Some Important Abbreviations:
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AADHAAR card denotes – Unique Identity Number
PSL – Priority sector lending
NBFC – Non Banking Financial Company
WPI – Wholesale price IndexCPI – Consumer Price Index
LAF – Liquidity adjustment facility
NDTL – Net Deman d and Time Liabilities
UCB – Urban Cooperative Bank
ECS – Electronic clearing service
FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
UCIC – Unique Customer Identification Code
AML – Anti Money Laundering
CFT – Combatting of financial terrorism
SME – Small and Mediu m Enterprises
CDR – Corporate Debt Restructuring
CDS –Credit Default Swaps
IRS – Interest Rate Swaps
FII – Foreign Institutional Investors
RRB – Regional Rural Bank
PDC – Post Dated Cheques
MSE – Micro an d Small Enterpr ises
DCCO – Date of commencement of commercial operations
CRAR – Capital to Risk weighted assets ratio
IBL – Inter bank liability
GDS – Gold deposit scheme
CAD – Current account deficit
MFIN – Micro Finance Institutions Network
IRDA – Insurance Regulatory
Development Authority CRMPG –Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group
HTM – Held to maturity
SLR – Statutor y Liquidity Ratio
BC – Business correspondents
BF – Business facilitators DSA – Direct selling agents
DMA – Direct mar keting agents
DRA – Debt Recovery agents
ELA – Emergency Liquidity assistance
BOP – Balance of payments
APBS – AADHAAR payment bridge system
FDI – Foreign direct investment
MSF – Marginal standing facility
FFA – Forward freight agreements
BIS – Bank for international settlements
BR act – Banking Regulation act
MCX – Mu lti commodity exchange
PSB – Public sector banks