Information Dissemination

Guidance on Forex Matters

ALL the regulations and circulars issued by the Reserve Bank are placed on the Reserve Bank website (www.rbi.org.in). The FEMA section under Notifications on the Home page contains information classified as below:

1. Notifications
2. A. P. (DIR Series) Circulars
3. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [also available through separate link on the Home Page]
4. Forms
5. FII List
6. ADs List
7. FFMC List
8. List of Authorised Franchisees of ADs / FFMCs
9. List of FFMC Licences Cancelled
10. Unique Identification Numbers allotted to Branch Offices and Liaison Offices of Foreign entities in India
11. Money Transfer Service Scheme
12. List of MTSS Sub-Agents
13. Electronic Reporting System

IN addition, Master Circulars on following nine subjects, are available in ‘Master Circulars’ sub-section of the ‘Notifications’ section of the website.

Sr.No.	Subject
1.	Foreign Investments in India
2.	Export of Goods and Services
3.	External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits
4.	Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV)/Wholly Owned Subsidiary(WOS)
5.	Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities
6.	Miscellaneous Remittances from India – Facilities for Residents
7.	Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings
8.	Import of Goods and Services
9.	Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999
10.	Remittance facilities for Non-Resident Indians/Persons of Indian Origin/Foreign Nationals
11.	Establishment of Liaison / Branch / Project Offices in India by Foreign Entities
12.	Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India by NRIs/PIOs/Foreign Nationals of Non-Indian Origin
13.	Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee / Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses
14.	Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee (NRO) Account
15.	Money Transfer Service Scheme

The Master Circulars are compilations of regulations on a particular subject issued from time to time. They are updated every year on July 1 and are placed on the Reserve Bank’s website.

AMENDMENTS to the Rules/Regulations issued under FEMA, 1999 are notified through Notifications / A. P. (DIR Series) Circulars issued by the Foreign Exchange Department from time to time. The circulars are placed on the Reserve Bank website(URL:www.rbi.org.in/scripts/Fema.aspx ) as soon as they are issued. Copies of the A. P. (DIR Series) circulars are available in printed form to the general public at -