RBI/2023-24/118 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.13 January 31, 2024 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir, Guidelines on import of gold by Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) holders under the India-UAE CEPA as notified by–The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to A.P. (D

RBI/2023-24/117 DoS.CO.CSITEG.SEC. No. 9 / 31-01-015/ 2023-24 January 31, 2024 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks; Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (Tier III and IV); Upper- and Middle-Layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies); Credit Information Companies and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NaBFID, NHB and SIDBI)

RBI/2023-24/116 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.14/02.08.001/ 2023-24 January 19, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Formation of new districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Madhya Pradesh has notified formation of two new districts, viz., Pandhurna vide Gazette Notification No. F-Rev-6-0029-2023-VII-Sec-7 dated October 5, 2023 and Maihar vide Gazette Notification No. F-Rev-6-0030-2023-VII-Sec-7 dated October 05, 2023. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Banks of the new districts as below:

RBI/2023-24/115 DoR.REG/LIC.No.72/16.05.000/2023-24 January 17, 2024 Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

RBI/2023-24/113 Ref. No. DOS. ARG/ SEC. 8 /08.91.001/2023-24 January 15, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) All Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir,

RBI/2023-24/112 DOR.CRE.REC.70/21.01.003/2023-24 January 15, 2024 All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies Madam/ Dear Sir, Credit/Investment Concentration Norms – Credit Risk Transfer

RBI/2023-24/111 DOR. AML.REC.69/14.06.001/2023-24 January 11, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 14 Entries Please refer to Section 51 of our Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on January 04 , 2024 (MD on KYC), in terms of which “Regulated Entities (REs) shall ensure that in terms of Section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967 and amendments thereto,

RBI/2023-24/110 DOR. AML.REC.68 /14.06.001/2023-24 January 06, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967 Updates to UNSC’s 1267 / 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List Amendments in 07 Entries

RBI/2023-24/109 DOR. AML.REC.67 /14.06.001/2023-24 January 06, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments)

RBI/2023-24/108 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 13 January 5, 2024 Authorised Persons Madam / Sir, Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings – Hedging of foreign exchange risk Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 03, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA.25/RB-2000 dated May 03, 2000), as amended from time to time and Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings dated July 05, 2016, as amended from time to time.

RBI/2023-24/107 DOR.AML.REC. 66 /14.01.001/2023-24 January 04, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Dear Sir/Madam, Amendment to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC Please refer to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC dated February 25, 2016, as amended from time to time, in terms of which Regulated Entities (REs) have to undertake Customer Due Diligence (CDD), as per the process laid out therein, for their customers. 2. In the extant Direction, the definition of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) is provided in sub-clause (xvii) of clause 

RBI/2023-2024/106 DOR.AML.REC.65/14.06.001/2023-24 January 02, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Designation of 2 individuals as ‘Terrorists’ under Section 35 (1) (a) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 and their listing in the Schedule IV of the Act- Reg.

RBI/2023-24/104 DoR.SPE.REC. 63 /13.03.00/2023-2024 January 01, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Sir / Madam, Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to Para 3 (a) (i) of Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated May 12, 2016, in terms of which “Bulk Deposit” means single Rupee term deposits of Rupees fifteen lakh and above.

RBI/2023-24/105 DOR. SOG (LEG).REC/64/09.08.024/2023-24 January 1, 2024 Madam/ Dear Sir Inoperative Accounts /Unclaimed Deposits in Banks- Revised Instructions As per extant instructions, the credit balance in any deposit account maintained with banks, which have not been operated upon for ten years or more, or any amount remaining unclaimed for ten years or more, as mentioned in paragraph 3(iii) of the “Depositor Education and Awareness” (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014, are required to be transferred by banks to DEA Fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India.

RBI/2015-16/344 DBR.BP.BC.No.86/21.04.098/2015-16 March 23, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Liquidity Risk Management & Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards Please refer to our following circulars on Liquidity Risk Framework: DBOD.BP.No.56/21.04.098/2012-13 dated November 7, 2012 on “Liquidity Risk Management by Banks.” DBOD.BP.

RBI/2023-24/111 DoR.MCS.REC.61/01.01.001/2023-24 December 29, 2023 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All NBFCs (including HFCs) and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID)

RBI/2020-21/100 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S940 / 02-29-005 / 2023-24 December 29, 2023 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Card Issuing and Acquiring Banks and Non-banks / Authorised Card Networks

RBI/2023-24/100 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.13 /06.02.31/2023-24; December 28, 2023 The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (except RRBs) (including Small Finance Banks and Local Area Banks) Dear Sir / Madam Classification of MSMEs

Framework for Dealing with Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) (Revised upto December 28, 2023[1]) Introduction Some banks, due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness, become systemically important. The disorderly failure of these banks has the potential to cause significant disruption to the essential services they provide to the banking system, and in turn, to the overall economic activity. Therefore, the continued functioning of Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) is critical for the uninterrupted availability of essential banking services to the real economy.

RBI/2023-24/99 DOR.STR.REC.60/21.04.048/2023-24 December 28, 2023 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) MHP Exemption for Transfer of Receivables

RBI/2023-24/221 FMRD.FMSD.07/03.07.35/2023-24 December 28, 2023  To All eligible market participants Madam/Sir Reserve Bank of India (Financial Benchmark Administrators) Directions, 2023

RBI/2023-24/97FMRD.DIRD.No.05/14.03.061/2023-2024 December 27, 2023 All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Government Securities Lending) Directions, 2023

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT) CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI 400 001 No. FEMA 14(R)/2023-RB December 21, 2023 Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment) Regulations, 2023 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and in supersession of Notification No. FEMA 14(R)/2016-RB dated May 02, 2016, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Reserve Bank makes the following regulations

RBI/2023-24/96 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 10 December 22, 2023 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Trade Credit for imports into India – Submission of return on issuance of bank guarantees for Trade Credits on the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 75 November 19, 2013 read with A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 dated March 13, 2018 relating to Trade Credits for imports into India and submission of quarterly statement on issuance of guarantees therefor by AD banks on the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) platform.

RBI/2023-24/95 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.09 December 22, 2023 To All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Sir, Rupee Drawing Arrangement - Submission of statement/return on CIMS Portal

RBI/2023-24/94 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.12 December 22, 2023 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, CIMS Project implementation - Discontinuation of submission in legacy XBRL Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category- I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 103 dated April 03, 2012 and of A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 30 dated September 15, 2014 in terms of which, AD Category-I banks were required to submit the following statements on XBRL site – (i) Statement on half yearly b

RBI/2023-24/93 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.11 December 22, 2023 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir, Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) for Resident Individuals- Reporting of monthly return and daily transactions

RBI/2023-24/92 DoR.RET.REC.59/12.01.001/2023-24  December 22, 2023 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Commercial Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Reverse Repo transactions - Reporting in Form ‘A’ Return

RBI/DOR/2023-24/91 December 20, 2023 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S- 919 / 02-14-003 / 2023-24 All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants Madam / Dear Sir, Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) – Enabling Tokenisation through Card Issuing Banks The card tokenisation services are being currently provided by card issuers and card netw

RBI/DOR/2023-24/90 DOR.STR.REC. 58/21.04.048/2023-24 December 19, 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/ Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)

RBI/2023-24/89 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.12/02.08.001/2023-24 December 18, 2023 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Lead Banks Concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Formation of new district Mauganj in the State of Madhya Pradesh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Madhya Pradesh has notified formation of a new district, viz., Mauganj in the state of Madhya Pradesh vide Gazette

RBI/2023-2024/87 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-882 / 02.14.003 / 2022-23 December 12, 2023 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 Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks / National Payments Corporation of India

RBI/2023-2024/87 IDMD.CDD. No.2128/14.04.050/2023-24 December 11, 2023 Scheduled Commercial Banks (as per the list attached), Designated Post Offices (as per the list attached) Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. Madam/Dear Sir,

RBI/2023-2024/86 FED Circular No. 08 November 17, 2023 To All Scheduled Commercial Banks (holding AD Category-I license) Madam/Sir International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) – Opening of additional Current Account for exports proceeds

RBI/2023-24/85 DOR.STR.REC.57/21.06.001/2023-24 November 16, 2023 Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Non-Banking Financial Companies (including HFCs) Madam/Dear Sir, Regulatory measures towards consumer credit and bank credit to NBFCs Please refer to Governor’s Statement dated October 6, 2023 flagging the high growth in certain components of consumer credit and advising banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to strengthen their internal surveillance mechanisms, address the build-up of risks, if any, and institute suitable safeguards, in their own interest. The high growth seen in consumer credit and increasing dependency of NBFCs on bank borrowings were also highlighted by Governor in the interactions with MD/CEOs of major banks and large NBFCs in July and August 2023, respectively.

RBI/2023-2024/84 DOR. AML.REC.56 /14.06.001/2023-24November 15, 2023 The Chairpersons / CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam / Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 05 Entries

RBI/2023-2024/83 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 07 November 10, 2023 To, All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Guidelines on import of silver by Qualified Jewellers as notified by – The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited

RBI/2022-23/82 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.11/02.08.001/2023-24 November 10, 2023 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Formation of new districts in the State of Rajasthan – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Rajasthan has notified formation of 19 new districts in the state of Rajasthan vide Gazette Notifications No.9 (18) Raj-1/2022 (1-14) dated August 5, 2023 (effective from August 7, 2023). Accordingly, it has been decided to designate Lead Banks of the new districts as below:

RBI/2023-24/81 FMRD.FMID.No. 04/14.01.006/2023-24 November 08, 2023 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Inclusion of Sovereign Green Bonds A reference is invited to the Press Release on

RBI/2023-24/80 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-786/02-14-008/2023-24 October 31, 2023 All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants Madam / Dear Sir, Regulation of Payment Aggregator – Cross Border (PA - Cross Border) A reference is invited to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circulars on – ‘Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways’ – (a) DPSS.CO.PD.No.1810/02.14.008/2019-20 dated March 17, 2020 and (b) CO.DPSS. POLC.No.S33/02-14-008/2020-2021 dated March 31, 2021,

RBI/2023-24/79 DoR.REG/LIC.No.55/07.01.000/2023-24 October 30, 2023 Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Co-operative Banks and All District Central Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 - Change in Name of Co-operative Banks

RBI/2023-24/78 DoR.REG/LIC.No.54/19.51.052/2023-24 October 30, 2023 Madam / Sir Clarification regarding Shifting of Branches/Offices/Extension Counters within the same city, town or village by District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) and Guidelines on Closure of Branches and Extension Counters by DCCBs
 

RBI/2023-24/77 DoR.FIN.REC.53/03.10.123/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Dear Sir/ Madam, Joining the Account Aggregator Ecosystem as Financial Information User Please refer to the Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016.

RBI/2023-24/76 DoR.FIN.REC.52/03.10.123/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Regulated Entities of the Bank Madam/ Dear Sir, Review of Financial Information Provider (FIP) under Account Aggregator Framework Please refer to the paragraph 3(1)(xi) of Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 defining the term ‘Financial Information Provider’.

RBI/2023-24/73 DoR.FIN.REC.49/20.16.003/2023-24  October 26, 2023 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, and excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) All Asset Reconstructions Companies All Credit Information Companies

RBI/2023-24/75 DoR.SPE.REC.50/13.03.00/2023-2024 October 26, 2023 All Regional Rural Banks Sir / Madam, Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Please refer to Para 3 (a) (i) of Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated March 3, 2016, in terms of which “Bulk Deposit” means: Single Rupee term deposits of Rupees two crore and above for Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) and Small Finance Banks.

RBI/2023-24/74 DOR.SPE. REC. No 51/13.03.000/2023-24 October 26, 2023 Non-Callable Deposits - Master Direction on Interest Rate on Deposits Please refer to the instructions contained in Section 7 of the Master Direction (MD) on Interest Rate on Deposits dated March 03, 2016 and Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated May 12, 2016. In terms of these instructions, banks have been permitted to offer domestic term deposits (TDs) without premature withdrawal option, provided that all TDs accepted from individuals for an amount of Rupees fifteen lakh and below shall have premature-withdrawal-facility. Further, the banks have also been permitted to offer differential rate on interest on TDs based on non-callability of deposits (i.e., non-availability of premature withdrawal option) in addition to tenor and size of deposits.

RBI/2023-24/72 DoR.FIN.REC.48/20.16.003/2023-24 October 26, 2023 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, and excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID)

RBI/2023-24/71 DOR.ACC.47/21.04.018/2023-24 October 25, 2023 Madam / Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021: Presentation of unclaimed liabilities transferred to Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund The ‘Notes and Instructions for compilation’ given in Annex II to the Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021 (Master Direction) require commercial banks to present all unclaimed liabilities, where the amount due has been transferred to the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund established under the DEA Fund Scheme, 2014, under ‘Schedule 12- Contingent Liabilities - Other items for which the bank is contingently liable’.

RBI/2023-24/70 DOR.HGG.GOV.REC.46/29.67.001/2023-24 October 25, 2023 All Private Sector Banks and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks (excluding Payment Banks and Local Area Banks) Madam / Dear Sir Appointment of Whole-Time Director(s) Please refer to paragraph 10 and 11 of our instructions DOR.GOV.REC.8/29.67.001/2021-22 dated April 26, 2021 on ‘Corporate Governance in Banks - Appointment of Directors and Constitution of Committees of the Board’.