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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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 30th December, 2015 Subject: Electronic filing of first appeal before CIT(Appeals) – reg. It is the endeavour of the Income tax Department to digitise various functions of the Department for providing efficient taxpayer services. As another significant step in this direction, electronic filing of appeal before CIT(Appeals) is being made mandatory for pe...

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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes North Block, New Delhi Instruction No. 19/2015 Dated the 29th of December, 2015 To All Pr. Chief-Commissioners of Income-tax/ Chief-Commissioners of Income-tax All Pr. Directors-General of Income-tax/ Directors-General of Income-tax Subject- IssuingQuestionnaireincasesselected for scrutiny- regarding Sir/Madam Instances have come to the notice of the Board that in cases s...

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TDS under section 194A of the Act on interest on fixed deposit made on directions of Courts. Circular No. 23/2015 dated 28/12/2015....

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RBI/2015-16/275 DCM (Plg) No.G-8/2331/10.27.00/2015-16 December 23, 2015 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / RRBs Madam / Dear Sir, Withdrawal of all old series of Banknotes issued prior to 2005 Please refer to ourcircular DCM (Plg) No.G-15/5486/10.27.00/2014-15 dated June 26, 2015and thePress Release dated June 25, 2015on the captioned subject. 2. On a review of the matter, it has bee...

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RBI/2015-16/274 DGBA.GAD. No. 2023/15.01.001/2015-16 December 23, 2015 The Chairman & Managing Director Head Office Government Accounts Department State Bank of India / State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur /State Bank of Travancore State Bank of Hyderabad / State Bank of Mysore Allahabad Bank / Bank of Baroda / Bank of India / Bank of Maharashtra/ Canara Bank / Central Bank of India / Corporation Bank / Dena Bank / Indian Bank/ Indian Overseas Bank / Orient...

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Circular No. 22/2015 - Allowability of employer's contribution to funds for the welfare of employees terms of section 43B(b) of the Income-tax Act !New 17 December 2015 CIRCULAR ...

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S. O. 3388(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 (21 of 2015), the Central Government hereby appoints the 14th day of December, 2015 as the date on which the provisions of section 13 and 14 of the said Act shall come into force. ...

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RBI/2015-16/273 DBR.No.Dir.BC.67/13.03.00/2015-16 December 17, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Interest Rates on Advances A reference is invited toparagraph 22of the first Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 announced on April 7, 2015 which stated that in order to improve the efficiency of monetary policy transmission, the Reserve Bank will encourage banks to move in a time-bound manner to marginal-cost-of-funds-based determination o...

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RBI/2015-16/269 DPSS.CO.PD.No./1265/02.23.001/2015-2016 December 17, 2015 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 / White Label ATM Operators Madam /Dear Sir Mobile Banking Transactions in India - Operative Guidelines for Banks – Customer Registration for Mobile Banking A reference is invited topara 7of the Maste...

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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 195 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (21st Amendment) Rules, 2015. (2) They shall come into force on the 1 st day of April, 2016....

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