Dear Sirs/ Madam,

Automation of Capital Adequacy Returns

This refers to BSD Circular No. 02 dated March 26, 2007 and BSD Circular No. 01 dated January 06, 2009, wherein reporting formats were prescribed for the calculation of the Capital Adequacy Ratio by banks/ DFIs.

1. In this regard, all banks/ DFIs are advised to:

   i. Submit soft copies of their quarterly un-audited Capital Adequacy returns, on consolidated as well as on stand-alone basis, on the enclosed formats within 18 working days of the end of each calendar quarter.

   ii. Submit soft copies of their annual audited Capital Adequacy returns, on consolidated as well as on stand-alone basis, on the enclosed formats within three months of the end of each calendar year.

   iii. Upload the completed files (both quarterly and annual) to Data Acquisition Portal version 4 (DAP-4) within the aforementioned time period.

   iv. Continue to report their quarterly un-audited and annual audited Capital Adequacy returns in hard form until further instructions.

2. All other instructions on the subject remain unchanged.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Enclosure:-  Reporting Formats as mentioned above