Ref DBS.FID No. c-6 / 09.01.02/ 2000-01 October 10, 2000 Ashwina 18, 1922 To Chairmen / Chief Executives All-India Term lending and Refinancing Institutions Dear Sir, Development in the Money Market- Rating of Term Deposits As you are aware, select all India Financial Institutions, which are governed by the RBI guidelines, can raise resources upto an Umbrella Limit equivalent to 100 per cent of NOF as per the latest audited balance sheet, by way of various instruments including Term Deposits. At present, accepting of term deposits by FIs does not require any rating. In order to improve the functional efficiency of the market, rating would be mandatory for the Term Deposits accepted by all-India Financial Institutions effective November 1, 2000. 2. Please acknowledge receipt Yours faithfully SD/- (K.C.Bandyopadhyay) Chief General Manager |