Saturday, December 21, 2024

Proportional Reserve System, Minimum Reserve system, fractional reserve banking system

RESERVE SYSTEMS:

These are the mechanisms and policies that regulate the money supply in the banking system and hence liquidity in the economy.

Proportional Reserve System:

  • This system was prevalent before 1956 .
  • RBI has to maintain certain amount in the form of reserves as proportional reserve against the issued currency .
  • This reserve consist of not less than 2/5th of the Gold or sterling securities, and the value of  Gold was not less than Rs. 40 Crores in value.
  • Remaining 3/5th of the assets might be rupee coins. 

Minimum Reserve system:

  • In 1956, Proportional Reserve System was replaced and Minimum Reserve system was adopted by RBI.
  • In Minimum Reserve system, RBI is supposed to maintain a Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves of Rs. 200 Crore of which at least Rs. 115 Crore should be in Gold.
  • It simply means that issuance of currency is not backed by any asset.
  • This system continues till date.

The fractional reserve banking system:

  • Banking method in which only a fraction of the deposits are kept as reserves by the banks as a mandatory requirement.
  • Rest of the amount is given to the people as loans.
  • Disbursement of the loans expand the money supply and facilitate economic growth.
  • Fractional Reserve system results in Money Multiplier


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