Currency Management

RBI/2023-24/33 DCM(Plg) No.S-239/10.27.00/2023-24 May 22, 2023 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Dear Sir /Madam, ₹2000 Denomination Banknotes – Withdrawal from Circulation; Will continue as Legal Tender In continuation to our circular DCM(Plg) No.S-236/10.27.00/2023-24 dated May 19, 2023 on the captioned subject, it is advised as follows: 2. The facility of exchange of ₹2000 banknotes across the counter shall be provided to the publi

RBI/2023-24/32 DCM(Plg) No.S-236/10.27.00/2023-24 May 19, 2023 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Dear Sir/Madam, ₹2000 Denomination Banknotes – Withdrawal from Circulation; Will continue as Legal Tender ₹2000 denomination banknote was introduced in November 2016 under Section 24(1) of RBI Act, 1934 primarily to meet the immediate currency requirement of the economy after withdrawal of the legal tender status of all ₹500 and ₹1000 bank

RBI/2022-23/112 DCM (NPD) No.S770/09.40.002/2022-23 September 06, 2022 The Chairman & Managing Director Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks having Currency Chests Madam/ Sir, Incentive for improving service to non-chest branches Please refer to circulars RBI/ 2015-16/ 293 DCM (NPD) No. 2564/ 09.40.02/ 2015-16 dated January 21, 2016 and DCM (Plg.) No 2845/ 10.25.007/2018-19 dated May 23, 2019 on the captioned subject. 2. We have been receiving quer

RBI/2022-23/79 DCM(NPD)No.S488/18.00.14/2022-23 July 1, 2022 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officers All Banks Dear Sir/Madam Note Sorting Machines - Authentication and Fitness Sorting Parameters Please refer to our circular DCM(R&D)No.G-26/18.00.14/2009-10 dated May 11, 2010 setting out ''Note Authentication and Fitness Sorting Parameters'' for the Note Sorting Machines installed in the banks. 2. In the backdrop of introduction of the new series

RBI/2022-23/40 DCM (Admin) No. S172/19.01.010/2022-23 May 02, 2022 All Banks having Currency Chests Madam/ Dear Sir, Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations – Withdrawal of Circulars Please refer to the Press Release dated May 02, 2022 issued on the captioned subject. 2. The circular listed in the Annex is withdrawn with effect from close of business today. Yours faithfully, (Suman Ray) Chief General Manager-in-Charge Encl: As above Annex List

RBI/2021-22/190 DCM (Plg.) No.S 1117/10.25.007/2021-22 March 31, 2022 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Cassette - Swaps in ATMs Please refer to the circulars RBI/2017-18/162/ DCM (Plg.) No. 3641/10.25.007/2017-18 dated April 12, 2018 and RBI/2021-22/71/ DCM (Plg.) No.S39/10.25.007/2021-22 dated July 12, 2021 on the captioned subject wherein banks were advised to consider using lockable cassettes in their ATMs which

RBI/2021-2022/167 DCM (Admin) No. S858/19.01.010/2021-22 February 18, 2022 The Chairman / Managing Director The Chief Executive OfficerAll Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations-Discontinuation/Merger/Online Submission of Returns Please refer to the press release dated February 18, 2022 issued on the captioned subject. 2. As part of the implementation of the interim recommendations of the RRA 2.0, it is proposed to disc

RBI/2021-22/131 DCM (Admin) No.S472/19.01.010/2021-22 November 16, 2021 The Chairman / Managing DirectorThe Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Obsolete Regulatory Circulars/ Instructions - Interim Recommendations of the Regulations Review Authority 2.0 Please refer to the Press Release on Interim Recommendations of the Regulations Review Authority (RRA) 2.0 dated November 16, 2021. 2. A comprehensive review of the circulars issued by the

RBI/2021-22/93 DCM (CC) No.97527/03.41.01/2021-22 August 27, 2021 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (All Scheduled Commercial banks including RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Review of incentive and other measures to enhance distribution of coins Please refer to our Master Direction DCM (CC) No.G-2/03.41.01/2021-22 dated April 01, 2021 on “Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES)” for bank branches including currency chests which inter al

RBI/2021-22/84 DCM (RMMT) No.S153/11.01.01/2021-22 August 10, 2021 The Chairman / Managing Director & CEO All Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Monitoring of Availability of Cash in ATMs As you are aware, the Reserve Bank of India has a mandate to issue banknotes and the banks are fulfilling this mandate by dispensing banknotes to the public through their wide network of branches and ATMs. In this connection, a review of downtime of ATMs due to cash-outs was undertaken and