Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2009-10/397 · issued 13 Apr 2010 · ~1 min read
Quick answerRBI has forwarded updated UNSC 1267/1822 consolidated list of terrorist individuals/entities linked to Al-Qaida and Taliban. UCBs must screen new and existing accounts against this list and comply with UAPA freezing procedures.
Sanctions-list safety note. This circular refers to a specific UN Security Council / UAPA designated-entities list update as it stood on the date above — sanctions lists change often, and a newer update almost certainly exists today. Never use this page, or any single dated circular, as your current screening list. Always screen against the live, current list at the official UAPA proscribed-organisations list and the UN Consolidated List, and confirm the obligations for your bank on the official rbi.org.in source below.
The rule, in the simplest words
Banks must check every new customer's name against a special list of bad people (terrorists linked to Al-Qaida and Taliban) before opening an account.
Banks must also check all existing accounts to see if any match the updated list, and if they do, freeze (lock) that account's money right away.
Banks must follow the government's rules (UAPA Order) for freezing accounts, just like they were told in an earlier circular from November 16, 2009.
The bank's compliance officer (the person in charge of following rules) must tell the RBI regional office that they got this update.
How it plays out — a real example
A co-operative bank branch officer in Indore, Priya, receives the updated UNSC list on April 13, 2010. She immediately runs a fresh scan of all 500 existing loan accounts and finds one account that matches a newly added name. She freezes that account's funds and reports it to her compliance officer, following the UAPA freezing steps from the November 2009 circular.
What changed
RBI received a copy of a note dated March 29, 2010 from the Chairman of the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee regarding changes to the consolidated list of individuals/entities linked to Al-Qaida and Taliban. This circular references the previous circular dated April 12, 2010 and provides the updated list. Banks must now use this updated list for all screening.
What it means for you
UCBs must immediately update their internal sanctions screening databases with the revised UN list. Failure to identify and freeze accounts of designated entities could lead to regulatory action. The circular reinforces the strict compliance requirements under the UAPA Order of August 27, 2009, including freezing of funds and economic resources.
What you must do
Update your internal consolidated list of UNSC 1267/1822 designated individuals/entities with the latest changes from the March 29, 2010 note.
Screen all new account openings against the updated list before onboarding any customer.
Conduct a fresh scan of all existing accounts to identify any matches with the revised list.
Freeze funds, financial assets, or economic resources of any matched accounts as per paragraph 6 of the November 16, 2009 circular.
Ensure your Compliance Officer/Principal Officer acknowledges receipt of this circular to the respective RBI Regional Office.
Who it affects
All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs), Compliance Officers and Principal Officers of UCBs, Branch operations teams handling account opening and monitoring
❓ Common questions
Where can we access the complete updated consolidated list?
The full list is available on the UN website at http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/consolist.shtml. RBI has also enclosed a copy of the March 29, 2010 note.
📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2009-10/397
UBD. BPD. (PCB).Cir. No.56 /14.01.062/2009-10
April 13, 2010
The Chief Executive Officers of
All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks
Dear Sir / Madam,
List of Terrorist individuals / organizations – under UNSCR 1267 (1999) and 1822(2008)
on Taliban / Al-Qaida organization - UCBs
Please refer to our circular UBD (PCB)CO.BPD.Cir.No.55/14.01.062/2009-10 dated April 12, 2010 on the above subject. We have since received from Government of India (Ministry of External Affairs), copy of note dated March 29, 2010 (copy enclosed) from the Chairman of UN Security Council's 1267 Committee regarding changes made in the Consolidated List of Individuals and entities linked to Al-Qaida and Taliban.
2. Banks/Financial Institutions are required to update the consolidated list of individuals/entities as circulated by Reserve Bank and before opening any new account, it should be ensured that the name/s of the proposed customer does not appear in the list. Further, banks should scan all existing accounts to ensure that no account is held by or linked to any of the entities or individuals included in the list.
3 . Banks are advised to strictly follow the procedure laid down in the UAPA Order dated August 27, 2009 enclosed to our circular UBD.CO.BPD.PCB.Cir.No.21/12.05.001/2009-10 dated November 16, 2009 and ensure meticulous compliance to the Order issued by the Government.
4. As far as freezing of funds, financial assets or economic resources or related services held in the form of bank accounts of the designated individuals/entities are concerned, action should be taken as detailed in paragraph 6 of the circular dated November 16, 2009, mentioned above.
5. The complete details of the said consolidated list are available on the UN website:
http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/consolist.shtml
6. The Compliance Officer / Principal Officer of the bank should acknowledge receipt of this circular to our Regional Office concerned .
Yours faithfully
(Monisha Chakraborty)
Deputy General Manager
Encl: As above.
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2009-10/397 · issued 13 Apr 2010. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
Screen all new account openings against the updated list before onboarding any customer.
📜 Compliance
Update your internal consolidated list of UNSC 1267/1822 designated individuals/entities with the latest changes from the March 29, 2010 note.
Conduct a fresh scan of all existing accounts to identify any matches with the revised list.
Freeze funds, financial assets, or economic resources of any matched accounts as per paragraph 6 of the November 16, 2009 circular.
Ensure your Compliance Officer/Principal Officer acknowledges receipt of this circular to the respective RBI Regional Office.
Grouped from the action items above — a single circular may involve more than one team.
Worked example & action-note template
Example: if you are a Compliance officer at a bank this circular applies to (All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs), Compliance Officers and Principal Officers of UCBs, Branch operations teams handling account opening and monitoring), your first concrete step on “UNSC 1267 Sanctions List Update for UCBs” is: “Update your internal consolidated list of UNSC 1267/1822 designated individuals/entities with the latest changes from the March 29, 2010 note.” (RBI issued this 13 Apr 2010).
Circular: RBI/2009-10/397 -- UNSC 1267 Sanctions List Update for UCBs
Issued: 13 Apr 2010
Action required: Update your internal consolidated list of UNSC 1267/1822 designated individuals/entities with the latest changes from the March 29, 2010 note.
Action required: Screen all new account openings against the updated list before onboarding any customer.
Action required: Conduct a fresh scan of all existing accounts to identify any matches with the revised list.
Action required: Freeze funds, financial assets, or economic resources of any matched accounts as per paragraph 6 of the November 16, 2009 circular.
Action required: Ensure your Compliance Officer/Principal Officer acknowledges receipt of this circular to the respective RBI Regional Office.
Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
Built only from this circular’s own published fields — not legal advice; always confirm against the official RBI source.
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