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RBI/2025-26/56 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.07/09.09.001/2025-26 June 16, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs)

RBI/2025-26/13 DOR.STR.REC.9/21.04.048/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances

RBI/2025-26/12 DOR. STR. REC. 06/13.07.010/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payment Banks and RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances

RBI/2025-26/08 DOR.CAP.REC.2/21.06.201/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations Please refer to the Master Circular No. DOR.CAP.REC.4/21.06.201/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024, consolidating therein the prudential guidelines on Basel III capital adequacy issued to banks till that date.

RBI/2025-26/06 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S2/31-12-010/2025-2026 April 1, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission

RBI/2025-26/05 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1/31.02.007/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks

RBI/2025-26/04 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.03/02.01.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer SLBC/UTLBC Convenor Banks/Lead Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular – Lead Bank Scheme The Reserve Bank of India has issued a number of guidelines/ instructions on Lead Bank Scheme from time to time. This Master Circular consolidates the relevant guidelines/ instructions issued by Reserve Bank of India on Lead Bank Scheme up to March 31, 2025 as listed in the Appendix I.

RBI/2025-26/03 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.02/09.09.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs)

RBI/2025-26/02 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.01/09.01.003/2025-26 April 1, 2025 The Chairman/Managing Director & CEO Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) Please refer to the Master Circular FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.03/09.01.003/2024-25 dated April 16, 2024 on Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

RBI/2025-26/01 FIDD.CO.FID.BC. No.4/12.01.033/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/ Dear Sir Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to banks on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates the circulars issued by Reserve Bank on the subject up to March 31, 2025, as indicated in the Appendix.

RBI/2024-25/20 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.03/09.01.003/2024-25 April 16, 2024 The Chairman/Managing Director & CEOPublic Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks)

RBI/2024-25/19 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.04/09.09.001/2024-25 April 16, 2024 The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks)

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CO.DGBA.GBD.No.xxx/31-12-010/2024-2025 April 1, 2024 All Agency Banks Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission

RBI/2024-25/02 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.01/02.01.001/2024-25 April 01, 2024 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer
SLBC/ UTLBC Convenor Banks / Lead Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Circular – Lead Bank Scheme

RBI/2024-25/06 DGBA.GBD.No.S1/31.02.007/2024-25 April 01, 2024 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks 
Please refer to our Master Circular RBI/2023-24/10 dated April 03, 2023 on the above subject. We have revised and updated the Master Circular which consolidates important instructions on the subject issued by the Reserve Bank of India till March 31, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/05 FIDD.CO.FID.BC. No.1/12.01.033/2024-25 April 01, 2024 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/ Dear Sir Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme