Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology The Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is an institution exclusively focused on Banking Technology. Established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1996, the Institution works at the intersection of Banking and Technology. It is located in Hyderabad, India. R The main focus of the Institute is on conducting Applied Research and Experimental Development in the area of Banking Technology. The Research at the Institute is directed primarily towards a specific practical objective that will serve the Banking and Financial Sector. Accordingly, the Research and Development activities
Reserve Bank of India its nationalization in 1949. RBI has monopoly of note issue. In the 1950s, the Indian government, under its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, developed a centrally planned economic policy that focused on the agricultural sector. The administration nationalized commercial banks and established, based on the "Banking Companies Act, 1949" (later called the Banking Regulation Act), a central bank regulation as part of the RBI. Furthermore, the central bank was ordered to support economic plan with loans. As a result of bank crashes, the RBI was requested to establish and monitor a deposit insurance system. Meant to restore the trust in