RBI/2023-24/79 DoR.REG/LIC.No.55/07.01.000/2023-24 October 30, 2023 Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Co-operative Banks and All District Central Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 - Change in Name of Co-operative Banks

RBI/2023-24/78 DoR.REG/LIC.No.54/19.51.052/2023-24 October 30, 2023 Madam / Sir Clarification regarding Shifting of Branches/Offices/Extension Counters within the same city, town or village by District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) and Guidelines on Closure of Branches and Extension Counters by DCCBs
 

RBI/2023-24/77 DoR.FIN.REC.53/03.10.123/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Dear Sir/ Madam, Joining the Account Aggregator Ecosystem as Financial Information User Please refer to the Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016.

RBI/2023-24/76 DoR.FIN.REC.52/03.10.123/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Madam/ Dear Sir, Review of Financial Information Provider (FIP) under Account Aggregator Framework Please refer to the paragraph 3(1)(xi) of Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 defining the term ‘Financial Information Provider’.

RBI/2023-24/73 DoR.FIN.REC.49/20.16.003/2023-24  October 26, 2023 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-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) All Asset Reconstructions Companies All Credit Information Companies

RBI/2023-24/75 DoR.SPE.REC.50/13.03.00/2023-2024 October 26, 2023 All Regional Rural Banks Sir / Madam, Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Please refer to Para 3 (a) (i) of Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated March 3, 2016, in terms of which “Bulk Deposit” means: Single Rupee term deposits of Rupees two crore and above for Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) and Small Finance Banks.

RBI/2023-24/74 DOR.SPE. REC. No 51/13.03.000/2023-24 October 26, 2023 Non-Callable Deposits - Master Direction on Interest Rate on Deposits Please refer to the instructions contained in Section 7 of the Master Direction (MD) on Interest Rate on Deposits dated March 03, 2016 and Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated May 12, 2016. In terms of these instructions, banks have been permitted to offer domestic term deposits (TDs) without premature withdrawal option, provided that all TDs accepted from individuals for an amount of Rupees fifteen lakh and below shall have premature-withdrawal-facility. Further, the banks have also been permitted to offer differential rate on interest on TDs based on non-callability of deposits (i.e., non-availability of premature withdrawal option) in addition to tenor and size of deposits.

RBI/2023-24/72 DoR.FIN.REC.48/20.16.003/2023-24 October 26, 2023 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-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID)

RBI/2023-24/71 DOR.ACC.47/21.04.018/2023-24 October 25, 2023 Madam / Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021: Presentation of unclaimed liabilities transferred to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund The ‘Notes and Instructions for compilation’ given in Annex II to the Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021 (Master Direction) require commercial banks to present all unclaimed liabilities, where the amount due has been transferred to the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund established under the DEA Fund Scheme, 2014, under ‘Schedule 12- Contingent Liabilities - Other items for which the bank is contingently liable’.

RBI/2023-24/70 DOR.HGG.GOV.REC.46/29.67.001/2023-24 October 25, 2023 All Private Sector Banks and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks (excluding Payment Banks and Local Area Banks) Madam / Dear Sir Appointment of Whole-Time Director(s) Please refer to paragraph 10 and 11 of our instructions DOR.GOV.REC.8/29.67.001/2021-22 dated April 26, 2021 on ‘Corporate Governance in Banks - Appointment of Directors and Constitution of Committees of the Board’.