BR Act Updates 3 Nov 2025
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What is the full form of BR Act as applicable to banking regulation in India?
BR Act stands for the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, which governs the licensing, regulation, and supervision of banking companies in India by the Reserve Bank of India.
What does Section 5(c) of the BR Act define as a 'banking company'?
Company transacting business of banking in India
Which section of the BR Act empowers RBI to issue directions to banks on matter of public interest?
Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 empowers RBI to issue directions to banking companies in the public interest, interest of banking policy, or to prevent affairs of any bank being conducted in a manner detrimental to depositors.
Which authority grants a licence to a banking company to commence banking business?
Reserve Bank of India grants banking licences
What amendment to the BR Act enabled RBI to initiate insolvency proceedings against borrowers under IBC?
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2017 inserted Section 35AA and 35AB, empowering RBI to direct banks to initiate insolvency resolution proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 for specific defaulters.
What is the minimum percentage of profits a bank must transfer to its reserve fund under Section 17?
Not less than twenty percent of net profit
Under which section of the BR Act can RBI supersede the Board of Directors of a banking company?
Section 36AAA of the Banking Regulation Act empowers RBI to supersede the Board of Directors of a banking company for a period not exceeding five years if the bank is being managed in a manner detrimental to depositors or public interest.
What maximum voting rights can a shareholder exercise in a banking company under Section 12A?
Maximum ten percent of total voting rights
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