Index to RBI Circulars

Circular Number	Date Of Issue	Department	Subject	Meant For
RBI/2025-2026/10 DOR.MRG.No.4/21.04.141/2025-26	01.04.2025	Department of Regulation	Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of the Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2023	All commercial banks (excluding regional rural banks)
RBI/2024-25/08 DOR.CAP.REC.4/21.06.201/2024-25	01.04.2025	Department of Regulation	Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations	All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks)
RBI/2025-2026/132 DCM (FNVD)/G4/16.01.05/2025-26	01.04.2025	Department of Currency Management	Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2025 – Detection, Reporting and Monitoring	The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks
RBI/2025-2026/06 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S2/31-12-010/2025-2026All Agency Banks	01.04.2025	Department of Government and Bank Accounts	Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission	All Agency Banks
RBI/2025-2026/05 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1/31.02.007/2025-26	01.04.2025	Department of Government and Bank Accounts	Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks
RBI/2025-26/04 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.03/02.01.001/2025-26	01.04.2025	Financial Inclusion and Development Department	Master Circular – Lead Bank Scheme	The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer SLBC/UTLBC Convenor Banks/Lead Banks
RBI/2025-2026/03 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.02/09.09.001/2025-26	01.04.2025	Financial Inclusion and Development Department	Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs)	The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks)
RBI/DCM/2025-2026/131 DCM (CC) No.G-1/03.44.001/2025-26	01.04.2025	Department of Currency Management	Master Direction – Scheme of Penalties for bank branches and currency chests for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public	The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All banks
RBI/2025-26/02 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.01/09.01.003/2025-26	01.04.2025	Financial Inclusion and Development Department	Master Circular – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)	The Chairman/Managing Director & CEOPublic Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks)
RBI/2025-26/01 FIDD.CO.FID.BC. No.4/12.01.033/2025-26	01.04.2025	Financial Inclusion and Development Department	Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme	The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks
RBI/DCM/2025-26/130 DCM (CC) No.G-2/03.35.01/2025-26	01.04.2025	Department of Currency Management	Master Direction on Penal Provisions in reporting of transactions / balances at Currency Chests	The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer (All banks having Currency Chests)
RBI/DOR/2024-25/135 DOR.STR.REC.72/21.04.048/2024-25	29.03.2025	Department of Regulation	Revised norms for Government Guaranteed Security Receipts (SRs)	All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Cooperative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)
RBI/2024-25/134 CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S1278/03-01-002/2024-2025	28.03.2025		Special Clearing Operations on March 31, 2025
RBI/2024-2025/133 Ref.No.IDMD.2320/08.01.01/2024-25	27.03.2025	Internal Debt Management Department	General Notification for Sale and Issue of Government of India Securities (including Treasury Bills and Cash Management Bills)	All participants in the Government Securities market
RBI/2024-25/132 DoR.AUT.REC.71/23.67.001/2024-25	25.03.2025	Department of Regulation	Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 – Amendment	All Scheduled Commercial Banks (other than Regional Rural Banks)
RBI/DOR/2024-25/129 DOR.CAP.REC.No.70/21.06.201/2024-25	25.03.2025	Department of Regulation	Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Regional Rural Banks) Directions, 2025	All Regional Rural Banks
RBI/FIDD/2024-25/128 Master Directions FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.13/04.09.001/2024-25	24.03.2025	Financial Inclusion and Development Department	Master Directions - Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Directions, 2025	The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks
RBI/2024-25/131 FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.No.12/04.09.001/2024-25	24.03.2025	Financial Inclusion and Development Department	Priority Sector Lending Certificates	The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)/ Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ Local Area Banks]
RBI/2024-25/130 DOR.CRE.REC. 69/07.10.002/2024-25	24.03.2025	Department of Regulation	Review of Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Target – Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)	Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks
RBI/2024-2025/129 DCM (CC) No.S3811/03.51.001/2024-25	24.03.2025	Department of Currency Management	Currency Chest operations on March 31, 2025	All Currency Chest (CC) holding banks