RBI/2024-25/56 FMRD.FMID.No. 03/14.01.006/2024-25 July 29, 2024 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Exclusion of new issuances in 14-year and 30-year tenor securities A reference is invited to the Fully Accessible Route introduced by the Reserve Bank, vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25 dated March 30, 2020, wherein certain specified categories of Central Government securities were opened fully for non-resident investors without any restrictions, apart from being available to domestic investors as well.

RBI/2024-25/55 DOS.CO.PPG.SEC.No.8/11.01.005/2024-25 July 26, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2024-25/54 DOR.CRE.REC. 29/07.10.002/2024-25 July 25, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Bank Finance against Shares and Debentures

RBI/2024-25/53 DOR.CRE.REC. 28/07.10.002/2024-25 July 25, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Small Value Loans – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to paras 2.2 and 2.2.1 of the circular DOR (PCB).BPD.Cir No.10/13.05.000/2019-20 dated March 13, 2020, in terms of which, UCBs were required, inter alia, to have at least 50 per cent of their aggregate loans and advances comprising of Small Value Loans, i.e., loans of value not more than ₹25 lakh or 0.2 per cent of their Tier I capital, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of ₹1 crore, per borrower. The target date for complying with the above requirement was March 31, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/52 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S415 / 02.27.019 / 2024-25 July 24, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants (Banks and Non-banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Domestic Money Transfer – Review of Framework The framework for Domestic Money Transfer (DMT) was introduced in 2011, vide RBI circular DPSS.PD.CO.No. 622 / 02.27.019 / 2011-2012 dated October 5, 2011. There has been significant increase in the availability of banking outlets, developments in payment systems for funds transfers, and ease in fulfilling KYC requirements etc., since then; and now users have multiple digital options for funds transfer. A review was recently undertaken of various services facilitated in the current framework

RBI/2024-25/51 DoS.CO.PPG/SEC.4/11.01.005/2024-25 July 12, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Foreign Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Circulars – Internal Review An internal review of circulars has been carried out to remove obsolete instructions and to rationalize and simplify the existing guidelines. 2. In this context, it has been decided to withdraw the circulars listed in the Annex with effect from close of business today. Yours faithfully, (Tarun Singh) Chief General Manager Encl: As above

RBI/2024-25/50 DOR.STR.REC. 26/21.06.008/2024-25 July 10, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Basel III Capital Regulations - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies (ECAI)

RBI/2024-25/49 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 15 July 10, 2024 To, All Authorised Persons Madam / Sir, Remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)

RBI/2024-2025/48 July 08, 2024 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 14 All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Export-Import Bank of India’s GOI-supported Line of Credit of USD 2.50 mn to the Government of Co-operative Republic of Guyana, for installation of Solar Photo Voltaic Power Plant at Cheddi Jagan International Airport Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated February 29, 2024 with the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (GO-GUY), for making available to the latter, Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 2.50 mn (USD Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Only) for installation of Solar Photo Voltaic Power Plant at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana.

RBI/2024-25/47 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 13 July 03, 2024 To, All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Dear Sir, Release of foreign exchange for Miscellaneous Remittances In terms of the direction issued under the A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 16 dated September 12, 2002, A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 55 dated December 23, 2003 and A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.118 dated May 07, 2012, Authorised Dealers are permitted to release foreign exchange for any current account transaction, on the basis of a simple letter containing basic information and subject to an upper limit of USD 25,000 or its equivalent. It was also advised that Authorised Dealers need not obtain any other documents, including Form A2, and that the payment was to be made by the applicant through Demand Draft or a cheque drawn on his / her bank account.

RBI/2024-25/46 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 12 July 03, 2024 To All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Dear Sir Online submission of Form A2: Removal of limits on amount of remittance Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category-I banks and AD Category-II entities is invited to paragraph 4 of A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 50 dated February 11, 2016 (Compilation of R-Returns: Reporting under FETERS) and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 02 dated April 12, 2023 (Authorised Dealers Category-II – Online Submission of Form A2), wherein AD Category-I banks and AD Category-II entities were permitted to allow submission of Form A2 through online mode by their customers, subject to certain conditions and limits.

All Commercial and Co-operative Banks
Madam / Dear Sir,Exclusion of “Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Limited” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934It is advised that “Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Limited” has been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.REG/LIC.No.S8/08.27.159/2024-25 dated April 1, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated May 14, 2024

RBI/2024-25/44
FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.No.7/04.09.01/2024-25 June 21, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director/
Chief Executive Officer
[All Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks,
Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and
Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks]

RBI/2024-2025/43 FED Circular No. 11 June 11, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (holding AD Category-I license) Madam/Sir International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) – Opening of additional Current Account for settlement of trade transactions Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to FED Circular No. 08 dated November 17, 2023, in terms of which, AD Category-I banks maintaining Special Rupee Vostro Account vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.10 dated July 11, 2022 on International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) were permitted to open an additional special current account for its constituents, exclusively for settlement of export transactions. 

RBI/2024-2025/42 June 11, 2024 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 10 All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)’s Government of India -supported Line of Credit of USD 23.37 mn to the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (GO-GUY), for procurement of two Hindustan 228-201 aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

RBI/2024-25/41 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 09 June 07, 2024 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Directions, 2022 - Investments in Overseas Funds Attention of Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks is invited to Paragraph 1(ix)(e) of Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Directions, 2022, issued vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.12 dated August 22, 2022, in terms of which, investment (including sponsor contribution) in units of any investment fund overseas, duly regulated by the regulator for the financial sector in the host jurisdiction, shall be considered as Overseas Portfolio Investment. Further, as per the provisions of Paragraph 1(ix)(e) and Paragraph 24(1) of FEM (OI) Directions, 2022, investments can be made in “units” of investment funds.

RBI/2024-25/40 DoR.SPE.REC.No.24/13.03.00/2024-2025 June 07, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks Madam / Sir, Amendment to Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 Please refer to paragraph 3(a)(i) of the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated March 03, 2016, wherein the definition of “Bulk Deposits” has been prescribed. 

RBI/2024-25/39
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 08 May 27, 2024 To
All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam/ Sir Instructions on Money Changing Activities Attention is invited to FED Master Direction No.3 / 2015-16 dated January 01, 2016 (updated from time to time) on Money Changing Activities. 2. In terms of extant instructions, Full Fledged Money Changers (FFMCs)/non-bank Authorised Dealers (ADs) Category-II may obtain their normal business requirements of foreign currency notes from other FFMCs and Authorised Dealers (ADs) in India. Further, they are also required to keep balances in foreign currencies at reasonable levels to avoid build-up of idle balances.

RBI/2024-25/38
DOR.RET.REC.23/12.07.160/2024-25

May 24, 2024

All Banks

Madam / Dear Sir,

Exclusion of "Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited" from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and cessation as a banking company

It is informed that "Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited" has been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 with effect from April 01, 2024, as the bank has ceased to carry on banking business with effect from April 01, 2024 vide Notification DOR.HOL.No.S173/16-02-003/2024-25 dated April 08, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated May 14, 2024

DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.2/11.01.005/2024-25 May 21, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Internal Review – Interim Recommendations – Withdrawal of Circulars