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    Question

      Legal Entity Identifier India Ltd, an agency

    accredited by the GLEIF as the Local Operating Unit (LOU) in India for issuance and management of LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) is a subsidiary of:
    A State Bank of India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Reserve Bank of India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C SEBI Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Clearing Corporation of India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E SIDBI Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) - It is mandatory for corporate borrowers having aggregate fund-based and non-fund based exposure of ₹ 5 crore and above from any bank to obtain Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) registration and capture the same in the Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC). This will facilitate assessment of aggregate borrowing by corporate groups, and monitoring of the financial profile of an entity/group. On a review, it has been decided that the guidelines on LEI stand extended to Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). It is further advised that non-individual borrowers enjoying aggregate exposure of ₹5 crore and above from banks and financial institutions (FIs)m shall be required to obtain LEI codes Entities can obtain LEI from any of the Local Operating Units (LOUs) accredited by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) – (the head office of which is BASEL Switzerland) the entity tasked to support the implementation and use of LEI. In India, LEI code may be obtained from Legal Entity Identifier India Ltd (LEIIL), a subsidiary of the Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), which has been recognised by the Reserve Bank as issuer of LEI under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 and is accredited by the GLEIF as the Local Operating Unit (LOU) in India for issuance and management of LEI. GLIEF was started in 2012 by G20. The validity of the LEI Code is for one year and it has to be renewed every year

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