Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2013-14/665 DBOD.No.DEAF Cell.BC. 126/30.01.002/2013-14 June 26, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs and LABs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks. Dear Sir/Madam, Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Section 26A Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Operational Guidelines- Payment of Interest Please refer to the circular DBO

RBI/2013-14/664 DBOD.No.BP.BC.125/21.04.048/2013-14 June 26, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning Pertaining to Advances - Projects under Implementation Please refer to circulars DBOD.No.BP.BC.85/21.04.048/2009-10 dated March 31, 2010 and DBOD.BP.BC.No.99/21.04.132/ 2012-

RBI/2013-14/662 DBOD. AML.BC. No.124 /14.01.001/2013-14 June 26, 2014 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Guidelines - Unique Customer Identification Code (UCIC) for banks’ customers in India Please refer to our circular DBOD. AML.BC. No.109/14.01.001/2011-12 dated June 08, 2012,

RBI/2013-14/661 UBD.CO.BPD.(SCB) Cir No. 4/13.05.000/2013-14 June 26, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Undertaking of Point of Presence (PoP) Services under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for expanding network of National Pension System (NPS) We have been receiving requests from UCBs to allow them to undertake the activity of providing Point of Presence (PoP) Services for Na

RBI/2013-14/656 DBOD.No.DEAF Cell.BC.123/30.01.002/2013-14 June 25, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs and LABs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks. Dear Sir/Madam, The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 –Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949- Clarifications on Operational Guidelines Please refer to the circular D

RBI/2013-14/653 DBOD.No.BAPD.BC.122/22.01.009/2013-14 June 24, 2014 All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir /Madam Financial Inclusion by Extension of Banking Services – Use of Business Correspondents Please refer to paragraph 26 of the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15 announced on April 1, 2014 which stated that “On financial inclusion, the fourth pillar, the recommendations of the Mor Committee on accelerating the flow of

RBI/2013–14/652 DBOD.AML.No.20470/14.01.001/2013-14 June 23, 2014 The Chairpersons / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Madam/Sir, Constitution of Special Investigating Team – sharing of information In pursuance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgment dated July 4, 2011, Government of India has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Justice M.B. Shah.

RBI/2013-2014/647 DBOD. No.BP.BC.121/21.04.018/2013-14 June 18, 2014 The Chairmen and Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers of all Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Disclosure of sector-wise advances A reference is invited to paragraph 18 of the First Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15 announced on April 1, 2014 wherein it was proposed to prescribe certain additional disclosure requirements as per the recommendations of the

RBI/2013-14/645 UBD.CO.BPD.(SCB) Cir No.3/09.50.001/2013-14 June 18, 2014 The Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Online Trading Facility to Demat Account Holders - UCBs We have received requests from Indian Banks’ Association and Cooperative Federations to allow UCBs to provide online trading facility to their Demat Account holders. 2. The matter has been examined by us. However, considering the high risk involv

RBI/2013-14/639 UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.72/13.01.000//2013-14 June 11, 2014 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Section 18 & 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS)- FCNR (B)/NRE deposits – Exemption from Maintenance of CRR/SLR and Exclusion from ABC for Priority Sector Lending Please refer to our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir.No.5/13.01.000//2013-14 dated Augus