Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/DCM/2024-25/112 DCM (CC) No.G-1/ 03.44.01/ 2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction – Scheme of Penalties for bank branches and Currency Chests for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officers All banks |
| RBI/2024-25/03 DOR. STR. REC. 2/13.07.010/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payments Banks and RRBs) |
| RBI/2024-25/04 DoR.STR.REC.3 /09.27.000/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs | The Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/02 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No. 01/ 02.01.001 / 2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular – Lead Bank Scheme | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer SLBC/ UTLBC Convenor Banks / Lead Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/06 DGBA.GBD.No.S1/31.02.007/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/01 DoR.HGG.GOV.No.1/18.10.010/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular on Board of Directors - UCBs | The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/05 FIDD.CO.FID.BC. No.1/12.01.033/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/142 DCM (CC) No. S3425/ 03.41.01/ 2024-25 | 27.03.2024 | Department of Currency Management | Currency Chests (CCs) operations on March 31, 2024 | All Currency Chest holding banks |
| RBI/2023-24/141 CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S1193/03-01-002/2023-2024 | 27.03.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Special Clearing Operations on March 30 & 31, 2024 | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India |
| RBI/2023-2024/90 DOR.STR.REC.58/21.04.048/2023-24 | 27.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | Investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2023-24/139 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.16/02.08.001/2023-24 | 22.03.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Reassignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned |
| RBI/2023-24/138 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1252/42-01-029/2023-2024 | 22.03.2024 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2023-24) | All Agency Banks |
| 21.03.2024 | Omnibus Framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) for Regulated Entities (REs) of the Reserve Bank of India (issued by Department of Regulation on March 21, 2024) | |||
| RBI/2023-24/137 DOR.SOG (LEG).REC/84/09.08.024/2023-24 | 20.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2024 (Sunday) | All Agency banks |
| RBI/2023-24/136 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1234/31-12-010/2023-2024 | 13.03.2024 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Cut-off time for uploading of GST, ICEGATE and TIN 2.0 luggage files | All Agency banks |
| RBI/2023-24/135 DGBA.GBD.No.S1217/42-01-029/2023-2024 | 13.03.2024 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions for March 2024 | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/134 DOR. AML.REC.83/14.06.001/2023-24 | 11.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments) | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-24/133 DOR. AML. REC. 82 /14.06.001/2023-24 | 08.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | Designation of an individual under clause (a) of Sub-section (1) and Sub-section (2) of Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 and listing in the Fourth Schedule of the Act- Reg | The Chairpersons / CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-24/132 DOR.RAUG.AUT.REC.No.81/24.01.041/2023-24 | 07.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | Amendment to the Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 | The Chairperson / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies |
| RBI/2023-24/131 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S1133 / 02-14-003 / 2023-24 | 06.03.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Arrangements with Card Networks for issue of Credit Cards | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Providers / Participants (Banks and Non-banks) |
| RBI/2023-24/130 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.15 | 05.03.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Money Transfer Service Scheme - Submission of Statement on CIMS | All Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under Money Transfer Service Scheme |
| RBI/2023-24/129 DoS.CO.ARG/SEC.11/08.91.001/2023-24 | 01.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | Review of Guidelines - Withdrawal of Circulars | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) |
| RBI/DoS. DSG / 2023-24 /111 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S1114 / 02-27-020 / 2023-2024 | 29.02.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Bharat Bill Payment System) Directions, 2024 | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Cooperative Banks / State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks / NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited / Non-bank Payment System Participants |
| RBI/ 2023-24/128 DOR.MRG.REC.80/00-00-003/2022-23 | 28.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Capital Adequacy Guidelines – Review of Trading Book | All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/ 2023-24/127 DOR.GOV.REC.79/18.10.006/2023-24 | 27.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Appointment/re-appointment of Director, Managing Director or Chief Executive Officer in Asset Reconstruction Companies | All Asset Reconstruction Companies |
| RBI/DoS. DSG/2023-24/110 DoS. DSG. No.10/33.01.001/2023-24 | 27.02.2024 | Department of Supervision | Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory Returns) Directions - 2024 | All Commercial Banks excluding Regional Rural Banks All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Select All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NABFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Housing Finance Companies) and All Asset Reconstruction Companies |
| RBI/ 2023-24/126 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1092/02-14-006/2023-2024 | 23.02.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Amendment to Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks) and System Participants |
| RBI/2023-24/125 DoR.FIN.REC. 77/ 03.10.123/ 2023-24 | 22.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of Clearing Corporation of India Limited as a Financial Information Provider under Account Aggregator Framework | All Regulated Entities of the Bank |
| RBI/2023-24/124 DOR.STR.REC.78/04.02.001/2023-24 | 22.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank |
| RBI/2023-24/123 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.15/02.08.001/ 2023-24 | 20.02.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Formation of new district in the State of Assam – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned |
| RBI/2023-24/122 DOR.RET.REC.76/12.07.160/2023-24 | 15.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Exclusion of “Rupee Co-operative Bank Limited” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/121 DoR.HGG.GOV.REC.75/29.67.001/2023-24 | 09.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Review of Fixed Remuneration granted to Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) | All the Private Sector Banks including Small Finance Banks (SFBs) and Payment Banks (PBs) as also the wholly owned subsidiaries of Foreign Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/120 DoR.AUT.REC.74/24.01.041/2023-24 | 09.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Participation of Indian Banks on India International Bullion Exchange IFSC Limited (IIBX) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/119 DOR. AML.REC.73/14.06.001/2023-24 | 08.02.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 85 Entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-24/118 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.14 | 31.01.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Guidelines on import of gold by Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) holders under the India-UAE CEPA as notified by–The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/117 DoS.CO.CSITEG.SEC. No. 9 / 31-01-015/ 2023-24 | 31.01.2024 | Department of Supervision | Streamlining of Internal Compliance monitoring function – leveraging use of technology | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks; Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (Tier III and IV); Upper- and Middle-Layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies); Credit Information Companies and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NaBFID, NHB and SIDBI) |
| RBI/2023-24/116 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.14/02.08.001/ 2023-24 | 19.01.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Formation of new districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned |
| RBI/2023-24/115 DoR.REG/LIC.No.72/16.05.000/2023-24 | 17.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Norms for inclusion | Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/114 DoR.CRE.REC.71/07.10.002/2023-24 | 16.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular- Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs | The Chief Executive Officers |
| RBI/2023-2024/113 Ref. No. DOS. ARG/ SEC. 8 /08.91.001/2023-24 | 15.01.2024 | Department of Supervision | Guidelines on Appointment / Re-appointment of Statutory Auditors of State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) All Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) |
| RBI/2023-2024/112 DOR.CRE.REC.70/21.01.003/2023-24 | 15.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Credit/Investment Concentration Norms – Credit Risk Transfer | All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies |
| RBI/2023-24/111 DOR. AML.REC.69/14.06.001/2023-24 | 11.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 14 Entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-24/110 DOR. AML.REC.68 /14.06.001/2023-24 | 06.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967 Updates to UNSC’s 1267 / 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List Amendments in 07 Entries | The Chairpersons / CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-24/109 DOR. AML.REC.67 /14.06.001/2023-24 | 06.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments) | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-2024/108 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 13 | 05.01.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings – Hedging of foreign exchange risk | Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2023-24/107 DOR.AML.REC. 66 /14.01.001/2023-24 | 04.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Amendment to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/FMRD/2023-24/109 FMRD.DIRD.09/14.02.001/2023-24 | 03.01.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of original or initial maturity upto one year) Directions, 2024 | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2023-24/106 DOR. AML. REC. 65/14.06.001/2023-24 | 02.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Designation of 2 individuals as ‘Terrorists’ under Section 35 (1) (a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 and their listing in the Schedule IV of the Act- Reg. | The Chairpersons / CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2023-24/104 DoR.SPE.REC. 63 /13.03.00/2023-2024 | 01.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/105 DOR. SOG (LEG).REC/64/09.08.024/2023-24 | 01.01.2024 | Department of Regulation | Inoperative Accounts /Unclaimed Deposits in Banks- Revised Instructions | All Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and all Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/103 DOR.LRG.REC.62/03.10.001/2023-24 | 29.12.2023 | Department of Regulation | Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) – Review of National Development Banks | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/CEPD/2023-24/108 CEPD.PRD.No.S1228/13.01.019/2023-24 | 29.12.2023 | Customer Service Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Internal Ombudsman for Regulated Entities) Directions, 2023 | (1) Chairman/Managing Director/CEO of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2023-24/102 DoR.MCS.REC.61/01.01.001/2023-24 | 29.12.2023 | Department of Regulation | Fair Lending Practice - Penal Charges in Loan Accounts: Extension of Timeline for Implementation of Instructions | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All NBFCs (including HFCs) and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) |
| RBI/2023-2024/101 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S940/02-29-005/2023-24 | 29.12.2023 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Payments Infrastructure Development Fund – Extension of Scheme and Enhancements | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Card Issuing and Acquiring Banks and Non-banks / Authorised Card Networks |
| RBI/2023-24/100 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.13 /06.02.31/2023-24 | 28.12.2023 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Classification of MSMEs | The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (except RRBs) (including Small Finance Banks and Local Area Banks) |
| - | 28.12.2023 | Department of Regulation | Framework for Dealing with Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) | - |
| RBI/2023-24/99 DOR.STR.REC.60/21.04.048/2023-24 | 28.12.2023 | Department of Regulation | MHP Exemption for Transfer of Receivables | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2023-2024/98 FMRD.FMSD.07/03.07.35/2023-24 | 28.12.2023 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reserve Bank of India (Financial Benchmark Administrators) Directions, 2023 | All eligible market participants |
| RBI/2023-2024/97 FMRD.DIRD.No.05/14.03.061/2023-2024 | 27.12.2023 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reserve Bank of India (Government Securities Lending) Directions, 2023 | All participants in Government Securities market |
| No. FEMA 14(R)/2023-RB | 22.12.2023 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment) Regulations, 2023 | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/96 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 10 | 22.12.2023 | Foreign Exchange Department | Trade Credit for imports into India – Submission of return on issuance of bank guarantees for Trade Credits on the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/95 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.09 | 22.12.2023 | Foreign Exchange Department | Rupee Drawing Arrangement - Submission of statement/return on CIMS Portal | All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/94 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 12 | 22.12.2023 | Foreign Exchange Department | CIMS Project implementation - Discontinuation of submission in legacy XBRL | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/93 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.11 | 22.12.2023 | Foreign Exchange Department | Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) for Resident Individuals- Reporting of monthly return and daily transactions | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2023-24/92 DoR.RET.REC.59/12.01.001/2023-24 | 22.12.2023 | Department of Regulation | Reverse Repo transactions - Reporting in Form ‘A’ Return | The Chairperson / CEOs of all Commercial Banks |
| RBI/DOR/2023-24/91 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S- 919 / 02-14-003 / 2023-24 | 20.12.2023 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) – Enabling Tokenisation through Card Issuing Banks | All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
| RBI/DOR/2023-24/90 DOR.STR.REC. 58/21.04.048/2023-24 | 19.12.2023 | Department of Regulation | Investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2023-24/89 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.12/02.08.001/2023-24 | 18.12.2023 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Formation of new district Mauganj in the State of Madhya Pradesh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned |
| RBI/2023-2024/88 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-882 / 02.14.003 / 2023-24 | 12.12.2023 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks / National Payments Corporation of India |
| RBI/2023-2024/87 IDMD.CDD. No.2128/14.04.050/2023-24 | 11.12.2023 | Internal Debt Management Department | Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme 2023-24 | Scheduled Commercial Banks (as per the list attached), Designated Post Offices (as per the list attached) Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. |
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