Reserve Bank of India

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Jan 31, 2012
	Master Circular on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings	458 kb
	Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities	202 kb
Jan 20, 2012
	Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits	256 kb
	Master Circular on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999	132 kb
Aug 10, 2011
	Master Circular - Use of Hindi in banks	162 kb
Jul 05, 2011
	Master Circular - Lending To Priority Sector	409 kb
Jul 01, 2011
	Master Circular on Call/Notice Money Market Operations	91 kb
	Master Circular on Nomination facility in Relief / Savings Bonds	52 kb
	Master Circular on Appointment & delisting of Brokers and Payment of Brokerage on Relief / Savings Bonds	57 kb
	Master Circular- Priority Sector Lending - UCBs	518 kb
	Master Circular - Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)	82 kb
	Master Circular on Credit Card Operations of banks	141 kb
	Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Master Circular on Branch Licensing - Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)	300 kb
	Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters	243 kb
	Master Circular - Guidelines For Relief Measures By Banks In Areas Affected By Natural Calamities	82 kb
	Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances	243 kb
	Master Circular on Inspection and Audit Systems in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks	149 kb
	Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme	91 kb
	Master Circular on Board of Directors – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks	127 kb
	Master Circular Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks	390 kb
	Master Circular- Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - UCBs	309 kb
	Master Circular on Maintenance of Statutory Reserves - Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks	344 kb
	Master Circular- Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs	96 kb
	Master Circular- Finance for Housing Schemes - UCBs	262 kb
	Master Circular- Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs	265 kb
	Master Circular on Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) Accounts	206 kb
	Master Circular - Interest Rates on Advances	214 kb
	Master Circular of instructions relating to deposits held in FCNR(B) Accounts	225 kb
	Master Circular - Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)	188 kb
	Master Circular - Disclosure Norms for Financial Institutions	166 kb
	Master Circular on Import of Goods and Services	308 kb
	Master Circular on Miscellaneous Remittances from India – Facilities for Residents	276 kb
	Master Circular on Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India by NRIs/PIOs/Foreign Nationals of Non- Indian Origin	101 kb
	Master Circular – Corporate Governance	35 kb
	Master Circular - Fair Practices Code	38 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011– “Non-Banking Financial (Non - Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007”	191 kb
	Master Circular - Frauds – Future approach towards monitoring of frauds in NBFCs	215 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 - Change in or Take Over of the Management of the Business of the Borrower by Securitisation Companies and Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Guidelines, 2010	99 kb
	Master Circulars - Miscellaneous Instructions to All Non-Banking Financial Companies	91 kb
	Master Circular – Regulatory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs)	65 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 – “Mortgage Guarantee Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2008”	110 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 – “Mortgage Guarantee Company (Reserve Bank) Guidelines, 2008”	65 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 - The Securitisation Companies and Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Guidelines and Directions, 2003	135 kb
	Master Circulars - Miscellaneous Instructions to NBFC- ND-SI	71 kb
	Master Circular on Area of Operation, Branch Authorisation Policy, Opening/ Up-gradation of Extension Counters, ATMs and Shifting/Splitting/Closure of Offices	327 kb
	Master Circular - Management of Advances - UCBs	773 kb
	Master Circular - Priority Sector Lending - Credit facilities to SCs and STs	169 kb
	Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending - Special Programmes – SGSY	410 kb
	Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Commercial Paper	94 kb
	Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Certificates of Deposit	81 kb
	Master Circular - Para-banking Activities	189 kb
	Frauds – Classification and Reporting	470 kb
	Master Circular 2011 – Opening of Branch-Subsidiary-Joint Venture-Representative office or Undertaking Investment Abroad by NBFCs	60 kb
	Master Circular on directions/instructions issued to the Securitisation Companies/ Reconstruction Companies	75 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 “Non-Banking Financial Companies Auditor’s Report (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2008”	40 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 – “Mortgage Guarantee Companies Investment (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2008”	36 kb
	Master Circular on Export Credit Refinance Facility	124 kb
	Master Circular on Branch Authorisation	249 kb
	Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers	526 kb
	Master Circular- Capital Adequacy Standards and Risk Management Guidelines for standalone Primary Dealers	233 kb
	Master Circular on Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers	323 kb
	Master Circular- Priority Sector Lending - Credit Facilities to Minority Communities	194 kb
	Master Circular- Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934	108 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 – “Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998”	423 kb
	Master Circular – KYC Guidelines – Anti Money Laundering Standards - PMLA, 2002 - Obligations of NBFCs	2582 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 – “Non-Banking Financial (Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007”	338 kb
	Master Circular - allied activities- entry into insurance business, issue of credit card and marketing and distribution of certain products	41 kb
	Master Circular - Returns to be submitted by NBFCs	70 kb
	Master Circular - Disbursement of Pension by Agency Banks	207 kb
	Master Circular – Collection of Direct Taxes - OLTAS	911 kb
	Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission	190 kb
	Notification as amended upto June 30, 2011 – “Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1977”	348 kb
	Master Circular on Housing Finance	366 kb
	Master Circular on Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks	1105 kb
	Master Circular on Customer Service – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks	334 kb
	Master Circular – Prudential norms for classification, valuation and operation of investment portfolio by FIs	348 kb
	Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad	581 kb

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