It has been observed that quite often the internal inspection machinery in banks has failed to highlight and pinpoint the existence of gross and serious irregularities such as improper credit appraisal, disbursement without observing the terms of sanction, failure to exercise proper post-disbursement supervision, even suppression of information relating to unauthorised excess drawals allowed, kite flying in bills and cheques, etc.
Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No.Dir.BC.9/13.03.00/2010-11 dated July 1, 2010 consolidating instructions/ guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2010 on matters relating to Interest Rates on Advances. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating instructions issued up to June 30, 2011 and has also been placed on the RBI website (http://www.rbi.org.in). A copy of the Master Circular is enclosed.
Please refer to the Master Circular No. DBOD.No.BP.BC. 21/21.04.048/2010-11 dated July 1, 2010 consolidating instructions/guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2010 on matters relating to prudential norms on income recognition, asset classification and provisioning pertaining to advances. The Master Circular has now been suitably updated by incorporating instructions issued up to June 30, 2011 and is attached. It has also been placed on the RBI web-site (http://www.rbi.org.in). We advise that this revised Master Circular consolidates the instructions contained in the circulars listed in the Annex 9.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provides export credit refinance facility to banks under section 17(3A) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. This facility is given on the basis of banks’ eligible outstanding rupee export credit both at the pre-shipment and post-shipment stages. The quantum of refinance is fixed from time to time based on the stance of monetary policy of the RBI.
Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD.No. Leg.BC. 19/09.07.006/2010-11 dated July 01, 2010 consolidating many of the important instructions issued by us in the area of customer service up to June 30, 2010. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating the instructions issued up to June 30, 2011 and has also been placed on the RBI website (http://www.rbi.org.in). A copy of the Master Circular is enclosed.
Please refer to the Master Circular No. DBOD. BP. BC.18/21.04.141/2010-11, dated July 1, 2010, containing consolidated instructions/guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2010, on matters relating to prudential norms for classification, valuation and operation of investment portfolio by banks. The above Master Circular has since been suitably updated by incorporating instructions/guidelines issued between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011
Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD No. Dir. BC. 10/13.03.00/2010-11 dated July 1, 2010 consolidating the instructions/guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2010 relating to Interest Rates on Rupee Deposits held in Domestic, Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) and Non-Resident (External) (NRE) Accounts. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating the instructions issued up to June 30, 2011 and has been placed on the RBI website (http://www.rbi.org.in). A copy of the Master Circular is enclosed.
As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India had issued a Master Circular DBOD.DIR(Exp.) No.06/04.02.002/2010-11, dated July 1, 2010 on the captioned subject which is now updated up to 30th June 2011. It may be noted that the Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions contained in the circulars listed in the Appendices, in so far they relate to providing export credit by banks to the exporters. This Master Circular also incorporates instructions contained in certain clarifications issued by RBI to banks/exporters/export organizations during the course of the year. The Master Circular has also been placed on the RBI web-site (www.rbi.org.in .). A copy of the revised Master Circular is enclosed.
Please refer to the Master Circular No. DBOD.BP.BC.4/21.01.002/2010-2011 dated July 1, 2010 consolidating instructions/guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2010 on matters relating to prudential norms on capital adequacy. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating instructions issued up to June 30, 2011 and has also been placed on the RBI web-site (http://www.rbi.org.in).
Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD. No. Dir. BC. 13/13.03.00/2010-11 dated July 1, 2010 consolidating the instructions/guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2010 relating to statutory and other restrictions on Loans and Advances. The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating the instructions issued up to June 30, 2011 and has been placed on the RBI website (http://www.rbi.org.in). A copy of the Master Circular is enclosed.
