1. RBI has liberalized the ECB policy by dispensing with the requirement of all-in-cost ceilings on ECB until June 30, 2009. However eligible borrowers, proposing to avail of ECB beyond the permissible all-in-cost ceilings as mentioned below may approach the Reserve Bank under the Approval Route.
Ceilings under Automatic Route:
2. Development of integrated township [as in Press Note 3 (2002 Series) dated January 04, 2002] is now a permissible end-use of ECB unless reviewed in 30th June 2009. Integrated township includes housing, commercial premises, hotels, resorts, city and regional level urban infrastructure facilities such as roads and bridges, mass rapid transit systems and manufacture of building materials. Development of land and providing allied infrastructure forms an integrated part of township's development.
The minimum area to be developed should be 100 acres for which norms and standards are to be followed as per local bye-laws / rules. In the absence of such bye-laws/rules, a minimum of two thousand dwelling units for about ten thousand population will need to be developed.
3. ECB by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) exclusively involved in financing of the infrastructure sector, to avail of ECBs from multilateral / regional financial institutions and Government owned development financial institutions for on-lending to the borrowers in the infrastructure sector under the Approval route.
3. ECB by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) exclusively involved in financing of the infrastructure sector, to avail of ECBs from multilateral / regional financial institutions and Government owned development financial institutions for on-lending to the borrowers in the infrastructure sector under the Approval route.
The direct lending portfolio of the above lenders vis-à-vis their total ECB lending to NBFCs, at any point of time should not be less than 3:1. AD Category - I banks should obtain a certificate from the eligible lenders to this effect. This facility will be reviewed in June 2009.
4. Corporates in the Hotels, Hospitals and Software sectors to avail of ECB up to USD 100 million per financial year, under the Automatic Route, for foreign currency and / or Rupee capital expenditure for permissible end-use. The proceeds of the ECBs should not be used for acquisition of land. ECB by other entities in Hotels, Hospitals and Software sector continue to remain under Approval Route as earlier.
4. Corporates in the Hotels, Hospitals and Software sectors to avail of ECB up to USD 100 million per financial year, under the Automatic Route, for foreign currency and / or Rupee capital expenditure for permissible end-use. The proceeds of the ECBs should not be used for acquisition of land. ECB by other entities in Hotels, Hospitals and Software sector continue to remain under Approval Route as earlier.
5. Necessary amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000 dated May 3, 2000 are being issued separately
Pl. find atached RBI/2008-09/343 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 46 dated January 2, 2009 for details.
Pl. find atached RBI/2008-09/343 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 46 dated January 2, 2009 for details.
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