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RBI/2019-20/243 DOR.No.BP.BC.70/21.01.003/2019-20 May 23, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Large Exposures Framework – Increase in Exposure to a Group of Connected Counterparties Please refer to our circular No.DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2018-19 dated June 03, 2019 on the captioned subject. In terms of para 5.2 of the circular, the sum of all the exposure values of a bank to a group of connected counterparties must no

RBI/2019-20/240 DOR.No.Ret.BC.74/12.01.001/2019-20 May 22, 2020 All Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks Dear Sir / Madam Change in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.53/12.01.001/2019-20 dated March 27, 2020 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement 2020-21 dated May 22, 2020, the Bank Rate is revised downwards by 40 basis points from 4.65 per cent to 4.25 per cent with immediate effect. 3. All penal interest rates on s

RBI/2019-20/231 DOR.Dir.BC.No.69/04.02.001/2019-20 May 13, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Small Finance Banks, Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks and EXIM Bank Dear Sir / Madam, Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned Scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit issued vide DBR.

RBI/2019-20/228 DOR.BP.BC.No.68/21.04.018/2019-20 April 29, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks(including RRBs and Small Finance Banks), Payments Banks and Local Area Banks,All India Financial Institutions,All Co-operative Banks, Madam / Dear Sir, Submission of regulatory returns - Extension of timelines In order to mitigate the difficulties in timely submission of various regulatory returns, in view of disruptions on account of COVID-19 pandemic, it has been decided

RBI/2019-20/220DOR.No.BP.BC.63/21.04.048/2019-20 April 17, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, COVID19 Regulatory Package - Asset Classification and Provisioning Please refer to t

RBI/2019-20/218DOR.BP.BC.No.64/21.02.067/2019-20 April 17, 2020 All Commercial Banks and All Cooperative Banks, Madam / Dear Sir, Declaration of dividends by banks Banks in India have been granted general permission to declare dividends, subject to compliance with the guidelines laid out in terms of circular DBOD.NO.BP.BC.88/ 21.02.067/2004-05 dated May 4, 2005 and other associated circulars. 2. In an environment of heightened uncertainty caused by COVID-19, it is imp

RBI/2019-20/217 DOR.BP.BC.No.65/21.04.098/2019-20 April 17, 2020 All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks and Payments Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Please refer to our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 9, 2014 and associated circulars thereon. 2. As part of post Global Financial Crisis (GFC) reforms, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ha

RBI/2019-20/213IDMD.CDD.2730/14.04.050/2019-20 April 13, 2020 (Updated as on September 9, 2021) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)Designated Post OfficesStock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL)BSE & NSEDepositories/Depository Participants Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme of the Government of India (GoI)-Procedural Guidelines - Consolidated The Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme was first launched by Government of India (GOI) on October

RBI/2019-20/204 DoR.Appt.No.58/29.67.001/2019-20 March 31, 2020 All Private Sector Banks (including Local Area Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks) and Foreign Banks operating in India Madam / Dear Sir, Appointment of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) / CEO / part-time Chairperson (PTC) in Banks – ‘Declaration and Undertaking’ and allied matters To complete the appointment of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO

RBI/2019-20/203 DOR.CO.Leg.BC.No.59/09.07.005/2019-20 March 31, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs)All Payments BanksAll Small Finance BanksAll Local Area Banks Dear Sir/Madam Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons Please refer to para 2(g) of our circular DBR.No.Leg.BC.96/09.07.005/2017-18 dated November 9, 2017 on the captioned subject. 2. Banks were advised to make concerted efforts to offer certain basic bankin

RBI/2019-20/190 DOR.No.Ret.BC.53/12.01.001/2019-20 March 27, 2020 All Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks Dear Sir/Madam Change in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.19/12.01.001/2019-20 dated October 04, 2019, on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Seventh Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 of March 27, 2020, the Bank Rate is revised downwards by 75 basis points from 5.40 per cent to 4.65 per cent with immediate effect. 3. All pena

RBI/2019-20/187 DOR.BP.BC.No.46/21.04.098/2019-20 March 27, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) Please refer to paragraph 8 of Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of Seventh Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 dated March 27, 2020 and our circular DBR.BP.BC.No.08/21.04.098/2018-19 dated November 29, 2018 on final Net Stable Funding Rat

RBI/2019-20/186 DOR.No.BP.BC.47/21.04.048/2019-20 March 27, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks)All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative BanksAll All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, COVID-19 – Regulatory Package Please refer to the Statement of Development and Regula

RBI/2019-20/178 DOR.No.BP.BC.43 /21.01.003/2019-20 March 23, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Large Exposures Framework Please refer to our circular No.DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2018-19 dated June 03, 2019 on the captioned subject. 2. In terms of para 7.13 of the circular, any Credit Risk Mitigation (CRM) instrument (e.g. SBLC/BG from Head Office/other overseas branch) from which CRM benefits like shifting of exposur

RBI/2019-20/176 DOR.No.BP.BC.41/08.12.014/2019-20 March 17, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Issue of Long Term Bonds by Banks – Financing of Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Please refer to the circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.25/08.12.014/2014-15 dated July 15, 2014 and subsequent circulars on the above subject. Also refer to the circular DBR.BP.BC.No.42/08.12.014/2016-17 dated December 1, 2016 advising that for the purpose of defini

RBI/2019-20/171 DOR (PCB).BPD.Cir No.10/13.05.000/2019-20 March 13, 2020 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Limits on exposure to single and group borrowers/parties and large exposures and Revision in the target for priority sector lending – UCBs Please refer to paragraph 1 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated December 5, 2019 (extract enclosed) and the subsequent draft circular on the subjec