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Meant For : All Primary Dealers in Government Securities Market

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/200IDMD. PDRS. 05 /03.64.00/2004-2005
Subject : Master Circular on Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 01 October, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-op. Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/199BSD.IP. 14 /12.03.00/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Frauds - Classification and Reporting
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 01 October, 2004

Meant For : The CEOs of the all-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/198REF. DBS.FID No. C-7 /01.02.00/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Resource Raising Norms for the Financial Institutions
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 30 September, 2004

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and Primary Dealers

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/197IDMD.OMO.No. 04 /03.75.00/2004-05
Subject : Liquidity Adjustment Facility - International Usage of terms 'Repo' and 'Reverse Repo'
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 30 September, 2004

Meant For : All Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/196RPCD NO. SP.BC. 37 /09.10.01/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending - Credit facilities to Minority Communities
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 29 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/195UBD.PCB.Cir.22 /12.05.05/2004-05
Subject : UCBs given more Time to make Additional Provisioning for Doubtful Debts
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 27 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/194UBD.PCB.Cir.21 /12.05.05/2004-05
Subject : Time Extended for UCBs to make Additional Provisioning for NPAs
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 27 September, 2004

Meant For : All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/193A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.12
Subject : Government Departments/PSUs need Prior Approval for Imports on c.i.f. basis
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 25 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director All Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/191RPCD.PLNFS.BC. No. 36 / 09.04.01 /2004-2005
Subject : Revised Target under PMRY for 2004-05
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 24 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director All Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/190RPCD.PLNFS.BC. No. 35 / 09.04.01 /2004-2005
Subject : PMRY – Cut off date for Completion of disbursement for the programme year 2003 –2004 – extended to 15.11.2004.
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 24 September, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/189BPD.(PCB).MC.No.13 /09.06.00/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular- Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban)Co-op. Banks
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 23 September, 2004

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/187DBOD.No.IECS.BC.44/08.12.01/2004-05
Subject : Opening of Current Accounts by banks – Need for discipline
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 23 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director, All Public Sector Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/188RPCD.NO.SP.BC. 34 /09.03.01/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending- Special Programmes Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers (SLRS)
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 22 September, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/186BPD(PCB).MC.No. 12 /09.27.00/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 21 September, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/183UBD.No.BPD.MC.No.11 /13.01.00/2003-04
Subject : Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 17 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairmen/ Chief Executives of all Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/182DBOD.IECS. NO. 43 /04.02.10/2004-05
Subject : Winding up of the State Level Export Promotion Committee (SLEPC) and constitution of a separate Sub-Committee under State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC)
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 17 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director State Bank of India & Associate Banks & 17 Nationalised Banks UTI Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., IDBI Bank Ltd., & Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/180CO.DT.No. 13.01.299/H. 2938-2967 /2004-05
Subject : Issue of Certificate of Holding to the investors – 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds 2003
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 16 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Managing Director State Bank of India and its Associates / All Public Sector Banks / HDFC Bank Ltd. / ICICI Bank Ltd. / UTI Bank Ltd. / IDBI Bank Ltd. and Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd.

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/181DGBA.GAD.No. H-235/42.01.034/2004-05
Subject : On-line Tax Accounting System (OLTAS) - Participation of Branches
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 15 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (All scheduled commercial banks)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/178RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 33 /04.09.01/2004-05
Subject : Priority Sector Lending - Classification of advances
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 15 September, 2004

Meant For : All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/176A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.11
Subject : Foreign Investments in India
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 13 September, 2004

Meant For : All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/175A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.10
Subject : Export of Goods and Services to Latin American Countries
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 13 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/173UBD. PCB. Cir 19 /16.11.00/2004-05
Subject : Section 42(1) of Reserve Bank of India Act 1934 - Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 13 September, 2004

Meant For : All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks/Regional Rural Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/174RPCD.RF.BC.No.32/07.02.05/2004-05
Subject : Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR)
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 11 September, 2004

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/172DBOD. No. Ret. BC. 41 /12.01.001/2004-05
Subject : Section 42 (1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 - Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 11 September, 2004

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/169DBOD.BL.BC. 39 /22.01.001/ 2004-05
Subject : Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Opening of central processing centres/ back offices etc.
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 10 September, 2004

Meant For : The General Manager State Bank of India Government Accounts Department Head Office SBI/Associate Banks/14 Nationalised Banks/Corporation Bank

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/170No.CO.DT.15.02.001/ H-2831-53/2004-05
Subject : PPF Scheme 1968 - Premature closure of PPF Accounts, Claims cases on death of Account holders etc.
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 09 September, 2004

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/166DBOD.No.BC. 38 /12.01.001/2004-2005
Subject : Maintenance of CRR/SLR - Computation of DTL/NDTL
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 09 September, 2004

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/168DBS. CO.PP.BC. 6 /11.01.005 /2004-05
Subject : Opening of LCs for Import/Export of Gold and other commodities
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 08 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director, All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/164RPCD.NO.SP.BC. 31 /09.16.01/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular Priority Sector Lending- Special Programmes Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 06 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/163UBD.PCB.Cir 17 /13.04.00/2004-05
Subject : Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning - Adoption of 90 -days Norm
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 04 September, 2004

Meant For : Chairman/Managing Director (All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/162RPCD/PLNFS/BC.28 /06.02.31(WG)2004-05
Subject : Working Group on Flow of Credit to SSI Sector
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 04 September, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-op. Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/161UBD.BPD(PCB).MC.No.10 /10.01.00/2004-2005
Subject : Master Circular on Scheme for Refinance Facilities to Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks under Section 17 of the RBI Act, 1934 - Small/Tiny Cottage Industrial Units
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 03 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/158PCB. Cir. 16 / 16.20.00/ 2004-05
Subject : Investment portfolio of urban co-operative banks – Classification and Valuation of investments
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 02 September, 2004

Meant For : All scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/157DBOD.No.BP.BC.37/ 21.04.141/2004-05
Subject : Prudential norms on classification of investment portfolio of banks
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 02 September, 2004

Meant For : All Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/155DBOD. CO. No. Ret. BC.36 /12.06.120/2004-05
Subject : Inclusion in the Second Schedule to Reserve Bank of India Act,1934- "Yes Bank Limited"
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 02 September, 2004

Meant For : All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/154A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.9
Subject : Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 01 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chairmen/Chief executives of all Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/153DBOD IECS No. 35 /04.02.02/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Export Credit in Foreign Currency
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 01 September, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/152UBD.BL (PCB) MC.No.9/07.01.00/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Area of Operation,Branch Licensing Policy, Opening/ Up-gradation of Extension Counters, ATMs and Shifting/Splitting/Closure of Offices
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 01 September, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of all primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/151UBD. No. BPD. 15 /12.05.01 /2004-05
Subject : Frauds in the area of Housing Finance
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 01 September, 2004

Meant For : All Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/150RPCD.SP.BC. No. 25 /09.01.01/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending- Special Programmes-SGSY
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 31 August, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director, All Commercial/Co-operative Banks/RRBs/Private Banks/Foreign Banks & Director of Treasuries of all States.

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/149DCM.(FNVD) No.G-12 /16.01.01/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Detection and Impounding of Forged Notes (2004)
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 31 August, 2004

Meant For : The CEOs of the all-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/148DBS. FID. No.C-6/ 01.02.00 / 2004-05
Subject : Holding of Instruments in Dematerialised Form
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 30 August, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executives of all commercial banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/146DBS.ARS.No.B.C.4 /08.91.001/2004-05
Subject : Terms and conditions of appointment of Statutory/ Concurrent/ Internal Auditors - Implementation of the recommendations of the Committee on Legal Aspects of Bank Frauds and the recommendation
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 27 August, 2004

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director All Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/145RPCD.PLNFS.BC. No.22/09.04.06/2004-2005
Subject : Implementation of PMRY- Modifications in Norms( Himachal Pradesh)
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 27 August, 2004

Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/143UBD.BR (PCB).MCNo._8_/16.26.00/2003-04
Subject : Master Circular on Maintenance of Statutory Reserves Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 26 August, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executives of all commercial banks (Excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/142DBS.FrMC. No.3/23.04.001/2004-05
Subject : Frauds in Non-Resident Accounts
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 26 August, 2004

Meant For : All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/141A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.8
Subject : Non – Resident Deposits-Comprehensive Single Return (NRD-CSR) – Revised Version 2.1
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 26 August, 2004

Meant For : All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/140DBOD. BP. BC. 34 / 21.04.048/ 2004-05
Subject : Repayment schedule of rural housing loans
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 26 August, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officer Agency Banks(as per list)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/139DGBA.GAD.No.H-95/45.02.001/2004-05
Subject : Updation of List of Link Branches of Agency Banks- Submission of Statement on quarterly basis-Defence Pension
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 24 August, 2004

Meant For : The Chief Executive Officer All Agency Banks (as per list)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/138DGBA.GAD.No.H-94/45.05.031/2004-05
Subject : Acceptance of Nomination in Form ‘A’ or ‘B’- Central Civil Pension
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 24 August, 2004