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Meant For : All NBFCs excluding Primary Dealers
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/144DNBR.CO.PD.No. 067/03.10.01/2015-16
Subject : Review of Guidelines on Restructuring of Advances by NBFCs
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 30 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/143DBR.AML.No.1637/14.01.001/2015-16
Subject : Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 30 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/142FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.09/09.01.01/2015-16 (Updated upto October 26, 2015)
Subject : Master Circular - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 30 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/141FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.10/09.16.03/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 30 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/140DBR.No.FSD.BC.32/24.01.007/2015-16
Subject : Provision of Factoring Services by Banks - Review
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 30 July, 2015
Meant For : Chief Executive Officers of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/139DCBR.CO.LS (PCB) Cir.No.2/07.01.000/2015-16
Subject : Extending Value Added Services through ATMs by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 30 July, 2015
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/2015-2016/138Ref. No. IDMD/205/08.02.032/2015-16
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 27 July, 2015
Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/137DNBR.CC.PD.No.066/03.10.01/2015-16
Subject : Early Recognition of Financial Distress, Prompt Steps for Resolution and Fair Recovery for Lenders: Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy - Review of the Guidelines on J
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 23 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/136DBR.AML.No.1223/14.06.001/2015-16
Subject : Implementation of Section 51-A of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967-17th and 18th Update of Al-Qaida Sanctions List
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 22 July, 2015
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/2015-2016/135Ref. No. IDMD/123/08.02.032/2015-16
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 20 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/134DBR.AML.No.1064/14.06.001/2015-16
Subject : Implementation of Section 51-A of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967-16th Update of Al-Qaida Sanctions List
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 17 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officers of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (other than Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/133DBS.CO.ARS.No. BC. 2/08.91.021/2015-16
Subject : Concurrent Audit System in Commercial Banks - Revision of RBI's Guidelines
Department : Department of Banking Supervision
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)]
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/132FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.08/04.09.01/2015-16
Subject : Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : All Authorised Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/131A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.6
Subject : Foreign Investment in India by Foreign Portfolio Investors
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ All State Co-operative Banks (StCBs)/ All District Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/130DCBR.BPD. (PCB/RCB).Cir.No. 1/16.20.000/2015-16
Subject : Guidelines on issue of ATM-cum-debit cards
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/129A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.5
Subject : Export factoring on non-recourse basis
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/128A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.4
Subject : Issue of shares under Employees Stock Options Scheme and/or sweat equity shares to persons resident outside India
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : All Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/127DBR.BP.BC.No.31/21.04.018/2015-16
Subject : Deposits placed with NABARD/SIDBI/NHB for meeting shortfall in Priority Sector Lending by Banks-Reporting in Balance Sheet
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks/Non-Banking Financial Companies/Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/126DBR.No.BP.BC.30/21.04.048/2015-16
Subject : Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances – Credit Card Accounts
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/125DBR.No.Ret.BC 29/12.06.47A/2015-16
Subject : Alteration in the name of “The Ratnakar Bank Limited” to “RBL Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the RBI Act, 1934
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 16 July, 2015
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/2015-2016/124Ref. No.IDMD/58/08.02.032/2015-2016
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 13 July, 2015
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/123DPSS.CO.PD.No. 58/02.14.006/2015-16
Subject : Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) guidelines – Introduction of New Category of PPI for Mass Transit Systems (PPI-MTS)
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 09 July, 2015
Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Primary Dealers)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/122DNBR (PD) CC.No. 065/03.10.001/2015-16
Subject : Requirement for obtaining prior approval of RBI in cases of acquisition/ transfer of control of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 09 July, 2015
Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/121A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.3
Subject : Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 15.13 million to the Government of Republic of Djibouti
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 09 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All India Notified Financial Institutions (EXIM, NABARD, NHB & SIDBI) All Credit Information Companies
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/120DBR.No.CID.BC.28 /20.16.056/2015-16
Subject : Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies and other Regulatory Measures
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 09 July, 2015
Meant For : To CEOs of All NBFCs (excluding RNBCs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/119DNBS (IT).CC.No. 02/24.01.191/2015-16
Subject : Returns to be submitted by NBFCs (Asset Size below Rs. 500 crore)
Department : Department of Non Banking Supervision
Date Of Issue : 09 July, 2015
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/2015-2016/118Ref. No.IDMD/20/08.02.032/2015-16
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 06 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs /CCBs)/All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons including those who are agents of Money Transfer Service Scheme
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/117DBR.AML.No.219/14.06.001/2015-16
Subject : Implementation of Section 51-A of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967-15th Update of Al-Qaida Sanctions List
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 03 July, 2015
Meant For : All Authorised Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/116A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.2
Subject : Investment in companies engaged in tobacco related activities
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 03 July, 2015
Meant For : All market participants
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/115FMRD.FMSD.No.03/03.01.006/2015-16
Subject : Financial Benchmarks India Pvt. Ltd.(FBIL)- Benchmark Administrator
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Primary Dealers)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/114DNBR (PD) CC.No. 064/03.10.001/2015-16
Subject : Applicability of Credit Concentration Norms
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Agency Banks Handling the Schemes of Kisan Vikas Patra, 2014 and Sukanya Samriddhi Account
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/113DGBA.GAD.No.14/15.02.003/2015-16
Subject : Kisan Vikas Patra, 2014 and Sukanya Samriddhi Account
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman / Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/112DBR.Leg.BC.25./09.07.005/2015-16
Subject : Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/111DBR.No.BP.BC.27/21.04.048/2015-16
Subject : Discount Rate for Computing Present Value of Future Cash Flows
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/110A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.1
Subject : Re-export of unsold rough diamonds from Special Notified Zone of Customs without Export Declaration Form (EDF) formality
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairmen and Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers of All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs)
Circular Number : RBI No 2015-2016/109DBR.No.BP.BC.26/21.04.098/2015-16
Subject : Bucketing of excess SLR and MSF securities in Structural Liquidity Statement
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 02 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director, Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, RRBs, Private Banks, Foreign Banks and Director of Treasuries of all States
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/52DCM (FNVD) G- 4/16.01.05/2015-16(Updated as on September 28, 2015)
Subject : Master Circular – Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India and Associates All Nationalized banks (Excluding Punjab and Sind Bank & Andhra Bank) Axis Bank Ltd./ICICI Bank Ltd./HDFC Bank Ltd./Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/51IDMD.CDD.No.5984/13.01.299/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular on Appointment and Delisting of Brokers, and Payment of Brokerage on Relief/Savings Bonds
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India and Associates All Nationalized banks (Excluding Punjab and Sind Bank & Andhra Bank) Axis Bank Ltd./ICICI Bank Ltd./HDFC Bank Ltd./ Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.(SHCIL)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/50IDMD.CDD. No.5983 /13.01.299/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular on Nomination facility for Relief/Savings bonds
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : 1. The Chairman & Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (All Banks having Currency Chests) 2. Director of Treasuries (State Governments as per list enclosed)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/49DCM(CC) No.G - 1/03.35.01/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular – Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting/Wrong Reporting/Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairmen and Managing Directors SLBC Convenor Banks/Lead Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/48FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.3/02.01.001/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular - Lead Bank Scheme
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/47DBR No.DIR.BC.14/04.02.002/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular- Rupee / Foreign Currency Export Credit and Customer Service To Exporters
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/46DBR.No.DIR.BC.13/08.12.001/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular – Housing Finance
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/45DCBR.CO.BPD. (PCB) MC No.13/13.05.000/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular- Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/44DCBR.BPD. (PCB) MC No.12/09.14.000/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular- Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/43DCBR. BPD (PCB).MC.No. 4/16.20.000/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular on Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : The Chairpersons/Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / All India Financial Institutions/ Local Area Banks/All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/42DBR.AML.BC.No.15/14.01.001/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular – Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks and financial institutions under PMLA, 2002
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/41Master Circular No. 11/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/40DBR.No.Dir.BC.8/13.03.00/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular on Interest Rates on Deposits held in FCNR (B) Accounts
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
Circular Number : RBI/2015-2016/39DBR.No.Dir.BC. 7/13.03.00/2015-16
Subject : Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) Accounts
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 July, 2015
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