UAPA Section 51-A: UNSCR 1988 Sanctions List Update
No longer current — replaced by Master Circular on Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating of Finan
Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/112 · issued 04 Jul 2012 · ~1 min read
Quick answerRBI directs banks to update the UNSCR 1988 sanctions list for Taliban-linked entities, screen new and existing accounts, and follow UAPA freezing procedures as per earlier circulars.
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.
What changed
RBI received updated UNSCR 1988 sanctions list notes from the Ministry of External Affairs dated June 27 and July 2, 2012. Banks must incorporate these changes into their screening lists and ensure compliance with the UAPA Order of August 27, 2009.
What it means for you
Banks must immediately update their internal sanctions lists with the latest Taliban-linked individuals and entities. They are required to screen all new account openings against this list and review existing accounts for any matches, with strict adherence to freezing protocols for designated accounts.
Historical instruction — do not use for current compliance. This is what was required at the time; it no longer reflects current RBI requirements. If no replacement rule is linked above, that only means none is recorded on our register yet — it does not prove no later applicable rule exists. Confirm on the official RBI source below.
What banks were required to do at the time
Update your internal sanctions list with the latest UNSCR 1988 changes from the enclosed MEA notes.
Screen all new account applications against the updated list before opening accounts.
Scan all existing accounts to identify any linked to listed individuals or entities.
Follow the freezing procedures outlined in paragraph 6 of the September 17, 2009 circular for any matches.
Ensure meticulous compliance with the UAPA Order dated August 27, 2009.
Who it affects
Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Local Area Banks, All India Financial Institutions
❓ Common questions
Regulatory timeline
Decoded by BankPulse2026-06-18 18:51 IST
Superseded by — Master Circular on Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards / Combating of Finan
Status change: superseded03 Aug 2026, 04:00 IST
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What is the source of the updated sanctions list?
The updates come from the UN Security Council's 1988 Committee, communicated via the Ministry of External Affairs notes dated June 27 and July 2, 2012.
What action is required for existing accounts?
Banks must scan all existing accounts to ensure none are held by or linked to any entity or individual on the updated sanctions list.
Where can I find the complete list?
The full list is available on the UN website at http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1988/list.shtml.
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Superseded byMaster Circular on Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2012-13/112
DBOD. AML. No.183/14.06.001/2012-13
July 04, 2012
The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/
Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions
Dear Sir,
Implementation of Section 51-A of UAPA, 1967
Updates of the UNSCR 1988(2011) Sanctions List
Please refer to our circular DBOD. AML. No. 18786/14.06.001/2011-12 dated June 18, 2012 . We have since received from Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs, UNP Division copies of notes dated June 27, 2012 and July 2, 2012 (copies enclosed) forwarded by the Chairman of UN Security Council's 1988 (2011) Committee regarding changes made in the “1988 Sanctions List”, i.e. list of Individuals and entities linked to Taliban, as detailed in the enclosed notes.
2. Banks/All India Financial Institutions are required to update the 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 DBOD. AML. BC. No. 44/14.01.001/2009-10 dated September 17, 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 September 17, 2009, mentioned above.
5. The complete details of the said list are available on the UN website: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1988/list.shtml
Yours faithfully,
(S. K. Jha)
General Manager
Encl: as above
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/112 · issued 04 Jul 2012. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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