RBI seeks to create content on banking and financial services

The Reserve Bank of India, in collaboration with JioHotstar, has launched a five-part documentary series titled ‘RBI Unlocked: Beyond the Rupee’. The project has been produced by Chalkboard Entertainment. The project was commissioned by RBI to visually document its 90-year history, with the objective of creating awareness about its various functions and roles.

The RBI, as a full-service central bank, performs a wide range of functions including currency management, monetary policy, regulation and supervision of banks and NBFCs, regulation of currency and interest rate, markets and payment and settlement systems, and financial inclusion. This documentary portrays the essence of RBI’s functions in an intelligible manner to a wider demographic of people.

With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched a ‘Scheme for writing books originally in Hindi on Economics/Banking/Financial subjects. Under this scheme, working/retired Professors (Including Assistant and Associate Professor etc.) of Indian Universities (UGC recognized) are awarded three prizes of ₹1,25,000.00 (One lakh twenty-five thousand) each for writing books originally in Hindi on subjects related to Economics/Banking/Finance. All concerned willing to participate in the scheme are requested to submit their nominations along with copies of books in the prescribed proforma to Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Rajbhasha Department, Central Office, C-9, 8th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai – 400 051 by June 30, 2025 till 05.00 PM.