Financial Inclusion and Development

RBI/2014-15/92 RPCD.RRB.RCB.AML.BC.No.02/07.51.018/2014-15 July 01, 2014 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers All Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)/ State / Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular – Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) / Obligation of Banks under PMLA, 2002 Please find enclosed our Master Circular consolidating instructions/guidelines issued to Regi

RBI/2013-14/626 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.106/03.05.33/2013-14 June 4, 2014 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.22/03.05.28(B)/2012-13 dated August 1,@@NBSP@@ 2012 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement 2014-15 by Reserve Bank of India on June 3, 2014, it has been

RBI/2013-14/608 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.103/03.05.33/2013-14 May 27, 2014 The Chairmen Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Need for Bank Branches / ATMs to be made accessible to persons with disabilities Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.97/03.05.90-A/2008-09 dated April 21, 2009 on the captioned subject, wherein Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) were advised to provide, inter alia, ramps in all existing and future ATMs, and make at least one third of new ATMs insta

RBI/2013-14/570 RPCD.FID.BC.No. 96/12.01.011/ 20013-14 April 22, 2014 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Scaling up of the Business Correspondent (BC) Model – Issues in Cash Management Please refer to Para 26 (Part B) of Governor's bi-monthly policy statement dated April 1, 2014 on the above subject. 2. In this connection, we advise that, after opening of large number of banking outlets in the last t

RBI/2013-14/488 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC.NO.85/03.05.33/2013-14 February 11, 2014 All Regional Rural Banks/ State/Central @@NBSP@@Cooperative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circulars RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.65/03.05.33/2013-14 and RPCD.CO.RCB.BC.No.68/07.51.014/2013-14 dated December 2, 2013 advising Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and State/Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) that the freedo

RBI/2013-14/475 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC. No. 82/03.05.33/2013-14 January 29, 2014 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers, All Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Bank Rate Please refer to our circular RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC.No.50/03.05.33/2013-14 dated October 30, 2013 on the captioned subject. 2. Consequent to the increase in the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) as announced in the Third Quarter Review of Mo

RBI/2013-14/466 RPCD.CO.RRB.RCB.BC. No.79/03.05.33/2013-14 January 28, 2014 The Chairmen/Chief Executive Officers, All Regional Rural Banks / State and Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Legal Guardianship Certificates Issued under the Mental Health Act, 1987 and National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Please refer to our Circular RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BC.38/03.05.33/2007-08 dated N

RBI/2013-14/458A RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.78/03.05.33/2013-14 January 22, 2014 The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Ensuring Reasonableness of Bank Charges and Charges Levied for Sending SMS Alerts by Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Please refer to paragraph 37 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statements 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on ‘Customer Service – Charges Levied by Banks for sending SMS alerts’. Regional Rural B

RBI/2013-14/433 RPCD.RCB.BC.73/07.51.012/2013-14 January 7, 2014 The Chairman / Managing Director All State and Central Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Application of Minimum Capital Adequacy Norms to State and Central Cooperative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Please refer to the circular RPCD.CO.RF.BC.40/07.38.03/2007-08 dated December 4, 2007 wherein the State and Central Cooperative Banks had been advised to disclose the level of Capital to Risk weighted Assets Ratio (CRA