Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2012-13/477 DBOD.AML.No.14982/14.06.001/2012-13 April 17, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled@@NBSP@@@@NBSP@@ 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 and Consolidated List Please refer to our circular DBOD. AML No. 8432/14.06.001/2012-13 dated December 12, 2012 on the captioned

RBI 2012-13/ 476 DBOD.No.BP.BC-90/21.04.048/2012-13 April 16, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs & LABs) Dear Sir, Advances guaranteed by Credit Risk Guarantee Fund Trust for Low Income Housing (CRGFTLIH) @@NBSP@@– Risk Weights and Provisioning The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India has set up the CRGFTLIH vide their Notification No.O-17034/122/200

RBI/2012-13/470 UBD.BPD (AD) Cir.No. 3/14.01.062/2012-13 April 4, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer of All AD Category I Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) – Standards – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD (AD) Cir.No. 1/14.01.062/2012-13 dated August 3, 2012 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Finan

RBI/2012-13/467 DBOD.No.BP.BC.89.21.04.009/2012-13 April 02, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks & Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, New Capital Adequacy Framework- Non-market related Off Balance Sheet Items- Bank Guarantees Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.16/21.06.001/2012-13 dated July 2, 2012 on ‘Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline- New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF)’. Paragraph 5

RBI/2012-13/460 DBOD.No.BP.BC.88/21.06.201/2012-13 March 28, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Directors/ Chief Executives Officers of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Guidelines on Implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations in India - Clarifications Please refer to the ‘Guidelines on Basel III Capital Regulations’ issued vide circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.98/21.06.201/2011-12 dated May 2, 2012 on the impleme

RBI/2012-13/459 DBOD.AML.BC. No.87/14.01.001/2012-13 March 28, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms /Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 - Simplifying norms for Self Help Groups Please refer to our circular DBOD.AML.BC. No

RBI/2012-13/457 Ref: DBOD. No.Ret. BC.86/12.07.136/2012-13 March 22, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Westpac Banking Corporation We advise that the name of “Westpac Banking Corporation" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DBOD.IBD.No.8297/23.13.138/2012-13 dated December 10, 2012, published in the Gazette of India (Part II

RBI/2012-13/456 Ref: DBOD. No.Ret. BC. 85/12.07.137/2012-13 March 22, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation We advise that the name of “Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DBOD.IBD.No.9808/23.13.155/2012-13 dated January 09, 2013, published in the Gazette o

RBI/2012-13/449 DBOD.No.Ret.BC.84 /12.01.001/2012-13 March 19, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Bank Rate As announced in the Mid-Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2012-13, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 8.75 per cent to 8.50 per cent with effect from March 19, 2013. 2. All penal interest rates on shortfall in reserve requirements, which are specifically linked to the Bank Rate, also stand revised as indicated

RBI/2012-13/445 DBOD.BP.BC.No. 83/08.12.014/2012-13 March 18, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Prudential norms on Advances to Infrastructure Sector In terms of our circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.125/21.04.048/2008-09 dated April 17, 2009 on ‘Prudential Norms on Unsecured Advances’ rights, licenses, authorization, etc., charged to the banks as collateral in respect of projects (including infrastructure projects) should not be reckoned as tangible