RBI/2009-10/43
DBOD.No.BP.BC. 21/21.06.001/2009 - 10

July 1, 2009

All Commercial Banks
(excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks)

Dear Sir,

Master Circular - Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline -
Implementation of the New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF)

Please refer to the Master Circular on the captioned subject issued vide letter DBOD.No.BP.BC.11 / 21.06.001 / 2008 - 09 dated July 1, 2008,    in terms of which   the existing guidelines  as on that date on  the ‘Implementation of NCAF' and ‘Guidelines for Pillar 2 - Supervisory Review Process under the NCAF', were consolidated and issued.  In order to enable the banks to have access to all the subsequent instructions on the subject, in a single document, the  Master Circular has been revised, and is furnished in the Appendix.  This Circular has also been placed on the website of the Bank (www.rbi.org.in).

2. We advise that this Master Circular consolidates the modifications / clarifications issued vide circulars /mailbox clarifications listed in Annex - 17.

Yours faithfully,

(B Mahapatra)
Chief General Manager

Encl: As above