In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
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2 [(aii)] the Bank means the Reserve Bank of India constituted by this Act;
3[(aiii)] Bank for International Settlements means by body corporate established with the said name under the law of Switzerland in pursuance of an agreement dated the 20th January, 1930, signed at The Hague;]
(b) the Central Board means the Central Board of Directors of the Bank;
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5 [(bva) Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index Combined published by the Government of India from time to time;]
6 [ 7 [(bvi)] Deposit Insurance Corporation means the Deposit Insurance Corporation established under section 3 of the Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, 1961 (47 of 1961);]
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10 [(bviiia) Exim Bank means the Export-Import Bank of India established under the ExportImport Bank of India Act, 1981 (28 of 1981);]
11 [(bix) foreign currency and foreign exchange have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973(46 of 1973);
(c) Industrial Finance Corporation means the Industrial Finance Corporation of India established under the Industrial Finance Corporation Act, 1948 (15 of 1948);]
5 [(ci) inflation means the year wise change in monthly Consumer Price Index expressed in terms of percentage;
(cii) inflation target means the inflation target determined in accordance with sub-section (1) of section 45ZA;]
12 [(ca) International Development Association means the Association referred to in the International Development Association (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1960 (32 of 1960);
(cb) International Finance Corporation means the Corporation referred to in the International Finance Corporation (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1958 (42 of 1958);
(cc) International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment means respectively the International Fund and the International Bank, referred to in the International Monetary Fund and Bank Act, 1945;]
5 [(cci) Monetary Policy Committee means the Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 45ZB;]
13 [(ccc) National Bank means the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development established under section 3 of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 (61 of 1981);]
14[(ccci) National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development means the Institution established under section 3 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021;
(cccii) other development financial institution means a development financial institution licensed under section 29 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021;]
15 [(cccc) National Housing Bank means the National Housing Bank established under section 3 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 (53 of 1987);]
5 [(cccci) Policy Rate means the rate for repo-transactions under sub-section (12AB) of section 17;]
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Reconstruction Bank means the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India established under section 3 of the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India Act, 1984 (62 of 1984);](d) rupee coin means 18 *** rupees which are legal tender 19 [in 20 [India]] under the provisions of the Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906);21 ***
(e) scheduled bank means a bank included in the Second Schedule;
22 [(el) Small Industries Bank means the Small Industries Development Bank of India established under section 3 of the Small Industries Development Bank of India Act, 1989 (39 of 1989);]
23 [(ea) Sponsor Bank means a Sponsor Bank as defined in the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 (21 of 1976);]
24 [ 25 [(eb)] State Bank means the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (23 of 1955);]
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27[(fi) State Financial Corporation means any State Financial Corporation established under the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 (63 of 1951);]
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29[(g) Unit Trust means the Unit Trust of India established under section 3 of the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963 (52 of 1963);]
30 [(h) agricultural operations, central co-operative bank, co-operative society, crops, marketing of corps, pisciculture, regional rural bank and State co-operative bank shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 (61 of 1981);
(i) co-operative bank, co-operative credit society, director, primary agricultural credit society, primary co-operative bank and primary credit society shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part V of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949).]
1Clauses (a) and (ai) omitted by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).
2Clause (aa) re-lettered as clause (aii) by Act 23 of 1965, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-1966).
3Ins. by Act 51 of 1974, s. 2 (w.e.f. 13-12-1974).
4Clauses (bi), (bii), (biii), (biv) and (bv) omitted by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982). Earlier these clauses were substituted by Act 23 of 1965, s. 2, for clause (bb) (w.e.f. 1-3-1966).
5Ins. by Act 28 of 2016, s. 221 (w.e.f. 27-6-2016).
6Ins. by Act 47 of 1961, s. 2 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 1-1-1962).
7Clause (bbb) re-lettered as clause (bvi) thereof by Act 23 of 1965, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-1966).
8Clause (bvii) omitted by Act 53 of 2003, s. 12 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 2-7-2004).
9Clause (bviii) omitted by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).
10Ins. by Act 28 of 1981, s. 40 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 1-1-1982).
11Subs. by Act 24 of 1978, s. 3, for clause (c) (w.e.f. 21-7-1978).
12Ins. by Act 51 of 1974, s. 2 (w.e.f. 13-12-1974).
13Ins. by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).
14Ins. by Act 17 of 2021, s. 47 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 19-4-2021).
15Ins. by Act 53 of 1987, s. 56 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 9-7-1988).
16Clauses (ci), (cia), (cii), (ciii), (civ), (cv) omitted by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).
17Ins. by Act 62 of 1984, s. 71 and the Third Schedule (w.e.f. 20-3-1985).
18The word silver omitted by Act 62 of 1948, s. 7 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).
19Ins. by the M.O. 1937.
20Subs. by Act 32 of 1951, s. 2, for the States (w.e.f. 1-11-1951).
21The word and omitted by the M.O. 1937.
22Ins. by Act 39 of 1989, s. 53 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 7-3-1990).
23Ins. by Act 21 of 1976, s. 33 (w.e.f. 26-9-1975).
24Ins. by Act 23 of 1955, s. 52 and the Third Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-1955). Earlier clause (ee) inserted by the A.O. 1950 which was later omitted by Act 32 of 1951, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1951).
25Clause (ee) re-lettered as clause (eb) thereof by Act 21 of 1976, s. 33 (w.e.f. 26-9-1975).
26Clause (f) omitted by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).
27Ins. by Act 24 of 1978, s. 3 (w.e.f. 21-7-1978).
28Clauses (f) to (k) omitted by Act 11 of 1947, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-4-1947) which was earlier inserted by the M.O. 1937.
29Ins. by Act 52 of 1963, s. 44 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 1-2-1964). Earlier clause (g) was inserted by Act 32 of 1951, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1951) which was later omitted by Act 62 of 1956, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
30Ins. by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).