban Co-operative Banks
G. Padmanabhan
To Boost Bank Finance for Exports
Suma Varma
Working Group to Review Ombudsman Scheme
Nachiket Mor
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Micro Finance
Instruments of Sterilization
Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives
Procedures and Performance Audit on Public Services
Development Financial Institutions
Internal Working Group on RRBs
Issues of Rural Credit and Micro Finance
Procedures and Processes of Agricultural Loans
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C. Ramachandran
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Smt. Usha Thorat
G. Padmanabhan
Tarapore
N. Sadasivan
A. V. Sardesai
H.R. Khan
C. P. Swarnkar
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V. K. Sharma
G. Srinivasan
Dr. C. Rangarajan
Dr. Rakesh Mohan
Usha Thorat
P. Vijaya Bhaskar
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Usha Thorat
Deepak Mohanty
P. Vijaya Bhaskar
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16th January 2014 - India and South Korea signed on 9 pacts. They have decided to intensify
cooperation in a range of key sectors including trade, investment and defence.
18th January 2014 - India and Pakistan have decided to open the Wagah-Attari border for trade 24X7
(after 16 months of gap)
19th January 2014 - The interim Nuclear Deal over Teherans nuclear program between Iran and the
six major world powers comes into effect.
23rd January 2014 - India and France signed a pact to jointly build 3rd satellite for climate change
studies.
27th January 2014 - India and Saudi Arabia have decided to enhance their bilateral trade and economic
co-operation. Both the countries have urged the public and private sectors to build strong partnerships in
different fields.
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28th January 2014 - The Union Ministry of Rural Development signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Digital Green to exchange the relevant livelihood practices among rural
communities under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
29th January 2014 - Six state-owned companies (PSUs) have come together to set up the worlds
largest single-location 4,000-MW ultra mega solar power project in Rajasthan.
30th January 2014 - India and Fiji signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for
avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
4th February 2014 - India and Germany signed on an agreement for 1 billion for greenfield projects
during the visit of the German President.
14th February 2014 - India and Poland have agreed to expand co-operation in the restoration and
digitization of Film archives.
24th February 2014 - NTPC signed a MoU with Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited and
Lakhisarai Bijlee Company Private Limited (LBCPL) to develop a 1320 MW (2 X 660 MW) Thermal
Power Project at Kajra in Lakhisarai district of Bihar.
24th February 2014 - India and Canada have signed three MoUs for cooperation in health sector,
audio-visual co-production and skill development.
25th February 2014 - India and Azerbaijan propose to constitute a joint working group in the field of
hydrocarbon.
2nd April 2014 - Iran and Japan signed MoU on for bilateral cooperation on environmental issues at
Tokyo by Masoumeh Ebtekar of Iran who is Vice-President and Head of Department of Environment of
Iran government and Nobuteru Ishihara of Japan Head of International Cooperation Agency.This is
most anticipated MoU between these two countries.
22nd April 2014 - India and Bhutan signed an agreement for the development of joint hydropower
projects in a bid to further strengthen their bilateral strategic partnership.
26th April 2014 - State Bank of India (SBI) has signed an MoU with Enable India, a non-profit
organisation, to train persons with disabilities towards economic independence.
4th June 2014 - The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and Grant Thornton India LLP have signed a
memorandum of understanding to develop capacity of the Indian companies for effective
implementation of the CSR Rules laid down as per Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013.
9th June 2014 - A MoU signed on HIV preventive services to transport sector workers between Union
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW).
25th June 2014 - The Union Cabinet approved an in principle memorandum of understanding (MoU)
between India and China for setting up industrial parks in the country.
6th July 2014 An MOU signed between NABARD and Small Former Agribusiness Consortium
(SFAC).
8 July 2014 - The Union External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj and UK foreign secretary of state
William Hague decided to launch negotiations for civil nuclear cooperation.
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10th July 2014 - Saudi-Indian joint committee on labour issues finalised the recruitment contract that
consist of several provisions to ensure the authenticity and implementation of the standard employment
contract.
18th July 2014 ECGC signed a MOU on Co-operation with the Export Credit Insurance Agencies
(ECA) of BRICS countries in Fortaleza, Brazil.
3rd August 2014 India and Nepal Signed 3 MOUs
1. India will provide Rs. 65 million to produce and distribute iodized salt in the rural areas of
Nepal.
2. Amendment of Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Pancheswar Multipurpose Project
3. Cooperation between two national broadcasting channels.
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3 August 2014 Kerala tourism and UNESCO signed a MOU to begin a historic cooperation
5th August 2014 Prasar Bharathi and German public service broadcaster Deutshe Welle sign for
distribution of DD India overseas.
19th August 2014 India signed an MOU with Czech Republic to get expertise in running semi high
speed trains and modernizing signaling systems.
30th August 2014 India and Japan signed Kyoto Varanasi Partnership agreement.
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Heads of Government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance
activities.
o Recent Summit - 2012 (20 to 21st May) Chicago Summit
o Next Summit - 2014 (4 to 5 September) Newport, Wales
G7 Summit : The 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Justus Lipsius building, Brussels at the Council of the
European Union on 4 June 2014 5 June 2014. It was the first time that the EU hosted a G7 summit.
Important Note : G7 was earlier known as G8 but after Russia being expelled from the group, the group is
again known as G7.
o Earlier G8 Summits List
37th G8 Summit 2011 - Deauville, France
38th G8 Summit 2012 - David Camp, USA
39th G8 Summit 2013 - County Fermanagh, UK
40th G7 Summit 2014 - Burssels, Belgium (This summit was supposed to be held in Russia
in the year 2014, but after suspension of Russia from G8, now it held at Brussels)
o Members - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America
NAM Summit : The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states which are not formally aligned with
or against any major power bloc. 16th NAM Summit held at Iran in 2013 and 17th will be held at Venezulea in
the year 2015.
G 20 Summit : Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (19 countries and EU)
o 9th G 20 Leaders Summit 2014 Brisbane (Australia)
o 10th G20 Meeting 2015 - Turkey
SAARC Summit : South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
o 17th Summit Maldieves 2011
o 18th Summit Kathmandu (proposed) in November 2014
Commonwealth Summit : The 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was held in Colombo, Sri
Lanka, from 15 to 17 November 2013. Next summit will be hosted by Malta (in 2015).
SCO Summit : The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO Summit was held at Bishkek. Our foreign
minister Salman Kurshid attended this.
Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) : The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) is a world summit, aimed at
preventing nuclear terrorism around the globe. The first summit was held in Washington, D.C. on April 12,
2010. The second summit was in Seoul (South Korea) in 2012. The third summit was held in The Hague
(Netherlands) on March 24-15, 2014. The fourth summit will be held at US in 2016.
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
o 26th APEC Summit 2014 China
o 27th APEC Summit 2015 Phillippines
o 28th APEC Summit 2016 Lima, Peru
o 29th APEC Summit 2017 Hanoi, Vietnam
7th IBSA Summit
o IBSA Dialogue forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for
promoting international cooperation among these countries.
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6 OPEC International Seminar 20115 Vienna, Australia
3rd India Africa Summit 2014 New Delhi
BIMSTEC Summit : Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
Countries (7) : Bangladesh, India, Mynmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
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held every year.
o ADB Annual Meeting 2014 Astana, Kazakistan
o ADB Annual Meeting 2015 Baku, Azeraijan
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7 Global Insurance Summit 2014 Hyderabad
23rd CHOGM 2151 Portloyis (Mayritus)
Arab Summit 2014 Kuwait is hosting for the 1st time
International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH 2014) held in New Delhi
12th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
o Theme : Engaging Diaspora Connecting Across Generations:
o Chief Guest : Datuk Seri Palanival (Malaysian Minister)
World Economics Forum 2014 - Abuja, Nigeria
6th International Nuclear Energy Forum Atomexp 2014 Mascow
Important Note :
o India is not a member of G8, NATO, EU, AU, APEC, OPEC and ASEAN
o India is a member of G-20, SAARC, BRICS, CHOGM, NAM and BIMSTEC
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Runners-up - Argentina
3rd Place - Netherlands
4th Place - Brazil
Top scorer (Golden Boot Award) - James Rodrguez of Colombia with 6 goals
Best player (Golden Ball award) - Lionel Messi of Argentina
Best goalkeeper (Golden Glove award) - Manuel Neuer of Germany
Best young player - Paul Pogba of France
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will be We Are One (Ole Ola) by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. A customized version of the
song Dare (La La La) by Shakira, who provided the official song of the 2010 tournament, will be used as a
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rolling up into a ball, was chosen by FIFA in September 2012 as the official mascot from 47 designs created by
six Brazilian agencies.
Official Slogan : All in One Rhythm (Portuguese: Juntos num s ritmo)
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32 Countries competed
Total Matches played are 64
This is the most expensive tournament (US$14 billion)
12th June 2014, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Commemorative Postage Stamp on the
2014 FIFA World Cup
Uruguayan striker Luis Surez was suspended for nine international matches and banned from taking
part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months, following a biting
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Famous cyclist Chris Hoy was Queen's baton runner in the Commonwealth Games
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o Discipline : Weightlifting
o Category : 48 kg Category
o Important Point to Note : First Gold
winner of India in Commonwealth
Games 2014. From Manipur.
2. Sukhen Dey :
o Discipline : Weightlifting
o Category : 56 kg Category
o Important Point to Note : Silver in
CWG 2010 in 56 kg category. From
West Bengal
3. Satish Sivalingam :
o Discipline : Weightlifting
Category : 77 kg Category
Important Point to Note : Created a
games record with a total lift of 328
kg. From Tamilnadu
4. Yogeshwar Dutt :
o Discipline : Wrestling
o Category : 65kg Freestyle
o Important Point to Note : Gold in
CWE 2010 and Bronze in Olympics
2012 in 60 kg free style. From
Haryana.
5. Sushil Kumar :
o Discipline : Wrestling
o Category : 75kg Freestyle
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Category : 25m Pistol
Important Point to Note : Gold in
CWE 2010. From Maharashtra
12. Apurvi Chandela :
o Discipline : Shooting
o Category : 10m Air Rife
o Important Point to Note : This is her
first international medal. From
Rajasthan
13. Vikas Gowda
o Discipline : Athletics
o Category : Discus Throw
o Important Point to Note : First
Indian man to win a field event Gold
medal at the Commonwealth Games.
From Karnataka
14. Parupalli Kashyap
o Discipline : Badminton
o Category : Men's Single
o Important Point to Note : First
Indian man in 32 years to win
badminton
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15. Dipilka Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa
o Discipline : Squash
o Category : Women's Doubles
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history by winning India's first ever
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Seema Punia (Discus)
Ashwini Ponnappa & Jwala Gutta
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Badminton
Boxing
Devendro Laishram
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Arpinder Singh (Triple Jump)
R. V. Gurusaidutt
P. V. Sindhu
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Powerlifting
Shooting
Dipa Karmakar
Kalpana Thoudam
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Important Note : Dont be confused between Australian Open (Tennis) and Australian Open (Badminton). In
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'Namami Gange' with Rs 2,037, Increasing safety of women in large cities with Rs. 150 crores, setting up 100
smart cities with Rs 7,060 crore, National Rural Internet and Technology Mission etc. He confidently stated that
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document of the Ministry of Finance, the Economic Survey reviews the developments in the Indian economy
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