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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/2016-2017/165DCM (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
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/2016-2017/155DCM (Plg) No.1391/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Discontinuation of over the Counters Exchange of SBN
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 24 November, 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-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/154DCM (Plg) No.1384/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Specified Banknotes : Cash requirements of pensioners and Armed Forces Personnel
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 24 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/153DCM (Plg) No.1383/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) - Deposit under Guarantee Scheme to decongest the storage facilities at banks
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 24 November, 2016
Meant For : All Commercial Banks excluding RRBs
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/152DBR.Appt.BC.No.39/29.39.001/2016-17
Subject : Special knowledge or practical experience useful to banking companies
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 24 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/151DCM (Plg) No.1351/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Deposit of specified banknotes (SBN) in Small Savings Schemes
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 23 November, 2016
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers, System Participants and all other Prospective Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/150DPSS.CO.PD.No.1288/02.14.006/2016-17
Subject : Special measures to incentivise Electronic Payments – (i) Enhancement in issuance limits for Pre-Paid Payment Instruments (PPIs) in India (ii) Special measures for merchants
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 22 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/149DCM (Plg) No.1346/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – Cash withdrawal for purpose of celebration of wedding – Modification
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 22 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/148DCM (Plg) No.1345/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Making Cash available for Rabi Crop Season – Advisory to Banks
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 22 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/147DCM (Plg) No.1341/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – Fraudulent Practices
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 22 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks/ Foreign Banks Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/146DCM (Plg) No.1323/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Revisions
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 21 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/145DCM (Plg) No.1320/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) – Cash withdrawal for purpose of celebration of wedding
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 21 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/2016-2017/144Ref. No. IDMD/ /08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 21 November, 2016
Meant For : All Entities Regulated by the Reserve Bank of India
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/143DBR.No.BP.BC.37/21.04.048/2016-17
Subject : Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 21 November, 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 Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/142DCM (Plg) No.1317/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of Specified Bank Notes – Cash Withdrawal Limit
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 21 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks/ Foreign Banks Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/141DCM (Plg) No.1304/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Revision in limits
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 20 November, 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 / All Card Network Providers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/140DPSS.CO.PD.No.1280/02.14.003/2016-17
Subject : Cash Withdrawal at Point-of-Sale (POS) - Withdrawal limits and customer fee/charges - Relaxation
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 18 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks/ Foreign Banks Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/139DCM (Plg) No.1302/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Exchange over the counters
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 17 November, 2016
Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/138A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.19
Subject : Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in corporate debt securities
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department
Date Of Issue : 17 November, 2016
Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/137A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.18
Subject : Foreign Exchange Management (Insurance) Regulations, 2015
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 17 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/2016-2017/136DCM (Plg) No.1291/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Daily Reporting
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 16 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/135DCM (Plg) No.1287/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of Specified Bank Notes – Compliance with provisions of 114B of the Income Tax Rules, 1962
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 16 November, 2016
Meant For : All Regional Rural Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/134DBR.RRB.BC.No.36/31.01.002/2016-17
Subject : Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Master Circular on Branch Licensing - Census data 2011
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 16 November, 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
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/133DCM (Plg) No.1280/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for putting indelible ink on the finger of the customers coming to a bank branch for SBNs
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 15 November, 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 White Label ATM Operators
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/132DPSS.CO.PD.No.1240/02.10.004/2016-2017
Subject : Usage of ATMs – Waiver of customer charges
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 14 November, 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 Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/131DCM (Plg) No. 1274/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of Specified Bank Notes – Expanding the distribution locations for deposit and withdrawal of cash
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 14 November, 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 Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/130DCM (Plg) No.1273/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Applicability of the Scheme to DCCBs
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 14 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks/ Foreign Banks Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/129DCM (Plg) No.1272/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Revision in limits
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 13 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Regional Rural Banks / Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/128DCM (Plg) No.1268/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Reporting and Monitoring – Information on Issuance of banknotes over the counters / ATMs
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 13 November, 2016
Meant For : All Authorised Persons
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/127A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 17
Subject : Issue of Pre-Paid Instruments to foreign tourists
Department : Foreign Exchange Department
Date Of Issue : 11 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/2016-2017/126Ref. No.IDMD/1104/08.02.032/2016-17
Subject : Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Department : Internal Debt Management Department
Date Of Issue : 11 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/ Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/125DCM (Plg) No.1264/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes – Reporting and Monitoring
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 11 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/2016-2017/124DCM (Plg) No.1256/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes –Limit for Withdrawal of Cash
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 11 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/2016-2017/123DCM (Plg) No.1251/10.27.00/2016-17
Subject : Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing ₹ 500/- and ₹ 1000/- Bank Notes –Limit for Withdrawal of Cash
Department : Department of Currency Management
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs), All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Non-Banking Financial Companies, including Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/122DBR.No.BP.BC.34/21.04.132/2016-17
Subject : Schemes for Stressed Assets - Revisions
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs), All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Non-Banking Financial Companies, including Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/121DBR.No.BP.BC.33/21.04.132/2016-17
Subject : Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets - Revisions
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/120DBR.No.BP.BC.30/21.06.201/2016-17
Subject : Guidelines on capital requirements for bank exposures to central counterparties
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/119DBR.No.BP.BC.29/21.06.201/2016-17
Subject : Guidelines for computing exposure for counterparty credit risk arising from derivative transactions
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : Chairman/Managing Director and CEOs All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/118DBR.IBD.BC.32/23.13.004/2016-17
Subject : Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities
Department : Department of Banking Regulation
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/117FMOD.MAOG.No.116/01.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Repo / Reverse Repo Transactions with RBI
Department : Financial Markets Operation Department
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks/ Small Finance Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Local Area Banks All Cooperative Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/116DPSS (CO) RTGS No.1212/04.04.002/2016-17
Subject : Payment Systems (RTGS, NEFT, Cheque Clearing, Repo, CBLO and Call markets) to remain open on Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2016
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 10 November, 2016
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