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Meant For : All deposit taking Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/74DOR.FIN.REC.No.34/03.10.136/2021-22
Subject : Rating of Deposits of HFCs – Approved Credit Rating Agencies and Minimum Investment Grade Credit Rating
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 29 July, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Non-bank Payment System Providers
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/73DPSS.CO.LVPD No.S290/04.04.009/2021-22
Subject : Access for Non-banks to Centralised Payment Systems
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/72DOR.CRE.REC.No.33/13.03.00/2021-22
Subject : Loans and Advances – Regulatory Restrictions
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 23 July, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/71DCM (Plg.) No.S39/10.25.007/2021-22
Subject : Cassette - Swaps in ATMs
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 14 July, 2021
Meant For : All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/70DoR.ORG.REC.31/21.06.017/2021-22
Subject : Mandatory Leave for Employees Posted in Sensitive Positions or Areas of Operation
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 09 July, 2021
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officer/ Chairman/Managing Director, All Commercial and Co-operative Banks / All India Financial Institutions / Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies and Standalone Primary Dealers
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/69CO.FMRD.DIRD.S39/14.02.001/2021-22
Subject : Roadmap for LIBOR Transition
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 08 July, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/68DoR.RET.REC.30/12.07.150/2021-22
Subject : Inclusion of “Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 08 July, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/67FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.13/06.02.31/2021-22
Subject : New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - Addition of Retail and Wholesale Trade
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 07 July, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/66DoR.SPE.REC.29/13.03.00/2021-2022
Subject : Review of Instructions on Interest on overdue domestic deposits
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Small Finance Banks, Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks and EXIM Bank
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/65DOR.CRE(DIR).REC.28/04.02.001/2021-22
Subject : Interest Equalization Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit - Extension
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2021
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officer All Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/64DOR.ORG.REC.27/21.04.158/2021-22
Subject : Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 28 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/63FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.12/06.02.31/2021-22
Subject : New Definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 25 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/62DOR.CRE(DIR).REC.26 /21.04.103/2021-22
Subject : Appointment of Chief Risk Officer in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 25 June, 2021
Meant For : All Eligible Market Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/61FMRD.DIRD.06/14.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 25 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/60DOR.GOV.REC.25/12.10.000/2021-22
Subject : Appointment of Managing Director (MD) / Whole-Time Director (WTD) in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 25 June, 2021
Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/59DOR.ACC.REC.No.23/21.02.067/2021-22
Subject : Declaration of dividends by NBFCs
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 24 June, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/58DOR.CRE(DIR).REC.24/23.67.001/2021-22
Subject : Gold (Metal) Loans – Repayment
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 23 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/57DOR.AML.REC.22/14.06.001/2021-22
Subject : Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment of one entry
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 18 June, 2021
Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/56A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 07
Subject : Liberalised Remittance Scheme for Resident Individuals – Reporting
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 17 June, 2021
Meant For : All entities authorised to operate Payment Systems in India
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/55CO.DPSS.AUTH.No.S190/02.27.005/2021-22
Subject : Investment in Entities from FATF Non-compliant Jurisdictions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 14 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. / Bharat Bill Payment System Providers / System Participants and prospective Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/54CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S188/02-27-020/2021-2022
Subject : Bharat Bill Payment System – Addition of Biller Category
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 14 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of: All deposit taking HFCs All non-deposit taking HFCs with asset size of ₹5,000 crore and above
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/53DoS.CO.PPG.SEC/03/1.01.005/2021-22
Subject : Risk Based Internal Audit (RBIA)
Department : Department of Supervision
Date Of Issue : 11 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Authorised ATM Network Operators / Card Payment Network Operators / White Label ATM Operators
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/52DPSS.CO.OD.No.S-182/06.07.011/2021-22
Subject : Usage of Automated Teller Machines / Cash Recycler Machines – Review of Interchange Fee and Customer Charges
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 10 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director Chief Executive Officers All Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/51DCM(Plg).No. 51961/10.27.00/2021-22
Subject : Preservation of CCTV recordings
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 08 June, 2021
Meant For : All participants in Government securities market
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/50FMRD.FMID.No.05/14.01.006/2021-22
Subject : Transactions in Government securities by Foreign Portfolio Investors: Reporting
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 07 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, All State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/49DoR.RET.REC.19/12.05.009/2021-22
Subject : Submission of returns under Section 31 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) – Extension of time
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 04 June, 2021
Meant For : All Authorised Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/48A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.06
Subject : Payment of margins for transactions in Government Securities by Foreign Portfolio Investors
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 04 June, 2021
Meant For : All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/47DOR.STR.REC.21/21.04.048/2021-22
Subject : Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) – Revision in the threshold for aggregate exposure
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 04 June, 2021
Meant For : All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/46DOR.STR.REC.20/21.04.048/2021-22
Subject : Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Individuals and Small Businesses – Revision in the threshold for aggregate exposure
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 04 June, 2021
Meant For : All Commercial and Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks/ Small Finance Banks / NBFCs / Payment System Providers
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/45DOR. AML.REC 18 /14.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Customer Due Diligence for transactions in Virtual Currencies (VC)
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 31 May, 2021
Meant For : All Authorized Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/44A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 05
Subject : Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities: Medium Term Framework (MTF)
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 31 May, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer All Lead Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/43FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.08.001/2021-22
Subject : Formation of new district in the State of Karnataka - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 27 May, 2021
Meant For : All State and Central Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/42DOR.RUR.REC.No.17/19.51.007/2021-22
Subject : Amalgamation of District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) with the State Co-operative Bank (StCB) - Guidelines
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 24 May, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / 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 / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-Bank PPI Issuers / Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/41CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-106/02-14-003/2021-2022
Subject : Relaxation in timeline for compliance with various payment system requirements
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 21 May, 2021
Meant For : All Bank and Non-Bank Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers and System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/40DPSS.CO.PD.No.S-99/02.14.006/2021-22
Subject : Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) – (i) Mandating Interoperability; (ii) Increasing the Limit to ₹2 lakh for Full-KYC PPIs; and (iii) Permitting Cash Withdrawal from Full-KYC PPIs of Non-Ban
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 19 May, 2021
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/2021-2022/39IDMD.CDD. No.45187/14.04.050/2021-22
Subject : Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGB) 2021-22- Series I/II/III/IV/V/VI
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 14 May, 2021
Meant For : All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/38A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 04
Subject : Sponsor Contribution to an AIF set up in Overseas Jurisdiction, including IFSCs
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 12 May, 2021
Meant For : 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/Payments Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/37DoR.DEA.REC.No.16/30.01.002/2021-22
Subject : Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Section 26A Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Interest rates payable on unclaimed interest bearing deposit
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 11 May, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks in India
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/36CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S77/42.01.033/2021-22
Subject : Government Agency Business Arrangement – Appointment of Scheduled Private Sector Banks as Agency Banks of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 10 May, 2021
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/35DOR.AML.REC.No.15/14.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Amendment to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 10 May, 2021
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/34A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.03
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 7.35 million to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 06 May, 2021
Meant For : All Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/33DoR.RET.REC.14/12.07.150/2021-22
Subject : Exclusion of “Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 06 May, 2021
Meant For : All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/32DOR.STR.REC.12/21.04.048/2021-22
Subject : Resolution Framework 2.0 – Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 05 May, 2021
Meant For : All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/31DOR.STR.REC.11/21.04.048/2021-22
Subject : Resolution Framework – 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Individuals and Small Businesses
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 05 May, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/30DoR.RET.REC.09/12.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Credit to MSME Entrepreneurs
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 05 May, 2021
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/29DOR. AML.REC 13/14.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Periodic Updation of KYC – Restrictions on Account Operations for Non-compliance
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 05 May, 2021
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Payments Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/28DOR.STR.REC.10/21.04.048/2021-22
Subject : Utilisation of Floating Provisions/Counter Cyclical Provisioning Buffer
Department : Department of Regulation
Date Of Issue : 05 May, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director Chief Executive Officer Small Finance Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/27FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.10/04.09.01/2021-22
Subject : Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - On-lending by Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to NBFC-MFIs
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 05 May, 2021
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/26A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.02
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 250 million to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 29 April, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) All Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) (Including Housing Finance Companies)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/25Ref.No.DoS.CO.ARG/SEC.01/08.91.001/2021-22
Subject : Guidelines for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs)
Department : Department of Supervision
Date Of Issue : 27 April, 2021
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