POST 5:
 SOME ABBREVATIONS:

ALM – Asset-Liability Management

APL – Above Poverty Line

BPL – Below Poverty Line

CBDT – Central Board of Direct Taxes

CENVAT – Central Value Added Tax

CIBIL – Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd.

CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio

CST – Central Sales Tax

ECA – Essential Commodities Act

EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer

EXIM – Export-Import

FCI – Food Corporation of India

FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

GDP – Gross Domestic Produc

GDS – Gross Domestic Saving

GSDP – Gross State Domestic Product

IBA – Indian Banks Association


ICAI – Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India

IFCI – Industrial Finance Corporation of India

IMF – International Monetary Fund

IPO – Initial Public Offer


IRDA – Insurance Regulatory and 

Development Authority

SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of 

India

TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

VAT – Value Added Tax