RBI/2024-25/81 DoR.FIN.REC. 47/20.16.042/2024-25 October 10, 2024 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, and excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All Asset Reconstruction Companies All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/ Madam, Implementation of Credit Information Reporting Mechanism subsequent to cancellation of licence or Certificate of Registration The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (CICRA) stipulates that only Credit Institutions (CIs) can furnish credit information to Credit Information Companies (CICs). Section 17(1) of CICRA mandates that CICs can collect credit information from its member CIs or member CICs only. Therefore, only the entities that are covered under the ambit of section 2(f) of CICRA, 2005 can submit credit information to CICs.

RBI/2024-25/80
DOR.STR.REC.45/04.02.001/2024-25

October 9, 2024

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs),
Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having
AD category-I license), and
Exim Bank

Dear Sir / Madam,

RBI/2024-25/77 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.10/11.01.005/2024-25 September 30, 2024 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks but excluding Regional Rural Banks and Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies Madam / Dear Sir, Gold loans - Irregular practices observed in grant of loans against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery

RBI/2024-25/76 DOR.STR.REC.44/04.02.001/2024-25 September 20, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank Madam/ Sir, Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit Please refer to the instructions issued vide circular No.DOR.STR.REC.41/04.02.001/2024-25 dated August 29, 2024. 2. Government of India (Gol), vide Trade Notice No.16/2024-2025 dated August 31, 2024, read with Trade Notice No.17/2024-2025 dated September 17, 2024, has allowed for an extension of the Interest Equalization Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit ('Scheme') from September 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/71 DOR.STR.REC.41/04.02.001/2024-25 August 29, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank Dear Sir / Madam, Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit Please refer to the instructions issued vide circular No. DOR.STR.REC. 78/04.02.001/2023-24 dated February 22, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/69 DoR.RET.REC.40/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Cessation of “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” as a banking company within the meaning of sub section (2) of Section 36 (A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 It is advised that the “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1999/23.13.066/2024-25 dated July 3, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17 – August 23, 2023.

RBI/2024-25/68 DoR.RET.REC.39/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Exclusion of “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” has been excluded from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1998/23.13.066/2024-25 dated July 3, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17- August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/67 DoR.RET.REC.38/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Exclusion of “Credit Suisse AG” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “Credit Suisse AG” has been excluded from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1373/23.03.025/2024-25 dated June 4, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17- August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/66 DoR.RET.REC.37/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Cessation of “Credit Suisse AG” as a banking company within the meaning of sub section (2) of Section 36 (A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 It is advised that the “Credit Suisse AG” has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No. S1372/23.03.025/2024-25 dated June 4, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17 – August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/65 DoR.RET.REC.36/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Inclusion of “UBS AG” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “UBS AG” has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1371/23.03.025/2024-25 dated June 4, 2024 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17 - August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/60 DoR.FIN.REC.No. 32/ 20.16.056/ 2024-25 August 08, 2024 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, and excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All Asset Reconstruction Companies All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/ Madam, Frequency of reporting of credit information by Credit Institutions to Credit Information Companies Please refer to the circular DBR. No. CID. BC. 60/ 20.16.056/ 2014-15 dated January 15, 2015, inter-alia, directing the credit information companies (CICs) and credit institutions (CIs) to keep the credit information collected/maintained by them updated regularly on a monthly basis or at such shorter intervals as mutually agreed upon between the CI and the CIC.

RBI/2024-25/58 DOR.CAP.REC.No.27/09.18.201/2024-25 August 02, 2024 Dear Sir/ Madam, Prudential Treatment of Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve by Co-operative Banks As you are aware, under the provisions of the respective State Co-operative Societies Acts, or otherwise, on prudential consideration, several co-operative banks have created Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve (BDDR) . While in some cases, BDDR is created by recognising an expense in the Profit and Loss (P&L) Account, in other cases it is created through appropriations from net profits.

RBI/2024-25/57 DOR.CAP.REC.No.30/09.18.201/2024-25 July 30, 2024 Dear Sir/ Madam, Guidelines on treatment of Dividend Equalisation Fund (DEF)- Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

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.

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

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

RBI/2023-24/124 DOR.STR.REC.78/04.02.001/2023-24 February 22, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs),
Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and
Exim Bank

RBI/2023-24/122 DOR.RET.REC.76/12.07.160/2023-24 February 15, 2024 All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Exclusion of “Rupee Co-operative Bank Limited” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

RBI/2023-24/117 DoS.CO.CSITEG.SEC. No. 9 / 31-01-015/ 2023-24 January 31, 2024 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks; Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (Tier III and IV); Upper- and Middle-Layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies); Credit Information Companies and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NaBFID, NHB and SIDBI)

RBI/2023-24/115 DoR.REG/LIC.No.72/16.05.000/2023-24 January 17, 2024 Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

RBI/2023-24/113 Ref. No. DOS. ARG/ SEC. 8 /08.91.001/2023-24 January 15, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) All Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir,

RBI/2023-24/104 DoR.SPE.REC. 63 /13.03.00/2023-2024 January 01, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Sir / Madam, Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to Para 3 (a) (i) of Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated May 12, 2016, in terms of which “Bulk Deposit” means single Rupee term deposits of Rupees fifteen lakh and above.

RBI/2023-24/105 DOR. SOG (LEG).REC/64/09.08.024/2023-24 January 1, 2024 Madam/ Dear Sir Inoperative Accounts /Unclaimed Deposits in Banks- Revised Instructions As per extant instructions, the credit balance in any deposit account maintained with banks, which have not been operated upon for ten years or more, or any amount remaining unclaimed for ten years or more, as mentioned in paragraph 3(iii) of the “Depositor Education and Awareness” (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014, are required to be transferred by banks to DEA Fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India.