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Meant For : All Authorised Persons

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/265A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 43
Subject : Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Government Securities
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department

Date Of Issue : 31 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Directors / 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/2016-2017/264DPSS.CO.PD No.2737/02.14.003/2016-17
Subject : Rationalisation of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) for Debit Card Transactions – Continuance of Special Measures
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 30 March, 2017

Meant For : All Authorised Persons

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/263A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 42
Subject : Purchase of foreign exchange from foreign citizens and others
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 30 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairmen and Managing Directors SLBC Convenor Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/262FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.26/02.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 30 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairmen and Managing Directors SLBC Convenor Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/261FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.25/02.01.001/2016-17
Subject : Assignment of SLBC Convenorship - Telangana
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 30 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks/ Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/Local Area Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/260DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2720/03.01.03/2016-17
Subject : All payment systems to remain closed on April 1, 2017
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 29 March, 2017

Meant For : All Agency Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/259DBR.No.Leg.BC.56/09.07.005/2016-17
Subject : Opening of all Agency Banks for government business on April 1, 2017 – Revised instructions
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 29 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairmen & Managing Directors All Lead Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/258FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.24/02.08.001/2016-17
Subject : Formation of seven new districts in the State of Manipur - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 27 March, 2017

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/257DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2695/03.01.03/2016-17
Subject : Payment systems to remain open on all days from March 25, 2017 to April 1, 2017
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 25 March, 2017

Meant For : All Agency Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/256DBR.No.Leg.BC.55/09.07.005/2016-17
Subject : All Agency Banks to remain open for public on all days from March 25, 2017 to April 1, 2017
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 24 March, 2017

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/255DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2656/03.01.03/2016-17
Subject : Special Clearing operations on March 30 and 31, 2017
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 23 March, 2017

Meant For : All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/254A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 41
Subject : Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings: Operational flexibility for Indian subsidiaries of Non-resident Companies
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department

Date Of Issue : 21 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/253A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 40
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 50 million to the Government of Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 16 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/252A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 39
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 10 million to the Government of Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 16 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairman/CEO/ Managing Director, All Authorised Banks, (All Banks to which Banking Regulation Act, 1949 applies)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/251IDMD.CDD.No.2347/14.04.051/2016-17
Subject : Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS), 2016 - Clarification
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 16 March, 2017

Meant For : All agency banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/250DGBA.GAD.No.2377/42.01.029/2016-17
Subject : Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2016-17)
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 16 March, 2017

Meant For : All Agency Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/249DGBA.GAD.No.2376/42.01.029/2016-17
Subject : Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2017
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 16 March, 2017

Meant For : The Chairmen & Managing Directors All Lead Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/248FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.23/02.08.001/2016-17
Subject : Formation of seven new districts in the State of Manipur - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 09 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/247A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 38
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 92.18 million to the Government of Tanzania
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 09 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/246A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 37
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 750 million to the Government of Nepal
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 09 March, 2017

Meant For : All NBFCs

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/245DNBR (PD) CC.No.086/03.10.001/2016-17
Subject : Disbursal of loan amount in cash
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 09 March, 2017

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/244DBR.No.Ret.BC.54/12.07.150/2016-17
Subject : Inclusion of “The Royal Bank of Scotland plc” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Department : Department of Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 09 March, 2017

Meant For : All Agency Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/243DGBA.GAD.No.2294/15.04.001/2016-17
Subject : Gold Monetisation Scheme
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 06 March, 2017

Meant For : All Non-Banking Financial Companies

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/242DNBR.PD.CC.No.085/03.10.001/2016-17
Subject : Infrastructure Financing- Definition of 'Infrastructure Lending'
Department : Department of Non Banking Regulation

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/241A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 36
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 78 million to the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/240A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 35
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 26 million to the Government of the Republic of Senegal
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/239A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 34
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 23.50 million to the Government of the Republic of Malawi
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/238A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 33
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 15 million to the Government of the Republic of Kenya
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/237A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 32
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 29.95 million to the Government of the Republic of Kenya
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017

Meant For : To Chairman/MD & CEO Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs)

Circular Number : RBI/2016-2017/236FIDD.FLC.BC.No.22/12.01.018/2016-17
Subject : Financial Literacy by FLCs (Financial Literacy Centres) and rural branches - Policy Review
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 02 March, 2017