| The Government of India has enacted
the Right to Information Act, 2005 (http://www.persmin.nic.in)
which has come into effect from October 12, 2005. The Right to Information under
this Act is meant to give to the citizens of India access to information under
control of public authorities to promote transparency and accountability in these
organisations. The Act, under Sections 8 and 9, provides for certain categories
of information to be exempt from disclosure. The Act also provides for appointment
of a Chief Public Information Officer to deal with requests for information.
RBI’s
Obligation under the Act
The
Reserve Bank of India is a public authority as defined in the Right to Information
Act, 2005. As such, the Reserve Bank of India is obliged to provide information
to members of public.
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Designation of Transparency Officer under the Right to Information Act,2005 in the Reserve Bank of India.
In pursuance of the Central Information Commission’s directive dated November 15,2010 issued to all Public Authorities under the powers vested in the Central Information Commission under Section 19 (8) (a) of The Right to Information Act,2005, Shri Sandip Ghose, Chief General Manager – in – Charge is designated as the Transparency Officer.
The details of the Transparency Officer are as under:
Shri Sandip Ghose
Chief General Manager – in - Charge
Department of Administration and Personnel Management
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office Building (21st Floor)
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Reserve Bank of India, Central Office,
Fort , Mumbai 400001
Telephone 22611954
Fax - 22658934.
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Section
4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005
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(i)
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The
particulars of the organisation, functions and duties
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(ii)
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The
powers and duties of its officers and employees
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(iii)
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The
procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision
and accountability
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(iv)
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Norms
set by the Bank for the discharge of its functions
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(v)
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Rules,
regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by the Bank or under its
control or used by its employees for discharging its functions
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(vi)
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Statement
of Categories of Documents that are held by the Reserve Bank or under its Control
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(vii)
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Particulars
of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the
members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation
thereof
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(viii)
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List
of Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons
constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings
of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public,
or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public
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(ix)
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A
directory of its officers and employees
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(x)
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Monthly
remuneration received by its officers and employees, including the system of compensation
as provided in its regulations
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(xi)
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The
budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans,
proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made
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(xii)
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Not applicable
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(xiii)
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Particulars
of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted
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(xiv)
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Details
in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic
form
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(xv)
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The
particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including
the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use
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(xvi)
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Names,
designations and other particulars of Public Information Officers
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Library
Acess
The working hours of RBI
library at the central office are 9.45 am to 5.45 pm. Though it mainly caters
to the RBI staff, it is also open to academics, students and researchers.
Seeking Information from RBI
The Reserve Bank of India has an established
communication policy. Under this, the Reserve Bank of India regularly releases
information and data on Indian economy, banking and finance. It releases the information
and data at regular periodicity – daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, six monthly
and annually. In addition, it also releases information, as and when required,
through occasional publications, such as, studies and reports.
The
Reserve Bank also places in public domain its instructions relating to banking,
finance, foreign exchange and other related subjects. Further, the Reserve Bank
also disseminates information, especially of general interest, through daily press
releases.
The
information and data routinely released by the Reserve Bank are available on its
website (www.rbi.org.in)
The details of information that is already available
from the Reserve Bank of India are:
Policy
Statements of the Governor, RBI
The
policy Statements of the Governor, Reserve Bank of India provide a framework for
the monetary, structural and prudential measures that are taken from time to time
against the background of an assessment of macroeconomic and monetary developments.
Up to 2004, the Annual Policy Statement was announced in April/May every year
and was followed by a Mid-Term Review in October/November. In order to provide
a distinctive focus on monetary policy and developmental policies, the format
of presentation of the policy Statement was modified in the Annual Policy Statement
of April 2005. The Statement now consists of two parts: Part I. Annual Statement
on Monetary Policy for the Year; and Part II Annual Statement on Developmental
and Regulatory Policies for the Year. There is a Mid-term Review of the Annual
Policy Statement in October, as in the past, covering both Part I and Part II
of the Statement. In addition, a First Quarter Review of Part I of the Statement
in July and a Third Quarter Review in January is scheduled every year. The quarterly
reviews of monetary policy provide the opportunity for structured communication
with markets on a more frequent basis while retaining the flexibility to take
specific measures as the evolving circumstances warrant.
Annual
Publications
Annual
Report
The
annual report of the Reserve Bank is the most important document released every
year in late August. It is the statement of the Board of Directors on the state
of the economy, the working of the Reserve Bank and on the balance sheet of the
Reserve Bank. It also presents an assessment and prospects of the Indian economy.
The
annual report is a statutory document relating to the financial year of the Reserve
Bank (July to June) and is released in August.
Report
on Trend and Progress of Banking in India
This is also a statutory publication produced
by the central bank. Presented annually, this document is a review of the policies
for and performance of the financial sector for the preceding year. The publication,
covering period from April to March, is generally released around November/December.
Report
on Currency and Finance
This
annual document is presented by the staff of the central bank. Since 1998-99 the
Report dwells on a particular theme and presents a detailed economic analysis
of the issues related to the theme. While the focus of the Report is on the policy
approach, issues and challenges relevant to India, the various Chapters present
these developments against the recent theoretical developments and the accumulated
cross-country empirical evidence. Since the publication is released around December,
it also serves the purpose of presenting a mid-year review of the economy.
Handbook
of Statistics on the Indian Economy
This
publication is a major initiative by the Reserve Bank aimed at improving data
dissemination by providing a useful storehouse of statistical information at one
place. The publication provides time-series data (annual/quarterly/monthly/fortnightly/daily)
pertaining to a broad spectrum of economic variables, including data on national
income, output, prices, money, banking, financial markets, public finance, trade
and balance of payments. The publication is also available in a hard copy as well
as a CD-ROM format.
Database
on Indian Economy
Also available
on the RBI website is a database on Indian Economy which gives time series data
on a wide range of subjects relating to India’s economy, banking and finance.
This site also allows the visitor to cull out the data and use it for research.
State
Finances
A Study of State
Budgets, this publication provides a comprehensive analytical assessment of the
finances of the State Governments. Consolidated data of all State Governments
are analysed in addition to State-wise analysis to draw policy implications.
Statistical
Tables relating to Banks in India
This annual publication contains comprehensive
data relating to the commercial banking sector. It covers balance sheet information
as well as performance indicators of each commercial bank in India including those
registered abroad. The data are presented bank group-wise and state-wise.
Basic
Statistical Returns
Yet
another data-oriented publication, this annual presents comprehensive data on
number of offices, employees, deposits and credit as per occupation of scheduled
commercial banks. One of the features of this publication is that region-wise,
state-wise and district-wise information is made available to the public.
Quarterly Publications
Macroeconomic
and Monetary Developments
Issued
a day before the Annual Policy Statement of the Governor, Reserve Bank of India
and Mid-Term/Quarterly Reviews, this publication provides an analytical review
of macroeconomic and monetary developments during the period under review providing
the necessary information and technical analysis. Up to 2004, the publication
was brought out annually along with the Annual Policy Statement in April/May.
However, from 2005, these are published on a quarterly basis a day before the
Annual Policy Statement and its Mid-Term/Quarterly Reviews.
Quarterly
Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks
This data-oriented publication gives data on
deposits and credit of scheduled commercial banks for each quarter. The data compiled
from bank returns are presented center-wise, state-wise, population group-wise
and bank group-wise.
The publication
is available for the quarters ending March, June, September and December in the
month after the end of the quarter.
Monthly Publications
RBI
Bulletin
This
is a monthly publication released in the first week of every month. The Bulletin
publishes analytical articles based on data collected by the Reserve Bank often
specifically for the purpose. It carries speeches of the Governor, Deputy Governors
and Executive Directors. The speeches are useful in improving the understanding
of the central bank's policies. Other useful inclusions in the Bulletin are important
press releases and circulars issued by different departments of the Reserve Bank
and data relating to economy, finance and banking. Often, significant reports
released by the Reserve Bank including the Annual Report and the Report on Trend
and Progress of Banking in India are issued as supplements to this monthly publication.
Monetary
and Credit Information Review
This
is a monthly four-page periodical aimed at operational level bankers. The periodical
summarises important circulars issued by the central bank during the month. It
is published between 1st and 5th of every month.
Weekly Publications
Weekly
Statistical Supplement to the RBI Bulletin
This publication presents the weekly balance
sheet of the Reserve Bank and other developments relating to financial, commodity
and bullion markets. This is published on every Friday at 5 pm.
Daily
Press
Releases
The
Reserve Bank releases through its daily press releases data on money market operations
and reference rates for four major currencies, namely, the US Dollar, Euro, Pound
Sterling and the Japanese Yen. The press releases are also issued on other issues
that may be of general public interest such as important banking regulations,
new currency notes, rejection or cancellation of certificate of registration of
non-banking finance companies, status of urban cooperative banks, etc.
Occasional
Publications
Occasional
Papers
This
is published once in four months and carries research papers presented by the
professional staff of the Reserve Bank. The publication reflects the views of
the authors. The Occasional Papers are being published thrice a year from 1999
onwards.
DRG
Studies
These
are research studies conducted by external experts in India in collaboration with
the internal staff members of the Reserve Bank. The Development Research Group
is a forum that institutionalises participation of external expertise in in-house
research.
Reports
Besides these, the Reserve Bank also publishes
reports of committees set up by it for feedback and for wider dissemination of
information.
Brochures
The Reserve Bank brings out occasional booklets
to familiarise the general public about the facilities available to them mainly
in the area of foreign exchange.
Lectures
The Reserve Bank of India has instituted three
annual lectures. Two of these commemorate past Governors of the Reserve Bank and
one a noted monetary economist.
RBI
Website
The
Reserve Bank maintains an active website (URL: http://www.rbi.org.in).
All the information released by the Reserve Bank is also simultaneously made available
on the website in pdf and Word formats. The data are provided in excel format.
The site is updated several times a day.
In keeping with its objective of bringing in
greater transparency in its decision making process, the Reserve Bank is committed
to releasing more and more information in public domain.
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Disclosure Policy
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Disclosure
Log
The
Reserve Bank of India also places all the information it releases in response
to the requests received under the Right to information Act, 2005 on its website,
if, in its view, the information could be of general public interest. Such information
is furnished in this disclosure log.
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Your suggestions
If you feel
that the Reserve Bank of India should release any information in addition to what
it already releases, please send us your suggestions by email . If, however, you need any
specific information on an ad hoc basis, you may make an application under the
Right to information Act, 2005. It needs to be emphasised that this mechanism
is only meant for seeking information and NOT for making complaints. The Reserve
Bank of India has a separate mechanism for redressal of complaints against banks
and its own departments.
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Complaints against
Banking Services
The
Reserve Bank of India has provided for a separate channel for lodging complaints
against poor quality of services rendered by a bank. If you have a complaint/grievance
against a bank for poor quality of service rendered by any of its offices/branches,
please approach the Nodal Officer of
the bank. In case you are not satisfied with the bank's response you can also
file a complaint with the Banking Ombudsman in your State. The Banking Ombudsman
is an office set up by the Reserve Bank of India to give speedy and cost effective
resolution of grievances to the bank customers. For more details on Banking Ombudsman
Scheme and their contact numbers, please visit http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/AboutUsDisplay.aspx?pg=Ombudsmen.htm
Complaints against RBI Services
In case you have a complaint
against any department of the Reserve Bank of India for poor quality of services
rendered, you may send your complaint to the Complaints Redressal Cell of the
respective Regional Office of the Reserve Bank of India. For details of contact,
please visit the Regional Offices section of the RBI website (http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/RegionalOffices.aspx)
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Making
an Application under the Right to Information Act, 2005
Citizens
of India will have to make the request for information in writing, clearly specifying
the information sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The application
for request should give the contact details (postal address, telephone number,
fax number, email address) so that the applicants can be contacted for clarifications
or the information. Since as per the Act, information can be furnished only to
citizens of India, you will have to give your citizen status as well.
How do I send my application?
As per the Right to Information
(Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 prescribed by the Government of India:
a request for obtaining information under Section 6(1) of RIA needs to be accompanied
by an application fee of Rs.10 by way of cash against proper receipt or by DD
or bankers’ cheque payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority.
You
could send your request by post accompanied by the application fee of Rs.10/-
payable by demand draft or bankers’ cheque or Indian Postal Order favouring Reserve Bank of India.
The fee can also be paid in cash along with the application. Applications can
also be made over fax or email in which case, the Reserve Bank will acknowledge
the application and give a serial number to the application and communicate the
fees to be paid by the applicant. The applicant will, while quoting the serial
number of his application, need to send the application fee. The Reserve Bank
will take up the application for consideration, as required under the Act, only
after the application fee has been received.
Where do I send my request?
You can send your request
to any of the following addresses:
Appellate Authority, CPIO and Alternate
CPIO
With effect from November 16, 2009, the delivery of information under RTI Act in the Reserve Bank of India will be in a decentralised manner with Chief General Managers/Advisers/General Managers – in –charges of our various Central Office Departments as Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) and in their absence, the other Chief General Managers/General Managers of the departments would be designated as CPIOs. Shri V. S. Das, Executive Director has been designated as the Appellate Authority. Requests to any of the departments of the Reserve Bank of India under RTI Act could be submitted at the addresses given in the list below or at the RIA Division, Reserve Bank of India, Amar Building, First Floor, Sir P.M.Road, Mumbai – 400 001. Requests can also be submitted by email.
List of CPIOs together with E-mail ids, Addresses and Brief Description of the Departments
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the Department |
Brief Description of the Function/Area of Work |
Name and Designation of CPIO |
E-mail id for Requests under RTI Act |
E-mail id for Appeals under RTI Act |
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Customer Services Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
1st Floor, Amar Building
Sir P.M.Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Redressal of complaints against deficiency in services of all scheduled banks and also against different departments of RBI; Administering the Banking Ombudsman (BO) Scheme including processing of appeals against the decisions of BO. |
Shri Rajesh Verma,
Chief General Manager
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Department of Banking Operations and Development
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
12th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Regulation of scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs) |
Shri Deepak Singhal,
Chief General Manager –in- Charge
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Department of Banking Supervision
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
Centre 1, World Trade Centre
Cuffe Parade, Colaba
Mumbai – 400 005 |
Supervision of scheduled commercial banks and financial institutions in terms of the provisions of BR Act 1949 and RBI Act 1934, approval for appointment of statutory auditors in scheduled commercial banks,and monitoring of frauds in banks and NBFCs. |
Shri G. Jaganmohan Rao,
CGM-in-Charge
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Department of Communication
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
12th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Dissemination of information and developing material for financial literacy/education |
Alpana Killawala
Chief General Manager
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Department of Currency Management
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
4th Floor, Amar Building
Sir P.M.Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Note and coin issue and currency management |
Dr. N. Krishna Mohan,
Chief General Manager – in –Charge
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Department of Economic and Policy Research
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
6th to 9th Floors, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Studies and analyses the basic issues and problems (both domestic and international) affecting the Indian economy |
Shri B. M. Misra,
Officer-in-Charge
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Department of Expenditure and Budgetary Control
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
2nd Floor, Main Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Preparation of the Budget of the Bank; Administration of Expenditure Rules; Administration and management of Provident Fund, Gratuity & Superannuation Funds, Ambedkar Fund and Leave Encashment Fund ; Administration of Housing Loan Rules; All establishment related payments & pension disbursement etc ; Focal point of establishment related matters for all Regional Offices and Salary Drawing Units |
Smt. Deepa Srivastava,
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
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Department of External Investments and Operations
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
22nd Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Management and investment of foreign exchange reserves of the Reserve Bank of India |
Smt. Madhumita Sarkar Deb,
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
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Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
4th Floor, Byculla Office Building
Opp.Mumbai Central Station
Byculla, Mumbai – 400 008 |
Bankers to the banks and governments and accounting for public debt of central and state governments. It is also responsible for maintenance of the Reserve Bank's internal accounts and compilation of its weekly statement of affairs and annual balance sheets |
Shri A. K. Bera,
Chief General Manager –in-Charge
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Department of Information Technology
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
14th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Procurement and Maintenance of Computer Systems and Network Systems for use in RBI.
Designing, developing and operationalising major IT projects in RBI. |
Dr. A.S.Ramasastri,
Chief General Manager
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Department of Non-Banking Supervision
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
Centre 1, World Trade Centre
Cuffe Parade, Colaba
Mumbai – 400 005 |
Regulation and Supervision of Non Banking Financial Companies |
Kum. Uma Subramaniam, Chief General Manager – in – Charge
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Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
14th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001
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Regulation and oversight on the Payment and Settlement Systems which encompass the cheque based clearing systems managed by the Reserve Bank and other commercial banks, Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) System, the inter-institutional Government Securities clearing, NEFT (National Electronic Funds Transfer ), Card Payments, Mobile Payments and Authorisation of applications for setting up Payment Systems |
Shri Vijay Chugh,
Chief General Manager
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Department of Statistics and Information Management
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
C-8/9, Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (E),
Mumbai – 400 051 |
Collection, processing and dissemination of data on banking, corporate and external sectors |
Shri A.B.Chakraborty, Officer-in-Charge
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Financial Markets Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
23rd Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Provides an integrated market interface for the Reserve Bank and to bring about integration in the Reserve Bank’s conduct of monetary operations |
Shri G. Mahalingam,
Chief General Manager
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Foreign Exchange Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
11th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Facilitating both residents and non-residents to undertake foreign exchange transactions within the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and Notifications, Regulations, Rules, Orders, etc made there under |
Shri Rudra Narayan Kar,
Chief General Manager
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Human Resource Management Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
20th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
General administration including recruitment, posting, confirmation, promotion and transfer of employees/officers, matters relating to vigilance, discipline and security of Bank's premises. Developmental aspects of human resources in the Reserve Bank. |
Shri Sandip Ghose, Chief General Manager-in-Charge
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Inspection Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
C-7/8 th Floor,
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051 |
Carries out inspections to examine, evaluate and report on the adequacy and reliability of existing systems and follow-up by offices of the Bank. |
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Internal Debt Management Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
23rd Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Floatation of Central/State Government – preparation of calendar for issuances of Govt of India dated securities and Treasury Bills, etc and regulation of the Primary Dealers. |
Shri K.K. Vohra
Chief General Manager
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Legal Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
Centre 1, World Trade Centre
Cuffe Parade, Colaba
Mumbai – 400 005 |
Tender legal advice on various matters referred by the operational departments /offices/ associates of the Reserve Bank |
Shri G.S.Hegde,
Principal Legal Adviser
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Monetary Policy Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
24th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Formulation, monitoring and implementation of monetary policy. |
Dr.Janak Raj,
Adviser-in- Charge
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Premises Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
5th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Construction and maintenance of premises of the Bank |
Shri K. R Ananda,
Chief General Manager
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Rajbhasha Vibhag
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
Garment House
Dr.A.B.Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 008 |
Oversees implementation of Official Language Policy and other developmental activities for promotion of Hindi in the Bank |
Dr. Ramakant Gupta,
Deputy General Manager |
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Reserve Bank Services Board
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
Byculla Office Building
Opp.Mumbai Central Station
Byculla, Mumbai – 400 008 |
Work relating to recruitment of officers and promotion |
Shri T.B.Satyanarayan,
General Manager
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Rural Planning and Credit Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
10th Floor, Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Policy formulation relating to rural credit and priority sector lending; Monitoring the performance of commercial banks in priority sector lending & under Central Government-sponsored poverty alleviation programmes; Implementation and monitoring of Lead Bank Scheme; Regulatory functions over Regional Rural Banks and State/ Central Cooperative Banks; Promoting Financial Inclusion. |
Smt. Deepali Pant Joshi, Chief General Manager – in – Charge
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Secretary's Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
16th Floor,
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai – 400 001 |
Work connected with the meetings of the Central Board and its Committee as also the Administrators of the Reserve Bank of India Employees' Provident Fund. |
Smt. Grace Koshie,
Chief General Manager and Secretary
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Urban Banks Department
Reserve Bank of India
Central Office
1st Floor, Garment House
Worli, Mumbai – 400 008 |
Urban Banks Department is entrusted with the responsibility of regulation and supervision of the banking related functions of primary(urban) cooperative banks |
Shri A. Udgata,
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
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List of Banking Ombudsmen designated as CPIOs together with their E-mail ids, Addresses and Area of Jurisdiction
Name and Address of the Banking Ombudsman |
Area of Jurisdiction |
E-mail id for Requests under RTI Act |
E-mail id for Appeals under RTI Act |
Shri K. Chandrachoodan
C/o Reserve Bank of India
La Gajjar Chambers,
Ashram Road,
Ahmedabad-380 009 |
Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu |
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Shri M.Palanisamy
C/o Reserve Bank of India
10/3/8, Nrupathunga Road
Bangalore-560 001 |
Karnataka |
Click here to send email |
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Shri T. Karunakaran
C/o Reserve Bank of India
Hoshangabad Road,
Post Box No.32,
Bhopal-462 011 |
Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh |
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Shri K C Mahapatra
C/o Reserve Bank of India
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Marg
Bhubaneswar-751 001 |
Orissa |
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Shri Lalit Srivastava
C/o Reserve Bank of India
4th Floor, Sector 17,
Central Vista
Chandigarh – 160 017 |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,Union
Territory of Chandigarh and Panchkula,
Yamuna Nagar and Ambala Districts of Haryana |
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Shri S. Ganesh
C/o Reserve Bank of India,
Fort Glacis,16, Rajaji Salai,
Chennai 600 001 |
Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of Puducherry
(except Mahe Region) and Andaman
and Nicobar Islands |
Click here to send email |
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Shri B.B.Sangma
C/o Reserve Bank of India
Station Road,
Pan Bazar
Guwahati - 781 001 |
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura |
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Shri M. Sebastian
C/o Reserve Bank of India
6-1-56, Secretariat Road
Saifabad,
Hyderabad-500 004 |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Shri N.P.Topno
C/o Reserve Bank of India,
4th floor
Rambagh Circle,
Tonk Road
Jaipur - 302 004 |
Rajasthan |
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Smt Madhavi Sharma
C/o Reserve Bank of India
M.G. Road, Post Box No.82
Kanpur-208 001 |
Uttar Pradesh (excluding Districts of Ghaziabad
and Gautam Budh Nagar) and Uttaranchal |
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Shri V.Vasanthan
C/o Reserve Bank of India
15, Nethaji Subhas Road
Kolkata-700 001 |
West Bengal and Sikkim |
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Shri V. Ramachandra Rao
C/o Reserve Bank of India
Garment House,
Ground Floor,
Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai-400 018 |
Maharashtra and Goa |
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Shri M Rajeshwara Rao
C/o Reserve Bank of India,
6, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001 |
Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana (except the districts of Ambala, Yamuna Nagar and Panchkula), and the districts of Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh |
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Shri A F Naqvi
C/o Reserve Bank of India, South Gandhi Maidan,
Patna - 800 001 |
Bihar and Jharkhand |
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Shri F R Joseph
C/o Reserve Bank of India
Bakery Junction
Thiruvananthapuram-695 033 |
Kerala, Union Territory of Lakshadweep and
Union Territory of Puducherry (only Mahe
Region). |
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CAPIOs (Nodal
Officers) at different Regional Offices
|
Regional
Office |
Name |
Designation |
Address |
Telephone
& FAX No. |
Ahmedabad
|
Smt. Raji Subramanian |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept.of Administration & Personnel Management,
4th floor,
Nr.Gandhi Bridge,
Ahmedabad 380 014
|
Tel. 079-27582584
Fax: 079-2754 1993
|
Bangalore |
Shri Siladitya Choudhury
|
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India,
Department of Administration
and Personnel Management
10/3/8 Nrupathunga Road
Bangalore 560 001
|
Off.080-22180340
Fax: 080-2221 0185
|
Belapur |
Shri B. Chandrasekhar |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Plot No.3, Sector 10
H.H. Nirmaladevi Marg
CBD, Belapur,
Navi Mumbai 400 614
|
022 – 27560229
Fax: 022-2757 0015
|
Bhopal |
Shri S.M.Toora |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Banking Supervision
Hoshangabad Road,
Bhopal |
Off.0755-2675300
Fax: 0755-255 5072
|
Bhubaneshwar
|
Shri T. Srinivas Rao |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India,
Pt. Jawharlal Nehru Marg,
Bhubaneswar - 751 001
|
0674-2396204
094370 16914
Fax: 0674-239 5911
|
Chandigarh
|
Smt. Anitha Srinivasan |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Rural Planning & Credit Department,
Central Vista,
Sector
17,
Chandigarh-160 017
|
0172-2721410
FAX – 0172-270 1252
|
Chattisgarh |
Shri Anand Upadhyay |
AGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Subhashish Parisar
54/949 Satya Prem Vihar,
Mahadev Ghat Road,
Sundar Nagar,
Raipur 492013
Chattisgarh
|
Tel. 0771 - 2242330
Fax: 0771 - 2242323
|
Chennai |
Shri K. Santhakumar |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Human Resource Development Department,
Rajaji Salai,
Chennai-600 001
|
044-25360823
Fax: 044-23565220
|
Guwahati |
Shri K.V.Vishwathan |
DGM,ADMN |
Reserve Bank of India,
Station Road,
Guwahati
- 781 001
|
(0361) 2512804
09435117610
Fax: 0361- 254 0033 |
Hyderabad |
Shri R.K. Rajput |
DGM (Admn) |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept. of Administration and Personnel Management,
6-1-56, Saifabad,
Hyderabad
500 004
|
Off. 040-23234612
Fax: 040-23232766
|
Jammu |
Shri G.C.Talukdar |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept. of Administration and Personnel
Rail Head Complex,
Jammu 180 012
|
0191-2471188
Fax: 0191-247 0576
|
Jaipur |
Shri B. S. Khatri |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Ram Bagh Circle,
Tank
Road,
Jaipur 302 004
|
0141-2573244
Fax: 0141- 256 3016
097992 96670
|
Kochi |
Shri. C.V.George |
GM(O-i-C) |
Reserve Bank of India
Ernakulam North,
Kochi
-682 018
|
0484-2400985
Fax: 0484-2402715
|
Kanpur |
Smt. N.K. Sethi |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Non-banking Supervision,
Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Kanpur 208 001
|
0512 –2306246
Fax: 0512- 2305872
|
Kolkata |
Smt. Raksha Mishra |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Human Resources Department
15, N.S. Road,
Kolkata-700
001
|
033-2262 3590
Fax: 033- 2231 3645/2230 9589
|
Lucknow |
Shri Jaikish |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
8-9,Vipin Khand
Gomti Nagar
Lucknow - 226 010
|
0522-2393648
Fax: 0522-2393064
|
Mumbai Regional Office |
Smt. Supriya Pattnaik |
CGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Mumbai Regional Office,
Main Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022-22614652
Fax: 022-22626144
|
Nagpur |
Shri A. K. Sarangi |
General Manager (HRMD) |
Reserve Bank of India
Human Resource Management Department,
Civil lines ,
Opp Vidhan Bhawan
Nagpur 440 001
|
0712-2558967(O)
9665177222(M)
Fax No. 0712-2551715
|
New
Delhi
|
Shri S.K.Misra |
DGM, HRD |
Reserve Bank of India
DESACS,
6, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001
|
(011) 23716289
Fax: 011-2371 1250
|
Patna |
Shri G. V Negi |
DGM, DAPM |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept. of Administration
& Personnel Management,
South Gandhi Maidan,
Patna 800 001
|
(0612) 2320929
Fax: 0612 2320901
|
Thiruvana-nthapuram |
Shri C.V.Alexander |
DGM
|
Reserve Bank of India,
Human Resources Management
Department,
Bakery Junction,
PB No. 6507
Thiruvananthapuram -695033
|
0471-2323481
Fax: 0471-233 0843
|
Panaji |
Shri M.A.R.Prabhu |
DGM/OIC |
Reserve Bank of India
Foreign Exchange Dept.,
3A/B, Sesa Ghor, Patto Panaji,
Goa 403 001
|
Tel: 0832 -2438656-60 Fax: 0832- 2438657
|
Raipur
|
Shri Anand Upadhyay |
AGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Subhashish Parisar
54/949 Satya Prem Vihar
Mahadev Ghat Road, Sunder Nagar
Raipur
Chattisgarh
492 013
|
0771 2242330
Fax: 0771-2242353
|
Ranchi
|
Shri A. K. Lal |
AGM |
Reserve Bank of India
R.R.D.A. Building
Pragati Sadan (4th Floor)
Kutchery Road
Ranchi - 834001
|
0651 - 2210512(O)
09771431564(M)
Fax: 0651-2210515/11
|
Shimla
|
Shri Kali
Dass |
AGM |
Reserve Bank of India
B-478, Sector IV,
New Shimla
Himachal Pradesh 171009
|
0177-2670482
Fax: 0177-2670481
|
Reserve Bank Staff College
|
Shri R. Ravikumar |
GM - MoF |
Reserve Bank of India
359, Anna Salai, Teynampet,
Chennai 600 018
|
Tel: 044 24302715
Fax: 044 2434 6905
|
College
of Agricultural Banking, Pune |
Shri R.L.Sharma |
VP |
College of Agriculture Banking,
University Road,
Pune 411 016
|
020 2552 1436
Fax: 020-2553 7089
|
CAPIOs
(Nodal Officers) at different Departments
|
Central
Office Department |
Name of CAPIO |
Designation |
Address |
Telephone No. (STD code - 022)
|
Customer Service Department
|
Shri D G Kale |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India,
Customer Service Department
1st Floor, Amar Building
Sir P.M.Road
Mumbai 400 001 |
(022)-22642678
FAX-22632480
|
Department of Communication
|
Shri R.R.Sinha |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India, Department of Communication,
12th Floor, Central Office Building, S.B.Singh Marg, Mumbai 400 001 |
022 -22601000 (ext. 2901)
Fax: 022 – 22660358/22703279
|
Rajbhasha, CO
|
Ms. Chhaya Raje |
AGM |
Reserve Bank of India,
Rajbhasha Vibhag, Garment House, Mumbai 400 018 |
(022) 24983357
9869038850 FAX- 2498 2077
|
Secretary's
Department |
Shri S.M.Routray |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Secretary’s Department
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
2270 4190
FAX –2270 1034
|
Department
of Currency Management |
Shri Sanjay Bhatia |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Currency Management
Central Office
Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022-22610904
FAX-22662442
|
Department
of Government and Bank Accounts |
Shri S K Bal |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept.of Government & Bank Accounts,
4th floor,
Mumbai 400 008
|
23001590
FAX-2300 0370
|
Department
of External Investments and Operations |
Shri Rajendra Kumar |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of External Investments and Operations
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
22664604
FAX – 2266 4667
|
Financial Markets
Department |
Smt. Nishita Raje
|
Director |
Reserve Bank of India
Financial Markets Department
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022
- 22610645
FAX - 022 - 22634824 |
Department
of Payment and Settlement Systems |
Shri A.G.Ray |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022 - 22610404
FAX- 2269 1557
|
Inspection
Department |
Shri K.P.V. Karunakarani |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Inspection Department, C-7, 8th floor,
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Mumbai 400 051
|
022
- 26572330
FAX – 022 - 26572029
|
Legal Department |
Shri A. Krishna Gopal |
Deputy Legal Adviser |
Reserve Bank of India
Legal Department
5th Floor, Centre – 1
WTC, Cuffe Parade Colaba
Mumbai-400 005
|
22153496
FAX – 22153470
|
Foreign Exchange
Department |
Shri George John |
GM
|
Reserve Bank of India
Foreign Exchange Department
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh
Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022-22610589
FAX – 022 - 22610623
|
Department of Banking Operations and
Development |
Shri
Vivek Deep |
GM
|
Reserve Bank of India
Dept. of Banking Operations and Development, World Trade Centre,
Centre 1
Mumbai 400 005
|
22701205
Fax-22160970
|
Department
of Banking Supervision |
Smt. Theresa Karunakaran |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Banking Supervision, Central Office,Centre-1,
Mumbai 400 005
|
22184936
FAX – 2218 0157
|
Department
of Non Banking Supervision |
Shri S K Pabale |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept. of Non-Banking Supervision, World Trade Centre,
Centre 1 Mumbai - 400 005
|
22166128
FAX – 2215 0540
|
Internal
Debt Management Department |
Dr.(Smt.) S. Saggar |
Director |
Reserve Bank of India
Internal Debt Management Dept. Central Office Bldg,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg,
Mumbai 400 001
|
022-22610680
FAX- 2264 4158
|
Department of Statistics and Information Management |
Shri Anil Kumar Sharma |
Director |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept.of Statistics and Information Management,
C-9, 6th floor, Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Mumbai 400 051 |
022 - 2657 1075
Fax – 022 - 2657 0847
|
Department
of Administration and Personnel Management, CO |
Smt. Shakti Dubey |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Dept.of Administration
& Personnel Management,
Central Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh
Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022 - 22632366, ext. 4103
FAX – 022 - 22632480 |
Monetary Policy Department |
|
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Monetary Policy Dept,
Central Office building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022 - 22692426
FAX – 022-2265 1685
|
Urban Banks
Department |
Shri. L. M. Kamble |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Urban Banks Department,
Garment House,
Dr. Annie Besant Road
Mumbai
400 018
|
022 - 24973008
FAX –022- 2497 4040
|
Department
of Information Technology |
Shri A.S.Meena |
CGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Information Technology
Central
Office Building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022- 22626138
FAX – 022-2269 1557
|
Human Resources
Development Department
|
Shri Ved Prakash Arya |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Human Resources Development Department
Central
Office building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022- 22610327
FAX –022 - 2270 2524
|
Rural Planning
and Credit Department |
Smt. A S Telang |
DGM |
Reserve Bank of India
Rural Planning and Credit Department
Central
Office building
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022- 22662102
FAX: 022- 2262 1011
|
Department
of Expenditure and Budgetary Control |
Shri. P.J. Thomas |
GM |
Reserve Bank of India
Department Expenditure and Budgetary Control, Main
building,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
Mumbai 400 001
|
022- 226 71228
FAX: 022-2266 6660
|
Department of Economic and Policy Research |
Shri. Ashok Sahoo |
Director |
Reserve Bank of India
Department of Economic Analysis & Policy, Amar Building, 6th Floor,
Sir P.M.Road, Fort
Mumbai 400 001
|
022- 22700696
FAX: 022-22700674
|
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How
long will the RBI take to provide information?
The
Reserve Bank of India will, within 30 days of receipt of the application for information
along with the fee, communicate to the requestor whether it can or cannot provide
the information.
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Will
I have to pay to get the information?
As
per the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005, the public
authority shall charge:
- Rs.2/- for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or
copied;
- actual charge
or cost price of a copy in larger size paper;
- actual cost or price for samples or models; and
- for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a
fee of Rs.5/- for each subsequent hour (or fraction thereof )
Further,
to provide information under Section 7(5) of the Right to Information Act, 2005,
the public authority shall charge:
- Rs. 50/- per diskette or floppy; and
- for information provided in printed form at the price fixed
for such publication or Rs. 2/- per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication
At
what stage will I have to pay this cost?
If
the Reserve Bank of India has the information and can provide it to you it will,
within 30 days of its receiving the application along with appropriate fees, communicate
to you the cost of providing the information as prescribed under Section 7(1)
of Right to Information Act.
When
will I get the information?
You
will get the information, once the Reserve Bank of India receives the payment
towards providing the information.
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Can
the Reserve Bank of India refuse to give me information?
The
Right to Information Act, 2005 under Sections 8 and 9 exempts certain categories
of information from disclosures. These include:
- Information, disclosure of which would
prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic,
scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or
lead to incitement of an offence.
- Information
which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal
or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;
- Information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of
privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature;
- Information including commercial confidence, trade secrets
or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position
of a third party, unless the competent authority is satisfied that larger public
interest warrants the disclosure of such information;
- Information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship,
unless the competent authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants
the disclosure of such information;
- Information
received in confidence from foreign Government; information, the disclosure of
which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person or identify the
source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or
security purposes;
- Information
which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution
of offenders;
- Cabinet
papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries
and other officers;
- Information
which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship
to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion
of the privacy of the individual.
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Do
I have a right to appeal?
Under
the Right to Information Act, 2005 you have the right to appeal if you are not
satisfied with the information provided by the Reserve Bank or its decision not
to provide the information requested.
Who
should I address my appeal to?
You
can address the appeal to:
1) Shri V.S.Das
(Appellate Authority)
Executive Director
Reserve Bank of India,
Central Office Building,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg,
Mumbai – 400 001.
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Tel : 022 - 22621382
Fax : 022 - 22679095
2)Shri S.Karuppasamy
(Alternate Appellate Authority)
Executive Director
Reserve Bank of India,
Central Office Building,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg,
Mumbai – 400 001.
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Tel : 022 – 22611083
Fax : 022 - 22632052
What
if I am not satisfied even with the decision of the appellate authority?
Under the Act, if you
are not satisfied with the decision of the appellate authority within the Reserve
Bank of India, you can appeal to the Central Information Commission appointed
in terms of Chapter 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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