Regulating Co-operative Banking

Guidelines on ‘Fit and Proper Criteria’ for Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks

RBI/2013-14/506 UBD CO BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 49/12.05.001/2013-14 February 28, 2014 To All Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines on ‘Fit and Proper Criteria’ for Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks Please refer to the circular No R-11017/17/2011-L&M dated August 16, 2011 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation on the captioned subject.(copy enclo

RBI/2013-14/506 UBD CO BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 49/12.05.001/2013-14 February 28, 2014 To All Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines on ‘Fit and Proper Criteria’ for Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks Please refer to the circular No R-11017/17/2011-L&M dated August 16, 2011 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation on the captioned subject.(copy enclo

Guidelines on ‘Fit and Proper Criteria’ for Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks

Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 - Amendment to Section 13(2) - Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2013-14/497 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir.No. 48/14.01.062/2013-14 February 18, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – Amendment to Section 13(2) – Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD. (PCB).

RBI/2013-14/497 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir.No. 48/14.01.062/2013-14 February 18, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – Amendment to Section 13(2) – Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD. (PCB).

Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 - Amendment to Section 13(2) - Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)

Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits

RBI/2013-14/483 UBD.BPD.AD.Cir.No.7/13.01.000/2013-14 February 7, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All AD Category -1 UCBs Dear Sir/Madam, Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.AD.Cir.No 2/13.01.000/2013-14 dated August 21, 2013 prescribing interest rate ceilings on FCNR (B) deposits for maturity period of one year to less than three years and three to five years, respectively. These instructions were valid upto November 30, 2013. Fu

RBI/2013-14/483 UBD.BPD.AD.Cir.No.7/13.01.000/2013-14 February 7, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All AD Category -1 UCBs Dear Sir/Madam, Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.AD.Cir.No 2/13.01.000/2013-14 dated August 21, 2013 prescribing interest rate ceilings on FCNR (B) deposits for maturity period of one year to less than three years and three to five years, respectively. These instructions were valid upto November 30, 2013. Fu

Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits

Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 - Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2013-14/404 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir.No.43/14.01.062/2013-14 December 6, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 – Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB). Cir. No. 26/14.01.062/2013-14 dated October 3, 2013 on the captioned subject releasing 23rd updat

RBI/2013-14/404 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir.No.43/14.01.062/2013-14 December 6, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 – Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB). Cir. No. 26/14.01.062/2013-14 dated October 3, 2013 on the captioned subject releasing 23rd updat

Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 - Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

Investment portfolio of UCBs - Classification, Valuation and Provisioning

RBI/2013-14/357 UBD.BPD.(PCB)CIR No. 36/16.20.000/2013-14 November 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Investment portfolio of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Classification, Valuation and Provisioning Please refer to our circular UBD.No.PCB.Cir.16/16.20.00/2004-05 dated September 2, 2004, in terms of which Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) were advised that the limit of 25 per cent of total investments under Held

RBI/2013-14/357 UBD.BPD.(PCB)CIR No. 36/16.20.000/2013-14 November 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Investment portfolio of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Classification, Valuation and Provisioning Please refer to our circular UBD.No.PCB.Cir.16/16.20.00/2004-05 dated September 2, 2004, in terms of which Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) were advised that the limit of 25 per cent of total investments under Held

Investment portfolio of UCBs - Classification, Valuation and Provisioning

UCBs - Settlement of Claims in respect of Missing Persons in Uttarakhand Disaster

RBI/2013-14/349 UBD.BPD. (PCB) CIR No.34/13.01.000/2013-14 October 30, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of@@NBSP@@All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Settlement of Claims in respect of Missing Persons in Uttarakhand Disaster In the aftermath of Uttarakhand Natural Disaster during June 14-20, 2013, the Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has devised a procedure for Registration of Death of Missing

RBI/2013-14/349 UBD.BPD. (PCB) CIR No.34/13.01.000/2013-14 October 30, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of@@NBSP@@All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Settlement of Claims in respect of Missing Persons in Uttarakhand Disaster In the aftermath of Uttarakhand Natural Disaster during June 14-20, 2013, the Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has devised a procedure for Registration of Death of Missing

UCBs - Settlement of Claims in respect of Missing Persons in Uttarakhand Disaster

UCBs - KYC/AML Standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism/Obligation of Banks under PMLA, 2002 - ‘At par’ cheque facility extended to Cooperative Banks by SCBs

RBI/2013-14/332 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 32/14.01.062/2013-14 October 22, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/ Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – ‘At par’ cheque facility extended to Cooperative Banks by Scheduled Commercial Banks It has been observed that UCBs are utilizing

RBI/2013-14/332 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No. 32/14.01.062/2013-14 October 22, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/ Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – ‘At par’ cheque facility extended to Cooperative Banks by Scheduled Commercial Banks It has been observed that UCBs are utilizing

UCBs - KYC/AML Standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism/Obligation of Banks under PMLA, 2002 - ‘At par’ cheque facility extended to Cooperative Banks by SCBs

Sharing of Information Technology Resources by banks - guidelines

RBI/2013-14/327 UBD CO BPD No.31/09.18.300/2013-14 October 17, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Sharing of Information Technology Resources by banks – guidelines As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (paragraph 101), with the increased use of information technology (IT) infrastructure by banks, there is a need to examine the issue of shared IT resources in order to optimise costs while maintainin

RBI/2013-14/327 UBD CO BPD No.31/09.18.300/2013-14 October 17, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Sharing of Information Technology Resources by banks – guidelines As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (paragraph 101), with the increased use of information technology (IT) infrastructure by banks, there is a need to examine the issue of shared IT resources in order to optimise costs while maintainin

Sharing of Information Technology Resources by banks - guidelines

Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 - Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - UCBs

RBI/2013-14/309 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No.26/14.01.062/2013-14 October 3, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 – Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB). Cir. No. 16/14.01.062/2013-14 dated September 17, 2013 on the captioned subject releasing 22nd up

RBI/2013-14/309 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir. No.26/14.01.062/2013-14 October 3, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 – Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB). Cir. No. 16/14.01.062/2013-14 dated September 17, 2013 on the captioned subject releasing 22nd up

Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967 - Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) /1989(2011) Committee’s Al-Qaida Sanctions List - UCBs

Review of Norms for Classification of Financially Sound and Well Managed UCBs

RBI/2013-14/308 UBD.CO.LS.(PCB).Cir.No.24/07.01.000/2013-14 October 1, 2013 Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Review of norms for classification of Financially Sound and Well Managed (FSWM) Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to para 1 of our circular ref: UBD.CO.LS.Cir.No.25/07.01.000/2010-11 dated November 16, 2010 wherein the eligibility criteria regarding FSWM UCBs were laid down. 2. The existing criteria

RBI/2013-14/308 UBD.CO.LS.(PCB).Cir.No.24/07.01.000/2013-14 October 1, 2013 Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Review of norms for classification of Financially Sound and Well Managed (FSWM) Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to para 1 of our circular ref: UBD.CO.LS.Cir.No.25/07.01.000/2010-11 dated November 16, 2010 wherein the eligibility criteria regarding FSWM UCBs were laid down. 2. The existing criteria

Review of Norms for Classification of Financially Sound and Well Managed UCBs