RBI/2004-05/343 RPCD/PLNFS/BC. No. 72 /06.02.31/2004-05 January 12, 2005 The Chairman/Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs)Dear Sir,Enhancement in SSI Investment Limit in respect of Sports Goods Please refer to our circular RPCD/PLNFS/BC.No.7/06.02.31/2003-04 dated 14 July 2003 regarding enhancement in the ceiling limit on investment in plant and machinery from Rs.1 crore to Rs.5 crore in respect of certain items on Stationery and Drugs and

RBI/ 2004-2005/239 RPCD.PLFS.BC.No. 46 /05.05.14/2004-05 October 26,2004 The Chief Executive Officer (All Indian Private Sector Banks) Dear Sir, Special Agricultural Credit Plans (SACP) At present, public sector banks are formulating Special Agricultural Credit Plans (SACP) under which they fix for themselves targets for disbursement of agricultural credit during a year. The banks have been advised to fix targets at about 20 to 25 per cent higher than the disbursement

RBI/2004/244 RPCD. Plan. BC. 49 /04.09.01/2004-05 October 26, 2004 The Chairman / Managing Director (Public Sector Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Data on Priority Sector Advances – Agricultural Lending As you are aware, the scheduled commercial banks are required to achieve a target of 18 per cent of net bank credit (NBC) towards lending to agriculture. The agriculture lending by public sector banks was recently reviewed by the Prime Minister. He desired that all public sect

RBI/ 2004-2005/241 RPCD. PLFS. BC. No. 48 /05.02.02/2004-05 October 26,2004@@NBSP@@The Chairman and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(All Scheduled Commercial Banks)(Excluding Regional Rural Banks)Dear Sir,Lending to dealers in agricultural machinery and distributors of inputs for allied activitiesPlease refer to paragraph Nos. 1.2.1 (ii) and 1.2.7 (ix) of the Master Circular on Lending to Priority Sector forwarded with our circular RPCD No. PLAN.BC. 7 /04.09.

Circular No. RBI/2004-05 /220 RPCD.SP. BC.No. 41 /09.01.01/2004-05 October 16, 2004 Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Submission of progress reports under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)-certain modifications Please refer to our circular RBI/2004-05/125,Ref RPCD.SP.BC.18/09.01.01/2004-05 dated 17th August 2004. 2. In view of certain difficulties faced by the banks in compiling/reporting of the data correct

Circular No. RBI/2004-05/125 Ref: RPCD.SP.BC.No 18/09.01.01/2004-05 August 17, 2004Chairman/ Managing DirectorAll Scheduled Commercial Banks,(excluding RRBs)Submission of progress reports and change in the periodicity of returns under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)Please refer to our Circular No. RBI/2004/ 116, Ref: RPCD.SP.BC.No. 72 /09.01.01/2003-04 dated 25th March, 2004 wherein banks have been advised to furnish us the data under SGSY on monthly basis.2

RBI/2004/255DBOD.No.Ret.BC. 98 / 12.01.001 / 2003-04 June 18, 2004 To All Scheduled Commercial Banks ( Excluding RRBs & LABs )Dear Sir,Section 42 of the RBI Act, 1934 – Revision of procedure for payment of interest on the eligible CRR balances on monthly basis Please refer to paragraph 3 of our circular DBOD.Ret.BC.No.79 / 12.01.001 / 2002-03 dated March 7, 2003 in terms of which Scheduled Commercial Banks are required to submit their claim statement for payment o

RBI/2004/216 RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 86 /04.09.01/2003-04 May 18, 2004 The Chairman/Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Flow of Credit to Agriculture - Investment by Banks in Securitised Assets Please refer to paragraph No. 82 of the Governor's annual policy Statement for the year 2004-05 dated May 18, 2004 (copy of the paragraph enclosed). In view of the increasing emphasis on securitisation of agricultural loa

RBI/2004/215 RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 85 /04.09.01/2003-04 May 18, 2004 The Chairman/Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Flow of Credit to Agriculture - Loans for Storage Facilities Please refer to the Master Circular on Lending to Priority Sector forwarded vide our Circular RPCD. No. Plan. BC. 42A/04.09.01/2002-03 dated November 11, 2002, in terms of which loans for construction and running of storage facilities

RBI/2004-2005/116 Ref: RPCD.SP.BC.No. 72 /09.01.01/2003-04 Date : 25 March, 2004Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (excluding RRBs) Sub : Submission of progress report under Government Sponsored Schemes - Change in Periodicity of returns under SGSY, SJSRY and SLRS As you are aware, at present the progress on implementation of Government sponsored schemes by the banks is being monitored by RBI on a quarterly basis and the banks are required to