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RBI CIRCULAR

circulate a revised version to all banks by February 28, conducted by Reserve Bank, it suggests that some of
2023. There may be instances, where the revised the market participants are yet to put in place the
agreements already executed in pursuance of circular “Price / Yield range setting” facility in their system.
dated August 18, 2021 are at variance with this revised
3. All the market participants are, therefore, advised to
IBA Model Agreement. In such cases, all the provisions
utilize the “Price / Yield range setting” facility provided
of the said circular of the RBI, in particular Part VII
on the e-Kuber platform before placing bids in the
thereof on compensation policy/liability of banks, shall
Primary Market auctions. It may be noted that no
continue to apply to banks even if not explicitly stated
request for cancellation of bids will be entertained after
in the agreements already executed. Further, in such
the close of auction window.
cases, banks shall have the option to execute fresh
agreements or revise them through supplementary
agreements. The cost of stamp paper in such cases Foreign Investment in India -
may be borne by the banks.
Rationalisation of reporting in Single
5. Banks are advised to facilitate execution of the fresh/
Master Form (SMF) on FIRMS Portal
supplementary stamped agreements with their
customers by taking measures such as arranging stamp
January 04, 2023
papers, franking, electronic execution of agreement,
1. Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I banks (AD
e-stamping, etc. and provide a copy of the executed
banks) is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 30
agreement to the customer. Where operations in
dated June 07, 2018.
lockers have been frozen for non-execution of
agreement by January 1, 2023, the same should be 2. It is advised that the following changes are being
unfrozen with immediate effect. implemented with respect to the reporting of foreign
investment in SMF on FIRMS portal:
Operational Risk Management: Price /
i) The forms submitted on the portal will be auto-
Yield range setting in e-Kuber acknowledged. The AD banks shall verify the same
within five working days based on the uploaded
January 11, 2023
documents, as specified.
1. Please refer to our circular IDMD/1615/08.02.032/2019- ii) In cases of delayed reporting, the AD banks shall
20 dated December 12, 2019 advising the participants either advise the Late Submission Fee (LSF) to the
in the Government Securities (G-Sec) market about the applicants, which will be computed by the system
“Price / Yield range setting” facility provided on the e- or advise for compounding of contravention, as the
Kuber platform as a risk management measure. The case may be.
facility allows a market participant to define a range
The salient features of the changes made in the system
i.e., a maximum and a minimum value for bids they
are given in Annex for ready reference. For detailed
intend to submit in an auction. The range can be set in
guidelines, the FIRMS manual available at https://
either price or yield terms, for each security in every
firms.rbi.org.in may be referred to, and the version of
auction, which can be set before the auction and can
manual available at the portal will have the finality in
also be modified during the auction. Once the limits are
case of any mismatch.
set by the participating entity, the bids in the auction
are automatically validated against the set limits. This 3. The directions contained in this circular have been
is expected to eliminate instances of Fat-finger / Big- issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign
figure error by the bidders in the G-Sec auctions. Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are

2. As there have been a few instances of Fat-finger / Big- without prejudice to permissions/approvals, if any,
figure error by the bidders in the G-Sec auctions required under any other law.

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