Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), despite the important role played by them in the economic fabric of the country, continue to face constraints in obtaining adequate finance, particularly in terms of their ability to convert their trade receivables into liquid funds. In order to address this pan-India issue through setting up of an institutional mechanism for financing trade receivables,the Reserve Bank of India had published a concept paper on “Micro, Smal

I. Preamble The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues licences to entities to carry on the business of banking and other business in which banking companies may engage, as defined and described in Sections 5 (b) and 6 (1) (a) to (o) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, respectively. The last time when RBI came out with a set of guidelines for licensing of new banks in the private sector was in February 2013. The process of licensing culminated with the announcement by th

I. Preamble The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last came out with a set of guidelines for licensing of new banks in the private sector on February 22, 2013. The process of licensing culminated with the announcement by the RBI vide its Press Release dated April 2, 2014 that it would grant “in-principle” approval to two applicants who would set up new banks in the private sector within a period of 18 months. While preparing these guidelines, the Reserve Bank recognized the

DBOD.BP.BC.No. /08.12.014/2013-14 May 20, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs ) Dear Sir, Partial Credit Enhancements to Corporate Bonds – Draft Circular Please refer to paragraph 30 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 (extract enclosed) announced on October 29, 2013 proposing to allow banks to offer partial credit enhancements to corporate bonds. 2. The corporate bond market in India currently lacks sufficient depth and liquidity.

PREFACE The role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the economic landscape of the country needs no reiteration. Given the potential of this segment to unlock growth, employment and inclusion in the economy and society, it is indeed the need of the hour to address concerns related to financing of this segment. Despite efforts on multiple fronts as well as enabling legal and regulatory provisions, the MSME segment continues to be belaboured with the probl

Introduction A few banks assume systemic importance due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness. The disorderly failure of these banks has the propensity to cause significant disruption to the essential services provided by the banking system, and in turn, to the overall economic activity. These banks are considered Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) as their continued functioning is critical for the

DBOD.No.FSD./24.01.018/2013-14 November 29, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Entry of Banks into Insurance Business – Insurance Broking Business Consequent to the announcement by the Finance Minister in the budget speech 2013-14 that banks will be permitted to act as insurance brokers, IRDA has formulated and notified the IRDA (Licensing of Banks as Insurance Brokers) Regulations, 2013 to enable banks to take up the business of ins

RBI/2013-14/ DBOD.No.BP.BC. /21.06.200/2013-14 July 2, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir, Draft Guidelines on Capital and Provisioning Requirements for exposures to corporates having unhedged foreign currency exposure Please refer to paragraph 99 of the Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 (Extract annexed). Unhedged foreign currency exposures of the corporate are an area

DBOD.CO.FSD.No. /24.01.026/2012-13 June 28, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Guidelines on Wealth Management /Marketing/Distribution Services offered by Banks – Draft Guidelines Please refer to paragraphs 86, 87 and 88 (extracts enclosed) of the Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announcement on May 3, 2013 regarding issue of guidelines on wealth management services and distribution of third party financial products by banks. 2. The d

RBI/2012-13/ DBOD.BP.BC.No. /21.04.132/2012-13 January 31, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Review of Prudential Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by Banks and Financial Institutions – Draft Guidelines Please refer to paragraphs 90 to 92 (extract enclosed) of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2012-13 announced on October 30, 2012, wherein it was indicated that the draft guidelines on ‘Review of Prudential Guidelines on Re

RBI/2012-13/ DBOD.No.BP.BC. /21.06.201/2012-13 January 10, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executives Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Draft Guidelines on Capital requirements for bank exposures to central counterparties Please refer to the paragraph 88 (extract enclosed) of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2012-13 announced on October 30, 2012. It was indic

RBI/2012-13/ DBOD.No.BP.BC. /21.06.201/2012-13 January 10, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executives Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Draft Guidelines on Composition of Capital Disclosure Requirements Please refer to the paragraph 87 (extract enclosed) of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2012-13 announced on October 30, 2012. It was indicated that the draft

Corporate Governance and Disclosures for NBFCs Entry Point Norms, Principal Business Criteria (PBC), Multiple and Captive NBFCs Liquidity Management for NBFCs Prudential Regulations

RBI/2012-13/ DBOD.No.BP.BC. /21.06.001/2012-13 September 17, 2012 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir, Draft Supplementary Guidance on Treatment of Illiquid Positions Please refer to para 8.8 in the guidelines on treatment of illiquid positions contained in our Master Circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.16/21.06.001/2010-11 dated July 2, 2012 on the New Capital Adequacy Framework. The prudent

RBI/2012-13/ DBOD.No.BP.BC. /21.06.102/2012-13 August 14, 2012 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir, Management of Intra-Group Transactions and Exposures – Draft Guidelines As a prudential measure aimed at avoiding concentration of credit risk, the Reserve Bank of India has prescribed regulatory limits on banks’ exposure to individual and Group borrowers which are laid down i

‘DRAFT DIRECTIONS’ All Core Investment Companies May , 2012 Dear Sirs, Core Investment Companies - Overseas Investment (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2012 Short title and commencement of the Directions (a) These Directions shall be known as the Core Investment Companies - Overseas Investment (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2012. (b) These Directions shall come into force with immediate effect. 2. Prior Approval of RBI in cases of Overseas investment by CICs (a) These direction

RBI No. 2011-12/ DBOD. BP. No. /21.04.098/ 2011-12 February 21, 2012 The Chairmen and Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers of All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) Madam/Dear Sir, Liquidity Risk Management and Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Draft Guidelines The recent global financial crisis re-emphasised the importance of sound liquidity risk management framework to the functioning of financial institutions and markets. The reversal in

DPSS.CO.PD. No. /02.10.002/2011-2012 February , 2012 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /. District Central Co-operative Banks Authorised ATM Networks & Prospective White Label ATM operators. Dear Sir; Deployment of White Label ATMs (WLAs) As per the existing rules/regulations only banks are being permitted to set up Automated Teller Machi

RBI/2011-12 DBOD.No.BP. / /21.04.177/2011-12 September 27, 2011 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and Local Area Banks) and All-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Revisions to the Guidelines on Securitisation Transactions Please refer to paragraph 161 of the Second Quarter Review of the Monetary Policy for the year 2009-10 announced o

Over the last two decades, the Reserve Bank licensed twelve banks in the private sector. This happened in two phases. Ten banks were licensed on the basis of guidelines issued in January 1993. The guidelines were revised in January 2001 based on the experience gained from the functioning of these banks, and fresh applications were invited. The applications received in response to this invitation were vetted by a High Level Advisory Committee constituted by the Reserve