RBI/2014-15/561
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 95
April 17, 2015
To
All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam/Sir
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) –Reporting under FDI Scheme on the e-Biz platform
Attention of Authorised Dealers Category-I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to
the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security
by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations 2000, notified by the Reserve
Bank vide
Notification No.FEMA 20/2000-RB, dated 3rd May 2000, as amended from
time to time. Attention of AD Category – I banks is also invited to
A.P. (DIR
Series) Circular No.77 dated February 12, 2015, advising the enabling of
reporting of Advanced Remittance Form and FCGPR Form under the FDI scheme on the
e-Biz platform of the Government of India.
2. With reference to paragraph 5 of the said A.P. (DIR Series) circular, it is
advised that financial aspects for using the Virtual Private Network (VPN)
accounts obtained from National Informatics Centre (NIC) for accessing the e-Biz
portal have now been finalised in consultation with Government of India,
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and NIC. The details are as
follows:
i. The VPN account will be in the name of the individual users and will be
coterminous with the lifetime of the Digital Signing (Class 2) certificates
(which is for a maximum period of two years) issued by Institute for Development
and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad;
ii. AD Category-I banks will be required to credit (through NEFT/RTGS) the
payment in advance for the VPN accounts (@ Rs.9,654/- per account for a block of
two years) directly to National Informatics Centre Services Inc’s (NICSI) bank
account as under:
Name of Bank : ICICI Bank
Branch : ICICI Bank CMS
Account No : NICSIPPCDL141571
IFSC Code : ICIC0000104
iii. After making the payment, the AD bank may fill up the details in the
'Payment Reference Form' and forward the same to the email. A copy of the form
is annexed to this circular.
iv. AD banks may kindly note to maintain appropriate records pertaining to the
number of connections, amounts remitted to NICSI, etc. Reconciliation issues, if
any, may be resolved by writing to NICSI at the above mentioned email address.
3. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under sections
10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of
1999).
Yours faithfully,
(B.P. Kanungo)
Principal Chief General Manager
ANNEXURE
National Informatics Centre Services Inc.
(A Government of India Enterprise under NIC)
Ministry of communication & Information Technology
New Delhi
Payment Reference Form |
(Requires for issuing
PO) Date : |
PI Date : |
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Performa Invoice No. |
S.No. |
Particulars |
1. |
Project Name/
PID (in case of existing Project) |
VPN SERVICES FOR E-BIZ PROJECT |
2. |
Department Name :
(Department/Ministry/Org/Institute etc.) |
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion |
3. |
Amount of Advance Provided :
@ Rs 4827/- per account per year |
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4. |
Payment to be made in NICSI Account in ICICI Bank |
IFSC CODE : ICIC0000104
A/C NO, NICSIPPCDL 141571
BRANCH CODE : ICICI BANK CMS |
5. |
Payment Mode |
(NEFT-RTGS) |
6. |
UTR No. |
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7. |
Transaction Date |
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8, |
User Department : |
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9. |
Contract Person Name : |
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10. |
Contact Person Phone Number : |
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11. |
Contact Person E-mail ID : |
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12. |
No. of VPN Accounts |
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13. |
Billing Address : |
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14. |
Period of Services |
2 years |
15. |
Remarks (If any) |
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The payment reference form to be send to email. Also enclosed copy of completely
filled and verified VPN application forms or list of users :
(Signature & Stamp)
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