Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/FED/2015-2016/13 FED Master Direction No. 18/2015-16 | 04.01.2016 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Direction - Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on September 16, 2024) | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/FED/2015-2016/12 FED Master Direction No. 17/2015-16 | 04.01.2016 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Direction - Import of Goods and Services (Updated as on June 13, 2025) | All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks |
| RBI/FED/2015-2016/11 FED Master Direction No. 16/2015-16 | 04.01.2016 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Direction - Export of Goods and Services (Updated as on August 05, 2025) | |
| RBI/2015-2016/258 DBR. AML. No. 7312/14.01.001/2015-16 | 03.12.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme |
| RBI/2014-2015/246 DNBS (PD).CC.No.03/03.02.02/2015-16 | 26.11.2015 | Department of Non Banking Supervision | Online Returns to be submitted by NBFCs- Revised | All Non Banking Financial Companies |
| RBI/2015-2016/211 Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 | 22.10.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 (Updated as on March 25, 2025) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2015-2016/176 DBR.No.FSD.BC.37/24.01.001/2015-16 | 16.09.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Equity Investment by Banks - Review | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2015-2016/164 DPSS.CO.PD.No.449/02.14.003/2015-16 | 27.08.2015 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Cash Withdrawal at Point-of-Sale (POS) - Enhanced limit at Tier III to VI Centres | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /District Central Co-operative Banks /All Card Network Providers |
| RBI/2015-2016/140 DBR.No.FSD.BC.32/24.01.007/2015-16 | 30.07.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Provision of Factoring Services by Banks - Review | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2015-2016/143 DBR.AML.No.1637/14.01.001/2015-16 | 30.07.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme |
| Notification No. FEMA.347/2015-RB | 24.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2015 | |
| RBI/2015-2016/130 DCBR.BPD. (PCB/RCB).Cir.No. 1/16.20.000/2015-16 | 16.07.2015 | Department of Co operative Banking Regulation | Guidelines on issue of ATM-cum-debit cards | The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs)/ All District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/96 Master Circular No. 15/2015-16 (Updated upto October 30, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Foreign Investment in India | All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/92 Master Circular No.10/2015-16 (As updated on September 10, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities | All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange |
| RBI/2015-2016/66 DPSS.CO.PD.PPI.No. 2/02.14.006/2015-16 (updated as on July 09, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Master Circular - Policy Guidelines on Issuance and Operation of Pre-paid Payment Instruments in India | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers |
| RBI/2015-2016/65 DPSS.CO.PD.Mobile Banking.No.1/02.23.001/2015-16 | 01.07.2015 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Master Circular - Mobile Banking transactions in India - Operative Guidelines for Banks | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/41 Master Circular No. 11/2015-16 | 01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad | All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/34 IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2015-16 | 01.07.2015 | Internal Debt Management Department | Master Circular - Operational Guidelines for Primary Dealers | All Primary Dealers |
| RBI/2015-2016/33 Master Circular No. 12/2015-16 (Updated upto October 06, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits | All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks and Authorised banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/31 DBR.No.FSD.BC.18/24.01.009/2015-16 | 01.07.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Master Circular on Credit Card, Debit Card and Rupee Denominated Co-branded Pre-paid Card Operations of Banks and Credit Card issuing NBFCs | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) and Credit Card Issuing NBFCs |
| RBI/2014-2015/577 DCBR.CO.BPD.(SCB).No.1/13.05.000/2014-15 | 30.04.2015 | Department of Co operative Banking Regulation | First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 - Issue of Credit Cards by Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks | The Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2014-2015/537 DBR.AML.No.14746/14.01.001/2014-15 | 06.04.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions |
| RBI/2014-2015/494 IDMD(DGBA).CDD.No.4052/15.02.006/2014-15 | 11.03.2015 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Sukanya Samriddhi Account | The Chairman and Managing Director/Managing Director Head Office, Government Accounts Department State Bank of India/State Bank of Patiala/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Travancore/ State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/Andhra Bank/ Allahabad Bank/Bank of Baroda/Bank of India/Punjab & Sind Bank/Bank of Maharashtra/Canara Bank/Central Bank of India/ Corporation Bank/Dena Bank/Indian Bank/Indian Overseas Bank/ Punjab National Bank/ Syndicate Bank/UCO Bank/Oriental Bank of Commerce/ Union Bank of India/ United Bank of India/Vijaya Bank/Axis Bank Ltd./ICICI Bank Ltd./IDBI Bank Ltd. |
| RBI/2014-2015/463 IDMD(DGBA).CDD.No.3484/15.02.001/2014-15 | 09.02.2015 | Internal Debt Management Department | Kisan Vikas Patra, 2014 | The Chairman and Managing Director/Managing Director Head Office, Government Accounts Department State Bank of India/State Bank of Patiala/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Travancore/ State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/Andhra Bank/ Allahabad Bank/Bank of Baroda/Bank of India/Punjab & Sind Bank/ Bank of Maharashtra/Canara Bank/Central Bank of India/ Corporation Bank/Dena Bank/Indian Bank/Indian Overseas Bank/ Punjab National Bank/Syndicate Bank/UCO Bank/Oriental Bank of Commerce/ Union Bank of India/United Bank of India/Vijaya Bank/IDBI Bank Ltd./ICICI Bank Ltd. |
| RBI/2014-2015/456 IDMD(DGBA).CDD.No. 3476/13.01.999/2014-15 | 06.02.2015 | Internal Debt Management Department | Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities - Cumulative, 2013 - Early repayment/redemption | The Chairman & Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India & Associate Banks All Nationalised Banks ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd., and Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL). |
| RBI/2014-2015/411 DPSS.CO.AD.No.1344 02.27.005/2014-15 | 16.01.2015 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Computation of Net-worth | All the entities authorised under PSS Act, 2007 |
| RBI/2014-2015/409 DBR.No.FSD.BC.62/24.01.018/2014-15 | 15.01.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Entry of Banks into Insurance Business | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2014-2015/383 DNBR(PD).CC.No.009/03.10.42/2014-15 | 02.01.2015 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Obligation of NBFCs under Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 - Client Due Diligence measures | All NBFCs |
| RBI/2014-2015/350 IDMD (DGBA).CDD.No.2600/15.01.001/2014-15 | 12.12.2014 | Internal Debt Management Department | Special Deposit Scheme 1975 - Payment of interest for the calendar year 2014 | The Chairman & Managing Director Head Office Government Accounts Department State Bank of India / State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur /State Bank of Travancore State Bank of Hyderabad / State Bank of Mysore Allahabad Bank / Bank of Baroda / Bank of India / Bank of Maharashtra/Canara Bank / Central Bank of India / Corporation Bank / Dena Bank / Indian Bank/ Indian Overseas Bank / Oriental Bank of Commerce / Punjab National Bank /Syndicate Bank / UCO Bank / Union Bank of India / United Bank of India |
| RBI/2014-2015/348 IDMD(DGBA).CDD.No.2589/13.01.999/2014-15 | 11.12.2014 | Internal Debt Management Department | Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities - Cumulative, 2013 - Early repayment/redemption | The Chairman & Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India & Associate Banks All Nationalised Banks ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd., and Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) |
| RBI/2014-2015/327 DPSS.CO.PD. No. 940/02.27.020/2014-2015 | 28.11.2014 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Implementation of Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) - Guidelines (Updated as on May 26, 2022) | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /District Central Co-operative Banks All System Providers, System Participants and any other prospective Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units |
| RBI/2014-2015/322 DNBR (PD).CC.No 004/03.10.42/2014-15 | 27.11.2014 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Standards | All NBFCs |
| RBI/2014-2015/260 DPSS.CO.PD.No.659/02.10.002/2014-2015 | 10.10.2014 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Usage of ATMs -Rationalisation of number of free transactions - Clarifications | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2014-2015/251 IDMD.PCD.06/14.03.07/2014-15 | 30.09.2014 | Internal Debt Management Department | Secondary market transactions in Government Securities - Short Selling | All market participants |
| FEMA. 317/2014-RB | 04.09.2014 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2014 | |
| RBI/2014-2015/190 DPSS.PD.CO. No.371/02.14.003/2014-2015 | 22.08.2014 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Security Issues and Risk mitigation measures related to Card Not Present (CNP) transactions | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /District Central Co-operative Banks/Authorised Card Payment Networks |
| RBI/2014-2015/179 DPSS.CO.PD.No. 316/02.10.002/2014-2015 | 14.08.2014 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Usage of ATMs - Rationalisation of number of free transactions | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2014-2015/157 DNBS(PD).CC.No.403 /03.10.42 /2014-15 | 01.08.2014 | Department of Non Banking Supervision | Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards | All Non Banking Financial Companies excluding Residuary Non Banking Companies |
| RBI/2014-2015/143 DBOD. AML.No. 1422/14.01.001/2013-14 | 22.07.2014 | Department of Banking Operations and Development | Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards | Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions The Chairmen/CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding RRBs)/ |
| RBI/2014-2015/99 IDMD.PCD. 05/14.01.03/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Certificates of Deposit | All market participants |
| RBI/2014-2015/98 IDMD.PCD. 03/14.01.01/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Internal Debt Management Department | Master Circular on Call / Notice Money Market Operations | The Chairmen / Chief Executives of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) / Co-operative Banks / Primary Dealers |
| RBI/2014-2015/107 DGBA.CDD. No. 7917/13.01.299/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Master Circular on Nomination facility for Relief/Savings Bonds | The Chairman/Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India and Associates, All Nationalized banks (Excluding Punjab and Sind Bank & Andhra Bank), Axis Bank Ltd./ICICI Bank Ltd./HDFC Bank Ltd., Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) |
| RBI/2014-2015/106 DGBA.CDD. No.7921/13.01.299/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Master Circular on Appointment & Delisting of Brokers and Payment of Brokerage on Relief/Savings Bonds | The Chairman/Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India and Associates,All Nationalized banks (Excluding Punjab and Sind Bank & Andhra Bank),Axis Bank Ltd./ICICI Bank Ltd./HDFC Bank Ltd.,Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) |
| RBI/2014-2015/100 IDMD.PCD.04/14.01.02/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Commercial Paper | All market participants |
| RBI/2014-2015/96 IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Internal Debt Management Department | Master Circular - Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers | All Primary Dealers |
| RBI/2014-2015/105 DPSS.CO.PD.PPI.No.3/02.14.006/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Master Circular - Policy Guidelines on Issuance and Operation of Pre-paid Payment Instruments in India | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers |
| RBI/2014-2015/104 DPSS.CO.PD. Mobile Banking. No. 2/02.23.001/2014-15 (As updated on December 04, 2014) |
01.07.2014 | Department of Payment and Settlement System | Master Circular - Mobile Banking transactions in India - Operative Guidelines for Banks | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2014-2015/81 RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BL.BC.4 /03.05.90/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Rural Planning and Credit Department | RRBs - Master Circular on Branch Licensing | The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks |
| RBI/2014-2015/101 Ref.MPD.No.373/07.01.279/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Monetary Policy Department | Master Circular on Export Credit Refinance Facility | The Chairmen/Chief Executives of all Scheduled Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2014-2015/6 Master Circular No. 15/2014-15 (Amended upto April 08, 2015) |
01.07.2014 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Foreign Investment in India | All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks |
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