Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2024-25/106 DoR.SIG.FIN.REC. 56/26.03.001/2024-25 |
20.01.2025 | Department of Regulation | Guidelines on Settlement of Dues of borrowers by ARCs | All Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) |
| RBI/2024-2025/105 CEPD.CO.OBD.No.S1270/50-01-001/2024-25 |
17.01.2025 | Customer Service Department | Prevention of financial frauds perpetrated using voice calls and SMS – Regulatory prescriptions and Institutional Safeguards | Chairman/Managing Director/CEOs All Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, and Local Area Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, District Central Co-operative Banks All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All Credit Information Companies All Payment Aggregators All Payment Systems Participants & Payment System Providers |
| RBI/2024-2025/104 Ref.No.DoS.CO.PPG/SEC.13/11.01.005/2024-25 |
17.01.2025 | Department of Supervision | Coverage of customers under the nomination facility | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All Deposit Taking NBFCs (Excluding HFCs) [Supervised Entities (SEs)] |
| Notification No. FEMA 395(3)/2025-RB | 16.01.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Mode of Payment and Reporting of Non- Debt Instruments) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025 | |
| Notification No. FEMA 10(R)(5)/2025-RB | 16.01.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 | |
| Notification No. FEMA 5(R)(5)/2025-RB | 16.01.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 | |
| RBI/2024-2025/126 FMRD.FMD.No.10/14.01.006/2024-25 |
07.01.2025 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025 | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/DoR/2024-2025/125 DoR.FIN.REC.No. 55/20.16.056/2024-25 |
06.01.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) Directions, 2025 | All Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks and excluding Payment Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies All Asset Reconstruction Companies All Credit Information Companies |
| RBI/2024-25/103 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S770/42-01-029/2024-2025 | 03.01.2025 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Status of March 30, 2025 for Government transactions through integration with e-Kuber | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/102 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.08.001/2024-25 | 02.01.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Formation of new district in the State of Nagaland – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned |
| RBI/2024-2025/101 FMRD.DIRD.No.09/14.03.004/2024-25 |
01.01.2025 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Participation of NaBFID as an AIFI in financial markets | All eligible market participants |
| RBI/2024-25/100 DOR.STR.REC.54/21.04.048/2024-25 |
31.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Government Debt Relief Schemes (DRS) | All Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Cooperative Banks & Central Cooperative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All All-India Financial Institutions |
| RBI/2024-2025/99 CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S987/ 04.03.001/ 2024-25 |
30.12.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Introduction of beneficiary bank account name look-up facility for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) Systems | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in RTGS and NEFT systems |
| RBI/2024-2025/98 FMRD.FMD.No. 08/02.03.185/2024-25 |
27.12.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reporting Platform for transactions undertaken to hedge price risk of gold | All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/97 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S972/02-14-006/2024-25 |
27.12.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Unified Payments Interface (UPI) access for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) through third-party applications | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and System Participants |
| RBI/2024-2025/96 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.10/05.05.010/2024-25 |
06.12.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Credit Flow to Agriculture – Collateral free agricultural loans | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks) All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/95 DoR.RET.REC.52/12.01.001/2024-25 |
06.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) | All Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/94 DoR.SPE.REC.No.51/13.03.00/2024-2025 |
06.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Interest Rates on Foreign Currency (Non-resident) Accounts (Banks) [FCNR(B)] Deposits | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks All Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ DCCBs /State Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/93 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S908/02-14-003/2024-25 |
04.12.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Amendment to Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks) |
| RBI/2024-2025/92 DOR. AML.REC.50 /14.06.001/2024-25 |
04.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 03 Entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2024-25/91 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.12/11.01.005/2024-25 |
02.12.2024 | Department of Supervision | Inoperative Accounts / Unclaimed Deposits in banks | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural banks) |
| 19.11.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 | ||
| RBI/2024-25/90 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 19 | 11.11.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Operational framework for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investment to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) | All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/89 FMRD.MIOD.07/02.05.002/2024-25 | 08.11.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reporting of Foreign Exchange Transactions to Trade Repository | All Authorised Dealers |
| RBI/2024-25/88 FMRD.FMD.No. 06/14.01.006/2024-25 | 07.11.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Inclusion of Sovereign Green Bonds | All participants in Government Securities market |
| RBI/2024-2025/87 DOR.AML.REC. 49 /14.01.001/2024-25 |
06.11.2024 | Department of Regulation | Amendment to the Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 | All the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2024-2025/86 DCM (NPD) No. S2193/ 09.45.000/ 2024-25 |
30.10.2024 | Department of Currency Management | Note Sorting Machines: Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/85 DPSS.CO.RLVPD.No.S789/02.07.038/2024-25 |
28.10.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Directions for Central Counterparties (CCPs) | Central Counterparties authorised by RBI / Central Counterparties seeking authorisation from RBI / Foreign Central Counterparties seeking recognition from RBI |
| RBI/2024-25/84 DOR.AML.REC.48/14.06.001/2024-25 |
19.10.2024 | Department of Regulation | Designation of one organisation under Section 35(1) (a) and 2(1) (m) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967 and its listing in the First Schedule of the Act- Reg. | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/FMRD/2024-25/124 FMRD.MIOD.No.04/11.01.041/2024-25 |
18.10.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reserve Bank of India (Access Criteria for NDS-OM) Directions, 2024 | All participants in Government Securities market |
| RBI/2024-25/83 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S-708 / 02-12-004 / 2024-25 | 11.10.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Facilitating accessibility to digital payment systems for Persons with Disabilities - Guidelines | All Payment System Participants |
| RBI/2024-25/82 DoR.FIN.REC.No. 46/26.03.001/2024-25 | 10.10.2024 | Department of Regulation | Submission of information to Credit Information Companies (CICs) by ARCs | All Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) |
| RBI/2024-25/81 DoR.FIN.REC. 47/20.16.042/2024-25 | 10.10.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Credit Information Reporting Mechanism subsequent to cancellation of licence or Certificate of Registration | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, and excluding Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All Asset Reconstruction Companies All Credit Information Companies |
| RBI/2024-25/80 DOR.STR.REC.45/04.02.001/2024-25 | 09.10.2024 | Department of Regulation | Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank |
| RBI/2024-25/79 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 18 | 04.10.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Due diligence in relation to non-resident guarantees availed by persons resident in India | |
| RBI/FED/2024-25/78 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular. No.17/2024-25 |
01.10.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 | All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks |
| RBI/2024-25/77 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.10/11.01.005/2024-25 |
30.09.2024 | Department of Supervision | Gold loans - Irregular practices observed in grant of loans against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks but excluding Regional Rural Banks and Payments Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies |
| RBI/2024-25/76 DOR.STR.REC.44/04.02.001/2024-25 | 20.09.2024 | Department of Regulation | Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank |
| RBI/2024-25/75 DOR.AML.REC.43/14.06.001/2024-25 | 19.09.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments) | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2024-25/74 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 16 | 06.09.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) for Resident Individuals- Discontinuation of Reporting of monthly return | |
| RBI/2024-25/73 CO.FIDD.PCD.BC.No.9/04-04-003/2024-25 | 02.09.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Review of Extant Instructions – Withdrawal of Circulars | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/72 CO.FMRD.FMIA.No.S242/11-01-051/2024-2025 |
29.08.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Scheme for Trading and Settlement of Sovereign Green Bonds in the International Financial Services Centre in India | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2024-25/71 DOR.STR.REC.41/04.02.001/2024-25 | 29.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank |
| RBI/2024-2025/70 DOR.AML.REC.42/14.06.001/2024-25 |
27.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 01 Entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2024-25/69 DoR.RET.REC.40/12.07.160/2024-25 | 22.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Cessation of “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” as a banking company within the meaning of sub section (2) of Section 36 (A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/68 DoR.RET.REC.39/12.07.160/2024-25 | 22.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Exclusion of “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/67 DoR.RET.REC.38/12.07.160/2024-25 | 22.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Exclusion of “Credit Suisse AG” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/66 DoR.RET.REC.37/12.07.160/2024-25 | 22.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Cessation of “Credit Suisse AG” as a banking company within the meaning of sub section (2) of Section 36 (A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/65 DoR.RET.REC.36/12.07.160/2024-25 | 22.08.2024 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “UBS AG” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/64 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S528 / 02-14-003 / 2024-25 |
22.08.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks / National Payments Corporation of India |
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