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Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2021-2022/126 CO.CEPD.PRS.No.S874/13-01-008/2021-2022 | 15.11.2021 | Customer Service Department | Appointment of Internal Ombudsman by Non-Banking Financial Companies | The Chairman/Managing Director & CEO a) NBFCs-D with 10 or more branches, and b) NBFCs-ND with asset size of Rs 5,000 crore and above (excluding NBFCs given in para 3 of this direction) |
| RBI Ref. CEPD. PRD. No.S873/13.01.001/2021-22 | 12.11.2021 | Customer Service Department | Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 | |
| No. FEMA.396(1)/2021-RB | 13.10.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021 | |
| RBI/FMRD/2021-2022/84 FMRD.FMD.07/02.03.247/2021-22 | 16.09.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Market-makers in OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2021 | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/52 DPSS.CO.OD.No.S-182/06.07.011/2021-22 | 10.06.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Usage of Automated Teller Machines / Cash Recycler Machines - Review of Interchange Fee and Customer Charges (Updated as on March 28, 2025) | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Authorised ATM Network Operators / Card Payment Network Operators / White Label ATM Operators |
| RBI/2021-2022/40 DPSS.CO.PD.No.S-99/02.14.006/2021-22 | 19.05.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) - (i) Mandating Interoperability; (ii) Increasing the Limit to ₹2 lakh for Full-KYC PPIs; and (iii) Permitting Cash Withdrawal from Full-KYC PPIs of Non-Bank PPI Issuers | All Bank and Non-Bank Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers, System Providers and System Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/19 DoR.AML.REC.03/14.06.001/2021-22 | 08.04.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967 and Security Council Resolution: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List & Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)Order, 2017 | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/01 DCM (NE) No.G-4/08.07.18/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Department of Currency Management | Master Circular - Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins | The Chairman/ The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/117 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S33/02-14-008/2020-2021 | 31.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways | All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
| RBI/2020-2021/111 DOR.AML.BC.No.50/14.06.001/2020-21 | 24.03.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Amendment of 8 entries | The Chairpersons/CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2020-2021/103 DOR.AML.BC.No.44/14.06.001/2020-21 | 24.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Amendment of 92 entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2020-2021/101 DOR.AML.BC.No.42/14.06.001/2020-21 | 22.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List - Deletion of two entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2020-2021/74 DoS.CO.CSITE.SEC.No.1852/31.01.015/2020-21 | 18.02.2021 | Department of Supervision | Master Direction on Digital Payment Security Controls | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks excluding RRBs/ Small Finance Banks/Payments Banks/ Credit Card issuing NBFCs |
| RBI/2020-2021/87 CEPD.CO.PRD.Cir.No.01/13.01.013/2020-21 | 27.01.2021 | Customer Service Department | Strengthening of Grievance Redress Mechanism in Banks | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2020-2021/63 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.8/04.09.01/2020-21 | 05.11.2020 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Co-Lending by Banks and NBFCs to Priority Sector | The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding SFBs, RRBs, UCBs and LABs) All Registered Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2020-2021/60 DOR.NBFC (HFC).CC.No.118/03.10.136/2020-21 | 22.10.2020 | Department of Regulation | Review of regulatory framework for Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) | Housing Finance Companies |
| RBI/FIDD/2020-2021/72 Master Directions FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.5/04.09.01/2020-21 | 04.09.2020 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Directions – Priority Sector Lending (PSL) – Targets and Classification dated September 04, 2020 [superseded by 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/2020-2021/21 DPSS.CO.PD No.116/02.12.004/2020-21 | 06.08.2020 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) System for Digital Payments | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks) |
| RBI/2020-2021/07 DCM (NE) No.G-3/08.07.18/2020-21 | 01.07.2020 | Department of Currency Management | Master Circular - Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins | The Chairman and Managing Director / The Managing Director / The Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| RBI/2019-2020/258 DOR (NBFC) (PD) CC. No.112/03.10.001/2019-20 | 24.06.2020 | Department of Regulation | Loans Sourced by Banks and NBFCs over Digital Lending Platforms: Adherence to Fair Practices Code and Outsourcing Guidelines | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2019-2020/225 DOR.FSD.BC.No.67/24.01.041/2019-20 | 23.04.2020 | Department of Regulation | Electronic Cards for Overdraft Accounts | All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2019-2020/174 DPSS.CO.PD.No.1810/02.14.008/2019-20 | 17.03.2020 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways (Updated as on November 17, 2020) | All Payment System Providers and System Participants |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) Government Stock (G S) | 27.01.2020 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) Government Stock | 20.01.2020 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) Government Stock | 06.01.2020 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| RBI/2019-2020/128 DoR (PCB).BPD.Cir.No.8/12.05.002/2019-20 | 31.12.2019 | Department of Regulation | Constitution of Board of Management (BoM) in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) | The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | 23.12.2019 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | 09.12.2019 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| RBI/2019-2020/107 FMRD.DIRD.21/14.03.038/2019-20 | 28.11.2019 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Repurchase Transactions (Repo) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 - Amendment | All participants in repo market |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | 11.11.2019 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| Notification No. FEMA. 395/2019-RB | 17.10.2019 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Mode of Payment and Reporting of Non-Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 (Amended upto January 15, 2025) | |
| No. FEMA 396/2019-RB | 17.10.2019 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 (Amended up to October 01, 2025) | |
| of Government Stock (GS) | 07.10.2019 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| RBI/2019-2020/67 DPSS.CO.PD No.629/02.01.014/2019-20 | 20.09.2019 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Harmonisation of Turn Around Time (TAT) and customer compensation for failed transactions using authorised Payment Systems | All Operators and Participants of Authorised Payment Systems |
| Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | 22.07.2019 | Internal Debt Management Department | Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS) | |
| RBI/2019-2020/02 DCM (NE) No. G-2/08.07.18/2019-20 | 01.07.2019 | Department of Currency Management | Master Circular - Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins | The Chairman and Managing Director / The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
| Ref. CEPD. PRS. No.4535/13.01.004/2018-19 | 26.04.2019 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018 | |
| RBI/2018-2019/150 DBR.No.Leg.BC.30/09.07.005/2018-19 | 26.03.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2019 (Sunday) | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/FED/2018-2019/67 FED Master Direction No.5/2018-19 | 26.03.2019 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Direction - External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations (Updated as on December 22, 2023)(Supersedes Master Direction - External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credit, Borrowing and Lending in Foreign Currency by Authorised Dealers and Persons other than Authorised Dealers (Updated as on February 16, 2026) | All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks and Authorised Banks |
| RBI/2018-2019/128 DBR.DIR.BC.No.27/13.03.00/2018-19 | 22.02.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposit (Amended) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks |
| RBI/2018-2019/117 DBR.No.Ret.BC.23/12.01.001/2018-19 | 07.02.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | Change in Bank Rate | The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks |
| Executive Director | 31.01.2019 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 | |
| RBI/2018-2019/107 DBR.Dir.BC.No.22/04.02.001/2018-19 | 11.01.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Small Finance Banks and Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2018-2019/106 DBR.BP.BC.No.20/21.06.201/2018-19 | 10.01.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | Basel III Capital Regulations- Review of transitional arrangements | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) |
| Notification No. FEMA.3(R)/2018-RB Notification No. FEMA.3(R)/2018-RB | 17.12.2018 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018 (Amended up to February 16, 2026) | |
| RBI/DNBR/2018-19/66 Master Direction DNBR. PD (ARC) CC. No. 06/26.03.001/2018-19 | 25.10.2018 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Master Direction - Fit and Proper Criteria for Sponsors - Asset Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All registered Asset Reconstruction Companies |
| RBI/2018-2019/49 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.08/04.09.01/2018-19 | 21.09.2018 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Co-origination of loans by Banks and NBFCs for lending to priority sector | The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs & SFBs) and All NBFC-ND-SIs |
| RBI/2018-2019/38 DCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB).Cir.No.3/16.27.000/2018-19 | 16.08.2018 | Department of Co operative Banking Regulation | Introduction of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) for Scheduled Co-operative Banks | The Chief Executive Officers of All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ All Scheduled State Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2018-2019/34 DBR.Ret.BC.No.01/12.01.001/2018-19 | 02.08.2018 | Department of Banking Regulation | Maintenance of CRR/SLR on Foreign Currency Assets/Liabilities- Reference rate for INR/USD and exchange rate of other major currencies | The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non- Scheduled Banks |
| RBI/2018-2019/24 FMRD.DIRD.01/14.03.038/2018-19 | 24.07.2018 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Repurchase Transactions (Repo) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 | All participants in repo markets |
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