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RBI/2013-14/430 DBOD.No.BP.BC.82/21.06.217/2013-14 January 7, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir / Madam, Banks’ Exposure to Central Counterparties (CCPs) - Interim Arrangements In terms of para 2.1.1.1 of the Master Circular on Exposure Norms dated July 1, 2013, the exposure limit applicable to a single counterparty of a bank is 15 per cent of its capital funds.

RBI/2013-14/434 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 74/03.05.33/2013-14 January 07, 2014 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Guidelines for Classification and Valuation of Investments Please refer to our circular RPCD.RRB.BC.No.59/03.05.34/2010-11 dated April 11, 2011, in terms of which RRBs were exempted from ‘Mark to Market’ (MTM) norms in respect of their entire investment in SLR securities, upto the financial year 2012-13. It has now been decided to withdraw the

RBI/2013-14/424 DBOD.No.BP.BC.81/21.06.201/2013-14 December 31, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executives Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Basel III Capital Regulations – Capital Requirements for Credit Valuation Adjustment Risk on OTC Derivatives and for Banks’ Exposures to Central Counterparties Please refer to circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.88/21.06.201/2012-13 dated March 28, 2013

RBI/2013-14/403 UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.42/12.05.001/2013-14 December 6, 2013 To, The Chief Executive Officer All (Primary) Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts Please refer to paragraph 37 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on 'Customer Service- Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts'. 2.In this connection, a reference is also i

RBI/2013-14/401 UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No. 41/12.05.001/2013-14 December 5, 2013 To, The Chief Executive Officer All Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Timely Issue of TDS Certificate to Customers It has been brought to our notice that some banks are not providing TDS Certificate in Form 16A to their customers in time, causing inconvenience to customers in filing income-tax returns in time. 2. With a view to protecting the interests of depositors and for renderi

RBI/2013-14/394 RPCD.RCB.BC.No. 68 /07.51.014/2013-14 December 02, 2013 All State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RCB.Dir.BC.No.26/07.51.014/2013-14 dated August 22, 2013 allowing State and Central Cooperative Banks the freedom to offer interest rates on incremental NRE deposits with maturity of 3 years and above without any ceiling in o

RBI/2013-14/395 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.40 /13.01.000/2013-14 December 2, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB) CIR.No. 8/13.01.000/2013-14 dated September 3, 2013 allowing banks the freedom to offer interest rates on incremental NRE deposits with maturity of 3 years and above without any ceiling in o

RBI/2013-14/392 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.NO. 65 /03.05.33/2013-14 December 2, 2013 The Chairmen Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.24/03.05.33/2013-14 dated August 19, 2013 allowing banks the freedom to offer interest rates on incremental NRE deposits with maturity of 3 years and above without any ceiling in order to pass on the benefit of exemption pr

RBI/2013-14/396 UBD.BPD.AD.Cir.No. 5/13.01.000/2013-14 December 2, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All AD Category -1 UCBs Dear Sir/Madam, Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.AD.Cir.No 2/13.01.000/2013-14 dated August 21, 2013 advising interest rate ceilings on FCNR (B) deposits for maturity period of one year to less than three years and three to five years, respectively. In terms of para 4 thereof, these instructions were valid

DBOD.CID.BC.No.74/20.16.042/2013-14 November 29, 2013 All Credit Information Companies Investment in Credit Information Companies In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 11 of Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005, and in supersession of its direction on Investment in Credit Information Companies dated November 20, 2008, Reserve Bank of India, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, he

RBI/2013-14/381 DBOD. No. Dir. BC. 67/13.10.00/2013-14 November 26, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts Please refer to paragraph 37 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on ‘Customer Service- Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts’. 2. In this connection, a reference is also invited to our circular DBOD.

RBI/2013-14/378 DBOD.BP.BC.No.66/08.12.014/2013-14 November 25, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and All India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Financing of Infrastructure - Definition of 'Infrastructure Lending' Please refer to our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.58/08.12.014/2012-13 dated November 20, 2012 on ‘Definition of Infrastructure Lending’ harmonising the RBI definition of Infrastructure Lendin

RBI/2013-14/376 UBD.BPD. (PCB) CIR No.39 /13.05.006/2013-14 November 20, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Performance Audit of Agricultural Debt Waiver & Debt Relief Scheme 2008 Please refer to our Circular UBD.BPD. (PCB) Cir. No.40/13.05.006/2012-13 dated March 7, 2013, in terms of which Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) were advised to conduct @@NBSP@@complete verification of list of beneficiaries under AD

RBI/2013-14/371 UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB) Cir No. 38/13.05.000/2013-14 November 14, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Undertaking of activity by the UCBs as PAN Service Agent (PSA) for providing PAN issuance services to its customers by entering into tie-up with UTI Infrastructure and Technology Services Ltd (UTIITSL) We have been receiving requests from UCBs to allow them to undertake the activity of providing PAN issua

RBI/2013-14/370 UBD.BPD.PCB.Cir No.37/09.22.010/2013-14 November 14, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Advances guaranteed by Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) – Risk Weights and Provisioning The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India has set up the Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) vide their Notification No.O-

RBI/2013-14/361 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.65/09.07.005/2013-14 November 6, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Timely Issue of TDS Certificate to Customers It has been brought to our notice that, some banks are not providing TDS Certificate in Form 16A to their customers in time, causing inconvenience to customers in filing income-tax returns timely. 2. The matter has been examined and with a view to protect interest of the depositors and for ren

RBI/2013-14/355 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.35/13.01.000/2013-14 October 31, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Financial Inclusion- Access to Banking Services – Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) - FAQs Please refer to our Circular UBD.BPD.Cir.No.5/13.01.000/2012-13 dated August 17, 2012 on the captioned subject, in terms of which banks have been advised to offer ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ with certain

RBI/2013-14/348 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC.No.50/03.05.33/2013-14 October 30, 2013 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers, All Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Bank Rate Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC.No.44/03.05.33/2013-14 dated October 8, 2013 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 dated October 29, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from

RBI/2013-14/346 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir. No. 33 /16.11.00/2013-14 October 29, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Revision in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.28/16.11.00/2013-14 dated October 7, 2013 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 dated October 29, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 9.0 pe

RBI/2013-14/345 DBOD.No.Ret.BC. 64/12.01.001/2013-14 October 29, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Bank Rate Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.Ret.BC.58/12.01.001/2013-14 dated October 7, 2013 on the subject. 2. As announced in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 dated October 29, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 9.0 per cent to 8.75 per cent with effect from October 29, 2013. 3. All pen

RBI/2013-14/336 UBD.CO.LS.(PCB).Cir.No. 30/07.01.000/2013-14 October 15, 2013 Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Section 23 of B. R. Act, 1949 (AACS) - Authorization for Specialized Branches – Central Processing Centres (CPCs) / Retail Assets Processing Centres etc. We have of late been receiving requests from banks for setting up of Specialized Branches like Central Processing Centres (CPCs)/ Retail Assets Processing C

RBI/2013-14/334 DBOD.NO.PSBD.BC.62/16.13.100/ 2013-14 October 23, 2013 All Private Sector Banks Dear Sir, Amendments to Banking Regulation Act 1949 -- Banking Laws (Amendment) Act 2012 - Applicability to private sector banks As you are aware, the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, notified the Banking Law Amendments Act, 2012, vide Gazette Notification dated January 17, 2013, (published in Part II- Section 3--sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India No.177 date

RBI/2013-14/330 DBOD.No.BAPD.BC. 60/22.01.001/2013-14 October 21, 2013 All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Relaxations in Branch Authorisation Policy Please refer to circular DBOD.No.BAPD.BC.54/22.01.001/2013-14 dated September 19, 2013, on the above subject, advising that domestic scheduled commercial banks (other than RRBs) are permitted to open branches in Tier 1 to Tier 6 centre

RBI/2013-14/326 DBOD.BP.BC.No.59/21.06.007/2013-14 October 17, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/The Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Change of Name of SME Rating Agency of India Limited to SMERA Ratings Limited (SMERA) Please refer to the Master Circular No. DBOD.No.BP.BC.9/21.06.001/2012-13 dated July 1, 2013 on 'Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline

RBI/2013-14/321 UBD CO BPD (PCB) Cir. No.29/13.05.000/2013-14 October 10, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Unsecured Exposure Norms for UCBs Please refer to our circular UBD BPD (PCB) Cir. No.45/13.05.000/2012-13 dated April 03, 2013 on the captioned subject exempting UCBs fulfilling certain conditions from the extant ceiling of 10% of total assets for unsecured loans and advances and permitting them to grant,

RBI/2013-14/320 RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No.43/07.51.013/2013-14 October 8, 2013 The Chairman All State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs and CCBs) Dear Sir, Housing Sector: Innovative Housing Loan Products – Upfront disbursal of housing loans It has been observed that some banks have introduced certain innovative Housing Loan Schemes in association with developers/builders, e.g. upfront disbursal of sanctioned individual housing loans to the builders without linking the di

RBI/2013-14/318 UBD CO BPD (PCB) MC. No.18/09.09.001/2013-14 October 8, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Revised guidelines on lending to Priority Sector for UCBs Please refer to our circular UBD PCB Cir. No.11/09.09.01/2007-08 dated August 30, 2007 and the amendments thereto issued from time to time on the captioned subject, consolidated in Master Circular UBD BPD (PCB) MC No.7/09.09.001/ 2012-13 dated July 02,

RBI/2013-2014/316 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No. 28 /16.11.00/2013-14 October 7, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Revision in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.19/16.11.00/2013-14 dated September 20, 2013 on the captioned subject. As announced in the Press Release-2013-2014/728 dated October 7, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 50 basis points from 9.5 per cent to 9.0 per cent with effect f

RBI/2013-14/299 UBD.BPD.(PCB)CIR No. 22 /13.05.006/2013-14 September 30, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Performance Audit of Agricultural Debt Waiver & Debt Relief Scheme (ADWDRS), 2008 by CAG & Re-verification Exercise by the banks Please refer to our Circular UBD.BPD. (PCB) Cir. No.40/13.05.006/2012-13 dated March 7, 2013, in terms of which Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) were advised to conduct a

RBI/2013-14/297 UBD.BPD.(PCB) Cir.No.21/14.01.062/2013-14 September 27, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011- Online Reporting of Receipt of Foreign Contribution by banks – Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks Under Rule 16 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011, banks have to report to Central Government any transaction in respect of receipt of foreign contributi

RBI/2013-14/291 DBOD.Dir.BC.No. 57 /04.02.001/2013-14 September 25, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks and Exim Bank (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Export Credit in Foreign Currency Banks extend export credit in Indian Rupees as well as in foreign currency, such as Pre Shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PCFC) and Post Shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PSCFC), as per their own internal lending policies within the overall regulatory framework prescribed by the

RBI/2013-2014/283 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No. 19 /16.11.00/2013-14 September 20, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Revision in Bank Rate Please refer to our circular UBD BPD (PCB) Cir. No.1/16.11.00/2013-14 dated July 15, 2013 on the captioned subject. As announced in the Press Release 2013-2014/604 dated September 20, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 75 basis points from 10.25 per cent to 9.5 per cent with effec

RBI/2013-14/280 DBOD. AML.No.4814/14.08.001/2013-14 September 20, 2013 The Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011- Online Reporting of Receipt of Foreign Contribution by banks Under Rule 16 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011, banks have to report to Central Government any transaction in respect of receipt of foreign contribution. Ministry of Home

RBI/2013-14/288 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.No.40/03.05.33/2013-14 September 20, 2013 All Scheduled State Cooperative Banks/ Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Change in Daily Minimum Cash Reserve Maintenance Requirement Please refer to our Circular RPCD.CO.RRB.No.16/03.05.33/2013-14 dated July 24, 2013 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Press Release 2013-14/604 dated September 20, 2013, it has been decided to redu

RBI/2013-14/287 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC. No. 39/03.05.33/2013-14 September 20, 2013 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers, All Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Bank Rate Please refer to our Circular RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.No.13/03.05.33/2013-14 dated July 15, 2013 on the captioned subject. As announced in the Press Release 2013-2014/604 dated September 20, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 75 basis points from 10.25 per cent to 9.50

RBI/2013-14/274 DBOD.No.BAPD.BC.54 /22.01.001/2013-14 September 19, 2013 All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Relaxations in Branch Authorisation Policy Please refer to Governor’s Statement on taking office on September 04, 2013@@NBSP@@ (extract enclosed - Annex 1) regarding the proposal to completely free bank branching for well managed domestic scheduled commercial banks in every p

RBI/2013-14/268 UBD CO BPD (PCB) Cir. No.17/09.22.010/2013-14 September 17, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Housing Sector: Innovative Housing Loan Products - Upfront Disbursal of Housing Loans – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Bank It has been observed that some banks have introduced certain innovative Housing Loan Schemes in association with developers / builders, e.g. upfront disbursal of sanctioned individual

RBI/2013-14/264 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No. 36/07.51.018/2013-14 September 17, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Financial Inclusion- Access to Banking Services – Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) – FAQs Please refer to Circular RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC.No.24/07.38.01/2012-13 dated August 22, 2012 on Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) wherein banks have been advised to offer ‘Basic Savings