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Meant For : All Commercial and Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks/ Small Finance Banks / NBFCs / Payment System Providers

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/45DOR. AML.REC 18 /14.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Customer Due Diligence for transactions in Virtual Currencies (VC)
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 31 May, 2021

Meant For : All Authorized Persons

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/44A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 05
Subject : Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities: Medium Term Framework (MTF)
Department : Financial Markets Regulation Department

Date Of Issue : 31 May, 2021

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

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/43FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.08.001/2021-22
Subject : Formation of new district in the State of Karnataka - Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Department : Financial Inclusion and Development Department

Date Of Issue : 27 May, 2021

Meant For : All State and Central Cooperative Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/42DOR.RUR.REC.No.17/19.51.007/2021-22
Subject : Amalgamation of District Central Co-operative Banks (DCCBs) with the State Co-operative Bank (StCB) - Guidelines
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 24 May, 2021

Meant For : The Chairman / 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 / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-Bank PPI Issuers / Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/41CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-106/02-14-003/2021-2022
Subject : Relaxation in timeline for compliance with various payment system requirements
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 21 May, 2021

Meant For : All Bank and Non-Bank Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers and System Participants

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/40DPSS.CO.PD.No.S-99/02.14.006/2021-22
Subject : Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) – (i) Mandating Interoperability; (ii) Increasing the Limit to ₹2 lakh for Full-KYC PPIs; and (iii) Permitting Cash Withdrawal from Full-KYC PPIs of Non-Ban
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems

Date Of Issue : 19 May, 2021

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 Ltd.

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/39IDMD.CDD. No.45187/14.04.050/2021-22
Subject : Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGB) 2021-22- Series I/II/III/IV/V/VI
Department : Internal Debt Management Department

Date Of Issue : 14 May, 2021

Meant For : All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/38A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 04
Subject : Sponsor Contribution to an AIF set up in Overseas Jurisdiction, including IFSCs
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 12 May, 2021

Meant For : The Managing Director & CEO/ Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) Local Area Banks (LABs) Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/ Small Finance Banks/Payments Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/37DoR.DEA.REC.No.16/30.01.002/2021-22
Subject : Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Section 26A Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Interest rates payable on unclaimed interest bearing deposit
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 11 May, 2021

Meant For : All Scheduled Commercial Banks in India

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/36CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S77/42.01.033/2021-22
Subject : Government Agency Business Arrangement – Appointment of Scheduled Private Sector Banks as Agency Banks of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Department : Department of Government and Bank Accounts

Date Of Issue : 10 May, 2021

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

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/35DOR.AML.REC.No.15/14.01.001/2021-22
Subject : Amendment to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 10 May, 2021

Meant For : All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/34A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.03
Subject : Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 7.35 million to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua
Department : Foreign Exchange Department

Date Of Issue : 06 May, 2021

Meant For : All Banks

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/33DoR.RET.REC.14/12.07.150/2021-22
Subject : Exclusion of “Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Department : Department of Regulation

Date Of Issue : 06 May, 2021

Meant For : All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)

Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/32DOR.STR.REC.12/21.04.048/2021-22
Subject : Resolution Framework 2.0 – Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Department : Department of Regulation