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RBI/2016-17/198 DBR.No.BP.BC.49/21.04.048/2016-17 December 28, 2016 All Regulated Entities Madam / Dear Sir, Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances Please refer to circular DBR.No.BP.BC.37/21.04.048/2016-17 dated November 21, 2016. 2. On a review, it has been decided to: (i) Provide 30 days, in addition to the 60 days provided vide the abovementioned circular, in the following categories of loans: (a) Runni

RBI/2016-17/193 IDMD No.1569/14.04.050/2016-17 December 23, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)Designated Post OfficesStock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL)BSE & NSEDepositories/Depository Participants Madam/Sir, Procedural Guidelines for Servicing the Sovereign Gold Bonds The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was launched by Government of India (GOI) on October 30, 2015. The Sovereign Gold Bonds (henceforth referred to as bonds) are issued by G

RBI/2016-17/183 DBR.AML.BC.48/14.01.01/2016-17 December 15, 2016 All Regulated Entities Dear Sir/Madam, Compliance to provisions of Master Direction on Know Your Customer (KYC) A reference may be made to the following provisions of the Master Direction on Know Your Customer (KYC): (i) Section 8(d) and (e), wherein it is mentioned that concurrent/internal audit system of the Regulated Entities (REs) has to verify the compliance with KYC/AML policies and procedures and

RBI/2016-17/174 DBR.No.Ret.BC.46/12.01.001/2016-17 December 7, 2016 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Section 42(1A)Withdrawal of the Incremental CRR Please refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.41/12.01.001/2016-17 dated November 26, 2016 whereby all scheduled banks were required to maintain

RBI/2016-17/173 DBR.AML.BC.No.44/14.01.001/2016-17 December 06, 2016 All Regulated Entities (REs) Dear Sir/Madam, Requirement of customer due diligence and need for maintenance of records It has been reported that, of late, a lot of customers are approaching banks for re-activation of dormant accounts. 2. In this regard, we invite attention to paragraph 24.2 (ix) of the Master Circular on ‘Customer Services in Banks’ dated July 1, 2015, requiring that operation in dor

RBI/2016-17/168 DBR.BP.BC.No.42/08.12.014/2016-17 December 1, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Madam/Dear Sir, Financing of Infrastructure – ‘Definition of 'Infrastructure Lending' Please refer to our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.66/08.12.014/2013-14 November 25, 2013 on 'Definition of Infrastructure Lending' harmonising the RBI definition of Infrastructure Lending wit

RBI/2016-17/167 DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2016-17 December 01, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Large Exposures Framework Please refer to the paragraph 3 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued by RBI on October 4, 2016 (extract enclosed). It was indicated therein that RBI will issue final guidelines on Large Exposures Framework (LEF) by end-October, 2016. Accordingly, the final guidelines ar

RBI/2016-17/152 DBR.Appt.BC.No.39/29.39.001/2016-17 November 24, 2016 All Commercial Banks excluding RRBs Dear Sir / Madam, Special knowledge or practical experience useful to banking companies In the backdrop of innovations in banking and technology, it is felt that the domain knowledge and experience enumerated under various statutory provisions for the directors on the boards of commercial banks (excluding RRBs) need to be augmented by knowledge and experience in o

RBI/2016-17/143 DBR.No.BP.BC.37/21.04.048/2016-17 November 21, 2016 All Entities Regulated by the Reserve Bank of India Madam / Dear Sir, Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances It has been represented to us that consequent upon withdrawal of the legal tender status of the existing ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 notes (SBN) small borrowers may need some more time to repay their loan dues. Taking these representations int

RBI/2016-17/134 DBR.RRB.BC.No.36/31.01.002/2016-17 November 16 , 2016 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Master Circular on BranchLicensing - Census data 2011 Please refer to our Master circular on Branch Licensing DBR.CO.RRB.BL.BC.No.17/31.01.002/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015. As the Census data for 2011 are available in public domain, Regional Rural Banks are advised to follow Census 2011 for all purposes of cate

RBI/2016-17/122 DBR.No.BP.BC.34/21.04.132/2016-17 November 10, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs), All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Non-Banking Financial Companies, including Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies Madam / Dear Sir, Schemes for Stressed Assets - Revisions In the recent past, the Reserve Bank of India has taken various regulatory measures to strengthen the lenders’ abili

RBI/2016-17/120 DBR.No.BP.BC.30/21.06.201/2016-17 November 10, 2016 The Managing Director/Chief Executive OfficerAll Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines on capital requirements for bank exposures to central counterparties Please refer to the paragraph 4 of Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued by RBI on October 4, 2016. It was indicated therein that RBI will issue final guidelines on capital requi

RBI/2016-17/119 DBR.No.BP.BC.29/21.06.201/2016-17 November 10, 2016 The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Guidelines for computing exposure for counterparty credit risk arising from derivative transactions Please refer to the paragraph 4 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued by RBI on October 4, 2016. It was indicated therein that RBI will issue fin

RBI/2016-17/118 DBR.IBD.BC.32/23.13.004/2016-17 November 10, 2016 Chairman/Managing Director and CEOs All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities Please refer to our circular DBR.IBD.BC.14570/23.13.004/2014-15 dated April 01, 2015 setting out RBI directions relating to IFSC Banking Units (IBUs). We have received a few suggestions and queries during the last few months

RBI/2016-17/114 DBR.No.Leg.BC.31/09.07.005/2016-17 November 9, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Small Finance Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Local Area Banks All Cooperative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Banks to remain open for public on Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2016 In order to meet the anticipated heavy demand from members of public to conduct their banking t

RBI/2016-17/108 DBR.BP.BC.No.28 /21.06.001/2016-17 November 03, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Issue of Rupee Denominated Bonds overseas Please refer to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.14 dated November 03, 2016 on issue of rupee denominated bonds overseas by Indian banks. 2. We advise that banks are permitted to raise funds through issuance of rupee denominated bonds overseas for the following purposes: Perpetual Debt Ins

RBI/2016-17/99 IDMD.CDD.No.894 /14.04.050/2016-17 October 20, 2016 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. Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 Series III – Operational Guidelines This has reference to the GoI notification F.No.4(16)-W&M/2016 and RBI circular IDMD.CDD.No.

RBI/2016-17/96 IDMD.CDD.No.892/14.04.050/2016-17 October 20, 2016 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. Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds- Maximum Limit of Investment and Acceptance as Collateral- Clarification As you are aware, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was notified by GOI

RBI/2016-17/95 DBR.BP.BC.No.20/21.06.001/2016-17 October 20, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Risk Weights for exposures to HFCs It has been observed that there is a lack of uniformity among banks in the application of risk weights on their exposures to Housing Finance Companies (HFCs). 2. The matter of risk weights prescribed in respect of banks’ exposures to HFCs has been examined and it is advised that exposures to all

RBI/2016-17/83 DBR.No.Ret.BC.15/12.02.001/2016-17 October 13, 2016 All Commercial Banks, Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs),State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Dear Sir, Section 24 and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer to circulars DBR.Ret.BC.64/12.01.001/2015-16 dated December 10, 2015, on maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio under Section 24 and Section 56 of the Bank

RBI/2016-17/80 DBR.NBD.No.25/16.13.218/2016-17 October 6, 2016 Chief Executive Officers of Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Operating Guidelines for Payments Banks Please refer to the Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks (‘Licensing Guidelines’) dated November 27, 2014, under which in-principle approvals/ licences were issued to the applicants for setting up of the payments banks. 2. The need for separate Operating Guidelines for payments banks was examined, con

RBI/2016-17/81 DBR.NBD.No.26/16.13.218/2016-17 October 6, 2016 Chief Executive Officers of Small Finance Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Operating Guidelines for Small Finance Banks Please refer to the Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks (‘Licensing Guidelines’) dated November 27, 2014, under which in-principle approvals / licences were issued to the applicants for setting up of the small finance banks. 2. The need for separate Operating Guidelines for small finan

RBI/2016-17/74 DBR.No.Ret.BC.19/12.01.001/2016-17 October 04, 2016 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Banks, Dear Sir, Change in Bank Rate Please refer to circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.90/12.01.001/2015-16 dated April 05, 2016 on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17 dated October 04, 2016, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 7.00 per cent to 6.75 per cent with effect from Oc

RBI/2016-17/62 DBR.No.Leg.BC. 13/09.07.005/2016-17 September 8, 2016 The Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) Dear Sir, Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 – Acceptance of Cash Over the Counter Please refer to the Circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.38/09.07.005/2008-09 dated August 28, 2008 wherein banks have been advised to ensure that their branches invariably accept cash from all their customers who desire to deposit cash at

RBI/2016-17/60 DBR.No.BAPD.BC.12/22.01.001/2016-17 September 1, 2016 All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)/ (Including Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Master Circular on Branch Authorisation - Census data 2011 Please refer to our Master circular on Branch Authorisation DBOD.No.BAPD.BC.7/22.01.001/2014-15 dated July 1, 2014 wherein Tier-wise population groups, List of Underbanked Districts and Lis

RBI/2016-17/57 DCBR.BPD (PCB).BC.No.3/12.05.001/2016-17 September 1, 2016 The Chief Executive Officers Salary Earners Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Advances against Term Deposits of Non-members In terms of our circular UBD.No.BL.(SEB)5A/07.01.00-2001/02 dated August 8, 2001, Salary Earners’ Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (SEBs) applying for permission to open branches should ensure, inter alia, that their byelaws do not contain provisions for

RBI/2016-17/50 DBR.BP.BC.No.8/21.01.003/2016-17 August 25, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Guidelines on Enhancing Credit Supply for Large Borrowers through Market Mechanism Please refer to the Discussion Paper on the captioned subject issued on May 12, 2016 for comments of the stakeholders. The Discussion Paper proposed a framework for addressing the concentration risk of the banking system arising from its exposures towards a single counterparty

RBI/2016-17/43 DBR.BP.BC.No.5/21.04.142/2016-17 August 25, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks(excluding RRBs) Partial Credit Enhancement (PCE) to Corporate Bonds Please refer to the circular DBR.BP.BC.No.40/21.04.142/2015-16 dated September 24, 2015 on the captioned subject. 2. In terms of para II.6 of the above-mentioned circular, the aggregate exposure limit of all banks towards the PCE for a given bond issue has been capped at 20 per cent of the bond issue size. O

RBI/2016-17/45 DBR.No.BP.BC.7/21.04.157/2016-17 August 25, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks andRegional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Prudential Norms for Off-balance Sheet Exposures of Banks – Restructuring of derivative contracts Please refer to circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.57/21.04.157/2008-09 dated October 13, 2008 on the captioned subject. Para 2.2 of the circular requires that in cases where a derivative contract is restructured, the mark

RBI/2016-17/44 DBR.No.BP.BC.6/21.06.001/2016-17 August 25, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Review of Prudential Norms –Risk Weights for Exposures to Corporates, AFCs and NBFC-IFCs Please refer to para 5.8 of Master Circular on Basel III capital regulations dated July 1, 2015 on exposures to the captioned entities. At present unrated exposures to these entities attract a risk weight of 100 per ce

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/43 Master Direction DNBR. PD.006/13.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 (Updated as on February 22, 2019) Master Direction - Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank), h

RBI/2016-17/34 RBI/2016-17/DBR.FID.No. 1/01.02.000/2016-17 August 04, 2016 All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India has notified the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 on February 16, 2015. A reference is also invited to the Press Release dated January 18, 2016 issued by the MCA outlining the

RBI/2016-17/33 DBR.No.Leg.BC.3/09.07.005/2016-17 August 04, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Dishonour of cheques – Modification in procedure Please refer to our circular DBOD.BC.Leg.No.113/09.12.001/2002-03 dated June 26, 2003 and paragraph 11.4 (i) of RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.100/03.05.33/2013-14 dated May 12, 2014 wherein banks were advised to introduce a condition for operation of accounts with cheque facility that in the event of dis

RBI/2016-17/25 DBR.BP.BC.No.2/21.04.098/2016-17 July 21, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards Please refer to our circulars DBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 9, 2014, DBR.BP.BC.No.52/21.04.098/2014-15 dated November 28, 2014 and DBR.BP.BC.No.77/21.04.098/2015-16 dated February 11, 2016 on ‘Base

RBI/2015-16/437 DCBR.BPD (PCB) Cir.No.20/12.05.001/2015-16 Ashadha 9, 1938 June 30, 2016 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Amendment in rules for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) Please refer to our circular DCBR. BPD(PCB)Cir.No.8/12.05.001/2014-15 dated May 5, 2015 on modalities for Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yoj

RBI/2015-16/429 DBR.BP.BC.No.106/21.07.001/2015-16 June 23, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Please refer to circular DBR.BP.BC.No.76/21.07.001/2015-16 dated February 11, 2016 on the captioned subject in terms of which banks have been directed to be in preparedness to submit Proforma Ind AS Financial Statements to the Reserve Bank from the half-year ended Septe

RBI/DBR/2015-16/25 Master Direction/DBR.FSD.No.101/24.01.041/2015-16 May 26, 2016 (Updated as on August 10, 2021) (Updated as on September 25, 2017) Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India (Financial Services provided by Banks) Directions,

RBI/2015-16/400 DBR.CID.BC.No.98/20.16.042/2015-16 May 19, 2016 All Credit Information Companies Investment in Credit Information Companies In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 11 of Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005, and in supersession of its direction on Investment in Credit Information Companies (CICs) dated November 29, 2013, Reserve Bank of India, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public inte

RBI/DBR/2015-16/22 Master Direction DBR.PSBD.No. 96/16.13.100/2015-16 April 21, 2016 Master Direction – Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks, Directions, 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act,