Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Budget Division New Delhi, dated December 19, 2016 NOTIFICATION Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of 6.57 Percent Government Stock 2033 F. No.4 (3) W&M/2016(ii): Government of India hereby notifies sale (re-issue) 6.57 percent Government Stock 2033 of for an aggregate amount of ₹ 2,000 crore (nominal). The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called ‘Specif

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Budget Division New Delhi, dated December 19, 2016 NOTIFICATION Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of 7.72 Percent Government Stock 2055 F. No.4 (3) W&M/2016(iii): Government of India hereby notifies sale (re-issue) 7.72 percent Government Stock 2055 of for an aggregate amount of ₹ 2,000 crore (nominal). The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called ‘Speci

RBI/2016-17/189DCM (Plg) No. 1859/10.27.00/2016-17 December 19, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer,Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional RuralBanks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes (Specified Bank Notes) - Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) into bank accounts Please refer to Circular DCM (Plg) No.122

RBI/2016-17/186 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 December 16, 2016 To All Authorised Persons Madam / Sir, Exchange facility to foreign citizens Attention of Authorized Persons is invited to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 dated November 25, 2016 permitting foreign citizens to exchange foreign exchange for Indian currency notes up to a limit of ₹ 5000/- per week till December 15, 2016. 2. On a review it has been decided that the instructions contained in the A.P

RBI/2016-17/185 DPSS CO.PD.No.1516/02.12.004/2016-17 December 16, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All participants in Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) based *99# Systems Dear Madam/ Sir, Special Measures upto March 31, 2017 : Rationalisation of customer charges for Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) & Unstructured Su

RBI/2016-17/184 DPSS.CO.PD.No.1515/02.14.003/2016-17 December 16, 2016 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 / Payments Banks and Small Finance Banks / All Card Network Providers Dear Madam / Sir, Special measures upto March 31, 2017: Rationalisation of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) for transactions upto ₹ 200

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/2016-17/182 IDMD.PDRD.No.08/03.64.00/2016-17 December 13, 2016 To All Standalone Primary Dealers Dear Sir/Madam, Distribution of Relief/Savings Bonds A reference is invited to Para A.1 of the Master Direction on Relief/Savings Bonds dated July 1, 2016 under which agency banks can enrol/register brokers for distribution of Relief/Savings bonds. A reference is also invited to the Para 12 of (Master Direction) Standalone Primary Dealers (Reserve Bank) Directions, 201

RBI/2016-17/181 DCM (Plg) No. 1712/10.27.00/2016-17 December 13, 2016 The Chairman & Managing DirectorChief Executive OfficersAll Banks Dear Sir, Preservation of CCTV recordings Please refer to paragraph (5) of our circular DCM (FNVD) No.1134/16.01.05/2016-17 dated October 27, 2016 wherein it was stated that in order to facilitate identification of people abetting circulation of counterfeit notes, banks are advised to cover the banking hall/area and counters under

RBI/2016-17/180DCM (Plg) No. 1683/10.27.00/2016-17 December 12, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer(All banks maintaining currency chests) Dear Sir, Distribution of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series Banknotes – Records Please refer to our circular DCM (RMMT) No. G-5/11.01.01/2016-17 dated July 15, 2016 on Receipt and Remittance of Treasure. 2. In the wake of reported seizures by Income Tax Department and other law enforcement agencies of large qua