January 29, 2004 RBI/ 2004/30DCM (Plg)No.874/10.36.00/2003-04 The Chairman, State Bank of IndiaManaging Directors, Associate BanksChairmen and Managing Directors of Nationalised BanksChairmen / CEOs of Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Local Area Banks.Dear SirProvision of note counting machines in the counters.We advise that in terms of the Directive DBOD. No.Dir.BC.43/13.03.00/2001-02 dated 7th November 2001 issued by Reserve Bank of Indi

RPCD RBI/2004/3 @@NBSP@@ RPCD.RRB.No. BC.60 /03.05.33/2003-04 5 January 2004 The Chairmen Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Frauds in the area of housing, consumer and retail finance Cases of frauds have been reported to us by banks in the housing, consumer and retail finance portfolios perpetrated by unscrupulous borrowers by submitting fake/forged/stolen documents. The most common modus operandi adopted was availing of credit facilities by submitting forged/fake docume

RBI/2004/18 RPCD.CO.LBS.BC.No. 58 / 02.01.01 /2003-04 January 1, 2004 Pausha 11, Saka 1925 The Chairmen All Lead Banks Dear Sir, Bifurcation of Medinipur district in West Bengal into Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur districts – Assignment of Lead Bank responsibility The Government of West Bengal have, vide their notification dated December 18, 2001, bifurcated the limits of existing district of Medinipur into two separate districts, namely, Purba Medinipur, with