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TMI BlogNON-RESIDENT ORDINARY RUPEE ACCOUNT SCHEME – NRO AccountX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t in rupees or in any other manner. (c) At the time of opening of the account, the account holder should furnish an undertaking to the authorised dealer/ authorised bank with whom the account is maintained that in cases of debits to the account for the purpose of investment in India and credits representing sale proceeds of investments, he will ensure that such investments/ disinvestments will be in accordance with the regulations made by Reserve Bank in this regard. NOTES: A. Opening of accounts by individuals/ entities of Pakistan nationality/ ownership requires approval of Reserve Bank. B. Opening of accounts by entities of Bangladesh ownership requires approval of Reserve Bank. C. Opening of accounts by individual/s of Bangladesh nation ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... and may be renewed at six monthly intervals subject to the condition that the individual holds a valid visa and valid residential permit issued by Foreigner Registration Office (FRO)/ Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) concerned. Such accounts can be opened by Authorised Dealers only, ] 2. Types of Accounts NRO accounts may be opened/ maintained in the form of current, savings, recurring or fixed deposit accounts. The requirements laid down in the directives issued by Reserve Bank in regard to resident accounts shall apply to NRO accounts. 3. Permissible Credits/ Debits (A) Credits (i) Proceeds of remittances received in any permitted currency from outside India through banking channels or any permitted currency tendered by the a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... convert the balance in the account at the time of departure of the tourist from India to foreign currency for payment to the account holder provided the account has been maintained for a period not exceeding six months and the account has not been credited with any local funds, other than interest accrued thereon. 5. Grant of Loans/ Overdrafts A. To Account holders (i) Loans to non-resident account holders may be granted in rupees against the security of fixed deposits subject to usual norms as are applicable to resident accounts, for personal purposes or for carrying on business activities except for the purpose of relending or carrying on agricultural/ plantation activity or for investment in real estate business. (ii) Authorised dealer/ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... account jointly with other NRIs and/or PIOs. 8. Operations by Power of Attorney Authorised dealers/ authorized banks may allow operations on an NRO account in terms of a Power of Attorney, provided such operations are restricted to (i) all local payments in rupees including payments for eligible investments subject to compliance with relevant regulations made by the Reserve Bank; and (ii) remittance outside India of current income in India of the non-resident individual account holder, net of applicable taxes. The resident Power of Attorney holder shall not repatriate outside India funds held in the account under any circumstances other than to the nonresident individual account holder himself nor shall make payment by way of gift to a res ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... available to a person resident in India other than authorised dealer, as well as any other transaction of suspicious nature, should be reported to Reserve Bank. (ii) The transactions in these accounts shall be reported to the Reserve Bank in accordance with the directions issued by it from time to time. (iii) The accounts opened by an authorised dealer or an authorised bank in respect of individual/s of Bangladesh nationality shall be reported by the authorised dealer/ authorised bank branch to its Head Office and the Head Office of such authorised dealer/ authorised bank shall forward a quarterly report containing details of Name of the Individual(s), Passport Number, Issuing Country/State, Name of the FRO/ FRRO, Date of issue of Resident ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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