1.Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 [A. P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. 02] dated February 6, 2008and the Annex to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No 88 dated January 9, 2014 on the captioned subject, as amended from time to time.
2. It has been decided to permit remittances to the Prime Minister™s National Relief Fund through the Exchange Houses subject to the condition that the remittances are directly credited to the Fund by the banks and the banks maintain full details of the remitters.
3. Accordingly, the Annex to the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No 88 dated January 9, 2014, listing the permissible transactions has been modified and appended hereto. All other instructions issued vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 [A. P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. 02] dated February 6, 2008, as amended from time to time, will remain unchanged.
4. AD Category – I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their constituents concerned.
5. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section 10(4) and Section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other law.
The details of the above circular and the annexure contained therein can be accessed below.
