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Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks District Central Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/205DCM (Plg) No.2170 /10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Facility for exchange of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) during Grace Period – Verification of KYC and Account details
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 31 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks District central Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/204DCM (Plg) No. 2142/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Cash withdrawal from ATMs – Enhancement of daily limits
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 30 December, 2016
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/203DPSS.CO.PD.No.1669/02.14.006/2016-2017
Subject : Special measures to incentivise Electronic Payments – Extension of time
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 30 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers 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/2016-2017/202DPSS.CO.PD. No. 1621/02.10.002/2016-17
Subject : White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) - Sourcing of cash from retail outlets
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 30 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-op Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/201DCM (Plg) No.2103/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Closure of the scheme of exchange of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) at banks on December 30th 2016- Accounting
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 30 December, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/200FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.20/06.02.31/2016-17
Subject : Sanction of Additional Working Capital Limits to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 29 December, 2016
Meant For : All eligible market participants
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/199FMRD.DIRD.12/14.01.011/2016-17
Subject : Introduction of Interest Rate Options in India
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 29 December, 2016
Meant For : All Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/198DBR.No.BP.BC.49/21.04.048/2016-17
Subject : Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 28 December, 2016
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/197A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.23
Subject : Purchase and sale of securities other than shares or convertible debentures of an Indian company by a person resident outside India
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 27 December, 2016
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/196DPSS.CO.PD.No.1610/02.14.006/2016-17
Subject : Master Circular on Issuance and Operations of Prepaid Payment Instruments – Amendments to paragraph 7.9
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 27 December, 2016
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/2016-2017/195Ref. No. IDMD/1577/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 26 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/194FIDD.No.FSD.BC. 19/05.04.02/2016-17
Subject : Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Crop Loans during the year 2016-17- Grant of grace period of 60 days beyond due date
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department
Date Of Issue : 26 December, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) BSE & NSE
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/193IDMD No.1569/14.04.050/2016-17
Subject : Procedural Guidelines for Servicing the Sovereign Gold Bonds
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 23 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Agency Banks handling Special Deposit Scheme,1975
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/192DGBA.GAD.No.1478/15.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Special Deposit Scheme 1975 – Payment of interest for the calendar year 2016
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts
Date Of Issue : 22 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/191DCM (Plg) No. 1911/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes (Specified Bank Notes) - Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) into bank accounts- Modification
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 21 December, 2016
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/2016-2017/190Ref.No.IDMD/1497/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 19 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/189DCM (Plg) No. 1859/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes (Specified Bank Notes) - Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) into bank accounts
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 19 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director Authorised Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/188IDMD.CDD.No.1454/14.04.050/2016-17 (Updated as on April 20, 2017)
Subject : Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS), 2016 - Operational Guidelines
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 16 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director All Authorised Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/187IDMD.CDD.No.1453/14.04.050/2016-17 (Updated as on April 20, 2017)
Subject : Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS), 2016
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 16 December, 2016
Meant For : All Authorised Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/186A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22
Subject : Exchange facility to foreign citizens
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 16 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All participants in Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) based *99# Systems
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/185DPSS CO.PD.No.1516/02.12.004/2016-17
Subject : Special Measures upto March 31, 2017 : Rationalisation of customer charges for Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) & Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USS
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 16 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks and Small Finance Banks / All Card Network Providers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/184DPSS.CO.PD.No.1515/02.14.003/2016-17
Subject : Special measures upto March 31, 2017: Rationalisation of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) for transactions upto ₹ 2000/-
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 16 December, 2016
Meant For : All Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/183DBR.AML.BC.48/14.01.01/2016-17
Subject : Compliance to provisions of Master Direction on Know Your Customer (KYC)
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 15 December, 2016
Meant For : All Standalone Primary Dealers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/182IDMD.PDRD.No.08/03.64.00/2016-17
Subject : Distribution of Relief/Savings Bonds
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 13 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director Chief Executive Officers All Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/181DCM (Plg) No. 1712/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Preservation of CCTV recordings
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 13 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (All banks maintaining currency chests)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/180DCM (Plg) No. 1683/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Distribution of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series Banknotes – Records
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 12 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/179DCM (Plg) No. 1679/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Detection of counterfeit notes in Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) - Reporting
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 12 December, 2016
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/178DPSS.CO.OSD.No.1485/06.08.005/2016-17
Subject : Security and Risk Mitigation measure - Technical Audit of Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 09 December, 2016
Meant For : All Regulated Entities
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/177DBR.AML.BC.47/14.01.01/2016-17
Subject : Amendment to Master Direction on Know Your Customer
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 08 December, 2016
Meant For : All Regulated Entities (REs)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/176DBR.AML.BC. No.18/14.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Amendment to Master Direction (MD) on KYC
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 08 December, 2016
Meant For :   
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/175A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.21
Subject : Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 35.00 million to the Government of the Republic of Guinea
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 08 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/174DBR.No.Ret.BC.46/12.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Section 42(1A) Withdrawal of the Incremental CRR
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 07 December, 2016
Meant For : All Regulated Entities (REs)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/173DBR.AML.BC.No.44/14.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Requirement of customer due diligence and need for maintenance of records
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 06 December, 2016
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 Card Payment Networks Payment Banks and Small Finance Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/172DPSS.CO.PDNo.1431/02.14.003/2016-17
Subject : Card Not Present transactions – Relaxation in Additional Factor of Authentication for payments upto ₹ 2000/- for card network provided authentication solutions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 06 December, 2016
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/2016-2017/171Ref.No.IDMD/1300/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 05 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised Card Payment Networks / White Label ATM Operators / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/170DPSS.CO.PD No.1421/02.14.003/2016-17
Subject : Aadhaar-based Authentication for Card Present Transactions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 02 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (All banks maintaining currency chests)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/169DCM (Plg) No. 1508/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Allocation of banknotes
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 02 December, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/168DBR.BP.BC.No.42/08.12.014/2016-17
Subject : Financing of Infrastructure – ‘Definition of 'Infrastructure Lending'
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 December, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/167DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2016-17
Subject : Large Exposure Framework
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 01 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/166DCM (Plg) No.1500/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Information from Unauthenticated Sources – Advisory to banks
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 01 December, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks/ District Central Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/165DCM (Plg) No. 1450/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Accounts under PMJDY - Precautions
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 30 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, (All banks maintaining currency chests)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/164DCM (Plg) No. 1459/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Deposit of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – Chest Balance Limit / Cash Holding Limit
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 30 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks/ District Central Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/163DCM.No.1437/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of cash from bank deposit accounts - Relaxation
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 28 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/162DCM (Plg) No.1438/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Chest Guarantee Scheme for Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – CGSS
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 28 November, 2016
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/2016-2017/161Ref. No. IDMD/1240/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 28 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/160DCM (Plg) No. 1430/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Chest Guarantee Scheme for Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) - CGSS
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 27 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/159DBR.No.Ret.BC.41/12.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Section 42(1A) Requirement for maintaining additional CRR
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 26 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/ State Cooperative Banks/ District Central Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/158DCM (Plg) No.1424/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of cash – Weekly limit
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 25 November, 2016
Meant For : All Authorised Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/157A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.20
Subject : Exchange facility to foreign citizens
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 25 November, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/156FMOD.MAOG No. 117/01.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Oil Marketing Companies’ Government of India Special Bonds (Oil Bonds) as eligible collateral under LAF/MSF and Removal of Margin Requirement for Reverse Repos
Department : Financial Markets Operation Department
Date Of Issue : 25 November, 2016
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