Financial Inclusion and Development

RBI/2015-16/60 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No 06/09.09.01/2015-16 July 01, 2015 The Chairman / Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) Please refer to the Master Circular RPCD GSSD BC No.01/09.09.01/2014-15 dated July 01, 2014 consolidating guidelines / Instructions / directions issued to banks with regard to providing credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Sched

RBI/2015-16/53 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.4/04.09.01/2015-16 July 1, 2015 (Amended up to December 15, 2015) The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (excluding Regional Rural Banks)] Dear Sir/ Madam, MASTER CIRCULAR-PRIORITY SECTOR LENDING-TARGETS AND CLASSIFICATION The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions/directives to banks on Priority Sector Lending. In order to enable the ba

RBI/2015-16/48 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.3/02.01.001/2015-16 July 1, 2015 The Chairmen and Managing Directors SLBC Convenor Banks/Lead Banks Dear Sir/Madam MASTER CIRCULAR – Lead Bank Scheme The Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines on Lead Bank Scheme from time to time. This Master Circular consolidates the relevant guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India on Lead Bank Scheme up to June 30, 2015 as listed in the Appendix. 2. This Master Circular has been placed on th

RBI/2015-16/29 FIDD.FID.BC.No.02/12.01.033/2015-16 July 01, 2015(Amended up to February 04, 2016) The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to banks on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme. In view of the recent changes in the guidelines on Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme,

RBI/2014-15/61 RPCD.FID.BC.No.06/12.01.033/2014-15 July 01, 2014 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to banks on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme. In order to enable the banks to have instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the existing guidelines/instruct

RBI/2014-15/84 RPCD.No.FSD.BC 07/05.04.02/2014-15 July 1, 2014 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All scheduled commercial banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, MASTER CIRCULAR - GUIDELINES FOR RELIEF MEASURES BY BANKS IN AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL CALAMITIES Please refer to our Master Circular RPCD.No.PLFS.BC.6/05.04.02/2013-14 dated July 1, 2013, incorporating guidelines issued to banks in regard to matters relating to relief me

RBI/2014-15/83 RPCD.GSSD.BC.No.01/09.09.01/2014-15 July 01, 2014 The Chairman / Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) Please refer to the Master Circular RPCD GSSD BC No.03/09.10.01/2013-14 dated July 01, 2013 consolidating guidelines / Instructions / directions issued to banks with regard to providing credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Schedule

RBI/2014-15/93 RPCD.MSME & NFS.BC.No. 3/06.02.31/2014-15 July 1, 2014 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector As you are aware, the Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions/directives to banks in the matters relating to lending to Micro, Small

RBI/2014-15/81 RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BL.BC.4/03.05.90/2014-15 July 1, 2014 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular on Branch Licensing Please refer to the Master Circular RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BL.BC.08/03.05.90/2013-14 dated July 1, 2013 consolidating instructions/guidelines issued to banks on Branch Licensing till June 30, 2013. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating the instructions issued upto June 30, 2014. A copy of the updated M

RBI/2014-15/335 FIDD.GSSD.BC. No.43/09.10.01/2014-15 July 1, 2014 (Updated upto December 03, 2014) The Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular- Credit Facilities to Minority Communities Please refer to our Master Circular RPCD. GSSD.BC.No.2/09.10.01/2013 -14 dated July 01, 2013 consolidating the instructions/guidelines/directives issued to banks till that date relating to Credit Facilities to Minority Communities. The Maste