RBI/2010-11/455
DBOD. AML.No.15369 /14.06.001/2010-11
March 31, 2011
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.14203 /14.06.001/2010-11
dated March 11, 2011. We have since received from Government of India (Ministry
of External Affairs) copy of note dated March 24, 2011 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:
- 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