RBI Master Circular-Credit facilities to SC and STs by Banks. Measures to be taken to step up their advances to Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes
Reserve Bank of India
RBI/2017-18/7
FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.06/09.09.001/2017-18
July 01, 2017
The Chairman / Managing Director & CEO
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Dear Sir,
Please refer to the Master Circular FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.03/09.09.001/2016-17 dated July 01, 2016 consolidating guidelines / Instructions / directions issued to banks with regard to providing credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Master Circular has been suitably updated by incorporating the instructions issued up to June 30, 2017 and has also been placed on website https://www.rbi.org.in.
A copy of Master Circular is enclosed.
Yours faithfully,
(Ajay Kumar Misra)
Chief General Manager
Encls: As above
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Contents:
1. Planning Process
2. Role of Banks
3. Role of SC / ST Development Corporations
4. Reservations for SC / ST Beneficiaries under Major Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
(i) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission:
(ii) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission:
(iii) Differential Rate of Interest Scheme
5. Monitoring and Review
6. Reporting Requirements
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