Notifications

RBI/2025-26/68 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.14/02.08.001/2025-26 July 18, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Formation of new district in the State of Arunachal Pradesh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has notified formation of two new districts, viz., Keyi Panyor and Bichom in the state of Arunachal Pradesh vide Gazette Notification No. Law/Legn-5/2024 dated February 23, 2024. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Banks of the new districts as below

RBI/2025-26/67 DoR.RET.REC.40/12.07.160/2025-26 July 17, 2025 All Banks, Madam / Sir, Inclusion of “NSDL Payments Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

RBI/2025-2026/66 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No. 08/05.05.010/2025-26 July 11, 2025 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 Madam/Sir, Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral - Voluntary Pledge of Gold and Silver as Collateral for Agriculture and MSME Loans

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE Mumbai 400001 Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/(6)/2025-RB June 24, 2025 Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025

RBI/2025-26/63 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S 339/02-01-001/2025-2026 June 27, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Cooperative Banks / State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks / National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Madam / Dear Sir, Aadhaar Enabled Payment System – Due Diligence of AePS Touchpoint Operators

RBI/2025-26/61 DOR.LIC.REC.36/16.13.218/2025-26 June 20, 2025 All Small Finance Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Review of Priority Sector Lending norms - Small Finance Banks Please refer to the ‘Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector’ dated November 27, 2014 and the ‘Guidelines for ‘on-tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector’ released by Reserve Bank on December 5, 2019. In terms of paragraph II (9) of the aforesaid Licensing Guidelines, a small finance bank (SFB) is required to extend 75 per cent of its Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) to the sectors eligible for classification as priority sector lending (PSL) by the Reserve Bank. Further, while 40 per cent of its ANBC should be allocated to different sub-sectors under PSL as per the extant PSL prescriptions, the bank can allocate the balance 35 per cent to any one or more sub-sectors under the PSL where it has competitive advantage.

RBI/2025-26/60 DOR. AML.REC. 35 /14.06.001/2025-26 June 19, 2025 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Addition of 01 Entry

RBI/2025-26/58 DOR.AML.REC.33/14.06.001/2025-26 June 16, 2025 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Removal of 01 Entry

RBI/2025-26/57 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S168/31-12-011/2025-2026 June 16, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam /Dear Sir, Review of instructions issued vide Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission

RBI/2025-26/55 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 07 June 13, 2025 All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks Madam / Sir, Import of Shipping Vessel - Relaxation Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category - I banks is invited to Para C.1 of Master Direction – Import of Goods and Services (MD-Imports) dated January 01, 2016.