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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/367UBD.BPD(PCB).MC.No. 16 /16.20.00/2004-05
Subject : Master Circular on Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 18 February, 2005

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks which are Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/366A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.34
Subject : Import of Gold on Loan Basis – Tenor of Loan and Opening of Stand-By Letter of Credit
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 18 February, 2005

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director,(All Lead Banks as per mailing list)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/365RPCD.LBS.BC.No. /02.01.01/2004-05
Subject : Change in assignment of Lead Bank resposibility in some of the districts in State of Manipur
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 17 February, 2005

Meant For : Chairmen of all State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/364RPCD.CO.NB. BC.No. 78 /03.03.116/2004-05
Subject : Entry of State Cooperative Banks (SCBs) / District Central Cooperative Banks into insurance business
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 17 February, 2005

Meant For : The CEOs of the all-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, IDFC Ltd., IFCI Ltd., IIBI Ltd., NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and TFCI Ltd.)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/362Ref.No.DBS. FID. No. C - 9 /01.02.00/2004-05
Subject : FI's to obtain Certificates / authentication from Statutory Central Auditors
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 11 February, 2005

Meant For : All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/361A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.33
Subject : Deferred Payment Protocols between the Government of India and erstwhile USSR
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 09 February, 2005

Meant For : All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/360A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.32
Subject : Overseas Direct Investment – Liberalisation
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 09 February, 2005

Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) accepting/holding public deposits

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/359DNBS (PD) C.C. No. 47 /02.01/ 2004-05
Subject : Cover for ‘public deposits’
Department : Department of Non Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 07 February, 2005

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/358DBOD.Ret.BC.No. 70 /12.06.090/2004-05
Subject : Alteration in the name of bank in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 -"JP Morgan Chase Bank" to "JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association"
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 04 February, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/356DBS.CO.PP.BC. 17/11.01.005/2004-05
Subject : Implementation of Risk-based internal audit (RBIA) in banks
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 01 February, 2005

Meant For : All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/355A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.31
Subject : Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA 1999
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 01 February, 2005

Meant For : All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/353DBOD. No. Dir. BC. 69/13.07.05/2004-05
Subject : Advances against units of debt-oriented Mutual Funds
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 31 January, 2005

Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,(All Indian Private Sector Banks)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/352ANo. RPCD.LBS.BC. 76/02.01.01/2004-05
Subject : Participation in various fora under Lead Bank Scheme
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 28 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/351BPD.PCB.Dir. 35/09.112.00/2004-05
Subject : Entry of UCBs into insurance business
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 24 January, 2005

Meant For : All State and District Central Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/350RPCD.CO.RF.BC 74/07.37.02/2004-05
Subject : Income recognition, asset classification, provisioning and other related matters - State Government guaranteed advances
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 20 January, 2005

Meant For : The Chief Executives All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/349Ref. DBS.CO.PP.BC 16 /11.01.005/2004-05
Subject : Banks need not send safe custody certificate for specimen signatures to RBI
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 19 January, 2005

Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director, All Public/Private Sector banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/348DCM (RMMT) No.1403/11.37.01/2004-05
Subject : Non-acceptance of coins by bank branches
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 19 January, 2005

Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director State Bank of India and Associate banks and 17 Nationalised banks. The Managing Director ICICI/IDBI/HDFC/UTI Bank Ltd. Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/347No.CO.DT.13.01.299/H.6284-6313 /2004-05
Subject : Payment Order for Matured Relief/Savings Bonds in the name of the Joint Holder
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 15 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/346RPCD/PLNFS/BC. No. 73 /06.02.31/2004-05
Subject : Changes in the list of reserved items for exclusive manufacture in the Small Scale Sector
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 15 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/343RPCD/PLNFS/BC. No. 72 /06.02.31/2004-05
Subject : Enhancement in SSI Investment Limit in respect of Sports Goods
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 12 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/339UBD (PCB).Cir. 34/16.51.00/2004-05
Subject : UCBs to use Names as appearing in Certificate of Registration and Licence
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 10 January, 2005

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All scheduled commercial banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)]

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/338RPCD. No. PLFS. BC.71 / 05.04.02/ 2004-05
Subject : Master Circular - Guidelines for Relief Measures by Banks in areas affected by Natural Calamities
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 07 January, 2005

Meant For : All Regional Rural Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/337RPCD.No. RRB.BC.70/03.05.33(C)/2004-05
Subject : Receipt of Foreign Contribution under FC(R) Act : Regional Rural banks
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 07 January, 2005

Meant For : All State and District Central Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/336RPCD.No. RF.BC.69 /07.38.01/2004-05
Subject : Receipt of Foreign Contribution under FC(R) Act : All State and District Central Co-operative Banks
Department : Rural Planning and Credit Department

Date Of Issue : 07 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/340DCM (CC) No. G. 35 /03.02.01/2004-05
Subject : Detection of Forged Notes in Chest Remittances
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 06 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/330UBD. PCB.Cir. 33 /09.116.00/2004-05
Subject : Risk Weight on Housing Finance and Consumer Credit- UCBs
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 05 January, 2005

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

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/329UBD. PCB. Cir.No.32/12.05.00/2004-05
Subject : Receipt of Foreign Contribution under FC(R) Act : UCBs
Department : Urban Banks Department

Date Of Issue : 05 January, 2005

Meant For : All scheduled commercial banks (except RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2004-2005/327DBOD.No. BP.BC. 67/14.01.055/2004-05
Subject : Receipt of Foreign Contribution under FC(R) Act : SCBs
Department : Department of Banking Operations and Development

Date Of Issue : 04 January, 2005