RBI Ease of Doing Business Initiatives (under FEMA)
RBI Ease of Doing Business Initiatives (under FEMA)
“Discontinuation of Returns Reports under FEMA, 1999”
Overview
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide notification / Circular No. RBI/2020-21/66 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 05 dated 13th November, 2020, has published Discontinuation of Returns/ Reports under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ”in exercise of the powers conferred under sections Section 10(4) and 11(2) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions/approvals, if any, required under any other law.
1. The Circular is issued to : All Authorised Persons
2. Aim and Vision of this Circular:
to improve the ease of doing business and
reduce the cost of compliance,
The existing forms and reports prescribed under FEMA, 1999, were reviewed by the Reserve Bank. Accordingly, it has been decided to discontinue the 17 returns/reports as listed in the Annexure A to this Circular as mentioned below with immediate effect.
Provisions of this Circular
The attention of Authorised Persons is invited to the Master Direction - Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 dated January 01, 2016 (click here), as amended from time to time, and other reporting related instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India.AD banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their constituents.
List of Discontinued ReportsAnnexure A
Sl No.
Name of Report
Reporting Entity
Frequency
1
Category-wise transaction where the amount exceeds USD 5000 per transaction
AD Category-II
Monthly
2
Category-wise, transaction-wise statement where the amount exceeds USD 25,000 per transaction
AD Category- II
Monthly
3
Statement of Purchase transactions of USD 10,000 and above (including transactions of their franchisees)
FFMCs and AD Category- II
Monthly
4
Extension of Liaison Offices (LOs)
AD Category-I banks
As and when extension is granted
5
Extension of Project Offices (POs)
AD Category-I banks
As and when extension is granted
6
FII/FPI daily: Daily inflow/outflow of foreign fund on account of investment by FPIs
AD banks
Daily
7
FII/FPI Return (Monthly): Data relating to actual inflow /outflow of remittances on account of investments by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in the Indian Capital market
AD Category-I banks
Monthly
8
FVCI reporting: Inflows/outflows of remittances on account of investments by Foreign Venture Capital Investor (FVCIs) and Market value of Investments made by FVCIs
AD Category-I banks/Custodian banks
Monthly
9
Reporting of Inflow/Outflow details in respect of Mutual Fund by Asset Management Companies
Asset Management Companies
Quarterly
10
Market value of FII Investment in India on fortnightly basis
AD Category-I banks
Fortnightly
11
Market value of FII Investment in India on Monthly basis
AD Category-I banks
Monthly
12
FII holdings as percentage of floating stock
AD Category-I banks
Monthly
13
Form DRR for Issue/transfer of sponsored/unsponsored Depository Receipts (DRs)-Hardcopy@
Custodian
At the time of issue/transfer of depository receipts
14
ADR/GDR Movement Report- two way fungibility
AD Category-I banks
Monthly
15
Repatriation of Sales proceeds of underlying shares represented by FCCBs/GDRs/ ADRs
Custodian
Monthly
16
GDR/ADR underlying shares issued, re deposited and released monthly reporting
Custodian
Monthly
17
Monitoring of disinvestments by Overseas Corporate Bodies
AD banks
Monthly
@ Please note that it is only the hardcopy filing of form DRR that has been discontinued. The domestic custodian may continue to report the form DRR on FIRMS application in terms of Regulation 4 (5) of FEM (Mode of Payment and Reporting of Non-Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019.
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