Regulating Commercial Banking

Acknowledgement by RRBs at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H

RBI/2012-13/542 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 78/03.05.33/2012-13 June 24, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Acknowledgement by RRBs at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H As you are aware RRBs are not required to deduct TDS from depositors who submit declaration in Form 15-G/15-H under Income Tax Rules, 1962. However, it has been brought to our notice that despite submission of Form 15-G/15-H by customers, RRBs are deducting tax at source, at times, causing i

RBI/2012-13/542 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 78/03.05.33/2012-13 June 24, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Acknowledgement by RRBs at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H As you are aware RRBs are not required to deduct TDS from depositors who submit declaration in Form 15-G/15-H under Income Tax Rules, 1962. However, it has been brought to our notice that despite submission of Form 15-G/15-H by customers, RRBs are deducting tax at source, at times, causing i

Acknowledgement by RRBs at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H

RRBs - Lending against Gold

RBI/2012-13/541 RPCD. RRB. BC. No. 79/03.05.33/2012-13 June 25, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam Lending against Gold Please refer to paragraph 98 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 on lending against gold, proposing to restrict the facility of advances against the security of gold coins per customer to gold coins weighing up to 50 gms. 2. As per extant instructions contained in our circular DBOD.Leg.BC.95/C.124 (P) - 78 date

RBI/2012-13/541 RPCD. RRB. BC. No. 79/03.05.33/2012-13 June 25, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam Lending against Gold Please refer to paragraph 98 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 on lending against gold, proposing to restrict the facility of advances against the security of gold coins per customer to gold coins weighing up to 50 gms. 2. As per extant instructions contained in our circular DBOD.Leg.BC.95/C.124 (P) - 78 date

RRBs - Lending against Gold

Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions

RBI/2012-13/540 DPSS (CO) PD No.2377/02.14.003/2012-13 June 24, 2013 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 Madam / Dear Sir, Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions A reference is invited to our circular dated September 22, 2

RBI/2012-13/540 DPSS (CO) PD No.2377/02.14.003/2012-13 June 24, 2013 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 Madam / Dear Sir, Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions A reference is invited to our circular dated September 22, 2

Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions

Housing Sector: New sub-sector CRE (Residential Housing) within CRE and Rationalisation of provisioning, risk-weight and LTV ratios

RBI/2012-13/538 DBOD.BP.BC.No. 104/08.12.015/2012-13 June 21, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Housing Sector: New sub-sector CRE (Residential Housing) within CRE & Rationalisation of provisioning, risk-weight and LTV ratios Please refer to paragraph 82 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (extract enclosed) on ‘Commercial Real Estate - Residential Housing: Prudential Norms’, announced on May 3, 2013, wherein it was stated that a

RBI/2012-13/538 DBOD.BP.BC.No. 104/08.12.015/2012-13 June 21, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Housing Sector: New sub-sector CRE (Residential Housing) within CRE & Rationalisation of provisioning, risk-weight and LTV ratios Please refer to paragraph 82 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (extract enclosed) on ‘Commercial Real Estate - Residential Housing: Prudential Norms’, announced on May 3, 2013, wherein it was stated that a

Housing Sector: New sub-sector CRE (Residential Housing) within CRE and Rationalisation of provisioning, risk-weight and LTV ratios

Risk Weights on deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB in lieu of shortfall in achievement of priority sector lending targets/sub-targets

RBI/2012-13/536 DBOD.BP.BC. No.103/21.06.001/2012-13 June 20, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Commercial Banks (excluding LABs and RRBs) Dear Sir Risk Weights on deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB in lieu of shortfall in achievement of priority sector lending targets/sub-targets It has been observed that there is a lack of uniformity among banks in application of risk weights on claims on deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB

RBI/2012-13/536 DBOD.BP.BC. No.103/21.06.001/2012-13 June 20, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Commercial Banks (excluding LABs and RRBs) Dear Sir Risk Weights on deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB in lieu of shortfall in achievement of priority sector lending targets/sub-targets It has been observed that there is a lack of uniformity among banks in application of risk weights on claims on deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB

Risk Weights on deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB in lieu of shortfall in achievement of priority sector lending targets/sub-targets

Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks - Deferment of Option Premium

RBI/2012-13/535 DBOD.No.BP.BC.102/21.04.157/2012-13 June 18, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) & All India Term-Lending & Refinancing Institutions Madam / Sir, Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks – Deferment of Option Premium Banks are permitted to defer, at their discretion, the premium on plain vanilla options sold by them to users subject to ce

RBI/2012-13/535 DBOD.No.BP.BC.102/21.04.157/2012-13 June 18, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) & All India Term-Lending & Refinancing Institutions Madam / Sir, Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks – Deferment of Option Premium Banks are permitted to defer, at their discretion, the premium on plain vanilla options sold by them to users subject to ce

Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks - Deferment of Option Premium

Review of Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Financial Institutions (FIs)

RBI/2012-13/534 DBOD.FID.FIC.No.5/01.02.00 /2012-13 June 17, 2013 The CEOs of All-India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Review of Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Financial Institutions (FIs) In continuation of our letter DBOD.FID.FIC.No.6/01.02.00/2010-11 dated October 14, 2010 on the captioned subject, please find enclosed circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.99/ 21.04.132/2012-13 dated May 30, 2013 and t

RBI/2012-13/534 DBOD.FID.FIC.No.5/01.02.00 /2012-13 June 17, 2013 The CEOs of All-India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Review of Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Financial Institutions (FIs) In continuation of our letter DBOD.FID.FIC.No.6/01.02.00/2010-11 dated October 14, 2010 on the captioned subject, please find enclosed circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.99/ 21.04.132/2012-13 dated May 30, 2013 and t

Review of Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Financial Institutions (FIs)

Legal Audit of title documents in respect of large value loan accounts

RBI /2012-13/524 DBS.FrMC.BC.No.7/23.04.001/2012-13 June 07, 2013 The Chairmen & Chief Executive Officers of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and All India Select Financial Institutions Dear Sir/Madam, Legal Audit of title documents in respect of large value loan accounts Please refer to para 3.1 of our circular DBS.CO. FrMC. BC .No. 11/ 23.0.001/ 2010-11 dated June 30, 2011 requiring banks to put in place a system wherein the concurrent auditors we

RBI /2012-13/524 DBS.FrMC.BC.No.7/23.04.001/2012-13 June 07, 2013 The Chairmen & Chief Executive Officers of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and All India Select Financial Institutions Dear Sir/Madam, Legal Audit of title documents in respect of large value loan accounts Please refer to para 3.1 of our circular DBS.CO. FrMC. BC .No. 11/ 23.0.001/ 2010-11 dated June 30, 2011 requiring banks to put in place a system wherein the concurrent auditors we

Legal Audit of title documents in respect of large value loan accounts

Lending against gold

RBI/2012-13/522 RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No. 77 /07.51.014/2012-13 June 06, 2013 The CEOs of all State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Lending against gold Please refer to paragraph 98 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 (extract enclosed) on lending against gold, proposing to restrict the facility of advances against the security of gold coins per customer to gold coins weighing up to 50 grams. 2. State/Central co-operative banks are curr

RBI/2012-13/522 RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No. 77 /07.51.014/2012-13 June 06, 2013 The CEOs of all State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Lending against gold Please refer to paragraph 98 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 (extract enclosed) on lending against gold, proposing to restrict the facility of advances against the security of gold coins per customer to gold coins weighing up to 50 grams. 2. State/Central co-operative banks are curr

Lending against gold

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

RBI/2012-13/521 RPCD.RCB.RRB.AML.BC.No. 76/07.51.018/2012-13 June 04, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks 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 dated June 11, 2012, on the captioned sub

RBI/2012-13/521 RPCD.RCB.RRB.AML.BC.No. 76/07.51.018/2012-13 June 04, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks 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 dated June 11, 2012, on the captioned sub

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