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,