Regulating Co-operative Banking

RBI/2008-09/176 UBD.PCB.Cir.No. 3/12.05.001/08-09 September 17, 2008 The Chief Executive Officer of all Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Dear Sir/Madam Guidelines on Asset-Liability Management (ALM) System – Amendments-Scheduled UCBs As you are aware, Reserve Bank had issued guidelines on ALM system vide circular dated April 15, 2002 which covered, among others, interest rate risk and liquidity risk measurement/reporting framework and prudential limits. F

RBI/2008-09/178 UBD.PCB.Cir.No. 14/16.12.000/ 08-09 September 17, 2008. The Chief Executive Officer of All Primary@@NBSP@@ (Urban) Co-operative Banks. Dear Sir/Madam, Introduction of Currency Futures - UCBs As announced in the Annual Policy Statement for the year 2007-08, an Internal Working Group was set up by the Reserve Bank of India to study the international experience and suggest a suitable framework to operationalise the proposal to introduce exchange traded Cu

RBI/2008-09/174 UBD. PCB. Cir. No12/12.05.001/2008-09 September 17, 2008 The Chief Executive Officers, All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Liquidity Risk Management System in Tier I UCBs- Guidelines As you may be aware a comprehensive Asset Liability Management (ALM) including Liquidity Risk Management guidelines have been prescribed for scheduled UCBs. These guidelines have been extended to other Tier II as well. 2. Liquidity is the ability of a ba

RBI/2008-09/ 157 UBD.PCB.Cir.No.11 /13.05.000/2008-09 September 5, 2008 The Chief Executive Officer of all Primary (Urban) co-operative banks Dear Sir/Madam, Union Budget – 2008-09 – Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008-UCBs Please refer to our circular UBD.PCB.Cir.No.43/13.05.000/07-08 @@NBSP@@dated May 23, 2008, forwarding therewith the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008, and our subsequent circular UBD.PCB.Cir.No.50/13.05.000/07-0

RBI/2008-09/150 UBD.BPD (PCB) Cir No: 9 /13.01.000/2008-09 September 1, 2008 Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks@@NBSP@@ Dear Sir Unclaimed Deposits and Inoperative/ Dormant Accounts in UCBs Please refer to our circular UBD.No.DS.PCB.Cir.50/13.01.00/2000-2001@@NBSP@@dated April 19, 2001 on applicability of interest rates on renewal of overdue deposits. Further, as per the extant instructions, accounts which have not been operated upon ov

RBI/2008-09/151 UBD. PCB. Cir. No. 10 /12.05.001/2008-09 September 1, 2008 To Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam Display of information by banks – Comprehensive Notice Board The display of information by banks in their branches is one of the modes of imparting@@NBSP@@ financial education. This display enables customers to make informed decisions regarding products and services of the bank and be aware of their rights as also

RBI/2008-09/144UBD. CO. BPD (PCB). No. 8 /09.39.000 / 2008 – 09August 28, 2008ToThe Chief Executive OfficersAll Primary (Urban) Co-operative BanksDear Sir / Madam,Grievance Redressal Mechanism in banksPlease refer to our circular UBD. BPD. (PCB) No. 31/12.05.001/2006-07 dated March 9, 2007 advising urban co-operative banks to implement the recommendations of the Working Group that had been set up to formulate a scheme for ensuring reasonableness of bank charges. One o

RBI/2008-09/126UBD.PCB. Cir . No.6/12.05.000 /2008-09 August 12 , 2008 The Chief Executive Officer of All Primary (Urban) Co-op. Banks Dear Sir/Madam RBI cautions Public against Fictitious offers of Remitting cheap funds from abroad As you may be aware, fictitious lottery and money circulation schemes aimed at defrauding members of the public have come to light from time to time. It is clarified that remittances in any form towards participation in lottery schemes is

RBI/2008-09/111 UBD. PCB.Cir.No. 5/13.05.000/08-09 July 30, 2008 The Chief Executive Officer of all Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 – Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning, and Capital Adequacy-UCBs As you are aware, the Hon’ble Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech (paragraph 73) for 2008-09 has announced a debt waiver and debt relief scheme for farmers,

RBI/2008-2009/110 Ref: UBD (PCB).No./ 1/12.03.000/2008-09 July 31, 2008 The Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Section 42(1) of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934- Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) Please refer to our Circular RBI 2007-2008/386@@NBSP@@ UBD (PCB) Cir. No.6/ 12.03.000/ 2007-08 dated June 26, 2008 on the captioned subject. As set out in the Governor's statement on the First Quarter Review of Annual M