RBI/2018-19/04 DCM(FNVD)G – 1/16.01.05/2018-19 July 2, 2018 The Chairman/ Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer All Banks and Director of Treasuries of all States Dear Sir / Madam, Master Circular – Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes Please refer to theMaster Circular DCM(FNVD)G - 4/16.01.05/2017-18 dated July 20, 2017consolidating the instructions issued till July 20, 2017, relating to Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes. TheMaster Circula...

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RBI/2018-19/3 DCM (NE) No.G-2/08.07.18/2018-19 July 02, 2018 The Chairman and Managing Director / The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins Please refer to theMaster Circular DCM (NE) No.G-1/08.07.18/2017-18 dated July 03, 2017containing instructions on the facility for exchange of notes and coins. A revised version of Master Circular on the subject isannexedfor your informatio...

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RBI/2018-19/2 DGBA.GBD.No.2/31.12.010/2018-19 July 2, 2018 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission Please refer to ourMaster Circular RBI/2017-18/2 dated July 1, 2017on the above subject. We have now revised and updated the Master Circular which consolidates important instructions on the subject issued by the Reserve Bank of India till June 30, 2018. 2. A copy of the revisedMaster Circul...

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RBI/2018-19/1 DGBA.GBD.No.-1/31.02.007/2018-19 July 2, 2018 All Agency Banks Dear Sir/Madam Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks Please refer to ourMaster Circular RBI/2017-18/1 dated July 1, 2017on the above subject. We have now revised and updated the Master Circular which consolidates important instructions on the subject issued by the Reserve Bank of India till Ju...

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Statutory Auditors (SAs) of banks play an important role in contributing to financial stability when they deliver quality bank audits which foster market confidence in banks’ financial statements. Quality bank audits are also a valuable input in the supervisory process of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for commercial banks. 2. In the interest of improving audit quality and with a view to instituting a transparent mechanism to examine accountability of SAs in a consistent manner, it has...

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RBI/2017-18/205 DGBA.GBD.No.3214/45.01.001/2017-18 June 21, 2018 All Agency Banks (dealing with pension payments) Dear Sir / Madam Customer Service provided by agency banks Please refer to our circular no.DGBA.GAD.H-3085/45.01.001/2008-09 dated October 1, 2008 on the captioned subject. 2. We are receiving complaints from various quarters that pensioners are not being treated with due consideration by bank officials, specifically the old pensioners, when they come to the branch...

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RBI/2017-18/206 DBS(CO).CSITE/BC.5/31.01.015/2017-18 June 21, 2018 To The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks White-Label ATM Operators...

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RBI/2017-18/203 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.22/04.09.01/2017-18 June 19, 2018 The Chairman/ Managing Director & CEOs All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification Please refer to Para 6 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policiesof theSecond Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2018-19 dated June 06, 2018and Para 10.1 ofMaster Direction on Priority Sector L...

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RBI/2017-18/201 DBR.BP.BC.No.114/21.04.098/2017-18 June 15, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) & Small Finance Banks (SFBs) Dear Sir, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards - Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards Please refer to our circular DBR.BP.BC.No.2/21.04.098/2016-17 dated July 21, 2016 and other associated circulars on the captioned subject. 2. Presently, the assets allowed as the Level...

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RBI/2017-18/200 DBR.No.BP.BC.113/21.04.048/2017-18 June 15, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks (SFBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio by Banks – Spreading of MTM losses and creation of Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR) Please refer to Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.102/21.04.048/2017-18 dated April 2, 2018 on the captioned subject. 2. In view of the continuing rise in the yields on...

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RBI/2017-18/199 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 31 June 15, 2018 To All Authorized Persons Madam / Sir Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Debt - Review Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 5 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2017 notified vide Notification No. FEMA.20(R)/2017-RB dated November 07, 2017, as amended from time to time a...

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RBI/2017-18/198 FMRD.DIRD.9 /14.01.020/2017-18 June 14, 2018 To All Eligible market participants Dear Sir/Madam, Interest Rate Options in India Please refer toFMRD circular FMRD.DIRD.12/14.01.011/2016-17 dated December 29, 2016on introduction of Interest Rate Options in India. As announced in thefirst bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2018-19 dated April 05, 2018, it has now been decided to permit Interest Rate Swaptions in Rupees so as to enable better timing flexibility f...

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RBI/2017-18/192 DBR.IBD.BC.109/23.67.001/2017-18 June 7, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Reserve Bank of India under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI makes the following amendments in the Reserve Bank of India (Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015) Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 dated October 22, 2015, with immediate effect. 1. Th...

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RBI/2017-2018/191 DBR.DEA Fund Cell.BCNo.110/30.01.002/2017-18 June 07, 2018 The Managing Director & CEO/ Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) Local Area Banks (LABs) Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks Small Finance Banks/Payment Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Section 26A Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Operational Guideline...

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RBI/2017-18/190 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.21/05.04.001/2017-18 June 7, 2018 The Chairman / Managing Director & CEOs All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/Sir Continuation of Interest Subvention Scheme for short-term crop loans on interim basis during the year 2018-19 Please refer to our circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.14/05.02.001/2017-18 dated August 16, 2017 on Interest Subvention Scheme for Short-term Crop Loans 2017-18 wherein we had advised the continuatio...

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RBI/2017-18/189DNBR (PD) CC.No.093/03.10.001/2017-18 June 07, 2018 Systemically Important Core Investment Companies (CIC-NDSI) Madam/ Sir, Investment in the units of an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT)by sponsor CIC-NDSI In order to enable Systemically Important Core Investment Companies (CIC-NDSI) to act as a sponsor of InvITs, it has been decided to permit CIC-NDSIs to hold InvIT units only as a sponsor. Exposure of such CICs towards InvITs shall be limited to their holdings as spo...

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RBI/2017-2018/188 FMOD.MAOG No.125/01.01.001/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers Madam/Sir, Review of margin requirements under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility and Marginal Standing Facility Please refer to thecirculars FMD.MOAG No.77/01.01.001/2012-13 dated March 19, 2013andFMOD.MAOG No.117/01.01.001/2016-17 dated November 25, 2016. 2. Currently, the margin...

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RBI/2017-18/187 REF. No. MPD.BC. 383/07.01.279/2017-18 Jyeshtha 16, 1940 (Saka) June 6, 2018 All Primary Dealers, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers In theSecond Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been increased by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent from 6.00 per cent with immediate effect. 2. Accordingly, the Standing Liquidity Facility provid...

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RBI/2017-18/186 DBR.No.BP.BC.108/21.04.048/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All banks and NBFCs regulated by the Reserve Bank of India Madam / Dear Sir, Encouraging formalisation of MSME sector Please refer to thecircular DBR.No.BP.BC.100/21.04.048/2017-18 dated February 07, 2018. 2. Having regard to the input credit linkages and ancillary affiliations, it has now been decided to temporarily allow banks and NBFCs to classify their exposure, as per the 180 days past due criterion, to all M...

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RBI/2017-18/185 DBR.No.Ret.BC.107/12.01.001/2017-18 June 06, 2018 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Change in Bank Rate Please refer to ourcircular DBR.No.Ret.BC.82/12.01.001/2017-18 dated August 02, 2017on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in theSecond Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2018-19 dated June 06, 2018, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.50 per cent with effect from June 0...

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RBI/2017-2018/184 FMOD.MAOG.No.124/01.18.001/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/Sir, Marginal Standing Facility As announced in theSecond Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the policy Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.0 per cent to6.25 per centwith immediate effect. 2. Consequent to the change in the R...

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RBI/2017-2018/183 FMOD.MAOG. No.123 /01.01.001/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers Madam/Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo and Reverse Repo Rates As announced in theSecond Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the policy Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25...

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RBI/2017-18/181 DNBR (PD) CC.No.092/03.10.001/2017-18 May 31, 2018 All Government NBFCs Madam/ Sir, Withdrawal of Exemptions Granted to Government Owned NBFCs Government owned companies, as defined under Clause (45) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956) and registered with the Reserve Bank of India as NBFCs, are currently exempt from following regulatory and statutory provisions: (i) Sections 45-IB and 45-IC of the RBI Act, 1934. (...

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RBI/2017-18/178 DBR.BP.BC.No.106/21.04.098/2017-18 May 17, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) – Final Guidelines The Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) and Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) are significant components of the Basel III reforms. The LCR guidelines which promote short term resilience of a bank’s liquidity profile have been issued vide circular ...

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Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities RBI/2017-18/177 DBR.IBD.BC. 105/23.13.004/2017-18 May 17, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities Please refer to RBI circular DBR.IBD.BC.14570/23.13.004/2014-15 dated April 01, 2015, as modified from time to time, setting out RBI directions relating to IFSC Banking Units (IBUs). 2. In terms ...

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RBI/2017-18/175 DCBR.BPD (PCB).Cir.No.07/09.09.002/2017-18 May 10, 2018 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam Revised guidelines on lending to Priority Sector for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).MC.No.18/09.09.001/2013-14 dated October 8, 2013 on the captioned subject and amendments thereto from time to time, consolidated in Master Circular DCBR.BPD.(PCB).MC.No:11/09.09.001/2015...

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RBI/2017-18/173 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 May 03, 2018 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir Data Sharing with Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to provisions contained in Sections 108 A and 108 B of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Rules notified thereunder vide GSR 1512 (E) Notification No. 114/2017-Customs (N.T) dated December 14, 2017. All AD Category I banks are advised to e...

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RBI/2017-18/171 IDMD.GBD.2783/08.08.016/2018-19 May 3, 2018 All Market Participants Dear Sir/Madam, Guidelines on Stripping/Reconstitution of Government Securities Please refer to paragraph 7 of the Statement on Regulatory and Developmental Policies announced on April 5, 2018 regarding review of the mechanism of the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) which was introduced w.e.f. April 1, 2010. 2. With a view to meeting the diverse needs...

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RBI/2017-18/168 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 24 April 27, 2018 To All Authorized Persons Madam / Sir Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Debt - Review Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 5 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 notified videNotification No. FEMA.20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time and the re...

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RBI/DBR/2015-16/18 Master Direction DBR.AML.BC.No.81/14.01.001/2015-16 February 25, 2016 (Updated as on April 20, 2018) Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 In terms of the provisions of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 and the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005, Regulated Entities (REs) are required to follow certain customer identification procedures while undertaking a transaction either by establishing an account based r...

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