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S.
No.
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Category
of Investment
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Permission
required
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Payment
made
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Receipts
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Restrictions
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1.
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Investment
in partnership and
proprietry concerns by NRIs.
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No
permission required to
be taken by the NRI The
concern needs to
submit form DIN to the concerned
regional office of
RBI within 90 days from receipt
of investment.
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Amount
invested should be
remitted from abroad through
normal banking channels
or by transfer of funds
held in investor's bank
accounts in India.
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Amount
invested and income
accruing thereon
are not eligible for
repatriation and are payable
in non-convertible Indian
rupees to be credited
to his NRO A/C.
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The
concern or NRI does
not engage inany agricultural or plantation
activity or real
estate business.
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2.
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Investment
in New
Issue of Shares/
debentures of India Cos. by NRIs/
OCBs.
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No
permission required to be
taken by NRI/OCB. The
company needs to
submit form DIN to the concerned
regional office of
RBI within 90 days from receipt
of investment.
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Inward
remittance or debit to
NRI/OCBs NRER/FCNR/ NRO
accounts.
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Interest/
dividend in respect of
shares / convertible debentures
to be credited to
NRO A/C.
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Invested
company is not
engaged in agricultural or
plantation activities or real
estate business (excluding
real estate development)
or chit fund or is
not a Nidhi Co.
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3.
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Investment
in Non Convertible Debentures
by NRIs / PIOs / OCBs.
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No
permissin required to be taken
by the NRI/OCB/PIO but
the issuer company needs
to file within 30 days tipulated
information to the
concerned regional office of
RBI.
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Inward
remittance or debit to
non resident's NRER / FCNR/
NRO/ NRSR accounts.
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Interest
earned to be credited to
NRO A/C Principle
amount is not repatriable.
If investment made
out of NRSR A/C principal
as well as interest earned not repatriable.
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The
rate of interest on NCDs should
not exceed prime lending
rate of SBI, plus 300
basis points Minimum
period of redemption is
three years. Invested
company is not
engaged in agricultural or
plantation activities or real
estate business, trading in
TDRs or act as a chit
fund or Nidhi Co.
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4.
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Purchase
of shares of Indian companies by private arrangement by NRIs/OCBs.
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Permission
required by NRIs/ OCBs
thorough application in
Form FNC7 together
with non
repatriation undertaking in
Form NRU. These
forms to be
submitted by the investor in
the regional office of RBI in
whose jurisdiction the Cos. Head/Registered
office is situated.
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Inward
remittance or debit to non
resident's acount.
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Dividend
to be credited to NRO
A/C.
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5.
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Investment
in Domestic Public sector
and private sector Mutual
funds by NRI/OCBs.
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NRI/OCB
need no separate approval
but the concerned bank/institution
to apply for the purpose
in Form ISD.
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Inward
remittance or debit to non
resident's acount.
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Income
earned to be credited NRO
A/C.
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-
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6.
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Invesment
in Money Market Mutual
funds by NRIs/OCBs.
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NRI/OCB
need no separate approval
but the concerned bank/institution
to apply for the purpose
in Form ISD (R).
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Inward
remittance or debit to non
resident's account.
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Income
earned to be credited NRO
A/C.
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7.
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Deposits with Proprietory concerns/firms/
companies in India
by NRIs/OCBs.
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Application
to be made by the depositor
or the deposit accepting
firm/Co. to the office of
RBI under whose jurisdiction the
head/regsitered office is situated.
For a public deposit scheme Application to be made by the deposit
accepting firm/Co. through an authorised dealer. No separate
application
from non resident depositor
is necessary in such cases.
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Inward
remittance or debit to non
resident's account.
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Income
earned to be credited NRO
A/C.
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Footnote
: In the above categories of investment...... Repatriation
of capital invested is not allowed. The income earned on these
investments
as and when they accrue are to be credited to ordinary NRO (Rupee)
Account of
the investor. The RBI has permitted repatriation of net (after
tax payments) income/interest earned
during 1994-95 onwards in accordance with procedure laid down
(See Repatriation policy).
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