Drawing Arrangements with Exchange Houses are primarily designed to channel inward personal remittances. Under no circumstances, donations / contributions to charitable institutions should be routed through the Exchange Houses. The
following is the list of permissible transactions under Drawing Arrangements with Exchange Houses.
1. Credit to Non-resident (External) Rupee accounts maintained by Non-resident Indians in Indian Rupees.
2. Payments to families of Non-resident Indians.
3. Payments in favour of Insurance companies, Mutual Funds and the Post Master for premia / investments.
4. Payments in favour of bankers for investments in shares, debentures.
5. Payment to Coop. Housing Societies, Govt. Housing Schemes or Estate Developers for acquisition of residential flats in India in individual names subject to compliance of regulations thereof by the Non-resident Indians.
6. Payments of tuition/ boarding, examination fee etc. to schools, colleges and other educational institutions.
7. Payments to medical institutions and hospitals for medical treatment of NRIs / their dependents and nationals of Gulf Countries in India.
8. Payments to hotels by nationals of Gulf countries / NRIs for their stay.
9. Payments to travel agents for booking of passages of NRIs and their families residing in India towards their travel in India by domestic airlines / rail, etc.
10. Trade transactions up to Rs. 2 lakhs per transaction. |
Drawing Arrangements with Exchange Houses are primarily designed to channel inward personal remittances. Under no circumstances, donations / contributions to charitable institutions should be routed through the Exchange Houses. The following is the list of permissible transactions under Drawing Arrangements with Exchange Houses.
1. Credit to Non-resident (External) Rupee accounts maintained by Non-resident Indians in Indian Rupees.
2. Payments to families of Non-resident Indians.
3. Payments in favour of Insurance companies, Mutual Funds and the Post Master for premia / investments.
4. Payments in favour of bankers for investments in shares, debentures.
5. Payment to Coop. Housing Societies, Govt. Housing Schemes or Estate Developers for acquisition of residential flats in India in individual names subject to compliance of regulations thereof by the Non-resident Indians.
6. Payments of tuition/ boarding, examination fee etc. to schools, colleges and other educational institutions.
7. Payments to medical institutions and hospitals for medical
treatment of NRIs / their dependents and nationals of Gulf
Countries in India.
8. Payments to hotels by nationals of Gulf countries / NRIs for their stay.
9. Payments to travel agents for booking of passages of NRIs and their families residing in India towards their travel in India by domestic airlines / rail, etc.
10. Trade transactions up to Rs. 2 lakhs per transaction.
11. Payments to utility service providers in India, for services such as water supply, electricity supply, telephone (except for mobile top-ups), internet, television etc.
12. Tax payments in India
13. EMI payments in India to Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) for repayment of loans. |