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Meant For : The Chairmen / Managing Directors & Chief Executive Officers All Lead Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/168FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.18/02.08.001/2019-20
Subject : Formation of new districts in the State of Tamil Nadu – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 28 February, 2020

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/167DOR.DIR.BC.No.39/13.03.00/2019-20
Subject : External Benchmark Based Lending – Medium Enterprises
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 26 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairman/Managing Director/Executive Officer All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks)

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/166FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.1785/05.02.001/2019-20
Subject : Short Term Crop Loans eligible for Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) and Prompt Repayment Incentive (PRI) through KCC
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 26 February, 2020

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks), Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks & Local Area Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/165DOR.No.Ret.BC.38/12.01.001/2019-20
Subject : Investment in Certificates of Deposit (CDs) - Reporting in Form ‘A’ Return
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 26 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairpersons/CEOs of all the Regulated Entities

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/164DOR.AML.BC.No.37/14.06.001/2019-20
Subject : Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967 - Addition of two entities to 1267 List
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 25 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/163DOR.AML.BC.No.36/14.06.001/2019-20
Subject : Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967 - Removal of two entries from 1267 List
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 20 February, 2020

Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/162A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.21
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 11.13 million to the Government of the Republic of Suriname
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 20 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/161DOR.AML.BC.No.35/14.06.001/2019-20
Subject : Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Addition of one new entry to 1533 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sanctions list
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 18 February, 2020

Meant For : All banks and NBFCs regulated by the Reserve Bank of India

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/160DOR.No.BP.BC.34/21.04.048/2019-20
Subject : Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector – Restructuring of Advances
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 11 February, 2020

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/159DOR.No.Ret.BC. 30/12.01.001/2019-20
Subject : Incentivising Bank Credit to Specific Sectors – Exemption from CRR Maintenance
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 10 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairman / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Small Finance Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/158DOR.No.BP.BC.33/21.04.048/2019-20
Subject : Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning Pertaining to Advances - Projects under Implementation
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 07 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairpersons/CEOs of all the Regulated Entities

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/157DOR.AML.BC.No.32/14.06.001/2019-20
Subject : Implementation of Section 51A of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967- Updates to ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 07 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairmen All Regional Rural Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/156DOR.RRB.BL.BC.No.31/31.01.001/2019-20
Subject : Guidelines on Merchant Acquiring Business – Regional Rural Banks
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 06 February, 2020

Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director & CEOs All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)

Circular Number : RBI/2019-2020/155FIDD.CO.MSME.BC.No.17/06.02.031/2019-20
Subject : Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 05 February, 2020