Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2022-2023/110 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.12 | 22.08.2022 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Directions, 2022 (dated August 22, 2022) (Supersedes | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| Ref.CEPD.PRD.No.S544/13.01.001/2022-23 | 05.08.2022 | Customer Service Department | Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 (RBIOS, 2021) | |
| RBI/2022-2023/66 DOR.REG.No.45/19.51.052/2022-23 | 08.06.2022 | Department of Regulation | Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Doorstep Banking | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative banks |
| RBI/2022-2023/59 DOR.AML.REC.38/14.06.001/2022-23 | 30.05.2022 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment in 6 entries (individuals) | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2022-2023/92 DoR.AUT.REC.No.27/24.01.041/2022-23 | 21.04.2022 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 (Updated as on March 07, 2024) | |
| RBI/2022-2023/18 DOR.AML.REC.11/14.06.001/2022-23 | 04.04.2022 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment in two entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2022-2023/01 DCM (NE) No.G-5/08.07.18/2022-23 | 01.04.2022 | 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/DOR/2021-22/89 DoR.FIN.REC.95/03.10.038/2021-22 | 14.03.2022 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022 (Updated as on July 17, 2025) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Microfinance Institutions and Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/88 FMRD.DIRD.10/14.03.004/2021-22 | 10.02.2022 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2022 | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/153 DOR.AML.REC.83/14.06.001/2021-22 | 27.01.2022 | 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 1 entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/152 DOR.AML.REC.82/14.06.001/2021-22 | 19.01.2022 | 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 3 entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/150 DOR.AML.REC.78/14.06.001/2021-22 | 06.01.2022 | 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 entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/146 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1264/02-14-003/2021-2022 | 03.01.2022 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | 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/2021-2022/145 DOR.AML.REC.75/14.06.001/2021-22 | 03.01.2022 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Addition of entries | The Chairpersons/CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2021-2022/127 CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S929/06-08-001/2021-2022 | 16.11.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Withdrawal of Obsolete Regulatory Circulars / Instructions - Interim Recommendations of the Regulations Review Authority 2.0 | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Banks |
| 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 | |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/85 DOR.STR.REC.53/21.04.177/2021-22 | 24.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Standard Assets) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 05, 2022) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks but excluding Regional Rural Banks); All All-India Term Financial Institutions (NABARD, NHB, EXIM Bank, and SIDBI); All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) including Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/86 DOR.STR.REC.51/21.04.048/2021-22 | 24.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 28, 2023) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| 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/DOR/2021-2022/83 DOR.ACC.REC.No.45/21.04.018/2021-22 | 30.08.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction on Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures (Updated as on July 03, 2025) | All Commercial Banks and Primary (urban) Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/DPSS/2021-22/82 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-479/02.14.006/2021-22 | 27.08.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Master Directions on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) (Updated as on December 27, 2024) | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks) and System Participants |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/80 DOR.No.RET.REC.32/12.01.001/2021-22 | 20.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions - 2021 (Updated as on December 16 2024) | |
| 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/2021-22/78 FMRD.DIRD.01/14.01.001/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on June 08, 2023) | All Eligible Market 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/2020-2021/73 DOR.FIN.HFC.CC.No.120/03.10.136/2020-21 | 17.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on July 17, 2025) | |
| 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) |
| No. FEMA.399/RB-2020 | 23.10.2020 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Margin for Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2020 | |
| 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/2019-2020/107 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RBI/2018-2019/209 DPSS.CO.OD No.2565/06.08.005/2018-2019 | 12.06.2019 | 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/DBR/2015-2016/18 Master Direction DBR.AML.BC.No.81/14.01.001/2015-16 | 29.05.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 (Updated as on August 14, 2025) | RBI |
| 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 | |
| Executive Director | 31.01.2019 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 | |
| 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 |
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