RBI/2014-15/100 IDMD.PCD.04/14.01.02/2014-15 July 1, 2014 All market participants Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Commercial Paper Commercial Paper (CP), an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note, was introduced in India in 1990 with a view to enable highly rated corporate borrowers to diversify their sources of short-term borrowings and provide an additional instrument to the investors. 2. A Master Circular

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI Notification No.273/2013-RB Dated : April 25, 2013 Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1), sub-section (3) of Section 7 and sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and in partial modification of its Notification No.FEMA.23/2000-RB date

RBI/2013-14/102 IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations in the Government Securities Market and other activities. To enable the PDs to have all the current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the g

RBI/2011-12/94 Ref. MPD. No. 345/07.01.279/2011-12 July 1, 2011 Aashadha 10, 1933 (S) The Chairmen/Chief Executives of all Scheduled Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Master Circular on Export Credit Refinance Facility Please refer to Master Circular No.MPD No.332 /07.01.279/2010-11 dated July 1, 2010 on the above mentioned Subject. This revised Master Circular on Export Credit Refinance Facility@@NBSP@@@@NBSP@@ consolidates and updates all instructions/guidelines

RBI/2011-12/93 IDMD.PDRD.02 /03.64.00/2011-12 July 1, 2011 All Standalone Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular- Capital Adequacy Standards and Risk Management Guidelines for standalone Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations in the Government Securities Market and other activities. To enable the PDs to have all the current instruc

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI-400 001 Notification No.277/2013-RB May 08, 2013 Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2013 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following amendments in

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI-400 001 Notification No.283/2013-RB August 14, 2013 Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2013 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following amendments i

Reserve Bank of India Foreign Exchange Department Central Office, Mumbai-400 001 Notification No. FEMA.263/RB-2013 Dated March 05, 2013 Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank hereby makes the following amendments in t

RBI/2004/244 RPCD. Plan. BC. 49 /04.09.01/2004-05 October 26, 2004 The Chairman / Managing Director (Public Sector Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Data on Priority Sector Advances – Agricultural Lending As you are aware, the scheduled commercial banks are required to achieve a target of 18 per cent of net bank credit (NBC) towards lending to agriculture. The agriculture lending by public sector banks was recently reviewed by the Prime Minister. He desired that all public sect

RBI/ 2004-2005/241 RPCD. PLFS. BC. No. 48 /05.02.02/2004-05 October 26,2004@@NBSP@@The Chairman and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(All Scheduled Commercial Banks)(Excluding Regional Rural Banks)Dear Sir,Lending to dealers in agricultural machinery and distributors of inputs for allied activitiesPlease refer to paragraph Nos. 1.2.1 (ii) and 1.2.7 (ix) of the Master Circular on Lending to Priority Sector forwarded with our circular RPCD No. PLAN.BC. 7 /04.09.

RPCD.PLAN.BC.No./ 31 / 04.09.01/ 2002-0329 October 2002The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive OfficerAll Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) andLocal Area BanksDear Sir,Priority Sector Advances-Finance extended to dealersin drip irrigation/ sprinkler irrigation systems/Agricultural machineryPlease refer to Para. 1.2.9(ix) of our Master Circular RPCD.No. Plan.BC./ 56 /04.09.01 /2000-2001 dated February 14, 2001 advising banks to classify finance extend

RBI/2004-05/13Ref. MPD. No.252/07.01.279/2004-05July 3, 2004Aashadha 12, 1926(S)The Chairmen/Chief Executives of all Scheduled Banks (excluding RRBs)Dear Sirs,@@NBSP@@Master Circular on Export Credit Refinance FacilityAs you are aware, the Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions/directives to banks in regard to matters relating to Export Credit Refinance Facility. To enable banks to have current instructions at one plac

RBI/ 2004-2005/239 RPCD.PLFS.BC.No. 46 /05.05.14/2004-05 October 26,2004 The Chief Executive Officer (All Indian Private Sector Banks) Dear Sir, Special Agricultural Credit Plans (SACP) At present, public sector banks are formulating Special Agricultural Credit Plans (SACP) under which they fix for themselves targets for disbursement of agricultural credit during a year. The banks have been advised to fix targets at about 20 to 25 per cent higher than the disbursement

RBI/2004/215 RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 85 /04.09.01/2003-04 May 18, 2004 The Chairman/Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Flow of Credit to Agriculture - Loans for Storage Facilities Please refer to the Master Circular on Lending to Priority Sector forwarded vide our Circular RPCD. No. Plan. BC. 42A/04.09.01/2002-03 dated November 11, 2002, in terms of which loans for construction and running of storage facilities

RBI/2004/216 RPCD. Plan. BC. No. 86 /04.09.01/2003-04 May 18, 2004 The Chairman/Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and Local Area Banks Dear Sir, Flow of Credit to Agriculture - Investment by Banks in Securitised Assets Please refer to paragraph No. 82 of the Governor's annual policy Statement for the year 2004-05 dated May 18, 2004 (copy of the paragraph enclosed). In view of the increasing emphasis on securitisation of agricultural loa

RBI/2014-15/335 FIDD.GSSD.BC. No.43/09.10.01/2014-15 July 1, 2014 (Updated upto December 03, 2014) The Chairman/ Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular- Credit Facilities to Minority Communities Please refer to our Master Circular RPCD. GSSD.BC.No.2/09.10.01/2013 -14 dated July 01, 2013 consolidating the instructions/guidelines/directives issued to banks till that date relating to Credit Facilities to Minority Communities. The Maste

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA Foreign Exchange Department Central Office Mumbai- 400 001 Notification No. FEMA.347/2015-RB Dated July 24, 2015 Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1), sub-section (3) of Section 7 and sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and in partial modification of its Notification

RBI/FED/2015-16/11FED Master Direction No. 16/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on March 23, 2016) (Updated as on March 03, 2016) (Updated as on February 11, 2016*) To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services Export of Goods and Services from India is governed by clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), re

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI 400 001 Notification No.FEMA 10 (R) /2015-RB January 21, 2016(Amended upto February 27, 2019)(Amended upto June 01, 2016) Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), and in supersessio

RBI/2011-12/357 Master Circular No.8 /2011-12 (Updated as on January 20, 2012) July 01, 2011 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 The compounding of contraventions under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 is a voluntary process@@NBSP@@ by which an applicant can seek compounding of an admitted contravention of any provision of FEMA, 1999 under Section 1