Circular No.

Date

Subject

Addressed to

1

RPCD. No. Plan BC.
13/PL-09.22/90-91

24 July 91

Improving access of rural poor to banking- Role of intervening agencies-Self Help Groups

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)

2

DBOD No. BC 63/13:01: 08/92-93

04 Jan 93

Opening of Savings Bank Accounts in the name of Self - Help Groups.

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)

3

RPCD. No. PL.BC.120/ 04.09.22/ 95-96

2 April 96

Linking of Self Help Groups with banks-Working Group on NGOs and SHGs -Recommendations - Follow-up

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)

4

DBOD.DIR.BC.
11/13.01.08/ 98

10 Feb 98

Opening of savings bank accounts in the name of Self-Help Groups (SHGs)

All commercial banks (including Regional Rural Banks)

5

RPCD.PI. BC./12/04.09.22/9S-99

24 July 98

6

RPCD.PL.BC.28. 04.09.22/99-2000

30 Sept 99

Credit Delivery through micro credit organizations/ self help groups

To All Scheduled Commercial Banks

7

RPCD.No.Plan.BC.61
/04.09.22/2003-04

09 January 04

Credit flow to the unorganised sector

The Chairman/ Managing  Director Convener Banks of SLBC/Lead Banks

8

RBI/2004-05/434
A.P.(DIR Series)
Circular No. 40

25 April 05

All banks authorised to deal in foreign exchange

Circular No. & date

Date

Subject

Addressed to

1

NB.DPD.FS.
4631/92-A/91-92
Circular No.
DPD/104

26 Feb 92

Guidelines for the Pilot Project for linking banks with Self Help Groups

All Commercial Banks

2

NB. DPD. FS /
940 /IDA.33
2000-01

25 June 92

Procedure for drawal of refinance for pilot project for linking banks with SHGs

All scheduled commercial banks

3

NB.DPD.SHG
.618/92A/93-94
Circular No.
DPOD14/93

29 May 93

Pilot Project for Linking Banks with Self-Help Groups

The Registrar of cooperative Societies
All States/ Union Territories

4

NB.DPD .SHG.
2353/92-A/ 94-95

19 Oct 94

Pilot project for Linking Banks with Self Help Groups

All Scheduled Commercial Banks

5

NB.DPD.NFS/
1240/CDID/92-
A/96-97
Circular No.DPD
-NFS
/33/96-97

01 Oct 96

Project for linking Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with Banks-Procedure for Drawal of Refinance -Format for Drawal Application

All Scheduled Commercial Banks

6

NB. DPD.NFS/ CDID/1330/92-
A/96-97

07 Oct 96

Project of linking Self Help Groups (SHGs) with Co-operatives

The Registrar of Co-operative Societies 
All States/  Union Territories

7

NB.mCID/H-1626/
SHG-1/ 1999-2000

28 Feb 2000

SHG-Bank Linkage Programme - Assessing SHGs for Bank Finance

All Scheduled Commercial Banks/Regional Rural Banks/ State Cooperative Banks

8

NB.mCID. 68 /96(3) VVV/2000-01

28 Apr 2000

Scheme for Promotion of SHGs through VVV Clubs under VVV Programme

All Scheduled Commercial Banks / Regional Rural Banks and State Cooperative Banks

9

NB.mCID 250 / mFI -1 [Gen]/2000-01

29 June 2000

Refinance Support to Banks for Financing microFinance Institutions [mFIs]

All Scheduled Commercial Banks
All Regional Rural Banks

11

NB. mCID / 280
/ mFIs / 05-06 Circular No.
79 / mFIs / 05-06

11 May 2005

Scheme for financial assistance to banks for rating of Micro Finance Institutions (mFIs)

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)

12

NB/mCID/22 0/mFIS
/06-07.
Circular No
. 73/mCID/2006

15 May 2006

Scheme for financial assistance to banks for rating of microFinance Institutions- Revised

All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Including Regional Rural Banks)

13

NB.mCID/ 257 /SHG 1(POLICY) / 2006-07
Circular No. -
76 / mCID / 2006

24 May 2006

Scheme for Capital/ Equity Support to Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) from MFDEF

All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Including Regional Rural Banks)

14

NB. mCID /
364 /SHG - 1
(Policy) / 2006-07.
Circular No. 86
/ mCID 3 / 2006

17 June 2006

Scheme for financing matured SHGs for Farm Production and Investment activities

All Scheduled Commercial Banks(including Regional Rural Banks)All State Co-operative banks

15

Ref. No. NB. mCID /
776 / mFIs /
2006-07

21 August 2006

Scheme for financial assistance to banks for rating of Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) – Nodal Officers in Credit Rating Agencies

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)

16 a

CIR/DB/AGRI/JLG/
2006-07/1053
issued by IBA

26 July 2006.

Guidelines for financing joint liability groups of tenant farmers

Commercial Banks

16 b

No.NB/mCID/875
/Innov.JLG/ 2006-07. Circular. No./151
/ MCID 4 /2006

07 September 2006.

Guidelines for financing joint liability groups of tenant farmers

All State Co-Operative Banks , All Regional Rural Banks