RBI/2016-17/203 DPSS.CO.PD.No.1669/02.14.006/2016-2017 December 30, 2016 All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers System Providers, System Participantsand all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers Dear Madam/ Sir, Special measures to incentivise Electronic Payments – Extension of time A reference is invited to circular DPSS.CO.PD.No.1288/02.14.006/2016-17 dated November 22, 2016 advising enhancements in the limits of semi-closed PPIs issued with minimum d

RBI/2016-17/191 DCM (Plg) No. 1911/10.27.00/2016-17 December 21, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional RuralBanks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes (Specified Bank Notes) - Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) into bank accounts- Modification Please refer to our circu

RBI/2016-17/189DCM (Plg) No. 1859/10.27.00/2016-17 December 19, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer,Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional RuralBanks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes (Specified Bank Notes) - Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) into bank accounts Please refer to Circular DCM (Plg) No.122

RBI/2016-17/181 DCM (Plg) No. 1712/10.27.00/2016-17 December 13, 2016 The Chairman & Managing DirectorChief Executive OfficersAll Banks Dear Sir, Preservation of CCTV recordings Please refer to paragraph (5) of our circular DCM (FNVD) No.1134/16.01.05/2016-17 dated October 27, 2016 wherein it was stated that in order to facilitate identification of people abetting circulation of counterfeit notes, banks are advised to cover the banking hall/area and counters under

RBI/2016-17/180DCM (Plg) No. 1683/10.27.00/2016-17 December 12, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer(All banks maintaining currency chests) Dear Sir, Distribution of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series Banknotes – Records Please refer to our circular DCM (RMMT) No. G-5/11.01.01/2016-17 dated July 15, 2016 on Receipt and Remittance of Treasure. 2. In the wake of reported seizures by Income Tax Department and other law enforcement agencies of large qua

RBI/2016-17/179 DCM (Plg) No. 1679/10.27.00/2016-17 December 12, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer,Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional RuralBanks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks Dear Sir, Detection of counterfeit notes in Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) - Reporting Please refer our circulars DCM (Plg) No.1264/10.27.00/2016-17 and DCM (Plg) No.1291/10.27.00/2016-17 dated November 11, 2016 and N

RBI/2016-17/178 DPSS.CO.OSD.No.1485/06.08.005/2016-17 December 09, 2016 All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers Dear Sir, Security and Risk Mitigation measure - Technical Audit of Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers With the withdrawal of legal tender characteristics of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes (Specified Bank Notes – SBN), the use of alternate modes of pa

RBI/2016-17/172 DPSS.CO.PDNo.1431/02.14.003/2016-17 December 6, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs/ Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised Card Payment Networks Payment Banks and Small Finance Banks Madam/Sir, Card Not Present transactions – Relaxation in Additional Factor of Authentication for payments upto ₹ 2000/- for card netwo

RBI/2016-17/169 DCM (Plg) No. 1508/10.27.00/2016-17 December 02, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer(All banks maintaining currency chests) Dear Sir, Allocation of banknotes Please refer to our circular DCM (Plg) No.1345/10.27.00/2016-17 dated November 22, 2016 On “Making cash available for Rabi Crop Season – Advisory to banks”. 2. In continuation of the above and to ensure that adequate allocation of banknotes are made for the rural branche

RBI/2016-17/164 DCM (Plg) No. 1459/10.27.00/2016-17 November 29, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer,(All banks maintaining currency chests) Dear Sir, Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – Chest Balance Limit / Cash Holding Limit Please refer to our circular. DCM (CC) No. 2598/03.02.05/2009-10 dated October 27, 2009, which inter alia stated that the balance in a currency chest, exceeding the Chest Balance Limit / Cash Holding Limit@@NBSP@