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Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification: Lending to non-corporate farmers – System wide average of last three years

By | September 1, 2016

RBI/2016-17/55 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.14/ 04.09.01/2016-17 September 1, 2016 The Chairman/ Managing Director Chief Executive Officer [All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)] Dear Sir/ Madam, Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification: Lending to non-corporate farmers – System wide average of last three years It was communicated vide our Circular No. FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.08/04.09.01/2015-16 dated July 16,… Read More »

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RBI Guidelines on Sale of Stressed Assets by Banks

By | September 1, 2016

RBI/2016-17/56 DBR.No.BP.BC.9/21.04.048/2016-17 September 1, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Guidelines on Sale of Stressed Assets by Banks The Reserve Bank of India, as part of the Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy, had amended certain guidelines relating to sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) by banks to Securitisation… Read More »

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Advances against Term Deposits of Non-members

By | September 1, 2016

RBI/2016-17/57 DCBR.BPD (PCB).BC.No.3/12.05.001/2016-17 September 1, 2016 The Chief Executive Officers Salary Earners Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Advances against Term Deposits of Non-members In terms of our circular UBD.No.BL.(SEB)5A/07.01.00-2001/02 dated August 8, 2001, Salary Earners’ Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (SEBs) applying for permission to open branches should ensure, inter alia, that their byelaws do… Read More »

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Free Annual Credit Report to Individuals

By | September 1, 2016

RBI/2016-17/58 DBR.CID.BC.No.11/20.16.042/2016-17 September 1, 2016 All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/Madam Free Annual Credit Report to Individuals As you are aware, the Committee to Recommend Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies (Chairman: Shri Aditya Puri) constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had recommended that each customer of a… Read More »

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Merchant Discount Rates (MDR) structure – unbundling of charges

By | September 1, 2016

RBI/2016-17/59 DPSS.CO.PD No.639/02.14.003/2016-17 September 1, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs/ Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks/ Authorised Card Payment Networks Dear Madam / Sir, Merchant Discount Rates (MDR) structure – unbundling of charges A reference is invited to our circulars DPSS.CO.PD.No.2361/02.14.003/2011-12 dated June 28, 2012 and DPSS.CO.PD.No.27/02.14.003/2012-13 dated July 04, 2012… Read More »

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Financial Literacy Centres – Revised reporting format

By | August 31, 2016

RBI/2016-17/40 FIDD.FLC.BC.No.12/12.01.018/2016-17 August 25, 2016 To Chairman/MD & CEO Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Financial Literacy Centres – Revised reporting format Please refer to our circular FIDD.FLC.BC.No.18/12.01.018/2015-16 dated January 14, 2016 on Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs)-Revised guidelines enclosing therewith the reporting Mechanism (Annex III- Part A, B, and C) for FLCs and rural… Read More »

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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna-Non-feeding of data by bank branches in the Crop Insurance Portal of MoA&FW

By | August 31, 2016

RBI/2016-17/41 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.11/05.10.007/2016-17 August 25, 2016 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna-Non-feeding of data by bank branches in the Crop Insurance Portal of MoA&FW. Please refer to our circular FIDD.No.FSD.BC20/05.10.007/2015-16 dated March 17, 2016 advising you to ensure strict compliance of the… Read More »

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Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) – Aajeevika – Interest Subvention Scheme

By | August 31, 2016

RBI/2016-17/42 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.13/09.01.03/2016-17 August 25, 2016 The Chairman / Managing Director Public and Private Sector Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) – Aajeevika – Interest Subvention Scheme Please refer to our circular FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.NO. 19/09.01.03/2015-16 dated January 21, 2016 on interest subvention scheme under National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).… Read More »

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Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016

By | August 31, 2016

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/38 Master Direction DNBR.PD.002/03.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016. The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank), having considered it necessary in the public interest and being satisfied that for the purpose of enabling the Bank to regulate the credit system to the advantage… Read More »

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Master Direction – Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934

By | August 31, 2016

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/40 Master Direction DNBR.PD. 001/03.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 Master Direction – Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934 The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank), being satisfied that, in the public interest, and to enable the Bank to regulate the financial system of the country to its advantage, in exercise of the powers conferred… Read More »

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