Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
21. Bank to have the right to transact government business
in India
(1) The Central Government shall entrust the Bank, on such
conditions as may be agreed upon, with all its money, remittance, exchange and
banking transactions in India, and, in particular, shall deposit free of
interest all its cash balances with the Bank:
PROVIDED that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent
the Central Government from carrying on money transactions at places where the
Bank has no branches or agencies, and the Central Government may hold at such
places such balances as it may require.
(2) The Central Government 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 Central Government shall decide what
the conditions shall be.
(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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