RBI/2018-19/83 FMRD.FMID.No.10/11.01.007/2018-19 November 29, 2018 To All eligible market participants Dear Sir/Madam Legal Entity Identifier Code for participation in non-derivative markets The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code has been conceived of as a key measure to improve the quality and accuracy of financial data systems for better risk management post the Global Financial Crisis. The LEI is a 20-character unique identity code assigned to entities who are part

RBI/2018-19/84 DBR.BP.BC.No.08/21.04.098/2018-19 November 29, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) – Final Guidelines Please refer to our circular DBR.BP.BC.No.106/21.04.098/2017-18 dated May 17, 2018 on final Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) guidelines. 2. It has now been decided that the NSFR guidelines will come into effect from April 1, 2020. Yours faithfull

RBI/2018-19/71 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.11 November 06, 2018 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Review of Minimum Average Maturity and Hedging Provisions Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to paragraphs 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.5 of Master Direction No.5 dated January 1, 2016 on “External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credit, Borrowing and Lending in Foreign Currency

RBI/FIDD/2018-19/65 Master Direction FIDD.CO.FSD.BC No.10/05.10.001/2018-19 October 17, 2018 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2018 – RRBs The Master Direction on relief measures by banks in areas affected by Natural Calamities was first issued to Scheduled Commercial Banks in 2016. 2. The guidelines applicable to Regional Rural Banks

RBI/FIDD/2018-19/64 Master Direction FIDD.CO.FSD.BC No.9/05.10.001/2018-19 October 17, 2018 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All scheduled commercial banks (including Small Finance Banks and excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2018 – SCBs Please refer to our ‘Master Direction FIDD.No.FSD.BC.8/05.10.001/2017-18 dated July

RBI/2018-19/58 IDMD.CDD.No.822/14.04.050/2018-19 October 08, 2018 The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India ltd.(SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19, Operational Guidelines This has reference to the GoI notification F.No.4(22)-W&M/2018 and RBI circular IDMD.CDD.No. /14.04.

RBI/2018-19/57 IDMD.CDD.No.821/14.04.050/2018-19 October 08, 2018 The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2018-19 Government of India has vide its Notification F.No. 4(22)-W&M/2018 dated October 08, 2018 announced the Sovereign Gold Bon

RBI/2018-19/3 DCM (NE) No.G-2/08.07.18/2018-19 July 02, 2018 (Updated as on January 14, 2019) The Chairman and Managing Director / The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins Please refer to the Master Circular DCM (NE) No.G-1/08.07.18/2017-18 dated July 03, 2017 containing instructions on the facility for exchange of notes and coins. A revised version of Master Circular on th

RBI/DBR/2015-16/18 Master Direction DBR.AML.BC.No.81/14.01.001/2015-16 February 25, 2016 (Updated as on May 04, 2023) (Updated as on April 28, 2023) (Updated as on May 10, 2021) (Updated as on April 01, 2021) (Updated as on March 23, 2021) (Updated as on December 18, 2020) (Updated as on April 20, 2020) (Updated as on April 01, 2020) (Updated as on January 09, 2020) (Updated as on August 09, 2019) (Updated as on May 29, 2019) Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC

RBI/2017-18/106 DCBR.RAD.(PCB/RCB) Cir. No.5/07.12.001/2017-18 December 7, 2017 All Commercial Banks, Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Dear Sir/ Madam Change in name of “Sardar Bhiladwala Pardi People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Killa Pardi, Dist. Valsad (Gujarat)” to “SBPP Co-operative Bank Ltd., Killa Pardi, Dist. Valsad (Gujarat)” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that th

RBI/2017-18/181 DNBR (PD) CC.No.092/03.10.001/2017-18 May 31, 2018 All Government NBFCs Madam/ Sir, Withdrawal of Exemptions Granted to Government Owned NBFCs Government owned companies, as defined under Clause (45) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956) and registered with the Reserve Bank of India as NBFCs, are currently exempt from following regulatory and statutory provisions: (i) Sections 45-IB and 45-IC of the RBI Act, 1

RBI/2017-18/111 DGBA.GBD/1616/15.02.005/2017-18 December 21, 2017 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Prompt implementation of Governments’ instructions by agency banks It is brought to our notice that some agency banks are not adhering to instructions/ notifications issued by Government (Central as well as States) promptly by stating that further communications have not been received by them from RBI. 2. In this connection, all agency banks are advised to scrupulously

RBI/2017-18/109 DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB).Cir.No.06/12.05.001/2017-18 December 14, 2017 The Chief Executive OfficerAll Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/All State Co-operative Banks/All District Central Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions Please refer to our circular UBD.BSD.I/PCB/No.45/12.05.00/2001-02 dated May 30, 2002 and para 13 of circular RPCD.

RBI/2017-18/107 DGBA.GBD.No-1498/31.02.007/2017-18 December 7, 2017 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer/ Agency Banks Dear Sir/ Madam Settlement of Agency transactions in certain cases (for Funds and Agency Commission) directly from Reserve Bank of India As per the existing arrangements in certain states, in certain cases, some agency banks are routing their agency transactions of state governments through another agency bank, that acts as an aggr

RBI/2017-18/91 DBR.No.Ret.BC.97/12.07.150/2017-18 November 16, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Inclusion of “Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the “Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DBR.NBD.(SFB-UMFL).No.2689/16.13.216/2017-2018 dated October 4, 2017 and published in the Gazette

RBI/2017-18/89 DBR.No.Leg.BC.96/09.07.005/2017-18 November 9, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) All Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks Dear Sir/ Madam Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies - October 4, 2017-Banking Facility for Senior Citizens and Differently abled Persons Please refer to Paragraph 8 of Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies, released by Reserve Bank of India on October 4, 2017 as part of Fourth Bi-month

RBI/2017-18/87 DNBR.PD.CC.No.090/03.10.001/2017-18 November 09, 2017 To All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Madam/ Sir, Directions on Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by NBFCs In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45 L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank of India after being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do and with a view to put in place necess

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs New Delhi, dated the October 25, 2017 NOTIFICATION Amendment to Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, Notification No.4 (25)-W&M/2017 1. GSR — In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of section 3 of the Government Securities Act, 2006 (38 of 2006), the Central Government hereby amends the conditions specified in clause 13 of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme notified vide Notification No. F.4 (2

RBI/2017-18/80 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.17/09.01.03/2017-18 October 18, 2017 The Chairman / Managing Director Public and Private Sector Banks (As per list in Annexure II) Dear Sir / Madam, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) - Aajeevika - Interest Subvention Scheme Please refer to our circular FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.NO.13/09.01.03/2016-17 dated August 25, 2016 on Interest Subvention Scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Liv

RBI/2017-18/59 DCBR.RAD. (PCB/RCB) Cir. No. 4/07.12.001/2017-18 September 21, 2017 All Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam Change in name of “Gopinath Patil Parsik Janata Sahakari Bank, Ltd., Thane ” to “GP Parsik Sahakari Bank Ltd, Kalwa, Thane “ in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India,1934 We advise that the name of “Gopinath Patil Parsik Janata Sahakari Bank, Ltd., Thane” has been changed to “GP Parsik Sahakari Bank Ltd, Kalwa, Thane“ in the Second Sched

RBI/2017-18/62 DBR.No.Ret.BC.87/12.07.150/2017-18 September 21, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Inclusion of “Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the “Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification No.DBR.NBD.(SFB-Suryoday).No. 766/16.13.216/2017-18 dated July 24, 2017 and published in the G

RBI/2017-18/56 DBR.No.Ret.BC.86/12.07.150/2017-18 September 14, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Inclusion of “Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C)” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the “Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C)” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DBR.IBD.No.855/23.13.014/2017-18 dated July 26, 2017, and published in the Gazette of India (Part III -

RBI/2017-18/53 DBR.No.Ret.BC.84/12.07.150/2017-18 September 7, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam Alteration in the name of "National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC" to "First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC" in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the name of "National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC" has been changed to "First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC" in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DBR.IBD.No.94/23.1

RBI/2017-18/54 DBR.No.Ret.BC.85/12.07.150/2017-18 September 07, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Inclusion of “Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the “Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DBR.PSBD.No.467/16.02.006/2017-18 dated July 3, 2017 and published in the Gazette of India

RBI/2017-18/52 DBR.No.Ret.BC.83/12.07.150/2017-18 September 07, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Inclusion of “Qatar National Bank SAQ” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the “Qatar National Bank SAQ” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DBR.IBD.No.18/23.03.032/2017-18 dated July 05, 2017, and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4

RBI/2017-18/43 FMRD.DIRD.2/14.01.002/2017-18 August 10, 2017 To All market participants Dear Sir/Madam Reserve Bank Commercial Paper Directions, 2017 Reserve Bank had issued draft directions on Commercial Paper for public comments on February 02, 2017. Taking into account the comments received, The Reserve Bank Commercial Paper Directions, 2017 have been finalised and enclosed herewith. Yours faithfully (T. Rabi Sankar) Chief General Manager RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FINA

RBI/2017-18/36 DBR.BP.BC.No. 81/21.04.098/2017-18 August 02, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standard Please refer to our circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 9, 2014 “Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Dis

RBI/2017-18/34 DBR.No.Ret.BC.82/12.01.001/2017-18 August 02, 2017 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Change in Bank RatePlease refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.58/12.01.001/2016-17 dated April 06, 2017 on the captioned subject.2. As announced in the Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2017-18 dated August 02, 2017, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 6.50 per cent to 6.25 per cent with effect f

RBI/2017-18/28A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 02 July 27, 2017 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 24.54 million to the Government of the Republic of Ghana Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement on November 22, 2016 with the Government of the Republic of Ghana for making available to the latter, a Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD

RBI/FIDD/2017-2018/56 Master Direction FIDD.MSME & NFS.12/06.02.31/2017-18 July 24, 2017 (Updated as on July 29, 2022) (Updated as on April 25, 2018) The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Master Direction - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of instructions / guidelines to

RBI/2017-18/21 FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.10/06.02.31/2017-18 July 13, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir / Madam, Investment in plant and machinery for the purpose of classification as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – documents to be relied upon Please refer to our Master Direction FIDD.MSME&NFS.3/06.02.31/2016-17 dated July 21, 2016 on ‘Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector’ together with not

RBI/FIDD/2016-17/34 Master Direction FIDD.CO.Plan.2/04.09.01/2016-17 July 7, 2016 (Updated as on June 18, 2019) The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, MASTER DIRECTION-REGIONAL RURAL BANKS-PRIORITY SECTOR LENDING- TARGETS AND CLASSIFICATION The guidelines for priority sector lending by Regional Rural Banks were revised by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular dated December 3, 2015. The Master Direction enclosed incorporates the updated guidelines/ i

RBI/2017-18/13 DCBR.RCB.BC.No.01/19.51.025/2017-18 Ashadha 15, 1939 July 06, 2017 All State Co-operative Banks/ Central Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Telangana State Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd., Hyderabad We advise that the name of “Telangana State Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd., Hyderabad" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DCBR.CO