Section 21 of The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 View Chapter 3

Bank to have the right to transact Government business in India.

   (1)  The 1[Central Government] 2*** shall entrust the Bank, on such conditions as may be agreed upon, with all 3[its] money, remittance, exchange and banking transactions in India, and, in particular, shall deposit free of interest all 3[its] cash balances with the Bank:

   Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent the 1[Central Government] 4*** from carrying on money transactions at places where the Bank has no branches or agencies, and the 1 [Central Government] 2*** may hold at such places such balances as 3[it] may require.

   (2)  The 1[Central Government] 5*** shall entrust the Bank, on such conditions as may be agreed upon, with the management of the public debt and with the issue of any new loans.

   (3)  In the event of any failure to reach agreement on the conditions referred to in this section the 1[Central Government] shall decide what the conditions shall be.

   6[(4)  Any agreement made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before Parliament.]

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1Subs. by the M.O. 1937, for “G.G. in C.

2The words "and the State Governments" omitted by Act 37 of 1956, s. 104 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

3Subs. by s. 104, ibid., for "their" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

4The words "or any State Government" omitted by s. 104, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

5The words "and each State Government" omitted by s. 104, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

6Subs. by s. 104, ibid. for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

7Sub-section (5) omitted by s. 104, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956) which was inserted by Act 32 of 1951, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-11-1951).