No longer current — withdrawn, no replacement on file yet
Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2013-14/184 · issued 14 Aug 2013 · ~1 min read
Quick answerFrom August 24, 2013, incremental FCNR(B) and NRE deposits with maturity of 3 years or more, over the July 26, 2013 base, are exempt from CRR/SLR and excluded from ANBC for priority sector lending.
What changed
Previously, all FCNR(B) and NRE deposits were included in NDTL for CRR/SLR computation. Now, incremental deposits of 3 years or more, over the July 26, 2013 base, are exempt from CRR/SLR and excluded from ANBC for priority sector lending. Transfers from NRO to NRE accounts do not qualify for this exemption.
What it means for you
Banks can now raise longer-term foreign currency and NRE deposits without the cost of maintaining CRR/SLR, freeing up funds for lending. This also reduces the priority sector lending burden by excluding advances against these deposits from ANBC. It incentivizes banks to attract stable, long-term NRI deposits.
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
Identify the base date (July 26, 2013) for FCNR(B) and NRE deposit balances.
Track incremental deposits with maturity of 3 years or more from this base.
Exclude these qualifying deposits from NDTL for CRR/SLR maintenance.
Exclude advances against these deposits from ANBC for priority sector targets.
Ensure NRO to NRE transfers are not counted for exemptions.
Who it affects
All scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), Treasury and ALM teams, Priority sector lending compliance teams, NRI deposit product managers
RBI’s words: “the exemption granted on incremental FCNR (B)/NRE deposits from maintenance of CRR/SLR will be withdrawn”
Repealed byRBI/2025-26/100 — Consolidation of Regulations — Withdrawal of circulars (28 Nov 2025)
RBI’s words: “Official withdrawal register entry #1055: DBOD.No.Ret.BC.36/12.01.001/2013-14 — "Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - FCNR(B) / NRE”
📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2013-14/184
Ref: DBOD.No.Ret.BC. 36/12.01.001/2013-14
August 14, 2013
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Dear Sir,
Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - FCNR(B)/NRE deposits - exemption from maintenance of CRR/SLR and exclusion from ANBC for Priority Sector Lending
At present, banks are required to include all Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank [FCNR (B)] and Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) deposit liabilities for computation of Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) and for maintenance of CRR and SLR.
2. Banks are advised that with effect from fortnight beginning August 24, 2013, incremental FCNR (B) deposits as also NRE deposits with reference base date of July 26, 2013, and having maturity of three years and above, mobilised by banks will be exempt from maintenance of CRR and SLR. To amplify, if a bank had a total FCNR (B) deposit base of say USD 100 as on the base date, and mobilises an incremental deposit of say USD 20, that portion of USD 20 which has a maturity of 3 years and above will not be part of NDTL and will qualify for CRR and SLR exemption. The same principle will apply for calculation of NRE deposits for exemption from maintenance of CRR/SLR requirements. However, any transfer from Non-Resident (Ordinary) (NRO) accounts to NRE accounts shall not qualify for such exemptions.
3. Further, advances extended in India against the incremental FCNR (B) / NRE deposits qualifying for exemption from CRR/SLR requirements as above, will also be excluded from Adjusted Net Bank Credit for computation of priority sector lending targets.
4. Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours faithfully
(Sudha Damodar)
Chief General Manager
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2013-14/184 · issued 14 Aug 2013. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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