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Meant For : The Chairmen/Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers All Lead Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/156FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.20/02.01.001/2017-18
Subject : Action Points for Lead Banks on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Lead District Managers (LDMs)
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : The Chairmen/Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers All SLBC Convenor Banks/ Lead Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/155FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.19/02.01.001/2017-18
Subject : Revamp of Lead Bank Scheme - Action Points for SLBC Convenor Banks/ Lead Banks
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : All Commercial and Co-operative Banks /Payments Banks/Small Finance Banks / NBFCs / Payment System Providers
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/154DBR.No.BP.BC.104 /08.13.102/2017-18
Subject : Prohibition on dealing in Virtual Currencies (VCs)
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers, Authorised Payment Systems / All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks /Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks and Local Area Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/153DPSS.CO.OD No.2785/06.08.005/2017-2018
Subject : Storage of Payment System Data
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks.
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/152DCM (Plg) No.3563/10.25.07/2017-18
Subject : Cash Management activities of the banks Standards for engaging the Service Provider and its sub-contractor
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and LABs), All India Term-Lending & Refinancing Institutions & Primary Dealers
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/151DBR.No.BP.BC.103/21.04.157/2017-18
Subject : Comprehensive Guidelines on Derivatives: Modifications
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : All Authorized Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/150A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 22
Subject : Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities - Medium Term Framework – Review
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 06 April, 2018
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/149A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.21
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 4.50 billion to the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 05 April, 2018
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/2017-2018/148Ref.No.IDMD/2510/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 02 April, 2018
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks), Small Finance Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/147DBR.No.BP.BC.102/21.04.141/2017-18
Subject : Prudential Norms for Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio by Banks – Spreading of MTM losses and creation of Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR)
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 April, 2018
Meant For : All participants in the Government Securities market
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/146FMRD.DIRD.7/14.03.025/2017-18
Subject : Taking over of valuation of Government Securities (G-Sec) by Financial Benchmark India Pvt. Ltd. (FBIL) - valuation of portfolios
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 31 March, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman and 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/Local Area Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/145DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2707/03.01.03/2017-18
Subject : Special Clearing operations on March 31, 2018
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 28 March, 2018
Meant For : All agency banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/144DGBA.GBD.No.2388/42.01.029/2017-18
Subject : Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2017-18)
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 27 March, 2018
Meant For : All Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/143DBR.AML.No.8528/14.06.056/2017-18
Subject : Implementation of UNSCR 2397 (2017), pertaining to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 23 March, 2018
Meant For : All Agency Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/142DGBA.GBD.No.2324/42.01.029/2017-18
Subject : Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2018
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 19 March, 2018
Meant For : All Government-Owned Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/141DNBS.PD.CC.No.1925/66.08.001/2017-18
Subject : Submission of returns by the Government-owned Non-Banking Financial Companies
Department : Department of Non Banking Supervision
Date Of Issue : 15 March, 2018
Meant For : All Agency Banks handling Special Deposit Scheme
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/140DGBA.GBD.2294/15.01.001/2017-18
Subject : Agency commission payable to banks for operating Special Deposit Scheme (SDS)
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 15 March, 2018
Meant For : All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/139A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20
Subject : Discontinuance of Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) and Letters of Comfort (LoCs) for Trade Credits
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 13 March, 2018
Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/138A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 19
Subject : Hedging of Commodity Price Risk and Freight Risk in Overseas Markets (Reserve Bank) Directions
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 12 March, 2018
Meant For : All market participants
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/137FMRD.DIRD.6/14.03.001/2017-18
Subject : Separate limit of Interest Rate Futures (IRFs) for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 01 March, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/136DCM (CC) No. 3071/03.41.01/2017-18
Subject : Review of Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES)
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 01 March, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director & CEOs All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-18/135FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.18/04.09.01/2017-18
Subject : Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 01 March, 2018
Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/134A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 18
Subject : Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings: Revised guidelines relating to participation of a person resident in India and Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) in the Exchange Traded Currency Deriva
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 26 February, 2018
Meant For : All NBFCs
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/133DNBR.PD.CC.No 091/03.10.001/2017-18
Subject : Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018 - Appointment of the Nodal Officer/Principal Nodal Officer
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 23 February, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/132DCM (RMMT) No.2945/11.37.01/2017-18
Subject : Acceptance of coins
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 15 February, 2018
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRB)), All-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI)
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/131DBR.No.BP.BC.101/21.04.048/2017-18
Subject : Resolution of Stressed Assets – Revised Framework
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 12 February, 2018
Meant For : 1. The Chairman & Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer (All Banks having currency chests) 2. The Director Treasuries (State Governments)
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/130DCM (CC) No. 2885/03.35.01/2017-18
Subject : Levy of Penal Interest – Delayed Reporting
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 09 February, 2018
Meant For : All banks and NBFCs regulated by the Reserve Bank of India
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/129DBR.No.BP.BC.100/21.04.048/2017-18
Subject : Relief for MSME Borrowers registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 07 February, 2018
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/2017-2018/128Ref. No. IDMD/2060/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 05 February, 2018
Meant For : All Agency Banks handling Small Saving Schemes
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/127DGBA.GBD.No.1972/15.02.005/2017-18
Subject : Small Saving Schemes – Payment of Agency Commission
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 01 February, 2018
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/2017-2018/126Ref. No. IDMD/1937/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 29 January, 2018
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/125A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.17
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 71.40 million to the Government of Côte d’Ivoire
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 25 January, 2018
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/124A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.16
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 100 million to the Government of the Republic of Kenya
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 25 January, 2018
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/2017-2018/123Ref. No. IDMD/1869/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 22 January, 2018
Meant For : The Chairmen & Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers All Lead Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/122FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.2195/02.08.001/2017-18
Subject : Formation of new districts in the State of Assam - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 18 January, 2018
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/2017-2018/121Ref. No.IDMD/1805/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 15 January, 2018
Meant For : All Agency Banks handling Small Saving Schemes
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/120DGBA.GBD.1781/15.02.005/2017-18
Subject : Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 11 January, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director State Bank of India & 18 Nationalised Banks Axis Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Stock Holding Corporation of India ltd.(SHCIL)
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/119IDMD.CDD.No.1728/13.01.299/2017-18
Subject : 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 - Amendments
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 09 January, 2018
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/2017-2018/118Ref.No.IDMD/1730/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 08 January, 2018
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks),
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/117DBR.No.BP.BC.99/08.13.100/2017-18
Subject : XBRL Returns – Harmonization of Banking Statistics
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 04 January, 2018
Meant For : All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/116A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.15
Subject : Refinancing of External Commercial Borrowings
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 04 January, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All registered Asset Reconstruction Companies
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/115DNBR.PD(ARC)CC.No.05/26.03.001/2017-18
Subject : Submission of Financial Information to Information Utilities
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 04 January, 2018
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director State Bank of India & 18 Nationalised Banks Axis Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Stock Holding Corporation of India ltd.(SHCIL)
Circular Number : RBI/2017-2018/114IDMD.CDD.No.1671/13.01.299/2017-18
Subject : 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 03 January, 2018
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/2017-2018/113Ref. No. IDMD/1640/08.02.032/2017-18
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 01 January, 2018
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