Full Forms of Banks and Banking Related Terms

    

.     AIBEA: All India Bank Employee Association

·         AIBOC: All India Bank Officer Confederation

·         AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress

·         AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds in India

·         APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

·         APL: Above Poverty Line

·         APM: Administered Pricing Mechanism

·         ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company

·         ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief

·         ASBA: Application Supported by Block Amount

·         ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations

·         ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting

·         ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry

·         ATM: Automatic Teller Machine

·         BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction

·         BCBS: Basel committee for Banking Supervision

·         BCSBI: Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

·         BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards

·         BoB: Bank of Baroda

·         BoI: Bank of India

·         BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System)

·         BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer

·         BPL: Below Poverty Line

·         BPO: Business Process Outsourcing

·         BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange

·         CA: Chartered Accountant

·         CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education

·         CACP: Commission of Agriculture Cost and Price

·         C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General

·         CAMELS: C - Capital adequacy, A - Asset quality, M - Management quality, E – Earnings, L – Liquidity, S - Sensitivity to Market Risk

·         CAPART: Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology

·         CAR: Capital adequacy ratio

·         CARE: Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.

·         CBS: Core banking solution

·         CCI: Competition Commission of India

·         CCIL: Clearing Corporation of India limited

·         CDSL: Central Securities Depository Limited

·         CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

·         CEPA: Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

·         CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd

·         CII: Confederation of Indian Industry

·         CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States

·         CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

·         CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

·         CITU: Centre Of Indian Trade Unions

·         CMP: Common Minimum Program

·         CPI (UNME): The Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees.

·         CPI (AL): Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labors.

·         CPI (IW): Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

·         CPI (RL): Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers

·         CRAR: Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio

·         CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

·         CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio

·         CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

·         CST: Central Sales Tax

·         CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax

·         DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance

·         DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

·         DPEP: District Primary Education Program

·         ECA: Essential Commodity Act

·         ECB: External Commercial Borrowings

·         ECS: Electronic clearing system

·         EDUSAT: Education Satellite

·         EFA: Education for All

·         EFT: Electronic fund transfer

·         EEFC Accounts: Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account

·         EGOM: Empowered Group of Ministers

·         EMI: Equated Monthly Installment

·         EMS: European Monetary System

·         ERNET: Educational and Research Network

·         ESA: European Space Agency

·         ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacify

·         ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act

·         ESOP: Employee Stock Option Program

·         EU: European Union

·         FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization

·         FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond

·         FCNR: Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Accounts Scheme

·         EPF: Employees Provident Fund

·         EPFO: Employees Provident Fund Organization

·         FDI: Foreign Direct Investment

·         FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act

·         FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act

·         FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce and Industry

·         FII: Foreign Institutional Investors

·         FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (Of India)

·         FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods

·         FPO: Follow on Public Offer

·         FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility And Budget Management

·         FSSA: Food Safety And Standards Authority (Of India)

·         FTA: Free Trade Area

·         GATT: General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

·         GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council

·         GDP: Gross Domestic Product

·         GDR: Global Depositary Receipt

·         GEF: Global Environment Fund

·         GIC: General Insurance Corporation

·         GNP: Gross National Product

·         GST: Goods and Service Tax

·         HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited

·         HDI: Human Development Index

·         HSBC: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

·         HUDCO: Housing And Urban Development Corporation

·         IAAI: International Airport Authority Of India

·         IAAS: Indian Audit and Accounts Service

·         IADF: International Agricultural Development Fund

·         IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

·         IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

·         IASB: The International Accounting Standards Board

·         IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction And Development

·         ICAI:  Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

·         ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research

·         ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare

·         ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service

·         ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research

·         ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

·         ICOR: Incremental capital output ratio

·         ICRC: International Committee of Red Cross

·         IDA: International Development Association

·         ICRA: Investment information and Credit Rating Agency

·         IES: Indian Economic Service

·         IEX: Indian Energy Exchange

·         IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard

·         IFSC: Indian financial system code

·         IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions

·         IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists

·         IIP: The Index of Industrial Production

·         IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration

·         IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies

·         ILO: International Labor Organization

·         IMF: International Monetary Fund

·         IMO: International Maritime Organization

·         IDR: Indian Depository Receipts

·         IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India

·         IMF: International monetary fund

·         IMRB: Indian Market Research Bureau

·         INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite Organization

·         INTERPOL: International Police Organization

·         INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress

·         IOC: International Olympic Committee

·         IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

·         IPEC: International Program on Elimination Of Child Labor

·         IPO: Initial public offer

·         IPR: Intellectual Property Right

·         IRDA: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

·         IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning

·         ISO: International Standardization Organization

·         ISS: International Space Station

·         ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation

·         ITO: International Trade Organization; Income-Tax Officer

·         ITU: International Tele-Communication Union

·         JNNURM: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

·         KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing

·         KYC: Know your customer

·         LDC: Least Developed Countries

·         LIBOR: London Inter Bank Offer Rate

·         LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (Of India)

·         LLP: Limited Liability Partnership

·         MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax

·         MAIT: Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology

·         MCAP: Market capitalization / Mid cap

·         MDG: Millennium development goals

·         MEP: Minimum Export Pric

·         MFA: Multi-Fiber Agreement

·         MFI: Micro finance institution

·         MFIN: Micro finance institution network

·         MFN: Most Favored Nation

·         MIBOR: Mumbai Interbank offer rate

·         MIN: Mutual fund identification no.

·         MNC: Multi-National Corporation

·         MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

·         MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System

·         MSME: Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

·         MSP: Minimum support price

·         MTO: Multilateral Trade Organization

·         NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

·         NAEP: National Adult Education Program

·         NAFED: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd

·         NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement

·         NAM: Non-Aligned Movement

·         NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access

·         NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

·         NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

·         NAV: Net Asset Value

·         NBFC: Non Banking Finance Companies

·         NCAER: National Council Of Applied Economic Research

·         NCERT: National Council Of Education Research And Training

·         NCPCR: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

·         NDC:  National Development Council

·         NEFT: National Electronic Fund Transfer

·         NEGP: National E-Governance Plan

·         NEP: National Education Policy

·         NFO: New Fund Offers

·         NHAI: National Highways Authority of India

·         NHDP: National Highways Development Project

·         NHRC: National Human Rights Commission

·         NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology

·         NIO: National Institute of Oceanography

·         NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority

·         NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation

·         NNP: Net National Production

·         NPA: Non Performing Asset

·         NPR: National Population Register

·         MGNREGA: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

·         NSE: National Stock Exchange

·         NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited

·         NSE: National Stock Exchange

·         NSSO: National Sample Survey Organization

·         NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation

·         ODA: Official Development Assistance

·         OECD: Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development

·         OGL: Open General License

·         OIC: Organization of Islamic Countries

·         OIL: Oil India Limited

·         OMCS: Oil Marketing Companies

·         ONGC: Oil And Natural Gas Commission

·         OPEC: Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries

·         OSCE: Organization For Security And Cooperation In Europe

·         PAC: Public Accounts Committee

·         PAN: Permanent Account Number (Of Income-Tax)

·         PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association

·         PCI: Per capita income

·         PDS: Public Distribution System

·         PIL: Public Interest Litigation

·         PIO: Persons Of Indian Origin

·         PN: Participatory Note

·         POP: Point Of Purchase

·         PPF: Public Provident Fund

·         PPP: Public private partnership / Purchasing power parity

·         PTA: Preferential Trade Area

·         PURA: Providing urban amenities in rural areas

·         QIB: Qualified Institutional Buyer

·         QIP: Qualified Institutional Placement

·         QR: Quantitative Restriction

·         RBI: Reserve Bank Of India

·         RIDF: Rural infrastructure development fund

·         RRB: Regional Rural Bank

·         RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index

·         RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement System

·         SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation

·         SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area

·         SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited

·         SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement

·         SARFAESI ACT: The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002

·         SASCL: System Asset Classification

·         SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organization

·         SCOPE: Standing Conference On Public Enterprises

·         SDR: Special Drawing Rights

·         SEBI: Securities And Exchange Board Of India

·         SEZ: Special Economic Zone

·         SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India

·         SEWA: Self employed woman’s association

·         SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio

·         STT: Securities Transaction Tax

·         SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications, 

·         TDS: Tax Deduction at Source

·         TIFR: Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research

·         TIN: Tax Information Network

·         TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System

·         TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company

·         TPDS: Targeted Public Distribution System

·         TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India

·         TRIMS: Trade Related Investment Measures

·         TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights

·         TRYSEM: Training Of Rural Youth For Self Employment

·         UN: United Nations

·         UNCTAD: United Nations Conference On Trade And Development

·         UNDP: United Nations Development Program

·         UNEF: United Nations Emergency Force

·         UNEP: United Nations Environment Program

·         UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization

·         UNFCCC: United nation framework convention on climate change

·         UNFPO: United Nations Fund For Population Activities

·         UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

·         UNHRC: United Nations Human Rights Commission

·         UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s (Emergency) Fund

·         UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization

·         UNRRA: United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration

·         VAT: Value-Added Tax

·         VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure Of Income Scheme

·         VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme

·         WEF: World Economic Forum

·         WFP: World Food Program

·         WHO: World Health Organization

·         WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization

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