In view of the release of the draft Amendment Directions on Responsible Business Conduct (“Directions on RBC”), extant regulations governing undertaking of financial services issued vide Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks - Undertaking of Financial Services) Directions, 2025, have also been reviewed and amended. The revised draft regulatory framework aligns the instructions with the “Directions on RBC” and also put in place additional prudential norms for certain businesses.

Additional comments or any attachments may also be submitted by email at autdor@rbi.org.in.

Last date for submission of comments is March 04, 2026.

In view of the release of the draft Amendment Directions on Responsible Business Conduct (“Directions on RBC”), extant regulations governing undertaking of financial services issued vide Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks - Undertaking of Financial Services) Directions, 2025, have also been reviewed and amended. The revised draft regulatory framework aligns the instructions with the “Directions on RBC” and also put in place additional prudential norms for certain businesses.

Additional comments or any attachments may also be submitted by email at autdor@rbi.org.in.

Last date for submission of comments is March 04, 2026.

In view of the release of the draft Amendment Directions on Responsible Business Conduct (“Directions on RBC”), extant regulations governing undertaking of financial services issued vide Reserve Bank of India (Regional Rural Banks - Undertaking of Financial Services) Directions, 2025, have also been reviewed and amended. The revised draft regulatory framework aligns the instructions with the “Directions on RBC” and also put in place additional prudential norms for certain businesses.

Additional comments or any attachments may also be submitted by email at autdor@rbi.org.in.

Last date for submission of comments is March 04, 2026.

Reserve Bank had earlier issued instructions on ‘Advertising, Marketing and Sales’ to Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) under Chapter-X on ‘Fair Practices Code’ in Reserve Bank of India (Housing Finance Companies) Directions, 2025. The extant instructions have since been reviewed and it has been decided to issue comprehensive instructions on advertising, marketing and sale of financial product / service to all Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), including HFCs but excluding Core Investment Companies, NBFC-Account Aggregators and NBFCs not having any customer interface, under the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Responsible Business Conduct) Directions, 2025. Accordingly, the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Housing Finance Companies) Amendment Directions, 2026” has been issued for public comments.

Additional comments or any attachments may also be submitted by email at mcsdorfeedback@rbi.org.in.

Last date for submission of comments is March 4, 2026.

In the context of distribution of mutual fund products by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and entry into insurance business by Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), certain instructions on customer appropriateness and suitability and other related matters have been issued to NBFCs under the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Undertaking of Financial Services) Directions, 2025. The extant instructions have since been reviewed. It has also been decided to issue comprehensive instructions on advertising, marketing and sale of financial product / service to all NBFCs, excluding Core Investment Companies, NBFC-Account Aggregators, and NBFCs not having any customer interface, under Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Undertaking of Financial Services) Directions, 2025. Accordingly, the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Responsible Business Conduct) Amendment Directions, 2026” has been issued for public comments.

Additional comments or any attachments may also be submitted by email at mcsdorfeedback@rbi.org.in.

Last date for submission of comments is March 4, 2026.

It has been decided to issue comprehensive instructions on advertising, marketing and sales of financial products / services to all the All India Financial Institutions under the Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Responsible Business Conduct) Directions, 2025. Accordingly, the draft “Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions - Responsible Business Conduct) Amendment Directions, 2026” has been issued for public comments.

Additional comments or any attachments may also be submitted by email at mcsdorfeedback@rbi.org.in.

Last date for submission of comments is March 4, 2026.