LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSxvAAIFR-Appellate Authority for Industrial andFinancial ReconstructionACE-Asset Care Enterprise Clearing HousesACU-Asian Clearing UnionAD-Authorised DealerADB-Asian Development BankADR-American Depository ReceiptAFS-Available for SaleAFTA-ASEAN Free Trade AreaAIBP-Accelerated Irrigation BenefitProgrammeAICL-Agricultural Insurance Company ofIndia India Financial InstitutionsALD-Aggregate Liabilities to the DepositorsALM-Asset Liability ManagementAMFI-Association of Mutual Funds in IndiaAML-Anti Money LaunderingAMS-Aggregate Measures of SupportAoA-Agreement on AgricultureAPDRP-Accelerated Power Development andReform ProgrammeAPL-Above Poverty LineAPM-Administered Price MechanismARC-Asset Reconstruction CompanyARCIL-Asset Reconstruction Company ofIndia Refinance andDevelopment CorporationAS-Accounting StandardASCI-Administrative Staff College of IndiaASEAN-Association of South East AsianNationsATC-Agreement on Textile and ClothingATM-Automated Teller MachineBCBS-Basel Committee on

2 BankingSupervisionBCP-Business Continuity PlanBFS-Board for Financial SupervisionBFSI-Banking, Financial Services andInsuranceBIFR-Board for Industrial and FinancialReconstructionBIMST-EC-Banglade sh, India, Myanmar,Sri Lanka, Thailand EconomicCooperationBIMSTEC-Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and EconomicCooperationBIS-Bank for International SettlementsBoP-Balance of PaymentsBPL-Below Poverty LineBPLR-Benchmark Prime Lending RateBPO-Business Process OutsourcingBPSS-Board for Payment and SettlementSystemsBRBNMPL-Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note MudranPrivate LimitedBSE-The Stock Exchange.

3 MumbaiBSR-Basic Statistical ReturnsBTC-Bankers Training CollegeCA-Certification AuthorityCAB-College of Agricultural BankingCAC-Collective Action ClauseCAG-Comptroller and Auditor GeneralCBI-Central Bureau of InvestigationCBDT-Central Board of Direct TaxesCBLO-Collateralised Borrowing and LendingObligationCBoT-Chicago Board of TradeCBSL-Central Bank of Sri LankaCBS-Consolidated Banking StatisticsCCA-Controller of Certifying AuthoritiesCCIL-Clearing Corporation of India LimitedCCP-Central Counter PartyCD-Certificate of DepositCDBMS-Central Database ManagementSystemCDR-Corporate Debt RestructuringLIST OF ABBREVIATIONSxviCD-ROM-Compact Disk Read Only MemoryCEA-Central Electricity AuthorityCECA-Comprehensive EconomicCooperation AgreementCENVAT-Central Value Added TaxCEO-Chief Executive OfficerCEPA-Comprehensive Economic PartnershipAgreementCEPR-Centre for Economic Policy ResearchCEPT-Common External Preferential TariffCFMS-Centralised Funds ManagementSystemCFS-Consolidated Financial StatementCFTS-Centralised Funds Transfer

4 SystemCGRA-Currency and Gold RevaluationAccountCGTSI-Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for SmallIndustriesCIB-Capital Indexed BondCIBIL-Credit Information Bureau of IndiaLimitedCIS-Commonwealth of Independent StatesCLA-Central Listing AuthorityCLF-Collateralised Lending FacilityCOD-Central Office DepartmentCoR-Certificate of RegistrationCPIS-Coordinated Portfolio InvestmentSurveyCPI-Consumer Price IndexCPI-IW-Consumer Price Index for IndustrialWorkersCPR-Consolidated Prudential ReportCP-Commercial PaperCPSS-Committee on Payment andSettlement SystemsCPSU-Central Power Sector UtilityCRAR-Capital to Risk Weighted Assets RatioCRM-Country Risk ManagementCRR-Cash Reserve RatioCSGL-Constituents' Subsidiary GeneralLedger AccountCSIR-Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearchCSO-Central Statistical OrganisationCSP-Central Sector ProjectCVPS-Currency Verification and ProcessingSystemDAD-Deposit Accounts DepartmentDAPM-Department of Administration andPersonnel ManagementDBOD-Department of Banking Operationsand DevelopmentDBS-Department

5 Of Banking SupervisionDC-DB-Defined Contribution- Defined BenefitDCA-Debtor-Creditor AgreementDCCB-District Central Co-operative BankDCM-Department of Currency ManagementDEAP-Department of Economic Analysis andPolicyDEBC-Department of Expenditure andBudgetary ControlDEIO-Department of External Investmentsand OperationsDESACS-Department of Statistical Analysis andComputer ServicesDFHI-Discount and Finance House of IndiaDFI-Development Finance InstitutionDFID-Department For InternationalDevelopmentDFRC-Duty Free Replenishment CertificateDGBA-Department of Government and BankAccountsDGCI&S-Directorate General of CommercialIntelligence and StatisticsDICGC-Deposit Insurance and CreditGuarantee CorporationDIT-Department of Information TechnologyDNBS-Department of Non-BankingSupervisionDNSS-Deferred Net Settlement SystemDP-Depository ParticipantDRDA-District rural Development AgencyDRG-Development Research GroupLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xviiDRI-Differential Rate of InterestDRS-Disaster Recovery SystemDSS-Debt Swap SchemeDRT-Debt

6 Recovery TribunalDTA-Domestic Tariff AreaDTL-Demand and Time LiabilitiesDvP-Delivery versus PaymentDWCRA-Development of Women and Childrenin rural AreasEC-Exchange ControlECB-External Commercial BorrowingECD-Exchange Control DepartmentECGC-Export Credit Guarantee CorporationECN-Electronic Communication NetworkECR-Export Credit RefinanceECS-Electronic Clearing ServicesEDI-Electronic Data InterchangeEDIFAR-Electronic Data Information Filing andRetrievalEEA-Exchange Equalisation AccountEEFC-Exchange Earners' Foreign CurrencyAccountEFC-Eleventh Finance CommissionEFT-Electronic Funds TransferEKMS-Enterprise Knowledge ManagementSystemEME-Emerging Market EconomyEMM-Enterprise Maturity ModelEMU-European Monetary UnionEOU-Export Oriented UnitEPCG-Export Promotion Capital GoodsESCAP-Economic and Social Commission forAsia and the PacificESOP-Employees Stock Option PlanEU-European UnionEXIM-Export ImportFAQ-Frequently Asked QuestionFCA-Foreign Currency AssetsFCI-Food Corporation of IndiaFCNRA-Foreign Currency Non-ResidentAccountFCNR(B)

7 -Foreign Currency Non-Resident(Banks)FCRA-Forward Contract Regulation ActFCCB-Foreign Currency Convertible BondFDI-Foreign Direct investmentFEDAI-Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of IndiaFED-Foreign Exchange DepartmentFEMA-Foreign Exchange Management ActFER-Foreign Exchange ReservesFET-ERS-Foreign Exchange Transactions -Electronic Reporting SystemFI-Financial InstitutionFII-Foreign Institutional InvestorFIIS-Farm Insurance Income SchemeFIMMDA-Fixed Income Money Market andDerivatives Association of IndiaFMCG-Fast Moving Consumer GoodsFRA-Forward Rate

8 AgreementFRB-Floating Rate BondFRBM-Fiscal Responsibility and BudgetManagementFRL-Full Reservoir LevelFSSA-Financial System StabilityAssessmentsFTP-Financial Transaction PlanFTT-Foreign Travel TaxG-20-Group of TwentyGAAP-Generally Accepted AccountingPrinciplesGATS-General Agreement on Trade inServicesGATT-General Agreement on Tariffs andTradeGB-Giga-bytesGCF-Gross Capital FormationGDCF-Gross Domestic Capital FormationGDP-Gross Domestic ProductGDS-Gross Domestic SavingLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xviiiGDR-Global Depository ReceiptGFCF-Gross Fixed Capital FormationGFD-Gross Fiscal DeficitGIC-General Insurance Corporation ofIndiaGoI-Government of IndiaGRF-Guarantee Redemption FundGSO-Green Shoe OptionGST-Goods and Services TaxGTB-Global Trust BankHACCP-Hazard Analysis and Critical ControlPointsHFC-Housing Finance CompanyHFT-Held for TradingHLCCFCM-High Level Co-ordination Committeeon Financial and Capital MarketHR-Human ResourcesHRDD-Human Resources DevelopmentDepartmentHTM-Held to MaturityHUDCO-Housing and Urban

9 DevelopmentCorporationIAS-Integrated Accounting SystemIASC-Inspection and Audit Sub-CommitteeIATT-Inland Air Travel TaxIBA-Indian Banks AssociationIBS-International Banking StatisticsICA-Inter-creditor AgreementICAI-Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndiaICC-International Credit CardICCOMS-Integrated Computerised CurrencyOperation and Management SystemICDs-Inter-corporate DepositsICG-Interactive Co-ordination GroupICOR-Incremental Capital Output RatioID-Inspection DepartmentIDC-Internat