Regulating Co-operative Banking

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/2013-14/355 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/2013-14/346 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/2013-14/336 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/2013-14/321 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/2013-14/318 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