Module: General Practice
Q14: Scenario: Ms. Riya, a resident Indian, wants to gift USD 50,000 to her friend residing in New York. She has already spent USD 210,000 in the current financial year on foreign travel and investing in US stocks. Can she proceed with this gift under LRS?
✅ Correct Answer: C
Aggregation of Limits: The Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) limit of USD 250,000 is a consolidated limit per financial year per resident individual.
Calculation: USD 210,000 (Already utilized) + USD 50,000 (Proposed Gift) = USD 260,000.
Rule: Since USD 260,000 exceeds the statutory limit of USD 250,000, she cannot proceed under the automatic LRS route.
She would require specific RBI approval for the excess amount.
Note: Gifts are permitted under LRS (even to non-relatives), so Option D is incorrect.
The constraint here is the monetary limit.
Calculation: USD 210,000 (Already utilized) + USD 50,000 (Proposed Gift) = USD 260,000.
Rule: Since USD 260,000 exceeds the statutory limit of USD 250,000, she cannot proceed under the automatic LRS route.
She would require specific RBI approval for the excess amount.
Note: Gifts are permitted under LRS (even to non-relatives), so Option D is incorrect.
The constraint here is the monetary limit.