**Policy Summary: Revised Reporting System for Priority Sector Lending**
This circular, RBI2016-2017/79, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on October 6, 2016, addresses revisions to the reporting system for priority sector lending. It supersedes previous circulars FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.54/04.09.01/2014-15 dated April 23, 2015, and FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.5/04.09.001/2014-15 dated June 11, 2015. The circular mandates that all scheduled commercial banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) adopt modified quarterly and annual reporting formats for priority sector advances. Banks are required to submit data in the revised formats to the Reserve Bank of India, Financial Inclusion and Development Department, Statistics Division, Central Office, 3rd Floor, Amar Building, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, within fifteen days of the end of each quarter and one month of the end of the financial year, respectively. Specifically, returns for the quarters ending June 2016 and September 2016 were due by October 21, 2016, using the revised formats. Inquiries can be directed to the Principal Chief General Manager, Financial Inclusion Development Dept., Central Office, 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai – 400001. Contact can be made via telephone at 022-22601000/91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948 or via email at cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, to which the reporting must be furnished.
All scheduled commercial banks excluding Regional Rural Banks: The entities to whom the circular is addressed.
Priority Sector Lending: The subject of the revised reporting system.
Financial Inclusion and Development Department: A department of the Reserve Bank of India.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: The city and state where the Central Office of the Reserve Bank of India is located.
FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.5404.09.01/2014-15: Reference to a previous circular dated April 23, 2015, related to Priority Sector guidelines.
A.Udgata: The Principal Chief General Manager who signed the circular.
Statistics Division, Central Office: A division of Reserve Bank of India
RBI/2016-2017/79
FIDD.CO.Plan.CO.BC.No.17/04.09.001/2016-17 October 6, 2016
The Chairman / Managing Director /
Chief Executive Officer
[All scheduled commercial banks
(excluding Regional Rural Banks)]
Madam/Dear Sir,
Priority Sector Lending - Revised Reporting System
Priority Sector guidelines were revised vide circular
FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.54/04.09.01/2014-15 dated April 23, 2015. Accordingly, quarterly
and annual monitoring formats for reporting priority sector lending were issued vide
circular FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.58/04.09.001/2014-15 dated June 11, 2015.
2. On a review, it has been decided to modify the quarterly and annual reporting
formats for reporting priority sector lending. The banks are, therefore, requested to
furnish data on priority sector advances, in the enclosed revised formats. The
revised quarterly and yearly statements should be furnished to Reserve Bank of
India, Financial Inclusion and Development Department, Statistics Division, Central
Office, 3rd Floor, Amar Building, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, within fifteen days and one
month, respectively from the date of ending of each quarter and financial year.
3. Banks are further advised to furnish returns for quarters ending June, 2016 and
September, 2016 by October 21, 2016 in the revised formats only.
Yours faithfully,
A.Udgata
(Principal Chief General Manager)
Encl: As above
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