Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2013-14/385 DBOD.No.Dir.BC. 69/13.03.00/2013-14 November 29, 2013 To All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Periodicity of Payment of Interest on Rupee Savings/Term Deposits Please refer to paragraph 23 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on periodicity of payment of interest on savings and term deposits. 2. In this connection, a reference is also invited to paragraph 2

RBI/2013-14/384 DBOD. AML.No.10604/14.01.001/2013-14 November 29, 2013 The Chairmen/CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/ Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Standards Please refer to our letter DBOD. AML.No.314/14.01.001/ 2013-14 dated July 4, 2013 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financial Action Ta

RBI/2013-14/387 DBOD. No. Dir. BC.71/13.03.00/ 2013-14 November 29, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Deregulation of Interest Rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits Please refer to our circular DBOD. Dir. BC. 40/13.03.00/2013-14 dated August 14, 2013 allowing banks the freedom to offer interest rates on incremental NRE deposits with maturity of 3 years and above without any ceiling in order to pass on the benefit of e

RBI/2013-14/388 DBOD. No.Dir.BC.73/13.03.00/2013-14 November 29, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Interest Rates on FCNR (B) Deposits Please refer to our circular DBOD. Dir. BC. 38/13.03.00/2013-14 dated August 14, 2013 advising interest rate ceilings on FCNR (B) deposits for maturity period of one year to less than three years and three to five years, respectively. In terms of para 4 thereof, these instructions are valid up to Novem

RBI/2013-14/381 DBOD. No. Dir. BC. 67/13.10.00/2013-14 November 26, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts Please refer to paragraph 37 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 announced on October 29, 2013 (extract enclosed) on ‘Customer Service- Charges Levied by Banks for Sending SMS Alerts’. 2. In this connection, a reference is also invited to our circular DBOD.

RBI/2013-14/378 DBOD.BP.BC.No.66/08.12.014/2013-14 November 25, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) and All India Term-Lending and Refinancing Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Financing of Infrastructure - Definition of 'Infrastructure Lending' Please refer to our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.58/08.12.014/2012-13 dated November 20, 2012 on ‘Definition of Infrastructure Lending’ harmonising the RBI definition of Infrastructure Lendin

RBI/2013-2014/362 DBOD. AML.No. 8677/14.06.001/2013-14 November 7, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/ Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967- Updates of the UNSCR 1267(1999) / 1989(2011) Committee's Al Qaida Sanctions List Please refer to our circular DBOD. AML No. 571914.06.001/2013-14 dated September 26, 2013 on the captioned subject releasing 23rd update. W

RBI/2013-14/361 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.65/09.07.005/2013-14 November 6, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Timely Issue of TDS Certificate to Customers It has been brought to our notice that, some banks are not providing TDS Certificate in Form 16A to their customers in time, causing inconvenience to customers in filing income-tax returns timely. 2. The matter has been examined and with a view to protect interest of the depositors and for ren

RBI/2013-14/345 DBOD.No.Ret.BC. 64/12.01.001/2013-14 October 29, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Bank Rate Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.Ret.BC.58/12.01.001/2013-14 dated October 7, 2013 on the subject. 2. As announced in the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 dated October 29, 2013, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 9.0 per cent to 8.75 per cent with effect from October 29, 2013. 3. All pen

By Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan Governor Part A. Monetary Policy Monetary and Liquidity Measures Following an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Reserve Bank has decided to: reduce the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 basis points from 9.0 per cent to 8.75 per cent with immediate effect; increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 7.5@@NBSP@@ per cent to 7.75 per cent with immediate effec