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Meant For : All Agency Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/243DGBA.GAD.No.2294/15.04.001/2016-17
Subject : Gold Monetisation Scheme
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 06 March, 2017

Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/242DNBR.PD.CC.No.085/03.10.001/2016-17
Subject : Infrastructure Financing- Definition of 'Infrastructure Lending'
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/241A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 36
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 78 million to the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/240A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 35
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 26 million to the Government of the Republic of Senegal
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/239A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 34
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 23.50 million to the Government of the Republic of Malawi
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/238A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 33
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 15 million to the Government of the Republic of Kenya
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/237A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 32
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 29.95 million to the Government of the Republic of Kenya
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : To Chairman/MD & CEO Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/236FIDD.FLC.BC.No.22/12.01.018/2016-17
Subject : Financial Literacy by FLCs (Financial Literacy Centres) and rural branches - Policy Review
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India ltd.(SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/235IDMD.CDD.No.2188/14.04.050/2016-17
Subject : Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2016-17 – Series IV - Operational Guidelines
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 23 February, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.( SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/234IDMD.CDD.No.2187/14.04.050/2016-17
Subject : Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 – Series IV
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 23 February, 2017

Meant For : All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/233A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.31
Subject : Issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas – Multilateral and Regional Financial Institutions as Investors
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : All Market Participants

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/232FMRD.DIRD.13/14.01.019/2016-17
Subject : Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) and Interest Rate Swap (IRS) - Withdrawal of Fortnightly return
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/231DBR.No.Ret.BC.51/12.07.145A/2016-17
Subject : Inclusion of “Capital Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/230DBR.No.Ret.BC.52/12.07.143A/2016-17
Subject : Inclusion of “Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : All Regional Rural Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/229DBR.RRB.BC.No. 53/31.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Repayment of Gold Loan
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : All Agency Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/228DGBA.GAD.No.2128/44.02.001/2016-17
Subject : Reimbursement of Merchant Discount Rate
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : The Chairmen & Managing Directors All Lead Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/227FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.21/02.08.001/2016-17
Subject : Formation of twenty one new districts in the State of Telangana - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 16 February, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (All banks maintaining currency chests)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/226DCM(Plg)No.3217/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – Chest Balance Limit / Cash Holding Limit
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 13 February, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Agency Banks handling Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra- 2014, Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme-2004

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/225DGBA.GAD.2012/15.02.005/2016-17
Subject : Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 09 February, 2017

Meant For : All Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/224DCM (Plg) 3107/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Removal of limits on withdrawal of cash from Saving Bank Accounts
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 08 February, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers.

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/223Ref. No. IDMD/2024/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 06 February, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/222DBR.BP.BC.No.50/21.06.201/2016-17
Subject : Basel III Capital Regulations- Additional Tier 1 Capital
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 02 February, 2017

Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/221A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 30
Subject : Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings: Permitting Non Resident Indians (NRIs) access to Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department

Date Of Issue : 02 February, 2017

Meant For : All Category- I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/220A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29
Subject : Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000 (the Rules) - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 February, 2017

Meant For : All NBFC-MFIs

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/219DNBR.CC.PD.No. 084/22.10.038/2016-17
Subject : Review of Guidelines on “Pricing of Credit”
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 02 February, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers.

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/218Ref. No. IDMD/1977/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 30 January, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks, Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/217DCM (Plg) No.2905/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Limits on Cash withdrawals from Bank accounts and ATMs - Restoration of status quo ante
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 30 January, 2017

Meant For : All Category- I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/216A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28
Subject : Prohibition on Indian Party from making direct investment in countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as “Non Co-operative countries and territories”
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 25 January, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers.

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/215Ref. No. IDMD/1860/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 23 January, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/214Ref. No. IDMD/1805/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 16 January, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/District Central Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/213DCM (Plg) No. 2559 /10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Enhancement of withdrawal limits from ATMs and Current Accounts
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 16 January, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/212A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 27
Subject : Evidence of Import under Import Data Processing and Monitoring System (IDPMS)
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 12 January, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/211A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 26
Subject : Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 0.17 million to the Government of the Republic of Burundi
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 12 January, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/210Ref. No. IDMD/1731/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 09 January, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/209A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25
Subject : Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 4.22 million to the Government of the Republic of Burundi
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 05 January, 2017

Meant For : All Authorised Persons

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/208A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 24
Subject : Exchange facility to foreign citizens
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 03 January, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, (All banks with currency chests)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/207DCM (Plg) No.2200/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Allocation of cash for rural areas
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 03 January, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/206Ref. No. IDMD/1654/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 02 January, 2017