RBI/2004-05/55 RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 8 /04.09.01/2004-05 July 20, 2004 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (All scheduled commercial banks) Dear Sir, Investment by banks in Mortgage Backed Securities – Lending to Priority Sector under Housing Loans We have been receiving requests from various banks for inclusion of investment by banks in Mortgage Backed Securities, where the securitised loans represent direct advances to housing, as the banks' direc

RBI/2004-05/52 RPCD .SP .BC .No 6 /09.16.01/2004.05 July 17 , 2004 The Chairman / Managing Director, All Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) -as per list- Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) - Administration/Adjustment of back-end subsidy Payment of interest on Subsidy Portion. Please refer to our circular RPCD.SP.BC. No.80/09.016.01/ 2003-04 dated May 8, 2004 wherein banks were advised about the procedure of adjustment of subsidy. 2. It has si

No.RBI/2004-05/48 RPCD.CO.LBS.BC. 5 /02.01.01/2004-05 July 16, 2004 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director of All Lead Banks Dear Sir, Lead Bank Scheme-participation of Members of Parliament and Public Representatives in District Level Review Committee (DLRC) Meetings We invite a reference to our circular RPCD. CO. LBS.BC. 59/02.01.01/2002-03 dated January 06, 2003 on the captioned subject advising, inter alia, that the Lead Banks to ensure the involvement of the MPs in t

RBI/2004-05/39 RPCD.CO.RF.BC.4/07.02.03/2003-04 July 13, 2004 The Chairman/Managing Director All State Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for construction/ renovation/expansion of rural godowns Please refer to the circular No. 92/ICD-20/2002-03 dated April 12, 2002 issued to you by NABARD on the above subject. 2. In this connection, we advise that the subsidy admissible to promoters under this scheme will be retained in "Subsidy Reserve Fun

RBI/2004-05/37RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.3/07.37.02/2003-04 July 12, 2004 All State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Prudential Norms on Income Recognition Asset Classification and Provisioning - Agricultural advances Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.70/07.37.02/2001-02 dated March 27, 2002 on the above subject. As per the extant norms, advances granted for direct agricultural purposes are treated as NPA, where interest and/or instalment

RBI/ 2004-05/ 25 RPCD. Plan. BC. 2 / 04.09.01/ 2004-05 July 08, 2004 The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (All scheduled commercial banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Flow of Credit to Agriculture - Announcements made by the Union Finance Minister Please refer to our circular RPCD. Plan. BC. 92/ 04.09.01/ 2003-04 dated June 28, 2004 on the above subject. As advised therein, a format for monitoring restructuring/ one-time settlement of agricultural loans as als

RBI/2004/266RPCD. No. Plan. BC. 92 / 04.09.01/ 2004-05 June 24, 2004The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(All scheduled commercial banks)Dear Sir, Flow of Credit to Agriculture - Announcements made by the Union Finance Minister The Hon'ble Finance Minster, Government of India has announced certain measures for improving flow of credit to agriculture, which are required to be implemented by all scheduled commercial banks. Accordingly, banks may take a

RBI/2004/218RPCD.RRB.No.BC.88 /03.05.34/2003-04 May 25 , 2004 All Regional Rural Banks/Sponsor Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Review of Non-Public Business Working Day (NPBWD) observed by rural branches of Regional Rural Banks(RRBs) Please refer to Circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.84/C-672/86 dated August 8, 1986 issued by our Department of Banking Operations and Development advising all commercial banks/RRBs to declare one day in a week as Non-Public Business Working Day (NPBWD) for t

RPCD.RRB.BC.No.83/03.05.34/2003-04May 20, 2004 RBI/2004/209 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks/Sponsor Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Valuation of investment in SLR/Approved Securities by RRBs Please refer to our circulars Nos.RPCD.RRB.BC.48 &66/03.05.34/2002-03 dated 25 November 2002 and 23 January 2003 respectively on the above subject. 2. The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the exemption granted to RRBs up to the financial year 2003-04 from 'mar

RBI/2004/217 RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 87 /04.09.01/2003-04 May 18, 2004 The Chairman/Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Credit Flow to Agriculture - Agricultural Loans – Waiver of Margin/Security Requirements Please refer to our circular RPCD. No. PLFS. BC. 123/05.05.18/1997-98 dated May 20, 1998 wherein banks were advised to use their discretion on matters relating to margin/security requirements for agricultur