Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
45L. Power of bank to call for information from financial
institutions and to give directions
(1) If the bank is satisfied for the purpose of enabling it to
regulate the credit system of the country to its advantage it is necessary so
to do, it may-
(a) require financial institutions either
generally or any group of financial institutions or financial institution in
particular, to furnish to the Bank in such form, at such intervals and within
such time, such statements, information or particulars relating to the business
of such financial institutions or institution, as may be specified by the bank
by general or special order;
(b) give to such institutions either generally
or to any such institution in particular, directions relating to the conduct of
business by them or by it as financial institutions or institution.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power vested in
the bank under clause (a) of sub-section (1), the statements, information or
particulars to be furnished by a financial institution may relate to all or any
of the following matters, namely, the paid-up capital, reserves or other
liabilities, the investments whether in government securities or otherwise, the
persons to whom, and the purposes and periods for which, finance is provided
and the terms and conditions, including the rate of interest, on which it is
provided.
(3) In issuing directions to any financial institution under
clause (b) of sub-section (1), the bank shall have due regard to the conditions
in which, and the objects for which, the institution has been established, its
statutory responsibilities, if any, and the effect the business of such
financial institution is likely to have on trends in the money and capital
markets.