RBI/2025-26/25 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.05/02.08.001/2025-26 April 11, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Reorganisation of Districts in the State of Rajasthan – Review of Lead Bank Responsibility

RBI/2025-26/24 REF. No.MPD.BC. 399/07.01.279/2025-26 April 09, 2025 All Primary Dealers, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers As announced in today’s bi-monthly Monetary Policy Resolution, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.00 per cent, with immediate effect.

RBI/2025-26/23 DoR.RET.REC.16/12.01.001/2025-26 April 09, 2025 All banks, Madam / Sir, Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements-Change in Bank Rate

RBI/2025-26/22 FMOD.MAOG.No.151/01.01.001/2025-26 April 09, 2025 All Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) participants Madam/Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility- Change in rates As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement dated April 09, 2025, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.00 per cent with immediate effect.

RBI/2025-26/21 DOR.CO.SOG(Leg) No.15/09.08.024/2025-26 April 8, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir Review of Regulatory Guidelines– Withdrawal of Circulars

RBI/2025-26/20 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 01 April 03, 2025 To, All Authorized Persons Madam / Sir Limits for investment in debt and sale of Credit Default Swaps by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)

RBI/2025-26/10 DOR.MRG.No.4/21.04.141/2025-26 April 1, 2025 Madam / Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of the Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2023

RBI/DOR/2024-25/135 DOR.STR.REC.72/21.04.048/2024-25 March 29, 2025 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) Revised norms for Government Guaranteed Security Receipts (SRs)

RBI/2024-25/133 Ref.No.IDMD.2320/08.01.01/2024-25 March 27, 2025 All participants in the Government Securities market. Madam/Sir, General Notification for Sale and Issue of Government of India Securities (including Treasury Bills and Cash Management Bills)

RBI/2024-25/132 DoR.AUT.REC.71/23.67.001/2024-25 March 25, 2025 Madam/Dear Sir Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 – Amendment Government of India, vide its press release ID 2115009 dated March 25, 2025 regarding Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) has decided to discontinue the Medium Term and Long Term Government Deposit (MLTGD) components of GMS with effect from March 26, 2025.

RBI/2024-25/131 FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.No.12/04.09.001/2024-25 March 24, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)/ Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ Local Area Banks] Madam/ Dear Sir, Priority Sector Lending Certificates Please refer to para (v) of the Annex to circular RBI/ 2015-16/ 366/ FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.23/ 04.09.01/ 2015-16 dated April 07, 2016 on the captioned subject.

In terms of paragraph 3 of the circular DOR (PCB).BPD.Cir No.10/13.05.000/2019-20 dated March 13, 2020, read with paragraph 2 of the circular DOR.CRE.REC.18/07.10.002/2023-24 dated June 8, 2023, UCBs are required to achieve an overall PSL target of 75 per cent of ANBC or CEOBSE , whichever is higher, by FY2025-26, with interim targets of 60 per cent (FY2023-24) and 65 per cent (FY2024-25).

RBI/2024-2025/129 DCM (CC) No.S3811/ 03.51.001/ 2024-25 March 24, 2025 All Currency Chest (CC) holding banks Madam / Dear Sir Currency Chest operations on March 31, 2025 In terms of instructions contained in circular DOR.CO.SOG(Leg)No.59/09.08.02 4/2024-25 dated February 11, 2025, all branches of the banks dealing with Government receipts and payments are to be kept open for transactions on March 31, 2025 (Monday-Public Holiday), so as to account for the Government transactions in FY 2024-25 itself. Since such transactions might necessitate operations at CCs, the banks are advised to keep their CCs open on March 31, 2025, akin to a normal working day.

RBI/2024-2025/128 DOR.CAP.REC.No.68/21.01.002/2024-25 March 21, 2025 Dear Sir/Madam, Treatment of Right-of-Use (ROU) Asset for Regulatory Capital Purposes

RBI/2024-25/127 DOR.ACC.REC.No.67/21.04.018/2024-25 March 20, 2025 Madam / Sir, Amortisation of additional pension liability- Implementation of Pension Scheme in Regional Rural Banks with effect from November 1, 1993-Prudential Regulatory Treatment

RBI/2024-2025/126 DOR.ACC.REC.No.66/21.04.018/2024-25 March 20, 2025 Madam / Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021: Clarifications

RBI/2024-2025/125 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 March 17, 2025 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir Asian Clearing Union (ACU) Mechanism – Indo-Maldives trade

RBI/2024-25/124 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1003/42-01-029/2024-2025 March 17, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2024-25) All Government transactions done by agency banks for the Financial Year 2024-25 must be accounted for within the same financial year. Accordingly, the following arrangements are put in place to report and account for Government transactions for March 31, 2025: (a) All agency banks should keep all branches dealing with Government receipts and payments open for over the counter transactions related to Government transactions up to the normal working hours on March 31, 2025.

RBI/2024-25/123 DOR. AML.REC.65/14.06.001/2024-25 March 15, 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: Amendments in 12 Entries

RBI/2024-25/122 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S954/42-01-029/2024-2025 February 28, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions for March 2025

RBI/2024-25/121 DOR. AML.REC.64/14.06.001/2024-25 February 27, 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: Amendments in 01 Entry

RBI/2024-25/120 DOR.STR.REC.61/21.06.001/2024-25 February 25, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks but excluding Regional Rural Banks and Payments Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Exposures of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) – Review of Risk Weights

RBI/2024-25/119 DOR.CRE.REC. 63/21.06.001/2024-25 February 25, 2025 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Review of Risk Weights on Microfinance Loans

RBI/2024-25/118 DOR.CRE.REC. 62/07.10.002/2024-25 February 24, 2025 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Review and rationalization of prudential norms - UCBs

RBI/2024-25/117 FMRD.DIRD.16/14.03.042/2024-25 February 21, 2025 To All Eligible Market Participants Madam/Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Forward Contracts in Government Securities) Directions, 2025

RBI/2024-25/116 DOR.MRG.REC.60/00-00-017/2024-25 February 17, 2025 Madam / Dear Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Regulations on Basel III Capital Framework, Exposure Norms, Significant Investments, Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio Norms and Resource Raising Norms for All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2023 - Amendment Please refer to paragraph 34.2 of the Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Regulations on Basel III Capital Framework, Exposure Norms, Significant Investments, Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio Norms and Resource Raising Norms for All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2023 issued on September 21, 2023.

RBI/2024-25/115 FMRD.MIOD.No. 15/11.01.051/2024-25 February 17, 2025 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, Government securities transactions between a Primary Member (PM) of NDS-OM and its own Gilt Account Holder (GAH) or between two GAHs of the same PM Transactions in Government securities in the Over the Counter (OTC) market are currently undertaken either on Negotiated Dealing System - Order Matching (NDS-OM) platform or are bilaterally negotiated outside the system and subsequently reported on NDS-OM. All transactions matched on NDS-OM platform are cleared and settled through the Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), which acts as a Central Counter Party (CCP) for transactions in Government securities.

RBI//2024-2025/114 February 13, 2025 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 21 All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Export-Import Bank of India’s GOI-supported Line of Credit of USD 120 mn to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (GO-VNM) for procurement of High-Speed Guard Boats in the Borrower’s Country Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated July 31, 2024, with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (GO-VNM), for making available to the latter, Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 120 mn (USD One Hundred Twenty Million Only) for procurement of High-Speed Guard Boats in the Borrower’s Country. The export of eligible goods and services from India, as defined under the agreement, would be allowed subject to their eligibility under the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India and whose purchase may be agreed to be financed by the Exim Bank under this agreement.

RBI//2024-2025/113 February 13, 2025 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Export-Import Bank of India’s GOI-supported Line of Credit of USD 180 mn to the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for procurement of 4 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) in the Borrower’s Country Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated July 31, 2024, with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (GO-VNM), for making available to the latter, Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 180 mn (USD One Hundred Eighty Million Only) for procurement of 4 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) in the Borrower’s Country. The export of eligible goods and services from India, as defined under the agreement, would be allowed subject to their eligibility under the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India and whose purchase may be agreed to be financed by the Exim Bank under this agreement.

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT) CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI 400 001 Notification No. FEMA 14(R)(1)/2025-RB February 10, 2025 Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025

RBI/2024-25/112 DOR.CO.SOG(Leg) No.59/09.08.024/2024-25 February 11, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam / Dear Sir All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2025 (Monday)

RBI/2024-25/111 DoR.RET.REC.57/12.01.001/2024-25 February 07, 2025 All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Change in Bank Rate
 

RBI/2024-25/110 REF.No.MPD.BC. 398/07.01.279/2024-25 February 07, 2025 All Primary Dealers, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers

RBI/2024-25/109 FMOD.MAOG.No.150/01.01.001/2024-25 February 07, 2025 All Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) participants Madam/Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility- Change in rates As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement dated February 07, 2025, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.50 per cent to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.

RBI/2024-25/108 EFD.CO.No.1 /02.08.001/2024-25 January 30, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Authorised Payment System Operators / Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Framework for imposing monetary penalty and compounding of offences under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 Please refer to the Circular DPSS.CO.OD.No.1328/06.08.005/2019-20 dated January 10, 2020 on the ‘Framework for imposing monetary penalty on authorised payment system operators/ banks under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007’.

RBI/2024-25/107 DOR.FIN.REC.No.58/03.10.136/2024-25 January 29, 2025 All Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Private Placement of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) with maturity period of more than one year by HFCs – Review of guidelines Please refer to Chapter XI of Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 wherein guidelines on private placement of NCDs by HFCs have been prescribed.

RBI/2024-25/106 DoR.SIG.FIN.REC. 56/26.03.001/2024-25 January 20, 2025 All Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Guidelines on Settlement of Dues of borrowers by ARCs Please refer to paragraph 15 of the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction Companies) Directions, 2024 dated April 15, 2024 which prescribes guidelines on settlement of dues payable by the borrowers of the ARCs. On a review, it has been decided to revise these guidelines and the amended paragraph 15 of the Master Direction ibid is provided in the Annex.

RBI/2024-25/105
CEPD.CO.OBD.No.S1270/50-01-001/2024-25

January 17, 2025

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/2024-25/104 Ref.No.DoS.CO.PPG/SEC.13/11.01.005/2024-25 January 17, 2025 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)] Madam / Dear Sir

Notification No. FEMA 395(3)/2025-RB January 14, 2025 Foreign Exchange Management (Mode of Payment and Reporting of Non- Debt Instruments) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Mode of Payment and Reporting of Non-Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 [Notification No. FEMA.395/2019-RB dated October 17, 2019] (hereinafter referred to as 'the Principal Regulations)

Notification No. FEMA 10(R)(5)/2025-RB January 14, 2025 Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India makes the following amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2015 [Notification No. FEMA 10(R)/2015-RB dated January 21, 2016] (hereinafter referred to as 'the principal regulations')

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL OFFICE
Mumbai 400 001

Notification No. FEMA 5(R)(5)/2025-RB                                                                                               January   14, 2025

Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025

RBI/2024-25/103 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S770/42-01-029/2024-2025 January 03, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Status of March 30, 2025 for Government transactions through integration with e-Kuber The ‘e-Kuber’ which is the Core Banking Solution platform of RBI for Government and other payments does not process any Government transactions on Global holidays (which are 26th January, 15th August, 2nd October, all 2nd and 4th Saturdays of a month and on all Sundays). It is observed that March 30, 2025 falls on a Sunday. The Office of Controller General of Accounts, Government of India has advised that in order to account for all the Government transactions relating to receipts and payments in the financial year 2024-25 itself, March 30, 2025 (Sunday) be marked as a working day for the Government transactions.

RBI/2024-25/102 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.11/02.08.001/2024-25 January 02, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Formation of new district in the State of Nagaland – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Nagaland has notified formation of a new district, viz., Meluri in the state of Nagaland vide Gazette Notification No.GAB-I/Adm-1/CREATION/21 dated November 02, 2024. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Bank of the new district as below

RBI/2024-25/101 FMRD.DIRD.No.09/14.03.004/2024-25 January 01, 2025 To All eligible market participants Madam/Sir, Participation of NaBFID as an AIFI in financial markets

RBI/2024-25/100 DOR.STR.REC.54/21.04.048/2024-25 December 31, 2024 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 Madam/Dear Sir, Government Debt Relief Schemes (DRS)

RBI/2024-25/99 CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S987/ 04.03.001/ 2024-25 December 30, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in RTGS and NEFT systems Dear Sir / Madam, Introduction of beneficiary bank account name look-up facility for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) Systems

RBI/2024-25/98
FMRD.FMD.No. 08/02.03.185/2024-25

December 27, 2024

To
All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks
Madam/Sir,
Reporting Platform for transactions undertaken to hedge price risk of gold

RBI/2024-25/97 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S972/02-14-006/2024-25 December 27, 2024 All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and System Participants Madam / Dear Sir, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) access for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) through third-party applications

RBI/2024-25/96 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.10/05.05.010/2024-25 December 6, 2024 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, Credit Flow to Agriculture – Collateral free agricultural loans

RBI/2024-25/95 DoR.RET.REC.52/12.01.001/2024-25 December 06, 2024 All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

RBI/2024-25/94 DoR.SPE.REC.No.51/13.03.00/2024-2025 December 06, 2024 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 Madam / Sir, Interest Rates on Foreign Currency (Non-resident) Accounts (Banks) [FCNR(B)] Deposits Please refer to paragraph 2 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued as a part of theBi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2024-25 dated December 06, 2024 read with instructions regarding interest rates on FCNR(B) deposits contained in Section 19 of the Master Direction (MD) on Interest Rate on Deposits dated March 03, 2016 and Section 18 of the Master Direction on Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits dated May 12, 2016, as amended from time to time.

RBI/2024-25/93 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S908/02-14-003/2024-25 December 04, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Amendment to Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode

RBI/2024-25/92 DOR. AML.REC.50 /14.06.001/2024-25 December 04, 2024 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: Amendments in 03 Entries

RBI/2024-25/91 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.12/11.01.005/2024-25 December 02, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Inoperative Accounts / Unclaimed Deposits in banks

Notification No. FEMA 10 (R)/(4)/2024-RB November 19, 2024 Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India makes the following amendment in the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 201

RBI/2024-25/90 November 11, 2024 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 19 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir Operational framework for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investment to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category - I banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, (hereinafter referred to as ‘Rules’) notified by the Central Government on October 17, 2019.

RBI/2024-25/89 FMRD.MIOD.07/02.05.002/2024-25 November 08, 2024 To, All Authorised Dealers Madam/Sir, Reporting of Foreign Exchange Transactions to Trade Repository Please refer to the Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings dated July 5, 2016, as amended from time to time, which requires, inter-alia, Authorised Dealers to report all over-the-counter (OTC) foreign exchange derivative contracts and foreign currency interest rate derivative contracts, undertaken by them directly or through their overseas entities (including overseas branches, IFSC Banking Units, wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures of Authorised Dealers), to the Trade Repository (TR) of Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL).

RBI/2024-25/88 FMRD.FMD.No. 06/14.01.006/2024-25 November 07, 2024 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Inclusion of Sovereign Green Bonds A reference is invited to the Press Release on ‘Issuance Calendar for Marketable Dated Securities for October 2024 - March 2025’ dated September 26, 2024, issued by the Reserve Bank, notifying, inter alia, the issuance calendar for Sovereign Green Bonds for the second half of the fiscal year 2024-25. Attention is also invited to the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) introduced by the Reserve Bank, vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25 dated March 30, 2020, wherein certain specified categories of Central Government securities were opened fully for non-resident investors without any restrictions, apart from being available to domestic investors as well.

RBI/2024-2025/87 DOR.AML.REC. 49 /14.01.001/2024-25 November 06, 2024 All the Regulated Entities Dear Sir/Madam, Amendment to the Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016

RBI/2024-2025/86 DCM (NPD) No. S2193/ 09.45.000/ 2024-25 October 30, 2024 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Note Sorting Machines: Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards

RBI/2024-2025/85 DPSS.CO.RLVPD.No.S789/02.07.038/2024-25 October 28, 2024 Central Counterparties authorised by RBI / Central Counterparties seeking authorisation from RBI / Foreign Central Counterparties seeking recognition from RBI Madam / Dear Sir, Directions for Central Counterparties (CCPs)

RBI/2024-25/84 DOR.AML.REC.48/14.06.001/2024-25 October 19, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, 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.

RBI/2024-25/83 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S-708 / 02-12-004 / 2024-25 October 11, 2024 All Payment System Participants Madam / Dear Sir, Facilitating accessibility to digital payment systems for Persons with Disabilities - Guidelines A reference is invited to Reserve Bank’s Master Circular on Customer Service in Banks dated July 01, 2015, which, among other things, contains instructions for scheduled commercial banks to ensure banking services for Persons with Disabilities. In this context, reference is also invited to ‘Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for Banking Sector’ as notified by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India on February 02, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/82 DoR.FIN.REC.No. 46/26.03.001/2024-25 October 10, 2024 All Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Submission of information to Credit Information Companies (CICs) by ARCs

RBI/2024-25/81 DoR.FIN.REC. 47/20.16.042/2024-25 October 10, 2024 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 Dear Sir/ Madam, Implementation of Credit Information Reporting Mechanism subsequent to cancellation of licence or Certificate of Registration The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (CICRA) stipulates that only Credit Institutions (CIs) can furnish credit information to Credit Information Companies (CICs). Section 17(1) of CICRA mandates that CICs can collect credit information from its member CIs or member CICs only. Therefore, only the entities that are covered under the ambit of section 2(f) of CICRA, 2005 can submit credit information to CICs.

RBI/2024-25/80
DOR.STR.REC.45/04.02.001/2024-25

October 9, 2024

All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs),
Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having
AD category-I license), and
Exim Bank

Dear Sir / Madam,

RBI/2024-25/79  A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 18 October 04, 2024 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir, 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 October 01, 2024 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 The provisions of section 15 of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) [hereinafter referred to as ‘FEMA

RBI/2024-25/77 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.10/11.01.005/2024-25 September 30, 2024 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 Madam / Dear Sir, Gold loans - Irregular practices observed in grant of loans against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery

RBI/2024-25/76 DOR.STR.REC.44/04.02.001/2024-25 September 20, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank Madam/ Sir, Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit Please refer to the instructions issued vide circular No.DOR.STR.REC.41/04.02.001/2024-25 dated August 29, 2024. 2. Government of India (Gol), vide Trade Notice No.16/2024-2025 dated August 31, 2024, read with Trade Notice No.17/2024-2025 dated September 17, 2024, has allowed for an extension of the Interest Equalization Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit ('Scheme') from September 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/75 DOR.AML.REC.43/14.06.001/2024-25 September 19, 2024 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments) Please refer to Section 52 of our Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on January 04, 2024 (MD on KYC), in terms of which, inter alia, “Regulated Entities (REs) shall ensure meticulous compliance with the “Procedure for Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005” laid down in terms of Section 12A of the WMD Act, 2005 vide Order dated September 01, 2023, by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India (Annex III of the Master Direction on Know Your Customer).”

RBI/2024-25/74 September 06, 2024 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 16 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks Madam/Sir, 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 September 02, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam /Dear Sir,

RBI/2024-25/72 CO.FMRD.FMIA.No.S242/11-01-051/2024-2025 August 29, 2024 To All Eligible Market Participants Madam / Sir Scheme for Trading and Settlement of Sovereign Green Bonds in the International Financial Services Centre in India Please refer to Paragraph 1 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies announced as a part of the Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2024-25 dated April 05, 2024, on the issuance of a scheme for investment and trading in Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) by eligible foreign investors in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in India.

RBI/2024-25/71 DOR.STR.REC.41/04.02.001/2024-25 August 29, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks & State Cooperative Banks (scheduled banks having AD category-I license), and Exim Bank Dear Sir / Madam, Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit Please refer to the instructions issued vide circular No. DOR.STR.REC. 78/04.02.001/2023-24 dated February 22, 2024.

Please refer to Section 51 of our Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on January 04 , 2024 (MD on KYC), in terms of which “Regulated Entities (REs) shall ensure that in terms of Section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967 and amendments thereto, they do not have any account in the name of individuals/entities appearing in the lists of individuals and entities, suspected of having terrorist links, which are approved by and periodically circulated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).”

RBI/2024-25/69 DoR.RET.REC.40/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, 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 It is advised that the “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1999/23.13.066/2024-25 dated July 3, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17 – August 23, 2023.

RBI/2024-25/68 DoR.RET.REC.39/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Exclusion of “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited” has been excluded from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1998/23.13.066/2024-25 dated July 3, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17- August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/67 DoR.RET.REC.38/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Exclusion of “Credit Suisse AG” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “Credit Suisse AG” has been excluded from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1373/23.03.025/2024-25 dated June 4, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17- August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/66 DoR.RET.REC.37/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, 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 It is advised that the “Credit Suisse AG” has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No. S1372/23.03.025/2024-25 dated June 4, 2024, which is published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17 – August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/65 DoR.RET.REC.36/12.07.160/2024-25 August 22, 2024 All Commercial and Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Inclusion of “UBS AG” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “UBS AG” has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S1371/23.03.025/2024-25 dated June 4, 2024 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated August 17 - August 23, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/64 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S528 / 02-14-003 / 2024-25 August 22, 2024 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 Madam / Dear Sir, Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions A reference is invited to our circulars DPSS.CO.PD.No.447 / 02.14.003 / 2019-20 dated August 21, 2019, and other related circulars (collectively referred to as “e-mandate framework”). The e-mandate framework prescribed, inter alia, that the issuer shall send a pre-debit notification to the customer at least 24 hours prior to the actual charge / debit to the account.

RBI/2024-25/63 DoR.FIN.REC.35/03.10.124/2024-25 August 16, 2024 All Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platforms Dear Sir/ Madam, Review of Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 Please refer to the Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 (the Directions). 2. The Directions envisaged the Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (NBFC-P2P Lending Platform) to act as an intermediary providing online marketplace / platform to the participants involved in peer to peer lending. Accordingly, the Directions had laid down clear guidelines regarding various aspects of functioning of NBFC-P2P Lending Platforms.

RBI/2024-25/62 DOR.CRE.REC.33/08.12.001/2024-25 August 12, 2024 Housing Finance Companies Madam/ Dear Sir, Review of Risk Weights for Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)

RBI/2024-25/61 DOR.FIN.REC.No.34/03.10.136/2024-25 August 12, 2024  All Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) All Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs)  Dear Sir/ Madam,  Review of regulatory framework for HFCs and harmonisation of regulations applicable to HFCs and NBFCs Please refer to the circular DOR.NBFC (HFC).CC.No.118/03.10.136/2020-21 dated October 22, 2020. In terms of para 4 of the above circular, it was advised that further harmonisation of regulations applicable to HFCs and NBFCs will be taken up in a phased manner over the next two years to ensure that the transition is achieved with least disruption.

RBI/2024-25/60 DoR.FIN.REC.No. 32/ 20.16.056/ 2024-25 August 08, 2024 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-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 Dear Sir/ Madam, Frequency of reporting of credit information by Credit Institutions to Credit Information Companies Please refer to the circular DBR. No. CID. BC. 60/ 20.16.056/ 2014-15 dated January 15, 2015, inter-alia, directing the credit information companies (CICs) and credit institutions (CIs) to keep the credit information collected/maintained by them updated regularly on a monthly basis or at such shorter intervals as mutually agreed upon between the CI and the CIC.

RBI/2024-25/59 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.8/05.02.001/2024-25 August 06, 2024 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks and Small Finance Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Loans for Agriculture and Allied Activities availed through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) during the financial year 2024-25 Please refer to our circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.13/05.02.001/2022-23 dated November 23, 2022 conveying the decision of the Government of India for continuation of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for short term loans for agriculture and allied activities for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24. 

RBI/2024-25/58 DOR.CAP.REC.No.27/09.18.201/2024-25 August 02, 2024 Dear Sir/ Madam, Prudential Treatment of Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve by Co-operative Banks As you are aware, under the provisions of the respective State Co-operative Societies Acts, or otherwise, on prudential consideration, several co-operative banks have created Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve (BDDR) . While in some cases, BDDR is created by recognising an expense in the Profit and Loss (P&L) Account, in other cases it is created through appropriations from net profits.

RBI/2024-25/57 DOR.CAP.REC.No.30/09.18.201/2024-25 July 30, 2024 Dear Sir/ Madam, Guidelines on treatment of Dividend Equalisation Fund (DEF)- Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2024-25/56 FMRD.FMID.No. 03/14.01.006/2024-25 July 29, 2024 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Exclusion of new issuances in 14-year and 30-year tenor securities A reference is invited to the Fully Accessible Route introduced by the Reserve Bank, vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25 dated March 30, 2020, wherein certain specified categories of Central Government securities were opened fully for non-resident investors without any restrictions, apart from being available to domestic investors as well.

RBI/2024-25/55 DOS.CO.PPG.SEC.No.8/11.01.005/2024-25 July 26, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2024-25/54 DOR.CRE.REC. 29/07.10.002/2024-25 July 25, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Bank Finance against Shares and Debentures

RBI/2024-25/53 DOR.CRE.REC. 28/07.10.002/2024-25 July 25, 2024 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Small Value Loans – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to paras 2.2 and 2.2.1 of the circular DOR (PCB).BPD.Cir No.10/13.05.000/2019-20 dated March 13, 2020, in terms of which, UCBs were required, inter alia, to have at least 50 per cent of their aggregate loans and advances comprising of Small Value Loans, i.e., loans of value not more than ₹25 lakh or 0.2 per cent of their Tier I capital, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of ₹1 crore, per borrower. The target date for complying with the above requirement was March 31, 2024.

RBI/2024-25/52 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S415 / 02.27.019 / 2024-25 July 24, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants (Banks and Non-banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Domestic Money Transfer – Review of Framework The framework for Domestic Money Transfer (DMT) was introduced in 2011, vide RBI circular DPSS.PD.CO.No. 622 / 02.27.019 / 2011-2012 dated October 5, 2011. There has been significant increase in the availability of banking outlets, developments in payment systems for funds transfers, and ease in fulfilling KYC requirements etc., since then; and now users have multiple digital options for funds transfer. A review was recently undertaken of various services facilitated in the current framework

RBI/2024-25/51 DoS.CO.PPG/SEC.4/11.01.005/2024-25 July 12, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Foreign Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Circulars – Internal Review An internal review of circulars has been carried out to remove obsolete instructions and to rationalize and simplify the existing guidelines. 2. In this context, it has been decided to withdraw the circulars listed in the Annex with effect from close of business today. Yours faithfully, (Tarun Singh) Chief General Manager Encl: As above

RBI/2024-25/50 DOR.STR.REC. 26/21.06.008/2024-25 July 10, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Basel III Capital Regulations - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies (ECAI)

RBI/2024-25/49 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 15 July 10, 2024 To, All Authorised Persons Madam / Sir, Remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)

RBI/2024-2025/48 July 08, 2024 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 14 All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Export-Import Bank of India’s GOI-supported Line of Credit of USD 2.50 mn to the Government of Co-operative Republic of Guyana, for installation of Solar Photo Voltaic Power Plant at Cheddi Jagan International Airport Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated February 29, 2024 with the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (GO-GUY), for making available to the latter, Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 2.50 mn (USD Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Only) for installation of Solar Photo Voltaic Power Plant at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana.