As on July 1, 2003Reserve Bank of IndiaExchange Control DepartmentCentral OfficeMumbai 400 001Master Circular No./1/2003-04July 1,2003ToAll Authorised Dealers in Foreign ExchangeDear Sirs / Madam,Master Circular- Risk Management and Inter-Bank DealingsInstructions contained in the undernoted circulars pertaining to forward exchange cover, other derivative products, Rupee accounts of Non-resident banks and inter-bank dealings etc., have been consolidated in this master

As on July 1, 2003Reserve Bank of IndiaExchange Control DepartmentCentral OfficeMumbai 400 001Master Circular No.2/2003-2004July 1, 2003To:All Authorised Dealers in Foreign ExchangeMadam/Sirs,Indian Direct Investment in JVs/WOSs abroadAs you are aware, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 has become effective from June 1, 2000. In terms of Section 6 of the Act, Reserve Bank has been empowered to specify, in consultation with the Central Government, the classes of per

Master CircularReserve Bank of IndiaRural Planning and Credit DepartmentCentral Office, Mumbai IndexSr. No.Description1.Credit facilities to minority communities2.Format of the half yearly statement showing priority sector advances granted to the members of the specified minority communities vis-à-vis overall priority sector advances – Annexure I.3.List of Minority Concentration Districts – Annexure II.4.Format of the quarterly statement showing priority sector a

Ref.No.IECD. 11 /08.15.01/2002-03November 12, 2002The Chairmen/Chief Executives of All Scheduled Banks, Primary Dealers,All-India Financial InstitutionsDear Sirs,Guidelines for Issue of Commercial PaperPlease refer to our circular No.IECD.2/08.15.01/2001-02 dated July 23, 2001 giving the guidelines for issue of commercial paper (CP).2. We had recently occasion to review the above guidelines with reference to submission of documents to the Reserve Bank of India. It has

Section 1 Classification of Priority Sector AdvancesSection 2 Certain Types of Funds Deployment Eligible as Priority Sector AdvancesSection 3 Targets for Priority Sector Lending by Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Rrbs)Section 4 Common guidelines for priority sector advancesAnnexure IAnnexure IIAnnexure IIIAppendixRPCD. No. Plan. BC. 42A / 04.09.01/ 2002-200311 November 2002All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)Dear Sir,Master CircularLENDING TO PRIORITY

Master CircularRPCD. No. PLNFS.BC. 25/09.04.01/2002-2003 October 14, 2002All Scheduled Commercial Banks(excluding RRBs)Dear Sir, Priority Sector Lending Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)Reserve Bank of India has, periodically issued instructions/directives to banks with regard to operationalisation of the PRIME MINISTER’S ROZGAR YOJANA scheme. To enable the banks to have current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating all the existing guidelines

MASTER CIRCULARRESERVE BANK OF INDIA RURAL PLANNING AND CREDIT DEPARTMENTCENTRAL OFFICE, MUMBAISR. NO. DESCRIPTION1.Flow of Credit to SCs/STs2.Statement showing Advances granted to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes as on the last Friday of March/September – Annexure - I.3.List of Circulars consolidated in the Master Circular – Annexure II.@@NBSP@@RPCD.NO.SP.BC.17 /09.09.01/2002-0312th September, 2002All Commercial Banks@@NBSP@@Dear Sir,Master CircularPriority Sector L

IECD No. 4/04.02.02/2002-03 July 30, 2002 Shravana 8, 1924 (Saka) The Chairmen/Chief Executives of all Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular on RUPEE EXPORT CREDIT As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on a subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India had issued a Master Circular IECD No.14/04.02.02/2001-02 dated November 22, 2001 on the captioned subject, which is now updated as on 1st July 2002. A copy of the revised Master Circular is

Ref No. DBOD.Dir.BC. 12/13.03.00/2002-03July 31, 2002Shravana 9,1924(Saka)All Commercial Banks(Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks)Dear Sirs,Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) AccountsAs you are aware Reserve Bank of India has issued Master Directive on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External

DBOD No. Dir. BC. 13/13.03.00/2002-03July 31 , 2002Shravana 9 ,1924(Saka)All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs) Dear Sirs, Master Circular of instructions relatingto deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts As you are aware Reserve Bank of India has issued Master Directive on Interest Rates on Deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts, vide DBOD No. Dir.BC. 09/13.03.00/2001-02 dated August 11, 2001. Certain amendments have also been made thereto from time to time. In order t