RBI/2010-11/318
DBOD. AML.No.9636/14.06.081/2010-11
December 21, 2010
The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/ Local
Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions
Dear Sir,
List of Terrorist Individuals/ Organisations under UNSCR 1267(1999) and
1822(2008) on Taliban/Al-Qaida Organisation
Please refer to our circular letter DBOD. AML.No.9042/14.06.080/2010-11 dated
December 8, 2010. We have since received from Government of India (Ministry of
External Affairs) copy of following notes forwarded by 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:
- Note dated December 17, 2010 (Annex I)
- Note dated December 16, 2010 (Annex II)
- Note dated December 1 , 2010 (Annex III)
- Note dated November 4 , 2010 (Annex IV)
- Note dated October 21 , 2010 (Annex V)
- Note dated September 28 , 2010 (Annex VI)
- Note dated September 13 , 2010 (Annex VII)
- Note dated August 6 , 2010 (Annex VIII)
- Banks/All India 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The complete details of the said consolidated list are available on the
UN website:
http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/consolist.shtml
- Compliance Officer/Principal Officer should acknowledge receipt of this
circular letter.
Yours faithfully,
(Rachna Dikshit)
Deputy General Manager
Encl: As above