Regulating Co-operative Banking

RBI/DOR/2025-26/123 DOR.SOG(SPE).REC.No.329/13-04-001/2025-26 December 04, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks – Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Directions, 2025 Reserve Bank of India had issued Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks – Miscellaneous) Directions, 2025 (DoR.SOG(SPE).REC.No.238/13-04-001/2025-26) on November 28, 2025. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, as amended vide Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 (39 of 2020) and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) in this regard, RBI being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, hereby issues these Directions hereinafter specified.

RBI/DOR/2025-26/122 DOR.LIC.REC.No.328/07-01-000/2025-26 December 04, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks - Branch Authorisation) Repeal Directions, 2025 The Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, hereby repeals the Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks - Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025 (DoR.LIC.REC.No.215/07-01-000/2025-26) issued on November 28, 2025. The Directions have now been replaced with Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks - Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025 issued on December 04, 2025.

RBI/DOR/2025-26/120 December 04, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Licensing, Scheduling and Regulatory Classification) Repeal Guidelines, 2025 The Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, hereby repeals the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Licensing, Scheduling and Regulatory Classification) Guidelines, 2025 (RBI/DOR/2025-26/269) issued on November 28, 2025. The Guidelines have now been replaced with Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Licensing, Scheduling and Regulatory Classification) Guidelines, 2025 issued on December 04, 2025.