Master Circular – Lending To Priority Sector

RBI/2011-12/107
RPCD. CO. Plan. BC 10/04.09.01/ 2011-12

July 1, 2011

The Chairman/ Managing Director/
Chief Executive Officer

[All scheduled commercial banks
(excluding Regional Rural Banks)]

Dear Sir,

MASTER CIRCULAR – LENDING TO PRIORITY SECTOR

The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions/directives to banks on lending to Priority Sector. In order to enable the banks to have current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the existing guidelines/instructions/directives on the subject has been prepared and enclosed. This Master Circular consolidates all the circulars/mail box clarifications issued by Reserve Bank on the subject up to June 30, 2011 as indicated in the Appendix.

2. Please acknowledge receipt.

Yours faithfully,

(Deepali Pant Joshi)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge

Encl: As above

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