What is the distinction among NRE account NRSR account and NRO account?
Balances held in NRE accounts can be repatriated abroad freely, whereas funds in NRSR and NRO account cannot be remitted abroad but have to be used only for local payments in rupees. Consequently, funds remitted from abroad or local funds which can otherwise be remitted abroad to the account holder can only be credited to NRE accounts. Funds due to the non-resident accountholder which do not qualify, under the Exchange Control regulations, for remittance outside India are required to be credited to NRO accounts. The accountholders can freely transfer funds from NRO/NRE/FCNR accounts to NRSR account but transfer of funds from NRSR account to other accounts of NRI is not permissible irrespective of the source of funds.
