RBI/2015-16/309 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.44/2015-16 [(1)/10(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealers and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited toA.D.(M.A. Series) Circular No. 11 dated May 16, 2000in terms of which ADs were advised of various Rules, Regulations, Notifications/ Directions issued under the Foreign...

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RBI/2015-16/308 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 43/2015-16 [(1)/7(R)] February 04, 2016 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property outside India) Regulations, 2015 Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited toA.D.(M.A. Series) Circular No. 11 dated May 16, 2000in terms of which ADs were advised of various Rules, Regulations, Notifications/ Directions issued under the For...

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RBI/2015-16/307 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 42 February 4, 2016 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir, Settlement of Export/ Import transactions in currencies not having a direct exchange rate Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category – I) banks is invited toNotification No. FEMA. 14 /RB -2000, dated 3rd May 2000, as amended from time to time, dealing with manner of receipt and payment, in terms of which export proceeds for exports ...

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RBI/2015-16/306 DPSS (CO) RTGS No.1926/04.04.002/2015-16 February 4, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of participants of RTGS Madam / Sir, RTGS service charges for members and customers - Rationalisation A reference is invited to ourcircular DPSS.(CO).RTGS.No.388/04.04.002/2011-2012 dated September 5, 2011. 2. As participants in the RTGS are aware, the RB...

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The Central Board of Excise and Customs has taken-up the task of implementing ‘Indian Customs Single Window Project’ to facilitate trade. This project envisages that the importers and exporters would electronically lodge their Customs clearance documents at a single point only with the Customs. The required permission, if any, from other regulatory agencies (such as Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Drug Controller, Textile Committee etc.) would be obtained online without the impo...

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RBI/2015-16/302 DNBR(PD).CC.No. 072/03.10.001/2015-16 January 28, 2016 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Dear Sirs, Provision of Safe Deposit Locker facility by NBFCs The Bank has received proposals from NBFCs seeking approval for offering safe deposit locker facilities. In this regard it may be noted that providing safe deposit locker facility is a fee based service and shall not be reckoned as part of the financial business carried out by NBFCs. NBFCs ...

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S.O. (E) In exercise of the powcr-s conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) ofsection 396 ofthe Companies n ci ,2013 (18 of2O13) (herein after referred to as the Actl, the Central Covernment hereby establishes a Central Registration Centre (CRC) having tcrritorial jurisdiction all over India, for discharging or carrying out tho fr.lnction of processing and disposal of applications for reservation of nartrcs Ltnder the provisions ofthe said Act. CLICK HERE FOR DETAIL...

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) ofsection 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, namely:- CLICK HERE FOR DETAIL...

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RBI/2015-16/298 DBR.IBD.BC.75/23.67.001/2015-16 January 21, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Sale of India Gold Coin (IGC) As you are aware, MMTC has been authorized by the Central Government to manufacture India Gold Coins (IGC) with Ashok Chakra and supply these coins to the domestic market. MMTC has clarified to the Reserve Bank that the gold used for the IGC will be only that mobilized domestically under the existing Gold De...

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RBI/2015-16/297 DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB). Cir. No. 9 /12.05.001/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) Dear Sir/Madam Acceptance of cheques bearing a date as per National Calendar (Saka Samvat) for payment As you are aware that Government of India has accepted Saka Samvat as National Calendar with effect from March 22, 1957 and all Government statutory orders, notifications, Acts...

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RBI/2015-16/295 DBS.CO.CFMC.BC.No.007/23.04.001/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chairmen / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) / Local Area Banks / select Financial Institutions Dear Sir / Madam Fraud Reporting and Monitoring 1. Operationalisation of Central Fraud Registry 1.1 As you are aware, Governor had announced in hisFourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15under para 22 as under: “Along with early detection mechani...

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RBI/2015-16/294 DGBA.GAD.No. 2278/31.12.010/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chairman & Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Agency Banks Dear Sir/Madam Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts As you may be aware, agency banks are being compensated at Rs. 65 per transaction for handling pension computation, payment and related services on behalf of Central and State Governments. As per the norms followed by the Government, a pensioner’s account shou...

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RBI/2015-16/293 DCM (NPD) No. 2564/09.40.02/2015-16 January 21, 2016 The Chairman & Managing Director Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks having currency chests Dear Sir / Madam, Incentive for improving service to non-chest branches under Linkage Scheme Please refer to ourcircular DCM (NPD) No. 6316 / 09.40.02 / 2006-07 dated March 9, 2007on the captioned subject. It has been decided to allow the currency chest holding banks to enhance the service charges ...

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RBI/2015-16/291 DBR.CID.BC.No.73/20.16.56/2015-16 January 14, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/ Madam Credit information reporting in respect of Self Help Group (SHG) members Please refer to the instructions contained in paragraph (v) of the Annex III to ourcircular DBOD.No.CID.BC.127/20.16.056/2013-14 dated 27 June, 2014advising banks to report the member level data relating to the SHGs within six months from the dat...

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RBI2015-16/290 IDMD.CDD.No.1573/14.04.050/2015-16 January 14, 2016 The Chairman& Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.(SHCIL) Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2015-16 Government of India has vide itsNotification F.No. 4(19)-W&M/2014 dated January 14, 2016announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2016 (“the Bonds”) will be open for subscription from January 18, 2016 to January 22, 2016....

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RBI/2015-16/289 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.17/02.01.001/2015-16 January 14, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs Dear Sir/Madam, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme – Seeding of Aadhaar in Bank Accounts – Clarification Please refer tocircular RPCD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.01.001/2013-14 dated July 9, 2013regarding the use of Aadhaar to facilitate delivery of social welfare benefits by direct credit to the bank accounts of beneficiarie...

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RBI/2015-16/288 DBR.No.BAPD.BC.72/22.01.001/2015-16 January 14, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Section 23 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Relaxations in Branch Authorisation Policy - Off Site ATMs Please refer tocircular DBOD. No. BL. BC. 137/22.01.001/2008-09 dated June 12, 2009, on the above subject, permitting Scheduled Commercial Banks to install off-site ATMs at centres/places identified by them without having the need to take permis...

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RBI/2015-16/287 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 39 January 14, 2016 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir, Export of Goods and Services – Project Exports Attention of Authorised Dealers is invited to Regulation 18 ofNotification No. FEMA 23/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2000 in terms of which export of goods or services on deferred payment terms or in execution of a turnkey proje...

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RBI/2015-16/286 FIDD.FLC.BC.No.18/12.01.018/2015-16 January 14, 2016 To Chairman/MD & CEO Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs) – Revised Guidelines Please refer to ourcirculars RPCD.FLC.No.12452/12.01.018/2011-12 dated June 6, 2012andRPCD.FLC.No.7641/12.01.018/ 2012-13 dated January 31, 2013issuing operational guidelines for conduct of financial literacy camps by FLCs and rural branches of banks. Subsequent ...

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RBI/2015-16/285 DBR.No.BP.BC.71/21.06.201/2015-16 January 14, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations - Clarification Please refer to para 7: Coupon Discretion on Additional Tier 1 Debt Capital Instruments of theCircular DBOD.No.BP.BC.38/21.06.201/2014-15 dated September 1, 2014on ‘Implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations in India – Amendments&...

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Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India), Head Office Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14- Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi — 110066 Fax: 011-26173022, Telephone: 26172685 No. WSU/9(1)2013/Settlement/35631 Date:08th January, 2016 To M ACCs (Zones) All RPFC/OICs of ROs/SROs. Sub: Payment of contribution by the employers by 15th of the following month —Removing of grace period of 5 days. Sir/Madam, As per par...

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RBI/2015-16/283 DBR.No.FID.FIC 5/01.02.00/ 2015-16 January 07, 2016 All-India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir/ Madam Master Circular- Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio by FIs- Amendment Please refer to Paragraph No.2.5.3.4 (iii) ofMaster Circular DBR.No.FID.FIC.3/01.02.00/2015-16 dated July 01, 2015on Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment ...

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RBI/2015-16/282 DBR.IBD.BC. 8536/23.13.004/2015-16 January 07, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities Please refer to ourcircular DBR.IBD.BC.14570/23.13.004/2014-15 dated April 01, 2015setting out RBI directions relating to financial institutions set up in the International Financial Services Centres (IFSC). Based on the feedback and requests received from various...

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RBI/2015-16/281 DBR.Dir.BC.No.70/13.03.00/2015-16 January 07, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Non-Fund Based Facility to Non-constituent Borrowers of Bank Please refer to paragraph 2(iii) of ourcircular DBOD.Dir.BC.62/13.07.09/2002-03 dated January 24, 2003on ‘Discounting/Rediscounting of Bills by banks’ advising banks not to extend any non-fund...

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES NEW DELHI CIRCULARNO. 25/2015 Dated : December 31, 2015 Subject:Penaltyu/s 271(1)(c) wherein additions/disallowances made under normal provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 but tax levied under MAT provisions u/s 115JB/115JC, forcasespriorto A.Y. 2016-17-reg.- Section 115JB of the Act is a special provision for levy ofMinimum Alternate Taxon Companies, inserted by FinanceAct 2000with effect from 1-4-2001. ...

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES NEW DELHI CIRCULARNO. 24/2015, Dated: December 31, 2015 Subject: Recording of satisfaction note under section 158BD/153C ofthe Act- reg.- The issue of recording of satisfaction for the purposes of section 158BD/153C has been subject matter oflitigation. 2. The Hon’ble Supreme Court inthe caseofM/s Calcutta Knitwears in its detailed judgment in Civil Appeal No.3958 of 2014 dat...

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s.o. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 458 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) the Central Government hereby delegates to the Regional Directors atMumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Shillong, the power vested in it under section 208 of the said Act for receiving the report from the Regishar (having jurisdiction over the place of registered office of the company concerned) or from the Inspector where such report recommends action for violation of offences u...

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RBI/2015-16/277 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No. 82 /02.01.001/2015-16 December 31, 2015 The Chairman and Managing Director SLBC Convenor Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Roadmap for opening brick and mortar branches in villages with population more than 5000 without a bank branch of a scheduled commercial bank You are aware that SLBC Convenor banks were advised videcircular RPCD.CO.LBS.BC. No. 86/02.01.001/2011-12 dated June 19, 2012to prepare a roadmap to provide banking services in all unbanked villa...

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RBI/2015-16/278 DGBA.GAD.No. 2036/42.01.035/2015-16 December 31, 2015 The Chairman and Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Agency Banks Dear Sir/Madam Discontinuation of the requirement for Paper to Follow (P2F) for Central Government cheques under Cheque Truncation System With a view to enhancing efficiency in cheque clearing, Reserve Bank has introduced Cheque T...

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RBI/2015-16/279 DBR.IBD.BC.No.68/23.37.001/2015-16 December 31, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) Madam/Dear Sir, Extension of Credit Facilities to Overseas Step-down Subsidiaries of Indian Corporates Please refer to ourcircular DBOD.IBD.BC.No.96/23.37.001/2006-07 dated May 10, 2007permitting banks in India to extend funded and/or non-funded credit facilities to step-down subsidiaries of the overseas subsidiaries of Indian companies that may not be w...

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