Notifications

RBI/2014-15/319 DCBR.CO.BPD (AD).Cir. No.2 /14.01.062/2014-15 November 26, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All State / Central Coop. Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards Please refer to our circular RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.No.1288/07.51.018/2014-15 dated July 28, 2014 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML / CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has

RBI/2014-15/314 DPSS.CO.AD.No.890/02.27.005/2014-15 November 24, 2014 All Payment System Providers, System Participantsand Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers Madam/Dear Sir, Simplification of Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms – Creating Public awareness Please refer to our circulars/instructions issued from time to time on the captioned subject. In this regard, we enclose a copy of circular DBOD.AML.No.3356/14.01.001/2014-15 dated September 4, 2014 issued by Department o

RBI/2014-15/308 DBR.Dir.BC.No.47/13.03.00/2014-15 November 20, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Levy of penal charges on non-maintenance of minimum balances in savings bank accounts Please refer to our circular DBOD.Dir.BC.53/13.10.00/2002-03 dated December 26, 2002 on ‘Minimum Balance in Savings Bank Accounts’ advising banks to inform customers, in a transparent manner, regarding the requirement of minimum balance in savings bank ac

RBI/2014-15/302 DCBR.CO.BPD .(AD). Cir No 1/14.01.062/2014-15 November 13, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Madam / Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(AD).Cir.No.1/14.01.062/2014-15 July 31, 2014 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML / CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financial Actio

RBI/2014-15/295 DBR. AML. No. 6704/ 14.01.001/2014-15 November 5, 2014 The Chairmen/CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards Please refer to our letter DBOD. AML. No. 1422/ 14.01.001/2014-15 dated July 22, 2014 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financial

RBI/2014-15/296 DCBR.CO.BPD .(PCB). No 1/14.01.062/2014-15 November 5, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Designated Director – Amendment to Section 13(2) of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Please refer to our circular UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).Cir No.48/14.01.062/2013-14 dated February 18, 2014 wherein UCBs were advised that they may nominate a Director on their Boards as ‘Designated Director’ to ensure compliance

RBI/2014-15/293 DBR.BP.BC.No.46/21.04.098/2014-15 November 3, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Monitoring tools for Intraday Liquidity Management Please refer to the ‘Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement’ announced on September 30, 2014, wherein it was proposed to issue final guidelines for monitoring tools for intra-day liquidity management in October 2014, consistent with the quantitat

RBI/2014-15/288 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.No.4424/07.51.018/2014-15 October 31, 2014 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) / State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, KYC – Clarification on Proof of Address Please refer to our circular RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.111/07.51.018/2013-14 dated June 12, 2014 on the captioned subject. In this regard we also draw your attention to our circular RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.No.2797/07.51.018/2014-15 dated September 9, 2014, forwarding cop

RBI/2014-15/287 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.39/07.51.018/2014-15 @@NBSP@@October 31, 2014 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) / State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) guidelines – clarifications on periodic updation of low risk customers, non-requirement of repeated KYC for the same customer to open new accounts and partial freezing of KYC non-

RBI/2014-15/286 UBD.BPD (PCB).Cir.No.26/14.01.062/2014-15 October 30, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Names as Appearing in the Certificate of Registration and the Licence - Use of - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.No.BR/11/16.51.00/98-99 dated December 11, 1998 and subsequent circulars UBD.CO.BR.No.538/16.51.00/2000-01 dated May 21, 2001 and UBD(PCB).Cir.34/16.51.00/200

RBI/2014-15/280 UBD.BPD. (PCB). Cir No.24/13.05.000/2014-15 October 29, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Undertaking of Activity by UCBs as PAN Service Agents (PSA) Please refer to circulars UBD.BPD. (PCB). Cir. No. 63/13.05.000/2013-14 dated May 16, 2014 and UBD.BPD. (PCB). Cir. No. 38/13.05.000/2013-14 dated November 14, 2013, permitting only Financially Sound and Well Managed (FSWM) UCBs to act as PAN Service

RBI/2014-15/279 UBD.BPD.(SCB).Cir.No.1/16.27.000/2014-15 October 29, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy for 2014-15 Introduction of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) for Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks Please refer to para 24 of Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15 (extract appended) by Reserve Bank of India on September 30, 2014 on the captioned s

RBI/2014-2015/278 RPCD.RCB.BC.No.37/07.51.012/2014-15 October 29, 2014 All State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Risk Weights for calculation of CRAR Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.40/07.38.03/2007-08 dated December 4, 2007 advising StCBs/CCBs to compute CRAR and disclose it as ‘Notes on Accounts’. Risk weights to be allotted to various items of assets were enclosed as annex I to the above mentioned circular. 2. In the light of t

RBI/2014-15/268 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 34 /03.05.33/2014-15 October 20, 2014 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15 – SLR Holdings under Held to Maturity Category Please refer to paragraph 25 of the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15 extract enclosed announced on September 30, 2014. 2. In terms of our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.25/03.05.33/2014-15 dated August 7, 2014 on ‘Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15

RBI/2014-15/262 UBD.BPD. (PCB). Cir No. 21/09.18.300/2014-15 October 13, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Internet Banking (View Only) Facility for Customers of UCBs Please refer to circular UBD.BPD. (SCB). Cir. No. 1/09.18.300/2011-12 dated September 26, 2011 on Internet Banking for Customers of UCBs, in terms of which scheduled UCBs satisfying certain criteria such as minimum networth of Rs.100 crores, CRAR of

RBI/2014-15/264 DBOD.AML No.5487/14.01.001/2014-15 October 13, 2014 The Chairperson/CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding RRBs)/ Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions KYC – clarification on proof of address Please refer to our circular DBOD.AML.BC. No. 119/14.01.001/2013-14 dated June 9, 2014 on the above mentioned subject. In this regard we also draw your attention to our letter dated DBOD.@@NBSP@@ AML. No. 3356/14.01.001/2014-15 dated Septem

RBI/2014-15/223 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.31/07.51.018/2014-15 September 9, 2014 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) / State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – Client Due Diligence measures Please refer to paragraph 2 of our Master Circular RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.02

RBI/2014-15/220 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.No.2797/07.51.018/2014-15 September 9, 2014 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) / State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Simplification of KYC Norms - Creating Public Awareness The Reserve Bank of India, in the recent times, has been taking several measures to simplify KYC requirements to help the common man open bank accounts. It is, however, observed that despite such measures the general public is still facing prob

RBI/2014-15/217 DBOD. APPT.BC.No. 40 /29.39.001/2014-15 September 9, 2014 To The Managing Director & Chief Executive Officers of all Private Sector Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Upper age limit for Whole Time Directors on the Boards of Banks The matter relating to fixing an upper age limit for the post of Managing Director & Chief Executive Officers (MD & CEO) and other Whole Time Directors (WTDs) of banks in private sector in India has been examined in the ligh

RBI/2014-15/224 RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.28/07.51.010/2014-15 September 09, 2014 All State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Need for Bank Branches / ATMs to be made accessible to persons with disabilities We have been receiving several suggestions from members of public through Government of India and otherwise, on facilitating easy access to bank branches and ATMs by persons with disabilities for undertaking day to day banking transactions. We

RBI/2014-15/209 DBOD. AML. No. 3356/14.01.001/2014-15 September 4, 2014 The Chairperson / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/ Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Madam/Sir, Simplification of KYC Norms - Creating Public Awareness The Reserve Bank of India, in the recent times, has been taking several measures to simplify KYC requirements to help the common man open bank accounts. It is, however, observed that d

RBI/2014-15/206 UBD. CO. BPD. PCB. Cir. No. 12 /09.19.900/2014-15 September 3, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Guidelines for transfer of Assets and Liabilities of Urban Cooperative Banks to Commercial Banks- Modification Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.47/09.16.900/2009-10 dated February 24, 2010 on guidelines for transfer of Assets and Liabilities of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to Commerci

RBI/2014-15/202 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.37/09.07.005/2014-15 September 1, 2014 All scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Treatment of accounts opened for credit of Scholarship Amounts under Government Schemes Please refer to our Circular DBOD. No. Leg. BC.53/09.07.005/2013-14 dated September 17, 2013 advising banks to allot a different “product code” in their CBS to accounts opened by banks for beneficiaries under the various Central / State Government Sc

RBI/2014-15/201 DBOD.No.BP.BC.38/21.06.201/2014-15 September 1, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks) Madam / Sir, Implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations in India – Amendments Please refer to the ‘Guidelines on Implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations in India’ issued vide circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.98/21.06.201/2011-12 dated May 2, 2012. These g

RBI/2014-15/185 UBD.CO.LS (PCB) Cir.No.8 /07.01.000/2014-15 August 20, 2014 Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir Clarifications on review of norms for opening of onsite/off-site ATMs by Urban Co-operative Banks Please refer to our circular UBD.CO.LS.(PCB).Cir.No.1/07.01.000/2014-15 dated July 2, 2014 permitting CBS-enabled Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) having a minimum assessed networth (ANW) of ` 50 crore satisfying th

RBI/2014-15/180 DBOD.No.BP.BC.32/21.04.012/2014-15 August 14, 2014 The Chairmen & Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Relaxation to Trade and Industry in the State of Jammu & Kashmir Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.50/21.04.012/2012-13 dated October 23, 2012 extending the period of concessions/ credit relaxations to borrowers / customers in Jammu & Kashm

RBI/2014-15/168 RPCD.CO.RRB. BC.No.25/03.05.33/2014-15 August 7, 2014 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15 – SLR Holdings under Held to Maturity Category Please refer to paragraph 11 of the Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15 (extract enclosed) announced on August 5, 2014 relating to banks’ total holdings of SLR securities in the held to maturity (HTM) category. 2. In terms of para 1.2 of our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.

RBI/2014-15/165 RPCD.RRB.BC.No.24/03.05.33/2014-15 August 6, 2014 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.106/03.05.33/2013-14 dated June 4, 2014 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15 by Reserve Bank of India on August 5, 2014, it has been decided to re

RBI/2014-15/162 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No. 7/16.26.000/2014-15 August 5, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) – Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir. No. 68/16.26.000/2013-14 dated June 5, 2014 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15 by Reserve Bank o

RBI/2014-15/157 DNBS(PD).CC.No.403 /03.10.42 /2014-15 August 1, 2014 All Non Banking Financial Companies excluding Residuary Non Banking Companies Dear Sirs, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards Please refer to DNBS (PD).CC.No.370/03.10.42/ 2013-14 dated March 19, 2014 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its statement on June 27

RBI/2014-15/155 UBD. BPD (AD). Cir.No.1/14.01.062/2014-15 July 31, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All AD Category I Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) – Standards – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD (AD).Cir.No.8/14.01.062/2013-14 dated March 13, 2014 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financia

RBI/2014-15/148 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.No.1288/07.51.018/2014-15 July 28, 2014 The Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) State / Central Coop. Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards Please refer to our letter RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.No.10292/07.51.018/2013-14 dated March 13, 2014 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financi

RBI/2014-15/136 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.14/07.51.018/2014-15 July 21, 2014 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)/ State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of Banks under PMLA, 2002 – Amendment to Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules 2013 Government of India has no

RBI/2014-15/122 DNBS(PD).CC.No 400/03.10.42/2014-15 July 14, 2014 All Non-Banking Financial Companies Dear Sirs, Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards /Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of NBFCs under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 Recognising E-Aadhaar as an 'Officially Valid Document' under PML Rules Please refer to paragraph I (11) of Master Circular DNBS (PD) CC No. 387/03.10.42/ 2014-15 dated

RBI/2014-15/115 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.12/07.51.018/2014-15 July 03, 2014 The Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and State/Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam/Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Guidelines - Unique Customer Identification Code (UCIC) for banks’ customers in India Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.82/03.05.33(E)/2011-12 da

RBI/2014-15/114 UBD.CO.LS (PCB) Cir.No.1/07.01.000/2014-15 July 2, 2014 Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam Review of norms for opening of onsite/off-site ATMs by Urban Co-operative Banks Please refer to our circular ref: UBD (PCB) BPD Cir No.50/09.69.000/2005-06 dated April 28, 2006 in terms of which UCBs satisfying the criteria of Financially Sound and Well Managed (FSWM) banks were permitted to set up on-site ATMs witho

RBI /2014-15/33 DNBS (PD) CC No. 396/03.02.001/2014-15 July 1, 2014 (as amended up to May 25,2015) To All NBFCs Dear Sirs, Master Circular – The Non-Banking Financial Company - Factors (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2012 As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars / notifications. The instructions contained in the captioned circular updated till the date as indicated above are

RBI/2014-15/36 DNBS (PD) CC No.390/03.10.001/2014-15 July 1, 2014 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Dear Sirs, Master Circular –Corporate Governance In order to have all current instructions in one place, the Reserve Bank of India issues updated circulars/notifications on various subjects. It is advised that instructions on the captioned subject as updated till June 30, 2014, have been compiled herein and enclosed for ready reference. The Master Circular