RBI/2025-26/185
DOR.CRE.REC.386/21-04-018/2025-26

January 05, 2026

Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Financial Statements:
Presentation and Disclosures) – Amendment Directions, 2026

Please refer to Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks - Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Directions’).

2. On a review, consequent to the issuance of the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2026, and in exercise of the powers conferred by the sections 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter called the Reserve Bank) in this regard, the Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby issues the Amendment Directions hereinafter specified.

3. The Amendment Directions modifies the Directions as under:

(1) In Chapter-III ‘Disclosure in Financial Statements – Notes to Accounts’, a new sub-sub paragraph (viii) shall be inserted under sub-paragraph 10(5) on ‘Exposures’, as given below:

10(5)(viii) Exposures to Related Parties

Details of exposures to related parties as defined in Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Credit Risk Management) Directions, 2025 shall be disclosed as per the following table:

4. The above amendments shall come into force from April 1, 2026. Banks may however decide to implement the amendments in entirety from an earlier date.

Vaibhav Chaturvedi
(Chief General Manager)