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Meant For : All eligible market participants

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/30Ref No.FMRD.DIRD.3/14.03.07/2016-17
Subject : Retail Participation by Demat Account Holders in the Government Securities Market: Access to NDS-OM Platform
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department

Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2016

Meant For : All Public Sector Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/29Ref.DBS.ARS.No.BC.2/08.91.001/2016-17
Subject : Half yearly/Quarterly Review of Accounts of Public Sector Banks
Department : Department of Banking Supervision

Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2016

Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/28DNBR (PD) CC.No.083/03.10.001/2016-17
Subject : Guidelines for Relief Measures by NBFCs in areas affected by Natural Calamities
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2016

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)]

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/27FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.8/04.09.001/2016-17
Subject : Priority Sector Lending –Targets and Classification- Bank loans to MFIs for on-lending - Qualifying asset - Revised loan limit
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 28 July, 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/2016-2017/26Ref.No.IDMD/188/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 25 July, 2016

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/25DBR.BP.BC.No.2/21.04.098/2016-17
Subject : Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 21 July, 2016

Meant For : All State Co-operative Banks/ Central Cooperative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/24DCBR.BPD (RCB).BC.No. 02/19.51.025/2016-17
Subject : Inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Uttarakhand State Cooperative Bank Ltd., Haldwani
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 21 July, 2016

Meant For : The Chairman & Managing Director Chief Executive Officers All Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/23DCM (CC) No.G-3/03.44.01/2016 – 17
Subject : Master Circular –Scheme of Penalties for bank branches based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 20 July, 2016

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/2016-2017/22DCM (FNVD) G–6/16.01.05/2016-17
Subject : Master Circular – Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 20 July, 2016

Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/21DCM (NE) No.G-1/08.07.18/2016-17
Subject : Master Circular – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 18 July, 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/2016-2017/20Ref.No.IDMD/124/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 18 July, 2016

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

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/19IDMD.CDD.No.112/14.04.050/2016-17
Subject : Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2016-17 - Operational Guidelines
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 2016

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

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/18IDMD.CDD.No. 2020 /14.04.050/2016-17
Subject : Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 – Series I
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 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

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/17DPSS.CO.PD.Mobile Banking.No./2/02.23.001/2016-2017
Subject : Master Circular – Mobile Banking transactions in India – Operative Guidelines for Banks
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 2016

Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/16DPSS.CO.PD.PPI.No.01/02.14.006/2016-17
Subject : Master Circular – Policy Guidelines on Issuance and Operation of Pre-paid Payment Instruments in India
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 2016

Meant For : Chairman and Managing Director/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/15DCM (NE) No.120/08.07.18/2016-17
Subject : Facility for Exchange of Soiled/ Mutilated/ Imperfect Notes
Department : Department of Currency Management

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 2016

Meant For : All State / Central Co-operative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/14DCBR.BPD.BC.No. 01/19.51.026/2016-17
Subject : Investments in Non-SLR instruments by State / Central Co-operative Banks
Department : Department of Co operative Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 2016

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/13A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 02
Subject : Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 86.31 million to Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB), Myanmar
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 14 July, 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/2016-2017/12Ref.No.IDMD/68/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 11 July, 2016

Meant For : All Regulated Entities (REs)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/11DBR.AML.BC.No.1/14.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Amendment to Master Direction on KYC – Operationalisation of Central KYC Registry (CKYCR) and KYC norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 08 July, 2016

Meant For : The Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/10FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.04/09.16.03/2016-17
Subject : Master Circular - Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department