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Lead Bank Scheme: Revamped ACP & FIP Reporting Formats

Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/450 · issued 19 Mar 2013 · ~2 min read
Quick answerRBI has overhauled Annual Credit Plan (ACP) and Financial Inclusion Plan (FIP) reporting formats to capture granular sub-sector data. Banks must use new LBS-MIS statements from FY 2013-14, submit consolidated targets by April 2013, and quarterly progress within 15 days. FIPs for 2013-16 must be compiled state-wise.
The rule, in the simplest words
How it plays out — a real example

An agri & priority-sector lending officer in Indore, Priya, is updating her bank's quarterly report for the Lead Bank Scheme. She uses the new LBS-MIS-II format to list how many education loans and housing loans her branch disbursed this quarter, making sure to separate data for her public-sector bank from the RRBs and cooperatives. She then submits the report within 15 days of the quarter-end, knowing the SLBC will use it to check if credit is flowing to all the right places in the district.

What changed

RBI replaced old ACP target and achievement statements with three new formats: LBS-MIS-I (targets), LBS-MIS-II (disbursement/outstanding), and LBS-MIS-III (achievement vs target). Sub-sector classification now includes Agriculture & allied, MSE, Education, Housing, and others under priority sector, plus Medium/Large industries under non-priority. For FIPs, banks must prepare 3-year plans (2013-16) and report quarterly progress via LBS-MIS-IV and LBS-MIS-V. Data must be segregated by bank group (Public, Private, RRBs, Cooperatives) for consistency.

What it means for you

Banks and SLBCs must align their internal MIS to capture granular sub-sector credit data, enabling meaningful review of credit flow at DCC/SLBC meetings. The new formats will improve monitoring of priority sector lending and financial inclusion targets. Lenders need to ensure timely, accurate data submission to avoid discrepancies between state-level and all-India figures.

What you must do

Who it affects

SLBC Convenor Banks, Lead Banks, All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Public, Private, RRBs), State Cooperative Banks & DCCBs, RBI Regional Offices

❓ Common questions

What are the new ACP reporting formats and their deadlines?

Three new formats: LBS-MIS-I (targets), LBS-MIS-II (disbursement/outstanding), LBS-MIS-III (achievement vs target). Consolidated state targets must be submitted to RBI regional office by end-April 2013. Quarterly progress reports are due within 15 days of each quarter-end.

How should FIP data be reported under the new system?

Banks must prepare 3-year FIPs (2013-16) and submit state-wise data in LBS-MIS-IV. Quarterly progress is reported in LBS-MIS-V within 15 days of quarter-end, starting from June 2013 quarter. Data must be segregated by bank group.

Why is data segregation by bank group important?

Segregating data into Public Sector, Private Sector, RRBs, and Cooperatives ensures consistency with all-India scheduled commercial bank data, enabling meaningful review and analysis at DCC/SLBC meetings.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2012-13/450 RPCD. CO.LBS. BC. No. 68/02.01.001/2012-13 March 19, 2013 The Chairmen and Managing Directors SLBC Convenor banks/ Lead Banks Dear Sir, Lead Bank Scheme - Strengthening of Monitoring Information System (MIS) As you are aware that priority sector guidelines are being revised from time to time, the last major revision done in the year 2012. However, Annual Credit Plans of States and Districts continue to be prepared based on the old sub sector classification of Agriculture, SSI, Other priority sector and Non Priority sector. Due to lack of granular data on sectoral deployment of credit, the review of Annual Credit Plans in the SLBC and DCC meeting has not been found to be meaningful. We have recently revised the reporting system in respect of data received by us from Head Offices of banks pertaining to Priority Sector advances and sectoral deployment of credit vide circular RPCD.CO.Plan.BC 56 /04.09.01/ 2012-13 dated January 07, 2013 . 2. Since data on Annual Credit Plan (ACP), is an important element to review the flow of credit in the state, it has been decided to review the existing ACP formats for target (ACP Statement I) and achievement (ACP Statement II) in such a way that Annual Credit Plans are prepared with the sub sectors Agriculture & allied activities, Micro and Small Enterprises, Education, Housing and others under priority sector and Medium Industries, Large industries, Education, Housing and others in the non priority sectors. Accordingly, the statement for ACP target would be LBS-MIS-I, statement for disbursement and outstanding LBS-MIS –II and ACP achievement vis-à-vis ACP target LBS-MIS-III. Lead Banks/SLBC Convenor Banks are advised to prepare the statements LBS-MIS –I, II and III as per enclosed formats starting for the year 2013-14 and also place these statements for review at all DCC and SLBC meetings. SLBCs shall submit the state wise consolidated targets under ACP in LBS-MIS-I to our regional office within one month of the year end i.e. by the end of April 2013. The progress data would be submitted quarterly to our regional offices as per enclosed formats of LBS-MIS II and LBS-MIS III within 15 days from the end of each of the quarter. 3. Further, banks had prepared 3 years Board approved Financial Inclusion Plans (FIP) from April 2010 to March 2013. Since the 3 year FIP period is expiring in March 2013, we have now advised all banks to prepare next 3 years comprehensive Financial Inclusion Plans from April 2013 to March 2016. SLBCs are advised to compile /consolidate State wise Financial Inclusion Plans for the next 3 years in the format LBS-MIS- IV after obtaining the same from the controlling offices of all banks in their jurisdiction. Incidentally, we have already advised our Regional Offices to collect this information from the controlling offices. You may impress upon your controlling heads to ensure timely submission of this information to both SLBCs and RBI Regional Offices and ensure data integrity which is of utmost importance as the State wise data received from controlling office would have to tally with the total bank wise data received from Head Offices of banks. The progress under FIPs should be reviewed in SLBC meetings starting from the meeting relating to quarter ending June 2013 as per enclosed format LBS-MIS-V. SLBCs shall submit the quarterly progress under FIPs to our regional offices in the format LBS-MIS V within 15 days of the end of the Quarter starting from quarter ended June 2013. 4. In order to maintain consistency and integrity of data with the all India data of scheduled commercial banks and meaningful review/analysis of data, the ACP and FIP data needs to be grouped separately for Scheduled Commercial banks and other banks like State Cooperative banks & DCCBs etc. while presenting in the DCC/SLBC meetings and submitting to our regional offices. The data of Scheduled Commercial banks needs to be further grouped into Public Sector Banks, Private sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks to know the bank group wise position. 5. Above mentioned reports should be sent to our regional offices by email in the EXCEL format strictly as per enclosed formats. Yours faithfully, (C. D. Srinivasan) Chief General Manager Encl: 8 sheets
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/450 · issued 19 Mar 2013. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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Example: if you are a Compliance officer at a bank this circular applies to (SLBC Convenor Banks, Lead Banks, All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Public, Private, RRBs), State Cooperative Banks & DCCBs, RBI Regional Offices), your first concrete step on “Lead Bank Scheme: Revamped ACP & FIP Reporting Formats” is: “Adopt new LBS-MIS-I, II, III formats for ACP from FY 2013-14; submit consolidated state targets to RBI regional office by end-April 2013.” (RBI issued this 19 Mar 2013).

  1. Circular: RBI/2012-13/450 -- Lead Bank Scheme: Revamped ACP & FIP Reporting Formats
  2. Issued: 19 Mar 2013
  3. Action required: Adopt new LBS-MIS-I, II, III formats for ACP from FY 2013-14; submit consolidated state targets to RBI regional office by end-April 2013.
  4. Action required: Prepare 3-year Financial Inclusion Plans (2013-16) and compile state-wise data in LBS-MIS-IV; submit quarterly progress in LBS-MIS-V within 15 days of quarter-end.
  5. Action required: Segregate data by bank group (Public, Private, RRBs, Cooperatives) in all reports to ensure consistency with all-India data.
  6. Action required: Ensure controlling offices submit FIP data to both SLBCs and RBI Regional Offices on time; verify data integrity across sources.
  7. Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
  8. Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
  9. Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
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