Financial Intermediaries in India. Samir K Mahajan

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1 Financial Intermediaries in India

2 Financial Institutions are intermediaries that mobilizes saving and channelize the funds to the productive investment. These are responsible for efficient allocation and distribution of saving among those who demands it. Finical institutions are classified as: Financial Intermediaries /Institutions o Banking financial institutions (creators and purveyors of credit) o Non-banking financial institutions (purveyors of credit)

3 Financial Institutions contd.

4 Development FIs/ Non-Bank Non-Intermediary FIs Development Financial Institutions ( FIs) were set up during the planning period to meet the needs of industrial economy mostly through legislation which would provide term finances to the public sector industrial economy of the country. ü They are not financial intermediaries because till recently they did not mobilize saving from the ultimate surplus spending units and instead obtain funds from Government or RBI. ü They can not be classed as banks though some of them include the terms bank.

5 Development FIs/ Non-Bank Non-Intermediary FIs contd. ü Some of them have turned into companies, and private participation in ownership and functioning has been allowed after new economic reforms in 1990s. ü Some of them entered in commercial banking and diversified their activities in financial sector of the country.

6 Non-Bank Non-Intermediary FIs contd

7 Development FIs contd Classification of Development Financial Institutions qall-india Development FIs Development Banks (mainly confined to over all capital good sector industrial finances) such as : o Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI )1948 o Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI )1955 o Industrial Development Bank of India( IDBI )1964

8 Classification of Development Financial Institutions contd. Development FIs contd qall-india Development Fis contd. Specialized FIs ( provides finance certain specific areas industrial and productive activities ) such as o Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India IRCI 1985 now Industrial Investment Bank of India (IIBI )1997 o Export Import Bank of India (EXIM )bank1982 o Tourism Finance Corporation of India (TFCI )1990 o Infrastructure Development Finance Companies ( IDFC)1990

9 Development FIs contd Classification of Development FIs contd. Refinance Institution (extends refinance to banks as well as non-banking financial intermediaries for lending to agricultures. Small scale industries, and housing finance companies. o National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) 1982 o Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 1990 o National Housing Bank (NHB)

10 Classification of Development FIs contd. Development FIs contd Other financial Institutions includes o Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) 1962 o Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC ) 1985 qstate level development financial institution includes o State Finance Corporations (18 nos.) o State Industrial Development Corporations (28 nos.)

11 History of Banking in India In modern times, the first bank was set up in 1683 in Madras by members of East India Company. The first joint stock bank was Bank of Hindustan in Calcutta which was established in Three presidency banks: Banking FIs qbank of Bengal established in Calcutta Presidency in qbank of Bombay in Bombay Presidency set up in 1840 qbank of Madras in Madras Presidency set up in 1843

12 Banking Institutions History of Banking contd. Three presidency banks were merged to form Imperial Bank of India in The role of Imperial Bank was that of commercial bank, a banker s bank and a banker to the government. The Imperial Bank eventually became the State Bank of India.

13 History of Banking contd. Reserve Bank of India was set up in 1935 to check bank failures and to cater to the requirement of agriculture. However, the RBI did not have enough power to regulate or control the commercial banks which were regulated by the Company Law. The RBI was entirely owned by private shareholders. It was nationalized on 1 January In order to enlarge the reach of banking services, the government nationalized Imperial Bank of India by converting it into State bank of India in This step is the first bank nationalization in India.

14 History of Banking contd. By the late 1960s, there had been significant rise in the number of banks and bank branches in the country but banking services did not extend to rural and agriculture sector of the country. In 1969, 14 private sector joint stock banks were nationalized to promote objectives of economic growth and regional balance. This was the second phase of bank nationalization. Further, 6 commercial banks in private sector were nationalized in This is the third phase of bank nationalization. At present there are 27 nationalized bank in the country.

15 History of Banking contd. Banking Instituions Scheduled Commercial Banks Public Sectors Banks Private Sector Banks Scheduled Coperative Banks Schduled State Co-operative Banks Schedule Urban Co-operative Banks Freign Banks Reginal Rural Banks

16 Banking Institutions

17 Scheduled Commercial Banks Commercial banks are governed by Banking Regulation Act. Scheduled Commercial Banks are those which are included in the Second schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act RBI in turn includes only those banks in this schedule which satisfy the criteria laid down vide section 42 (6) (a) of the Act. Scheduled Commercial Banks includes o 21 Public Sector Banks (banks in which government has major holding) o 38 Private Sector Banks o 45 Foreign banks o 82 Regional Rural Banks Note: Bank data (number of banks may change)

18 Scheduled Commercial Banks Public Sector Banks : Public sector banks have State Bank of India and its associates, 19 nationalized banks. State bank of India and its five associates (SB of Patiala, SB of Travancore, SB of Bikaner and Jaipur, SB of Hyderabad, SB of Mysore ) is the largest banking institution in the country with more than bank branches and largest number of ATM network and around 17 percent market share.

19 Scheduled Commercial Banks contd. Private Sector Banks : During bank nationalisation of 14 banks in 1969, no banks were allowed to be set up private sector. In the pre-reformed period there were 19 private sectors banks. However after economic reforms and guidelines of Narasimhan Committee, new private sector banks are allowed to operate in India. Today there are all together 38 private sector banks in the banking sector. Theses banks includes Private - Indian Banks, Local Area Banks (LABs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Payments Banks (PBs).

20 Scheduled Commercial Banks contd. Foreign Banks : Foreign banks have been operating in India for decades. A few banks have been operating in India for centuries. ANZ Grindlays had been operating in India for more than hundred years, while Standard Chartered Bank has been around since Many foreign banks from different countries set their branches in India during the 1991 the liberalization period. A total of 27 new foreign banks open branches after economic reforms. Altogether there are 84 foreign banks in India.

21 Scheduled Commercial Banks contd. Regional Rural Banks: Regional Rural Banks were established under the provisions of an Ordinance passed on 26 September 1975 and the RRB Act 1976 to provide sufficient banking and credit facility rural economy of India and to supplement cooperative credits structure. The Government of India, the concerned State Government and the sponsoring bank, contributed to the share capital of RRBs in the proportion of 50%, 15% and 35%, respectively. At present, the sources of funds of RRBs comprise of owned fund, deposits, borrowings from NABARD, Sponsor Banks and other sources including SIDBI and National Housing Bank.

22 Scheduled Commercial Banks contd. The area of operation of the RRBs is limited to notified few districts in a State. However, RRBs may have branches set up for urban operations and their area of operation may include urban areas too. The main purpose of RRB's is to mobilize financial resources from rural / semiurban areas, and grant loans and advances mostly to small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and rural artisans. RRBs also carry out government operations like disbursement of wages of MGNREGA workers, distribution of pensions, providing Para-Banking facilities like locker facilities, debit and credit cards etc. There are 82 RRBs in the country.

23 Co-operative Banks Co-operative banks are registered with Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Co-operative Societies Act 1904). These banks are organised and managed on the principles of co-operation, self help and mutual help. They mobilises savings, supply credit and provide remittance facilities but range of services offered by them are narrower, degree of product differentiation in service is much less compared to commercial banks. Co-operative banks are structured in into Urban Co-operative Banks (both Scheduled and Non-scheduled) and Rural Credit Institutions offering short term and long-term loans.

24 Co-operative Banks contd. State Co-operative Bank is the apex of the rural co-operative credit structure (short term ). These banks gets financial and other help NABARD, central and state governments which they disburse to District Central Cooperative Banks and Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. District Central Cooperative banks are the federation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies are formed at grass root level.

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26 NABARD (NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT) 1982 NABARD is the apex institution for financing agriculture and rural sectors. It co-ordinates the rural financing activities of all institutions engaged in developmental work at the field level and maintains liaison with Government of India, State Governments, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other national level institutions concerned with policy formulation. NABARD is a refinancing agency to financial institutions such as state cooperative banks, regional rural banks, and commercial banks for promotion of both farm and non-farm sector in rural areas. It promotes credit for development of agriculture and allied activities (such as: minor irrigation, farm mechanization, land development, soil conservation, dairy, sheep rearing, poultry, piggery, plantation and agriculture, forestry, storage, biogas), small scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts and allied economics activities in rural areas. It oversees entire rural credit system and to that extent, it has taken over the role of RBI such as refinancing role of RBI relating to state cooperative banks and regionals and rural banks.

27 Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries mobilize savings from the ultimate lenders i.e. the households and supply the same to borrowers i.e. corporate and government sectors. These are business organizations that act as mobilisers and depositories of savings, and purveyors of credit or finance.

28 Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries contd.

29 q Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of finance. NBFCs lend and make investments and hence their activities are akin to that of banks; however there are a few differences. NBFC cannot accept demand deposits and cannot form part of payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheque drawn on itself. As per RBI Act 1934, no NBFC can commence or carry on business without a) obtaining a certificate of registration from the RBI and without having a Net Owned Funds of Rs. 25 lakhs (Rs two crore since April 1999). However, NBFCs regulated by other regulators are exempted from the requirement of registration with RBI.

30 qnon-banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) contd. Various types of NBFCs : o Loan Companies (RBI) o Investment Companies (RBI) o Asset Finance Companies (RBI) o Infrastructure Finance Company (RBI) o Microfinance Companies (RBI) o Factors (RBI) o Merchant Banking (SEBI) o Investment Banks (SEBI) o Venture Capital Fund (SEBI) o Stock Broking Companies (SEBI) o Depositories and Custodial Services(SEBI) o Housing Finance Companies o Credit Rating Agencies (SEBI) o Hire-Purchase Companies o Lease Finance Companies o Miscellaneous Non-Banking Financial Companies such as Chit Fund (Chit Funds Act, 1982) o R e s i d u a l N o n - B a n k i n g Financial Companies such as: Nidhis etc. (Companies Act 1956)

31 Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries contd qsmall Savings /Small Saving Organizations Next to commercial banks, Small Saving Organizations mobilize the largest volumes of savings, followed by co-operative banks, UTI. Among these, post office branches play a dominant role. Small Savings constitute nonmarketable debt of public authorities. Though, technically, these saving go to Central Government, these mostly shared with state governments to meet their budgetary obligations. Various Types of Small Savings Instruments are o Post Office Saving Deposits o Post Office Recurring Deposits o Post office Time Deposits o National Savings Certificates o Kisan Vikas Patra o National Savings Schemes

32 Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries contd. qprovident Funds Provident Funds are maintained by salaried people to provide for old age security after superannuation or relief to the family after the income earner s death during the tenure of the job. However, with the introduction of Public Provident Fund Schemes, it is possible for non-salaried earner to save in provident fund. Funds mobilized through provident fund, should be invested wholly or substantially in central and state government securities, and securities guaranteed by these public authorities; securities of public sector financial institutions including banks, and bonds of public sector enterprises, certificates of deposits issued by public sector banks.

33 qprovident Funds contd. Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries contd. Various Types of Provident Funds Instruments are o Employees Provident Funds o Coal Mine Provident Funds o Assam Tea plantations Provident Funds o Public Provident Funds in Post Office or Banks

34 Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries contd. qmutual Funds Mutual Funds /Unit Trusts Mutual Funds Mutual Funds /Unit Trusts mobilise savings from the public by selling units/share, and invests the mobilised funds/resources in large diversified and sound portfolios of equity shares, bonds and money market instruments. It is a pure intermediaries which performs a basic functions of buying and selling of securities on behalf of its unit-holders.

35 Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries contd. qmutual Funds Mutual Funds /Unit Trusts contd. Mutual Fund was introduced in India with the setting up of Unit Trust of India (UTI) in the country in UTI maintained its monopoly and experienced a consistent growth in till The second phase witnessed the entry of mutual fund companies sponsored by nationalised banks and insurance companies since then. The third phase marked a turning point in the history of mutual finds when Securities Exchange Board of India issued Mutual Funds Regulations in January 1993.

36 Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries contd. qinsurance Companies Insurance may be described as a social device to reduce or eliminate risk of life and property. Insurance is a collective bearing of risk. Insurance spreads the loss of the risks and losses of few people among large number of people who as whole subscribe to a common pool or fund which is collected by the insurers. Insurance cannot prevent the occurrence of risks but provides for the losses of risks. Insurance is also a means of savings and investment. The risks can be insured against loss of life/premature death, ailments, loss or theft of property, fire accidents and so on.

37 qinsurance Companies contd. Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries contd. The major players are qlife Insurance Corporation of India (dealing with life/public sector) qgeneral Insurance Corporation of India (dealing with property/public sector) o Oriental Insurance Companies o New India Insurance Company o National Insurance Company o United India Insurance Company q Private Insurers in Life and Property