On receipt of letter indicating the terms and conditions regarding amount of loan/credit, rate of interest, period of repayment, etc. from the Ministry of Finance, the borrower firm/company should make an application in form ECB 1 to the concerned office of Reserve Bank within whose jurisdiction its Head/Registered Office is situated. On receipt of Reserve Bank approval, the borrower firm/company may conclude the loan/credit agreement with the overseas lender, taking care to ensure that no liability, direct or indirect, other than that specifically approved by Government/Reserve Bank is assumed by the borrower through the loan/credit agreement. The borrower should file the requisite number of copies of loan/credit agreement with Government. Government will take the agreement on record under advice to the borrower if it is found to be strictly in conformity with the approved terms. Thereafter, the borrower should apply to Reserve Bank along with two copies of the loan agreement for permission to effect drawal of the loan amount for utilisation towards approved purpose/s.