Financial Inclusion and Development

RBI/ 2010-11/332 RPCD.CO.RRB. BC. No. 43 / 03.05.28(B)/ 2010-11 December 27, 2010 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR). Please refer to our circular RPCD. CO. RRB. BC. No. 38/03.05.28(B)/2009-10 (RBI/ 2009-10/201) dated October 29, 2009, on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Mid-Quarter Review of Monetary Policy released on December 16, 2010, it has been decided to

RBI/2010-11/300 RPCD.CO.RCB.AML.BC. No.32/07.40.00/ 2010-11 December 7, 2010 The Chief Executives of all State and Central Co-operative Banks 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, 2002 (PMLA) - Level of Compliance Please refer to our circulars RPCD.AML.BC.No.80/07.40.00/2004-05 dated February 18, 2005, RPCD.CO.RF.AML.BC.No.28

RBI/2010-11/302 RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No.34/07.02.01/2010-11 December 7, 2010 The Chief Executive Officers, All State / Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs/DCCBs) Dear Sir, Balances held by State and Central Co-operative Banks with IDBI Bank Limited - Treatment for CRR / SLR Purpose It has been decided that State and Central Co-operative Banks are exempted till further order from the obligation of maintenance of cash reserve ratio (CRR) under section 18 or assets in the form o

RBI/2010-11/285 RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.29/07.38.01/2010-11 November 19, 2010 All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) and Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) Dear Sir, Disclosing all information relating to processing fees / charges Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.78/07.38.01/2008-09 dated December 19, 2008 containing guidelines on the captioned subject wherein banks were advised to ensure that all information relating to charges/fees for processing are invariably d

RBI/2010-11/283 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC No. 28/ 03.05.90-A/2010-11 November 18, 2010 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949- Relaxations in Branch Licensing Policy A reference is invited to paragraph 80 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for the Year 2010-11@@NBSP@@ (extract enclosed – Annex I) regarding the proposal to liberalise the extant Branch Licensing for Regional Rural Banks. 2. Accordingly, Reserve B

RBI/2010-11/232 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC No. 23/ 03.05.33/2010-11 October 13, 2010 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Opening of No-Frills Accounts by Students for Availing various Government Scholarships It has been brought to our notice by the Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Minority Affairs that banks are not opening 'no-frills' accounts in favour of students from minority communities who wish to avail of the scholarships being awarded by the Ministr