Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2021-2022/72 DOR.CRE.REC.No.33/13.03.00/2021-22 | 23.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Loans and Advances - Regulatory Restrictions | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/80 DOR.No.RET.REC.32/12.01.001/2021-22 | 20.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions - 2021 (Updated as on September 25, 2023) | |
| RBI/2021-2022/71 DCM (Plg.) No.S39/10.25.007/2021-22 | 14.07.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Cassette - Swaps in ATMs | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/70 DoR.ORG.REC.31/21.06.017/2021-22 | 09.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Mandatory Leave for Employees Posted in Sensitive Positions or Areas of Operation | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/69 CO.FMRD.DIRD.S39/14.02.001/2021-22 | 08.07.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Roadmap for LIBOR Transition | The Chief Executive Officer/ Chairman/Managing Director, All Commercial and Co-operative Banks / All India Financial Institutions / Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies and Standalone Primary Dealers |
| RBI/2021-2022/68 DoR.RET.REC.30/12.07.150/2021-22 | 08.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/67 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.13/06.02.31/2021-22 | 07.07.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - Addition of Retail and Wholesale Trade | The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies |
| RBI/2021-2022/66 DoR.SPE.REC.29/13.03.00/2021-2022 | 02.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Review of Instructions on Interest on overdue domestic deposits | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/65 DOR.CRE(DIR).REC.28/04.02.001/2021-22 | 01.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Interest Equalization Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit - Extension | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Small Finance Banks, Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks and EXIM Bank |
| RBI/2021-2022/64 DOR.ORG.REC.27/21.04.158/2021-22 | 28.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks | The Chief Executive Officer All Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/63 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.12/06.02.31/2021-22 | 25.06.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies |
| RBI/2021-2022/62 DOR.CRE(DIR).REC.26 /21.04.103/2021-22 | 25.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Appointment of Chief Risk Officer in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks | The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/61 FMRD.DIRD.06/14.01.001/2021-22 | 25.06.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/60 DOR.GOV.REC.25/12.10.000/2021-22 | 25.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Appointment of Managing Director (MD) / Whole-Time Director (WTD) in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/59 DOR.ACC.REC.No.23/21.02.067/2021-22 | 24.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Declaration of dividends by NBFCs | All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) |
| RBI/2021-2022/58 DOR.CRE(DIR).REC.24/23.67.001/2021-22 | 23.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Gold (Metal) Loans - Repayment | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2021-2022/57 DOR.AML.REC.22/14.06.001/2021-22 | 18.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment of one entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/56 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 07 | 17.06.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Liberalised Remittance Scheme for Resident Individuals - Reporting | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/54 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S188/02-27-020/2021-2022 | 14.06.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Bharat Bill Payment System - Addition of Biller Category | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. / Bharat Bill Payment System Providers / System Participants and prospective Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units |
| RBI/2021-2022/55 CO.DPSS.AUTH.No.S190/02.27.005/2021-22 | 14.06.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Investment in Entities from FATF Non-compliant Jurisdictions | All entities authorised to operate Payment Systems in India |
| RBI/2021-2022/53 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC/03/1.01.005/2021-22 | 11.06.2021 | Department of Supervision | Risk Based Internal Audit (RBIA) | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of: All deposit taking HFCs All non-deposit taking HFCs with asset size of ₹5,000 crore and above |
| RBI/2021-2022/52 DPSS.CO.OD.No.S-182/06.07.011/2021-22 | 10.06.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Usage of Automated Teller Machines / Cash Recycler Machines - Review of Interchange Fee and Customer Charges | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Authorised ATM Network Operators / Card Payment Network Operators / White Label ATM Operators |
| RBI/2021-2022/51 DCM(Plg).No. 51961/10.27.00/2021-22 | 08.06.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Preservation of CCTV recordings | The Chairman & Managing Director Chief Executive Officers All Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/50 FMRD.FMID.No.05/14.01.006/2021-22 | 07.06.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Transactions in Government securities by Foreign Portfolio Investors: Reporting | All participants in Government securities market |
| RBI/2021-2022/79 FMRD.DIRD.03/14.01.003/2021-22 | 04.06.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Certificate of Deposit) Directions, 2021 | |
| RBI/2021-2022/49 DoR.RET.REC.19/12.05.009/2021-22 | 04.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Submission of returns under Section 31 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) - Extension of time | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, All State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/48 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.06 | 04.06.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Payment of margins for transactions in Government Securities by Foreign Portfolio Investors | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/47 DOR.STR.REC.21/21.04.048/2021-22 | 04.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) - Revision in the threshold for aggregate exposure | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/46 DOR.STR.REC.20/21.04.048/2021-22 | 04.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Individuals and Small Businesses - Revision in the threshold for aggregate exposure | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/45 DOR. AML.REC 18 /14.01.001/2021-22 | 31.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Customer Due Diligence for transactions in Virtual Currencies (VC) | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks/ Small Finance Banks / NBFCs / Payment System Providers |
| RBI/2021-2022/44 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 05 | 31.05.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities: Medium Term Framework (MTF) | All Authorized Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/43 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.08.001/2021-22 | 27.05.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Formation of new district in the State of Karnataka - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer All Lead Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/42 DOR.RUR.REC.No.17/19.51.007/2021-22 | 24.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Amalgamation of District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) with the State Co-operative Bank (StCB) - Guidelines | All State and Central Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/41 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-106/02-14-003/2021-2022 | 21.05.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Relaxation in timeline for compliance with various payment system requirements | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-Bank PPI Issuers / Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/40 DPSS.CO.PD.No.S-99/02.14.006/2021-22 | 19.05.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) - (i) Mandating Interoperability; (ii) Increasing the Limit to ₹2 lakh for Full-KYC PPIs; and (iii) Permitting Cash Withdrawal from Full-KYC PPIs of Non-Bank PPI Issuers | All Bank and Non-Bank Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers and System Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/39 IDMD.CDD. No.45187/14.04.050/2021-22 | 14.05.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGB) 2021-22- Series I/II/III/IV/V/VI | The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.(SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. |
| RBI/2021-2022/38 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 04 | 12.05.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Sponsor Contribution to an AIF set up in Overseas Jurisdiction, including IFSCs | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/37 DoR.DEA.REC.No.16/30.01.002/2021-22 | 11.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Section 26A Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 - Interest rates payable on unclaimed interest bearing deposit | The Managing Director & CEO/ Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) Local Area Banks (LABs) Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/ Small Finance Banks/Payments Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/36 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S77/42.01.033/2021-22 | 10.05.2021 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Government Agency Business Arrangement - Appointment of Scheduled Private Sector Banks as Agency Banks of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks in India |
| RBI/2021-2022/35 DOR.AML.REC.No.15/14.01.001/2021-22 | 10.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Amendment to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/34 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.03 | 06.05.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 7.35 million to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/33 DoR.RET.REC.14/12.07.150/2021-22 | 06.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Exclusion of “Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/27 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.10/04.09.01/2021-22 | 05.05.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - On-lending by Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to NBFC-MFIs | The Chairman/ Managing Director Chief Executive Officer Small Finance Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/32 DOR.STR.REC.12/21.04.048/2021-22 | 05.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Resolution Framework 2.0 - Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/31 DOR.STR.REC.11/21.04.048/2021-22 | 05.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Individuals and Small Businesses | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/30 DoR.RET.REC.09/12.01.001/2021-22 | 05.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Credit to MSME Entrepreneurs | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/29 DOR. AML.REC 13/14.01.001/2021-22 | 05.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Periodic Updation of KYC - Restrictions on Account Operations for Non-compliance | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/28 DOR.STR.REC.10/21.04.048/2021-22 | 05.05.2021 | Department of Regulation | Utilisation of Floating Provisions/Counter Cyclical Provisioning Buffer | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Payments Banks) |
| RBI/2021-2022/26 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.02 | 29.04.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 250 million to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/25 Ref.No.DoS.CO.ARG/SEC.01/08.91.001/2021-22 | 27.04.2021 | Department of Supervision | Guidelines for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs) | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) All Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) (Including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/24 DOR.GOV.REC.8/29.67.001/2021-22 | 26.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Corporate Governance in Banks - Appointment of Directors and Constitution of Committees of the Board | To Commercial Banks (as per applicability) |
| RBI/2021-2022/23 DOR.ACC.REC.7/21.02.067/2021-22 | 22.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Declaration of dividends by banks | All Commercial Banks and Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/22 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.09/02.08.001/2021-22 | 20.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Formation of new district in the State of Tamil Nadu - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairmen / Managing Directors & Chief Executive Officers All Lead Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/21 DOR.CRE.REC.06/04.02.001/2021-22 | 12.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Interest Equalization Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit- Extension | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Small Finance Banks, Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks and EXIM Bank |
| RBI/2021-2022/20 DoR.LIC.REC.5/16.13.218/2021-22 | 08.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Enhancement of limit of maximum balance per customer at end of the day from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh - Payments Banks (PBs) | Chief Executive Officers of Payments Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/19 DoR.AML.REC.03/14.06.001/2021-22 | 08.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967 and Security Council Resolution: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List & Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)Order, 2017 | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/18 DGBA.GBD.No.S26/42.01.029/2021-22 | 07.04.2021 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions of March 2021 - Change of date of closure | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/17 DOR.STR.REC.4/21.04.048/2021-22 | 07.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Asset Classification and Income Recognition following the expiry of Covid-19 regulatory package | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/16 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 01 | 07.04.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy - Relaxation in the period of parking of unutilised ECB proceeds in term deposits | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/15 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.8/04.09.01/2021-22 | 07.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Lending by banks to NBFCs for On-Lending | The Chairman/ Managing Director Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Urban Co-operative Banks and Local Area Banks) |
| RBI/2021-2022/14 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.7/04.09.01/2021-22 | 07.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Increase in limits for bank lending against Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWRs) / electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (eNWRs) | The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks] |
| RBI/2021-2022/13 DoR.AUT.REC.2/23.67.001/2021-22 | 05.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2021-2022/12 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.03/09.16.03/2021-22 | 05.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) | The Chairman & Managing Director/CEO All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/11 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.05/09.09.001/2021-22 | 05.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) | The Chairman & Managing Director \ CEO All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/02 DCM (FNVD) G-1/16.01.05/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Master Circular - Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes | The Chairman/ Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer All Banks and Director of Treasuries of all States |
| RBI/2021-2022/01 DCM (NE) No.G-4/08.07.18/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Master Circular - Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins | The Chairman/ The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/04 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.02/02.01.001/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Lead Bank Scheme | The Chairmen/ Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers SLBC/ UTLBC Convenor Banks / Lead Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/09 FIDD.CO.FID.BC.No.06/12.01.033/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/05 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.04/09.01.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) | The Chairman/ Managing Director & CEO Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks). |
| RBI/2021-22/78 FMRD.DIRD.01/14.01.001/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on June 08, 2023) | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/10 DOR.AML.BC.No.1/14.01.001/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Amendment to Master Direction (MD) on KYC - KYC norms for Self Help Groups (SHGs) | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/08 DGBA.GBD.No.S-1/31.02.007/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks (Updated as on May 17, 2021) | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/07 DGBA.GBD.No. S-2/31.12.010/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/06 FIDD.GSSD.BC.No.01/09.10.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Credit Facilities to Minority Communities | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks (Excluding RRBs and Foreign banks with less than 20 branches) |
| RBI/2021-2022/77 Master Direction DCM (CC) No.G-4/03.35.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting / Wrong Reporting / Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances | The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (All Banks having Currency Chests) |
| RBI/2021-2022/76 Master Direction DCM (CC) No.G-2/03.41.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction on “Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES)” for bank branches including currency chests based on performance in rendering customer service to members of public | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/03 DCM (CC) No.G-3/03.44.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Master Circular - Scheme of Penalties for bank branches including Currency Chests based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/118 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S34/02-14-003/2020-2021 | 31.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Framework for processing of e-mandates for recurring online transactions | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Card Payment Networks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers / National Payments Corporation of India |
| RBI/2020-2021/117 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S33/02-14-008/2020-2021 | 31.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways | All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
| RBI/2020-2021/116 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 14 | 31.03.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI): Investment limits | All Authorized Persons |
| RBI/2020-2021/115 DOR.CAP.51/21.06.201/2020-21 | 30.03.2021 | Department of Regulation | Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts- Amendments to Prudential Guidelines | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2020-2021/114 DPSS.CO.RPPD.No./SUO 28065/03.01.02/2020-21 | 26.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Special Clearing operations on March 31, 2021 | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India |
| RBI/2020-2021/113 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.13 | 25.03.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | FETERS - Cards: Monthly Reporting | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/112 DGBA.GBD.No.S212/42.01.029/2020-21 | 25.03.2021 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Annual Closing of Government Accounts - Transactions of Central / State Governments - Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2020-21) | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/111 DOR.AML.BC.No.50/14.06.001/2020-21 | 24.03.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Amendment of 8 entries | The Chairpersons/CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/DOR/2020-2021/75 Master Direction DOR.MAM.No.49/09.16.901/2020-21 | 23.03.2021 | Department of Co operative Banking Regulation | Master Direction - Amalgamation of Urban Cooperative Banks, Directions, 2020 | |
| RBI/2020-2021/110 DOR.AML.REC.48/14.01.001/2020-21 | 23.03.2021 | Department of Regulation | Amendment to Master Direction (MD) on KYC - Procedure for Implementation of Section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2020-2021/109 DOR.No.CRE.BC.47/21.01.003/2020-21 | 23.03.2021 | Department of Regulation | Large Exposures Framework - Deferment of applicability of limits on non-centrally cleared derivatives exposures | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2020-2021/108 DGBA.GBD.No.S-140/42.01.029/2020-21 | 18.03.2021 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions of March 2021 | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/107 DPSS.CO.RPPD.No.SUO 21102/04.07.005/2020-21 | 15.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Extension of Cheque Truncation System (CTS) across all bank branches in the country | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India |
| RBI/2020-2021/106 DoR.FIN.REC.46/20.16.056/2020-21 | 12.03.2021 | Department of Regulation | Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies and other Regulatory Measures | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payment Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All Credit Information Companies |
| RBI/2020-2021/105 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 12 | 26.02.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Defaulted Bonds - Relaxations | All Authorised persons |
| RBI/2020-2021/104 DOR.No.CRE.BC.45/21.01.003/2020-21 | 24.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Large Exposures Framework - Exemptions | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2020-2021/103 DOR.AML.BC.No.44/14.06.001/2020-21 | 24.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Amendment of 92 entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2020-2021/102 DOR.No.Ret.BC.43/12.07.150/2020-21 | 23.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “Fino Payments Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/101 DOR.AML.BC.No.42/14.06.001/2020-21 | 22.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Deletion of two entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2020-2021/74 DoS.CO.CSITE.SEC.No.1852/31.01.015/2020-21 | 18.02.2021 | Department of Supervision | Master Direction on Digital Payment Security Controls | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks excluding RRBs/ Small Finance Banks/Payments Banks/ Credit Card issuing NBFCs |
| RBI/2020-2021/100 DOR.No.MRG.BC.41/21.06.200/2020-21 | 17.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Capital and provisioning requirements for exposures to entities with Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2020-2021/73 DOR.FIN.HFC.CC.No.120/03.10.136/2020-21 | 17.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) | |
| RBI/2020-2021/99 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 11 | 16.02.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in India under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
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