RBI/2012-13/500 DCM (NPD) No.5133/ 09.39.000/2012-13 May 10, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director / The Chief Executive Officer All Banks (including Co-operative banks and RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir Clean Note Policy In recent periods, instances of certain branches of banks continues to follow old practices like stapling, writing number of note pieces in loose packets on watermark window of notes disfiguring the watermark impression and rendering it difficult for easy

RBI/2012-13/428 DCM (NE) No. 3498 /08.07.18/2012-13 January 28, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director / The Chief Executive Officer All Banks (including Co-operative banks and RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins Please refer to paras 130 and 131 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2012-13 of Reserve Bank of India announced on April 17, 2012 (copy enclosed). 2. Consequently, the scope of the guidelines contained in para 1 (a) of our Master Ci

RBI/2011-12/544 DCM (FNV) No. 5063/16.02.22/2011-12 May 09, 2012 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs) and Scheduled State Co-operative Banks / Scheduled (Primary) Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Detection and Reporting Mechanism of Counterfeit Notes – Monetary Policy Statement 2012-13 Please refer to our Directive No. 3158/09.39.00 (Policy)/2009-10 dated November 19, 2009 read with Circul

RBI/2011-12/129 DCM(FNVD) No. 502/16.01.05/2011-12 July 25, 2011 The Chairman / Managing Director, Commercial Banks,Cooperative Banks, RRBs / Private Banks,Foreign Banks and Director of Treasuries of all States Dear Sir/Madam, Detection of Counterfeit Banknotes – Revised Procedure Please refer to the Master Circular DCM (FNVD) No. G-5/16.01.05/2011-12 dated July 1, 2011 on the above subject. In terms of Para 4 of the circular, among other things, FIRs are required to

RBI/2010-11/482 RPCD.CO.No RCB. 61/07.38.03/2010-11 April 21, 2011 The Chairmen/CEOs of all State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Coins of 25 Paise and below – Withdrawal from Circulation Please refer to the Govt. of India Gazette Notification S.O 2978(E) dated December 20, 2010 and the Reserve Bank Press Release dated February 1, 2011 on the above subject (copies enclosed). 2. The Government of India has decided to withdraw coins of denomination of 25 paise

RBI/2010-11/479 RPCD.CO.No RRB. 60 /03.05.33 /2010-11 April 20, 2011 The Chairmen Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Coins of 25 Paise and below – Withdrawal from Circulation Please refer to the Govt. of India Gazette Notification S.O 2978(E) dated December 20, 2010 and the Reserve Bank Press Release dated February 1, 2011 on the above subject (copies enclosed). 2. The Government of India has decided to withdraw coins of denomination of 25 paise and below from circulation

RBI/2009-10/459 DCM(R&D)No.G-26/18.00.14/2009-10 May 11, 2010 The Chairman & Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) Scheduled State Co-operative Banks / Scheduled (Primary) Urban Co-op Banks Dear Sir/Madam Installation of Note Sorting Machines – Note Authentication and Fitness Sorting Parameters Please refer to paragraph 5 of our circular DCM. No. Cir. NPD. 3161/09.39.00 (Policy)/ 2009-10 dated November 19,

RBI/2009-10/320 DCM(Plg)No. G-18 /10.01.03/2009-10 February 19, 2010 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir Setting up of Cash Processing Centres – Recommendation of HLG We invite your attention to issue of a directive DCM (NPD)No. 3158 /09.39.00(Policy)/2009-10 dated November 2009 (issued under cover of our letter DCM(NPD)No. 3161/09.39.00(Policy)/2009-10 also dated 19 November 2009 enjoining upon the bank

RBI/2009-10/228 DCM. No. Cir. NPD.3161/09.39.00 (Policy)/2009-2010 November 19, 2009 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Including RRBs)/ Scheduled State Co-operative Banks/ Scheduled (Primary) Urban Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Sorting / Processing of Notes – Installation of Note Sorting Machines Please refer to paragraph 176 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy for the year 2009-10 announced on Octobe

RBI/2009-10/205DCM (Plg) No. 2701/10.01.03/2009-10 October 30, 2009 The Chairman / Managing Director All Public / Private Sector Banks Dear Sir Appointment of a Nodal Officer by banks in respect of their Currency Management Operations The High Level Group on Currency Management chaired by Smt. Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India submitted its Report in August 2009. The Group, inter alia, emphasized the importance of using modern technology and security