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Note: Master Circulars are a one-point reference of instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India on a particular subject between July-June. These are issued on July 1 every year and automatically expire on June 30 next year. You can access the Master Circulars issued in previous years by using the Archives. For printing of these circulars please use the PDF version.
Banking Regulation
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular - Frauds – Classification and Reporting 164 kb
Frauds – Classification and Reporting- UCBs 369 kb
Master Circular - Guidelines for Relief Measures by Banks in Areas Affected by Natural Calamities 74 kb
Master Circular on Export Credit Refinance Facility 112 kb
Master Circular - Lending To Priority Sector 252 kb
Master Circular - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector 313 kb
Master Circular - Interest Rates on Advances 147 kb
Master Circular - Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 177 kb
Master Circular - Use of Hindi in banks 149 kb
Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances 176 kb
Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) Accounts 169 kb
Master Circular on Housing Finance 166 kb
Master Circular - Para-banking Activities 133 kb
Master Circular – Exposure Norms 193 kb
Master Circular on Customer Service in banks 324 kb
Master Circular of instructions relating to deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts 71 kb
Master Circular – Foreign Contribution ( Regulation ) Act, 1976 – Obligations of Banks in Regulating Receipt of Foreign Contributions by Associations / Organizations in India 63 kb
Master Circular on Micro Credit 423 kb
Master Circular on Credit Card Operations of banks 104 kb
Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters 96 kb
Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Master Circular on Branch Licensing - Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) 250 kb
Master Circular – Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under PMLA, 2002 464 kb
Master Circular - Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances 428 kb
Master Circular- Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions 411 kb
Master Circular – Rupee / Foreign Currency Export Credit and Customer Service to Exporters 508 kb
Section 23 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Master Circular on Branch Authorisation 237 kb
Master Circular - Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline- New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF) 850 kb
Master Circular - Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) 84 kb
Master Circular – Prudential norms for classification, valuation and operation of investment portfolio by banks 332 kb
Master Circular - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy-Basel I Framework 537 kb
Master Circular - Disclosure in Financial Statements - Notes to Accounts 264 kb
Co-operative Banking
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular on Management of Advances- UCBs 323 kb
Master Circular on Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks 448 kb
Master Circular – Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Standards / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/Obligation of banks under PMLA, 2002 193 kb
Master Circular on Customer Service - UCBs 273 kb
Master Circular on Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban)Co-op. Banks 159 kb
Master Circular on Board of Directors - UCBs 125 kb
Master Circular on Maintenance of Statutory Reserves - Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks 167 kb
Master Circular on Maintenance of Deposit Accounts – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks 222 kb
Master Circular - Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks 232 kb
Master Circular on Area of Operation, Branch Authorisation Policy, Opening/ Up-gradation of Extension Counters, ATMs and Shifting/Splitting/Closure of Offices 279 kb
Master Circular - Priority Sector Lending - UCBs 434 kb
Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy – Master Circular -UCBs 260 kb
Master Circular on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning & Other Related Matters - UCBs 363 kb
Master Circular on Finance For Housing Schemes-UCBs 164 kb
Master Circular on Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs 242 kb
Master Circular- Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs 126 kb
Currency
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins 50 kb
Master Circular – Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes 187 kb
Master Circular – Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting/Wrong Reporting/Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances 99 kb
Financial Institutions
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular – Prudential norms for classification, valuation and operation of investment portfolio by FIs 347 kb
Master Circular - Exposure Norms for Financial Institutions 164 kb
Master Circular - Disclosure Norms for Financial Institutions 161 kb
Master Circular- Resource Raising Norms for Financial Institutions 127 kb
Financial Markets
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular on Call/Notice Money Market Operations 86 kb
Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Commercial Paper 86 kb
Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Certificates of Deposit 71 kb
Foreign Exchange
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular on Establishment of Liaison / Branch / Project Offices in India by Foreign Entities 110 kb
Master Circular on Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India by NRIs/PIOs/Foreign Nationals of Non-Indian Origin 97 kb
Master Circular on Import of Goods and Services 298 kb
Master Circular on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings 346 kb
Master Circular on Foreign Investment in India 368 kb
Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities 324 kb
Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits 220 kb
Master Circular on Export of Goods and Services 351 kb
Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/ Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses 217 kb
Master Circular on Money Transfer Service Scheme 123 kb
Master Circular on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 65 kb
Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) /Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad 362 kb
Master Circular on Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee (NRO) Account 95 kb
Master Circular on Remittance Facilities for Non-Resident Indians /Persons of Indian Origin / Foreign Nationals 80 kb
Master Circular on Miscellaneous Remittances from India – Facilities for Residents 266 kb
Government Business
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission 137 kb
Master Circular- Disbursement of Pension by Agency Banks 204 kb
Master Circular – Collection of Direct Taxes- OLTAS 889 kb
Master Circular on Nomination facility in Relief / Savings Bonds 57 kb
Master Circular on Appointment & delisting of Brokers and Payment of Brokerage on Relief / Savings Bonds 59 kb
Non-banking Supervision
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular on directions/instructions issued to the Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies 61 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 - The Securitisation Companies and Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Guidelines and Directions, 2003 123 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Mortgage Guarantee Company (Reserve Bank) Guidelines, 2008” 57 kb
Master Circulars- Miscellaneous Instructions to All Non-Banking Financial Companies 83 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Mortgage Guarantee Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2008” 66 kb
Master Circular - Returns to be submitted by NBFCs 60 kb
Master Circular- Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934 91 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Mortgage Guarantee Companies Investment (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2008” 31 kb
Master Circulars- Miscellaneous Instructions to NBFC- ND-SI 48 kb
Master Circular – Corporate Governance 28 kb
Master Circular - allied activities- entry into insurance business, issue of credit card and marketing and distribution of certain products 29 kb
Master Circular - Fair Practices Code 32 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Non-Banking Financial Companies Auditor’s Report (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2008.” 36 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 - Change in or Take Over of the Management of the Business of the Borrower by Securitisation Companies and Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Guidelines, 2010 144 kb
Master Circular – 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) Guidelines – Anti Money Laundering Standards (AML) -'Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 - Obligations of NBFCs in terms of Rules notified thereunder’ 2543 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1977” 349 kb
Master Circular-Frauds – Future approach towards monitoring of frauds in NBFCs 209 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010– “Non-Banking Financial (Non - Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007” 176 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Non-Banking Financial (Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007” 326 kb
Notification as amended up to June 30, 2010 – “Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998” 419 kb
Primary Dealers
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular on Capital Adequacy Standards and Risk Management Guidelines for standalone Primary Dealers 129 kb
Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers 259 kb
Special Programmes
Jul 01, 2010
Master Circular- Priority Sector Lending - Credit Facilities to Minority Communities 155 kb
Master Circular on New SRMS from the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment for rehabilitation of all the remaining scavengers and their dependents by December 2009 and the spillover in inevitable cases up to March 31, 2010 193 kb
Master Circular - Priority Sector Lending-Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) 128 kb
Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending- Special Programmes - Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) 174 kb
Master Circular - Priority Sector Lending - Special Programmes Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) 271 kb
 
 
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