Regulating Commercial Banking

RBI/2013-14/453 DBOD.BP.BC.No.86 /21.01.023 /2013-14 January 20, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir, Lending against Gold Jewellery Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.BC.138/21.01.023/94 dated November 22, 1994 on ‘Advances against Gold Ornaments and Jewellery for the purpose of Medical Expenses and Meeting Unforeseen Liabilities’, wherein banks were advised that while granting advances against gold ornaments and jewellery, they should obs

RBI/2013-14/448 DBOD.No.BP.BC. 85 /21.06.200/2013-14 January 15, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir, Capital and Provisioning Requirements for Exposures to entities with Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure Please refer to the draft guidelines on the captioned subject issued on July 2, 2013 and paragraph 22 of second quarter review of the monetary policy announced on October

RBI/2013-14/444 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.84/09.07.005/2013-14 January 13, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Legal Guardianship Certificates Issued under the Mental Health Act, 1987and National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Please refer to our Circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.51/09.07.005/2007-08 dated November 19, 2007 wherein banks were advised, inter alia, to rely

RBI/2013-14/442 Ref.DBOD.No.Ret.BC /83/12.06.097/2013-14 January 10, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir Alteration in the name of "Development Credit Bank Limited" to "DCB Bank Limited " in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the name of "Development Credit Bank Limited” has been changed to "DCB Bank Limited" in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 w.e.f. October 24, 2013 vide Notification DBOD.PSBD

RBI/2013-14/430 DBOD.No.BP.BC.82/21.06.217/2013-14 January 7, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir / Madam, Banks’ Exposure to Central Counterparties (CCPs) - Interim Arrangements In terms of para 2.1.1.1 of the Master Circular on Exposure Norms dated July 1, 2013, the exposure limit applicable to a single counterparty of a bank is 15 per cent of its capital funds.

RBI/2013-14/424 DBOD.No.BP.BC.81/21.06.201/2013-14 December 31, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executives Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Basel III Capital Regulations – Capital Requirements for Credit Valuation Adjustment Risk on OTC Derivatives and for Banks’ Exposures to Central Counterparties Please refer to circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.88/21.06.201/2012-13 dated March 28, 2013

RBI/2013-14/421 DBOD.AML.BC. No.80/14.01.001/2013-14 December 31, 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 – Amendment to Section 13(2) Please refer to our Master circular DBOD.AML.BC.No. 2

RBI/2013-14/419 DBOD.No.BP.79/21.04.048/2013-14 December 30, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Non-Agriculture Loans against Gold Ornaments and Jewellery In response to suggestions from banks and with a view to ensuring a level playing field among various market participants, it has been decided to permit bullet repayment of loans extended again

RBI/2013-14/412 DBOD. No.BP.BC.77/21.04.018/2013-14 December 20, 2013 The Chairmen and Managing Directors / Chief Executive Officers of all Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir, Deferred Tax Liability on Special Reserve created under Section 36(1) (viii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 Please refer to our mailbox clarification dated November 6, 2009 with respect to the 'Special Reserve' created by banks under Section 36(1) (viii) of Income Tax Act, 1

RBI/2013-14/414 DBOD.No.BP.BC.78/21.04.048/2013-14 December 20, 2013 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances – Credit Card Accounts Please refer to paragraph 2.1 of the Master Circular dated July 01, 2013 on Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advance