Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2021-2022/141 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.21 | 23.12.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Exim Bank Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 40 million to the Government of the Togolese Republic | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/140 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1112/42-01-033/2021-2022 | 15.12.2021 | 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 Payments Banks and Scheduled Small Finance Banks in India |
| RBI/2021-2022/139 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.7/11.01.005/2021-22 | 14.12.2021 | Department of Supervision | Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) | All Deposit Taking NBFCs [Excluding Government Companies] All Non-Deposit Taking NBFCs in Middle, Upper and Top Layers [Excluding - (i) NBFCs not accepting/not intending to accept public funds; (ii) Government Companies, (iii) Primary Dealers and (iv) Housing Finance Companies] |
| RBI/2021-2022/138 DOR.RET.REC.73/12.01.001/2021-22 | 10.12.2021 | Department of Regulation | Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) - Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) - return to the normal dispensation | All Scheduled Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/137 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 | 10.12.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Introduction of Legal Entity Identifier for Cross-border Transactions | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/136 DOR.CAP.REC.No.72/21.06.201/2021-22 | 08.12.2021 | Department of Regulation | General permission for infusion of capital in overseas branches and subsidiaries and retention/ repatriation/ transfer of profits in these centres by banks incorporated in India | All Scheduled Commercial Banks other than foreign banks, Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks and Regional Rural Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/135 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 19 | 08.12.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits (TC) Policy - Changes due to LIBOR transition | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/134 DOR.AML.REC.71/14.06.001/2021-22 | 26.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Addition of one entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/133 DOR.Rur.REC.70/31.04.002/2021-22 | 22.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion in/exclusion from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 - Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) | All Regional Rural Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/132 DoS.CO.PPG./SEC.06/11.01.005/2021-22 | 16.11.2021 | Department of Supervision | Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) - Interim Recommendations - Withdrawal of Redundant Circulars | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including all Small Finance Banks & all Payments Banks), Local Area Banks & All Primary Urban Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/131 DCM (Admin) No.S472/19.01.010/2021-22 | 16.11.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Withdrawal of Obsolete Regulatory Circulars/ Instructions - Interim Recommendations of the Regulations Review Authority 2.0 | The Chairman / Managing Director The Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/130 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.18 | 16.11.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) - Interim Recommendations - Withdrawal of Circular | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/129 FMRD.DIRD.09/14.03.059/2021-22 | 16.11.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) - Interim Recommendations - Withdrawal of Circulars | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/128 DoR.RRA.69/01.01.101/2021-22 | 16.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Regulations Review Authority (RRA) 2.0 - Interim Recommendations - Withdrawal of Redundant Circulars | All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/127 CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S929/06-08-001/2021-2022 | 16.11.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Withdrawal of Obsolete Regulatory Circulars / Instructions - Interim Recommendations of the Regulations Review Authority 2.0 | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/126 CO.CEPD.PRS.No.S874/13-01-008/2021-2022 | 15.11.2021 | Customer Service Department | Appointment of Internal Ombudsman by Non-Banking Financial Companies | The Chairman/Managing Director & CEO a) NBFCs-D with 10 or more branches, and b) NBFCs-ND with asset size of Rs 5,000 crore and above (excluding NBFCs given in para 3 of this direction) |
| RBI/2021-2022/125 DOR.STR.REC.68/21.04.048/2021-22 | 12.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances - Clarifications | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments 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) |
| RBI/2021-2022/124 CO.IDMD.GBD(P).No.S1242/08.01.001/2021-22 | 12.11.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction of Government Securities: Non-Competitive Bidding Facility to retail investors | All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks / All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / All Financial Institutions / All Primary Dealers/All stock exchanges/ Clearing Corporation of India Ltd |
| RBI Ref. CEPD. PRD. No.S873/13.01.001/2021-22 | 12.11.2021 | Customer Service Department | Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 | |
| RBI/2021-2022/122 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.17 | 11.11.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 10.40 million to the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/123 DOR.SOG (SPE).REC.No 67/13.03.00/2021-22 | 11.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Foreign Currency (Non-resident) Accounts (Banks) Scheme [FCNR(B)] - Master Direction on Interest Rate on Deposits | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks All Payment Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ DCCBs /State Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/121 DOR.STR.REC.66/13.07.010/2021-22 | 09.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payments Banks and RRBs) |
| RBI/2021-2022/120 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 16 | 08.11.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in Debt - Review | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/119 DoR.STR.REC.65/09.27.000/2021-22 | 02.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular- Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs | The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/118 DOS.CO.PPG.SEC.No.4/11.01.005/2021-22 | 02.11.2021 | Department of Supervision | Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Scheduled Commercial Banks | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks and Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2021-2022/117 DOR.No.STR.REC.64/21.04.048/2021-22 | 01.11.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular- Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs | The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/116 DOR.CRE.REC.63/21.04.048/2021-22 | 29.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline | All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/115 DoR.AUT.REC.62/23.67.001/2021-22 | 28.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/DOR/2021-22/87 DOR.CAP.REC.No.61/21.01.002/2021-22 | 26.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Local Area Banks (Directions), 2021 (Updated as on April 08, 2024) | All Local Area Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/114 IDMD.CDD.1100 /14.04.050/2021-22 | 22.10.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme of the Government of India (GoI) - Procedural Guidelines - Consolidated (Updated as on October 04, 2022) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) BSE & NSE Depositories Clearing Corporation of India Limited |
| RBI/2021-2022/113 IDMD.CDD. No.1087/14.04.050/2021-22 | 22.10.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGB) 2021-22 - Series VII/VIII/IX/X | 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 Clearing Corporation of India Limited |
| RBI/2021-2022/112 DOR.CRE.REC.No.60/03.10.001/2021-22 | 22.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Scale Based Regulation (SBR): A Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs | All Non-Banking Financial Companies |
| RBI/2021-2022/111 DoR.FIN.REC.59/20.16.056/2021-22 | 14.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies | 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 (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All Credit Information Companies |
| No. FEMA.396(1)/2021-RB | 13.10.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021 | |
| RBI/2021-2022/110 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.15/04.09.01/2021-22 | 08.10.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Priority Sector Lending- Banks’ lending to NBFCs for on-lending - Extension of facility | 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/2021-2022/109 DOR.RET.REC.58/12.07.160/2021-22 | 07.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “Paytm Payments Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/108 IDMD.CDD.No.S930/11.22.003/2021-22 | 05.10.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Value Free Transfer (VFT) of Government Securities - Guidelines | All SGL/CSGL Account holders |
| RBI/2021-2022/107 IDMD.CDD.No.S931/11.22.001/2021-2022 | 05.10.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Revised Subsidiary General Ledger (SGL) Account Guidelines and Constituents' Subsidiary General Ledger (CSGL) Account Guidelines | All SGL/CSGL Holders |
| RBI/2021-2022/106 DOR.CAP.REC.No.56/21.06.201/2021-22 | 04.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Basel III Capital Regulations - Perpetual Debt Instruments (PDI) in Additional Tier 1 Capital - Eligible Limit for Instruments Denominated in Foreign Currency/Rupee Denominated Bonds Overseas | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2021-2022/105 DOR.ACC.REC.57/21.04.018/2021-22 | 04.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Enhancement in family pension of employees of banks - Treatment of additional liability | All Member Banks of the Indian Banks’ Association covered under the 11th Bipartite Settlement and Joint Note dated November 11, 2020 |
| RBI/2021-2022/104 DOR.No.STR.REC.55/21.04.048/2021-22 | 01.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances | All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2021-2022/103 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.15 | 30.09.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 100 million to the Government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/102 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.14 | 30.09.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 15 million to the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/101 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.13 | 28.09.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Use of any Alternative reference rate in place of LIBOR for interest payable in respect of export / import transactions | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/85 DOR.STR.REC.53/21.04.177/2021-22 | 24.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Standard Assets) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 05, 2022) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks but excluding Regional Rural Banks); All All-India Term Financial Institutions (NABARD, NHB, EXIM Bank, and SIDBI); All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) including Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/86 DOR.STR.REC.51/21.04.048/2021-22 | 24.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 28, 2023) | 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/2021-2022/100 DOR.MRG.REC.50/21.04.141/2021-22 | 20.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular on Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/FMRD/2021-2022/84 FMRD.FMD.07/02.03.247/2021-22 | 16.09.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Market-makers in OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2021 | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/99 DOR.AML.REC.49/14.06.001/2021-22 | 13.09.2021 | 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 one entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/98 DOR.AML.REC 48/14.01.001/2021-22 | 13.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Application for Aadhaar e-KYC Authentication Licence | The Chairpersons / CEOs of all Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
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