Financial Inclusion and Development

RBI/2010-11/182 RPCD.CO.FID. BC.No. 2433 /12.01.012/2010-11 August@@NBSP@@ 26, 2010 The Chaiman & Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Opening@@NBSP@@ of No-Frills accounts by students for availing various Government Scholarships. It has been brought to our notice by the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Minority Affairs that banks are not opening ‘no-frills’ accounts in favour of students from minority comm

RBI/2010-11/178 RPCD.CO.RRB.AML.No.@@NBSP@@ 2341 /03.05.28(A) /2010-11 August 24,2010 The Chairman Regional Rural Bank Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms/ Anti- Money Laundering (AML) Standards/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Please refer to our letter RPCD.CO.RRB.AML.NO.11048/03.05.28(A)/2009-10 dated April 27,2010 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of Iran, Angola, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Ecuador, Ethiopia

RBI/2010-11/133 RPCD.CO RRB.AML.BC.No.14 /03.05.33(E)/2010-11 July 23, 2010 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Dear Sir, Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Second Amendment Rules, 2

RBI/2009-10/448 RPCD.CO RRB.AML.BC.No. 80/03.05.33(E)/2009-10 May 06, 2010 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Dear Sir, Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Amendment Rules, 2010 - Ob

RBI/ 2009-10/410 RPCD.CO.RRB. No. 73/ 03.05.28(B)/ 2009-10 April 21, 2010 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Section 42 (1) of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)- Regional Rural Banks(RRBs) Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.53/ 03.05.28 (B)/ 2009-2010 dated February 1, 2010 on the captioned subject. 2. On the basis of the current assessment and in line with the policy stance, as set out in the Reserve Bank's Monetary

RBI/2009-10/412 RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No. 75 /07.02.01/2009-10 April 21, 2010 All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 - Maintenance of CRR Please refer to our Circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.51/07.02.01/2009-10 dated February 1, 2010 on the captioned subject. 2. On the basis of the current assessment and in line with the policy stance, as set out in the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Statement 2010-11 issued on April 20,

RBI/2009-10/401 RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No. 71/07.37.02/2009-10 April 19, 2010 All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) and District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) Dear Sir, Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 – Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Capital Adequacy Please refer to our circulars RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.17/07.38.03/2008-09 dated July 30, 2008, RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.91/07.37.02/ 2008-09 dated March 6, 2009 and RPCD.C

RBI/2009-10/391 RPCD.RRB.BC.No.68 /03.05.34/2009-10 April 9, 2010 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks/Sponsor Banks Dear Sir, Investment in SLR Securities by Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Please refer to our circular RPCD.RRB.BC.No.94/03.05.34/2008-09 dated March 26, 2009 on the above subject. 2. On a review of the issue it has been decided that the exemption granted to RRBs up to the financial year 2008-09 from 'mark to market' norms in respect of their investments i

RBI/2009-10/387 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.65/03.05.33/2009-10 April 8, 2010 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Dear Sir, Cheque Collection Policy (CCP) - Immediate credit of Local / Outstation Cheques Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 87/03.05.33/2008-09 dated February 5, 2009 advising RRBs to frame their Cheque Collection Policies covering local and outstation cheque collection as per the time frame prescribed by the National Consumer Disputes Redress

RBI/2009-10/380 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC No. 63/ 03.05.72/2009-10 April 06, 2010 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008– Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Capital Adequacy- RRBs Please refer to our circulars RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BC.18/03.05.072/2008-09 dated July 30, 2008; RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BC.64/ 03.05.072/2008-09 dated November 17, 2008,@@NBSP@@ RPCD.CO. RRB. No.BC.92/ 03.05.072

RBI/2009-10/337 RPCD.RRB.No.BC. 61/ 03.05.34/2009-10 March 4, 2010 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Provisioning Requirement for Standard Assets Please refer to paragraph 2 of our circular RPCD.RRB.No.BC.97/03.05.34/2000-01 dated June 11, 2001 regarding provisioning requirements for ‘standard assets’. 2. In this connection, a reference is invited to paragraph 158 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for the year 2009-10 announced on October 27, 2009 (copy

RBI/2009-10/336 RPCD.CO.RF.AML.BC. No.59/07.40.00/2009-10 March 3, 2010 The Chairmen/CEOs of all State / Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Amendment Rule

RBI/2009-2010/306 RPCD.CO. RRB. No. BC. 54/ 03.05.90-A / 2009-10 February@@NBSP@@ 5, 2010 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Master Circular on Branch Licensing - Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)- Policy for opening of Regional Offices by RRBs Please refer to paragraph 2.3 of our Master Circular@@NBSP@@ RPCD. CO. RRB. No. BL. BC.8/03.05.90-A/2009-10 (RBI/2009-10/41) dated July 1, 2009 in terms of which amalgamat

RBI/2009-10/301 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.53/03.05.28 (B)/2009-10 February 1, 2010 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, RRBs - Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 - Maintenance of CRR Please refer to our Circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.82/03.05.28(B)/2008-09 dated January 05, 2009 on the captioned subject. 2. On the basis of the current macroeconomic assessment, as set out in the Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2009-10 issued on January 29, 2010, it has been

RBI/2009-10/300 RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.51/07.02.01/2009-10 February 1, 2010 All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, StCBs - Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 - Maintenance of CRR Please refer to our Circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.81/07.02.01/2008-09 dated January 05, 2009 on the captioned subject. 2. On the basis of the current macroeconomic assessment, as set out in the Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2009-10 issued on January 29, 2010, it ha

RBI/2009-10/293A RPCD.CORRB.AML.BC.No.49/03.05.33(E)/2009-10 January 28, 2010 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Dear Sir, Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and @@NBSP@@Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Amendment Rules