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RBI/2013-14/248 RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No. 30/07.51.014/2013-14 September 10, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs All State and Central Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositor – Simplification of Procedure – Placing of claim forms on bank’s website Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.No.12/07.38.01/2005-06 dated July 12, 2005 wherein simplified procedure has been specified for settlement of claims of deceased depositors. We have been receivi

RBI/2013-14/247 RPCD.RRB. BC. No. 29 /03.05.33/2013-14 September 11, 2013 All RRBs Dear Sir, Housing Sector: Innovative Housing Loan Products – Upfront disbursal of housing loans It has been observed that some banks have introduced certain innovative Housing Loan Schemes in association with developers/builders, e.g. upfront disbursal of sanctioned individual housing loans to the builders without linking the disbursals to various stages of construction of housing proje

RBI /2013-14/246 DBOD.No. Leg.BC.52/09.07.005/2013-14 September 11, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Financial Inclusion- Access to Banking Services – Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) - FAQs Please refer to Circular DBOD.No. Leg.BC.35 / 09.07.005/2012-13 dated August 10, 2012 on the above subject wherein banks have been advised to offer ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ with certain minimum common facilities to all thei

RBI/2013-14/237 UBD. BPD (AD). Cir.No. 4/14.01.062/2013-14 September 10, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All AD Category I Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Foreign students studying in India – KYC procedure for opening of bank accounts – Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) It has been represented to us that foreign students arriving in India are facing difficulties in complying with the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms while opening a bank acco

RBI/2013-14/236 UBD CO BPD (PCB) Cir. No.13/09.22.010/2013-14 September 10, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Finance for Housing Schemes – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks – Loans for repairs / additions / alterations – enhancement of limits Please refer to our circular UBD BPD PCB No.31/09.09.01/2002-03 dated December 30, 2002 on ‘Priority Sector Advances – Enhancement of Limits’ in terms of which the ceiling

RBI/2013-14/245 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No. 33/03.05.33 /2013-14 September 10, 2013 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositor – Simplification of Procedure – Placing of claim forms on bank’s website Please refer to circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.22/03.05.33/2005-06 dated July 19, 2005 and wherein simplified procedure has been specified for settlement of claims of deceased depositors. We have been receiving feedback from public th

RBI/2013-14/229 UBD.BPD.(PCB)CIR No. 10/13.01.000/2013-14 September 5, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositor - Simplification of Procedure – Placing of claim forms on bank’s website Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.32/13.01.000/2012-13 dated January 21, 2013 advising all Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to instruct their branches to follow simplified proced

RBI/2013-14/214 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.48/09.07.005/2013-14 September 03, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks(excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Settlement of Claims of Deceased Depositor – Simplification of Procedure – Placing of claim forms on bank’s website Please refer to circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.95 /09.07.005/2004-05 dated June 09, 2005 wherein simplified procedure has been specified for settlement of claims of deceased depositors. We have been receiving feedback from public

RBI/2013-14/207 UBD.BPD.(AD) Cir. No.3/13.05.000/2013-14 August 30, 2013 Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (holding AD Category I licence) Dear Sir/ Madam Interest Rates on Rupee Export Credit - UCBs Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(AD).Cir. No. 2/13.05.000/2012-13 dated January 22, 2013 on the captioned subject, extending the interest subvention of 2% up to March 31, 2014 on pre and post shipment rupee export credit to specifie

RBI/2013-14/205 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir. No. 7/09.72.000//2013-14 August 30, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Donations to Trusts and Institutions where Directors, their relatives hold position or are interested Please refer to our Circular UBD (PCB)/BPD/Cir.43/09.72.00/2004-05 dated April 11, 2005, in terms of which Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) were advised that the normal donations to be made during a year should b

RBI/2013-14/203 UBD.BPD.(PCB) CIR No. 5/13.01.000/2013-14 August 27, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Section 18 and 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) – FCNR (B)/NRE deposits - Exemption from maintenance of CRR/SLR and exclusion from ABC for Priority Sector Lending At present, banks are required to include all Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank

RBI/2013-14/197 RPCD.RCB.BC.No. 26 /07.51.014/2013-14 August 22, 2013 All State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RCB.Dir.BC.No.49/07.38.01/2011-12 dated December 28, 2011 on Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits and Ordinary Non- Resident (NRO) Accounts. 2. In terms of para 2 ibid, interest rates o

RBI/2013-14/195 UBD.BPD.AD.CIR.No. 2/13.01.000/2013-14 August 21, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All AD Category -1 UCBs Dear Sir/Madam, Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits Please refer to our circular No. UBD.BPD.AD.CIR.No.7/13.01.000/2011-12 dated May 17, 2012 on Interest Rates on Deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts. In view of the prevailing market conditions, it has been decided that with effect from the close of business in India as on August 14, 2013, the intere

RBI/2013-14/194 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.22 /03.05.33/2013-14 August 19, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Interest Rates on FCNR(B) Deposits Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.No.76/03.05.33(C)/2011-12 dated May 8, 2012 on Interest Rates on Deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts. In view of the prevailing market conditions, it has been decided that until further notice and with effect from the close of business in India as on August 14, 2013, the interest rate ceilin

RBI/2013-14/193 RPCD.CO.RRB. BC.No.24/03.05.33/2013-14 August 19, 2013 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.45/03.05.33(C)/2011-12 dated December 19, 2011 on Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits and Ordinary Non- Resident (NRO) Accounts. 2. In terms of para 2 ibid, interest rates

RBI/2013-14/190 RPCD.CO.RRB/RCB.BC.No. 20 /03.05.33/2013-14 August 19, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks/ Scheduled State Cooperative Banks Dear Sir, Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – FCNR(B)/NRE deposits – exemption from maintenance of CRR/SLR @@NBSP@@ At present, banks are required to include all Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank [FCNR (B)] and Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) deposit liabilitie

RBI/2013-14/175 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.18/03.05.33/2013-14 August 7, 2013 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Frontloading of branches in unbanked rural areas Please refer to paragraph 96 of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (extract enclosed) on the above subject. As stated therein, branch expansion in rural areas is essential to address the existing asymmetries in achieving financial inclusion. 2. With the objective of increasing banking penetration and finan

RBI/2013-14/166 RPCD.RRB.BC.No.17/03.05.33/2013-14 July 31, 2013 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/ Madam Recommendations of Damodaran Committee on Customer Service in Banks- Uniformity in Intersol Charges Please refer to announcement made in Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 on May 3, 2013 on ‘Recommendations of Damodaran Committee- Uniformity in Intersol Charges’. 2. With the introduction of Core Banking Solution (CBS), it is expected that customers of RRBs would be

RBI/2013-14/146 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC. No.13/03.05.33/2013-14 July 15 , 2013 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers, All Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Bank Rate As announced in the Press Release 2013-14/100 dated July 15, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 200 basis points from 8.25 per cent to 10.25 per cent with effect from July 15, 2013. 2. All penal interest rates on shortfall in reserve requirements, which are specifi

RBI/2013-14/113 DBOD.No.BP.BC.28 /21.06.201/2013-14 July 2, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executives Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Capital Requirements for Banks’ Exposures to Central Counterparties Please refer to the paragraph 77 (extract enclosed) of the Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013. It was indicated therein that the final guidelines on capital requirem

RBI/2013-14/74 DBOD.No.Dir.BC. 11 /13.03.00/2013-14 July 1 , 2013 Ashadha 10, 1935 (Saka) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular of instructions relating to deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD No. Dir. BC.8/ 13.03.00/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 consolidating the instructions/guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2012 relating to deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts. The Master Circular has

RBI/2013-14/73 DBOD.No.Dir.BC. @@NBSP@@15 /13.03.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Ashadha@@NBSP@@ 10, 1935 (Saka) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular - Interest Rates on Advances Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.Dir.BC.5/13.03.00/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 consolidating instructions / guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2012 on matters relating to Interest Rates on Advances. The Master Circular has been suitably upda

RBI/2013-14/67 DBOD. No.DIR.BC.17/08.12.001/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Ashadha 10, 1935, (Saka) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular – Housing Finance Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD No. Dir. BC.7/08.12.001/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2012 relating to Housing Finance. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating the instructions issu

RBI/2013-14/64 DBOD.No.Ret.BC. 19/12.01.001/2013-14 July 01, 2013 Ashadha 10, 1935 (Saka) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer to the Master Circular RBI/2012-13/76 DBOD.No.Ret.BC.22/12.01.001/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012 updating instructions/guidelines issued to the Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) on CRR/SLR till June 30, 2012. The Master

RBI/2013-14/63 DBOD No. CID.BC. 3 /20.16.003/2013-14 July 1, 2013 i) All scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) and ii) All India Notified Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters As you are aware, the Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of circulars to banks and financial institutions (FIs) containing instructions on matters relating to wilful defaulters. In order to enable the banks/FIs to have all

RBI/2013-14/32 UBD.CO. BPD . MC.No. 17 /12.05.001/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular on Frauds- Classification and Reporting Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD. MC. No. 17 /12.05.001/ 2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subj

RBI/2013-14/29 UBD.LS (PCB) MC. No.14/07.01.00/ 2013-14 July 1, 2013 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular@@NBSP@@on Area of Operation, Branch Authorisation Policy, Opening/ Up-gradation of Extension Counters, ATMs and Shifting/Splitting/Closure of Offices Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.LS (PCB) MC. No.14/07.01.00/-2011-12, dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject. This Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instruction

RBI/ 2013-14/ 26 UBD.BPD (PCB) MC.No.11/13.01.000/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD (PCB) MC.No.11/13.01.000/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instruct

RBI/2013-14/114 DBOD No.Rajbhasha BC 20/06.11.04/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Ashadha 10, 1935 (S) Chairman & Managing Director All Public Sector Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular - Use of Hindi in Banks Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD No. Rajbhasha.BC. 25/ 06.11.04/ 2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating instructions issued up to June 30, 2013 and has also been placed on the RBI web-site

RBI/ 2013-14/25 UBD.BPD. (PCB).MC.No. 10 /12.05.001/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam Master Circular on Customer Service - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).MC No. 10/ 12.05.001/2011-12 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject i

RBI/2013-14/23 UBD.CO.BPD.MC.No. 8 /12.05.001/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular on Board of Directors - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD. MC. No. 8 /12.05.001/ 2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject up to June 3

RBI/2013-14/20 UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC No.5/13.05.000/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular - Management of Advances - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC No.5/13.05.000/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines issued on the subje

RBI/2013-14/19 UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC No.4/09.27.000/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers@@NBSP@@ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular- Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular UBD. BPD (PCB) MC. No.@@NBSP@@4/09.27.000/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the

RBI/2013-14/16 UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC No.1/13.05.000/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chief Executive Officers@@NBSP@@ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular- Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD.(PCB) MC. No.1/13.05.000/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructio

RBI/2013-14/110 DBOD. No. Dir. BC.26/13.03.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Recommendations of Damodaran Committee on Customer Service in Banks- Uniformity in Intersol Charges Please refer to paragraph 74 of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013 (extract enclosed) on ‘Recommendations of Damodaran Committee- Uniformity in Intersol Charges’. 2. In this connection, a reference is also invited

RBI/2013-14/58 DBOD.BP.BC No. 7/21.04.018/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The Chairmen/Chief Executives of All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Disclosure in Financial Statements - Notes to Accounts Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.14/21.04.018/2012-13 dated July2,2012 consolidating all operative instructions issued to banks till June 30, 2012 on matters relating to disclosures in the ‘Notes to Accounts’ to the Financial Statements.

RBI/2013-14/24 UBD. CO.BPD.(PCB).MC.No 9/12.05.001/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular on Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).MC.No.9 /12.05.001/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on the captioned subject ( available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the ins

RBI/2013-14/80 DBOD.FID.FIC.No.4/01.02.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The CEOs of the All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Exposure Norms for Financial Institutions Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.FID.FIC.4/01.02.00/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012 on the captioned subject. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject up to June 30, 2

RBI/2013-14/78 DBOD.No.FID.FIC.2/01.02.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 The CEOs of the All-India Term- lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Master Circular - Disclosure Norms for Financial Institutions Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.FID.FIC.2/01.02.00/2012-13 dated July 02, 2012 on the above subject. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject up to June 30, 20

RBI/2013-14/75 DBOD.No.Dir.BC.10/13.03.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 Ashadha 10, 1935 (Saka) All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) Accounts Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD No.Dir.BC.1/13.03.00/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 consolidating the instructions/ guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2012 relating to