Please refer to circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 09, 2014 on ‘Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards’ and associated guidelines.

आरबीआई/2023-24/ विवि.एसएफ़जी.आरईसी. /30.01.021/2023-24 28 फरवरी 2024 सभी अनुसूचित वाणिज्यिक बैंक (स्थानीय क्षेत्र बैंक, भुगतान बैंक और क्षेत्रीय ग्रामीण बैंकों को छोड़कर) सभी टियर-IV प्राथमिक (शहरी) सहकारी बैंक (यूसीबी) सभी अखिल भारतीय वित्तीय संस्थान (अर्थात एक्जिम बैंक, नाबार्ड, एनएबीएफआईडी, एनएचबी और सिडबी) सभी शीर्ष और उच्च स्तर की गैर-बैंकिंग वित्तीय कंपनियां (एनबीएफसी)

Please refer to paragraph 91.7 of Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 dated October 19, 2023 as per which Government owned NBFCs set up to serve specific sectors are permitted to approach the Reserve Bank for exemptions, if any, from credit/investment concentration norms. 

Technological innovations are reshaping the financial services landscape, with FinTechs emerging as disruptors and facilitators. FinTechs encompass diverse entities in terms of constitution, size, activities, domains, etc., all subject to constant flux and evolution. FinTechs play a pivotal role in redefining financial services by saving time, enhancing access, and lowering costs. At the same time, the sector raises concerns relating to customer protection, data privacy, cyber security, grievance handling, internal governance, financial system integrity, and the like. While the innovation and dynamism of FinTechs needs to be harnessed, the emerging risks require to be appropriately managed. In such a context, approach to regulation should be imaginative, adaptive, flexible, and proportionate to the perceived risks. In particular, an effective regulatory approach should maintain the balance between maximising the creative potential of FinTechs, while minimising the idiosyncratic risks they pose to the financial system. 

कृपया हमारा परिपत्र वि.वि.गै.बैं.वि.क.(आ.वि.कं).कं.परि.सं.118/03.10.136/2020-21 दिनांक 22 अक्टूबर 2020 देखें, जिसे 17 जून, 2020 को सार्वजनिक डोमेन में रखे गए एचएफसी के लिए विनियामक ढांचे के मसौदे पर प्राप्त इनपुट की जांच के बाद जारी किया गया था।

Draft Circular for comments DOR.ACC.REC.No.##/21.02.067/2023-24 January 2, 2024 Madam/ Dear Sir, Declaration of dividend by banks and remittance of profits to Head Office by foreign bank branches in India The Reserve Bank has granted general permission to all scheduled commercial banks [excluding regional rural banks (RRBs)] to declare dividends vide circular reference DBOD.NO.BP.BC.88/21.02.067/2004-05 dated May 4, 2005 on ‘Declaration of dividends by banks’. Similarly, foreign banks operating in India in the branch mode are permitted to remit profits to their head office without prior approval from the Reserve Bank pursuant to circular reference DBOD.No.IBS.BC.46/16.13.100/2003-04 dated November 6, 2003.

घरेलू प्रणालीगत रूप से महत्वपूर्ण बैंकों (डी-एसआईबी) के निपटान से संबन्धित ढांचा (28 दिसंबर 2023 तक संशोधित[1]) परिचय कुछ बैंक, अपने आकार, अंतर-क्षेत्राधिकार गतिविधियों, जटिलता, प्रतिस्थापन क्षमता की कमी और परस्पर जुड़ाव के कारण, प्रणालीगत रूप से महत्वपूर्ण हो जाते हैं। इन बैंकों की अव्यवस्थित विफलता से बैंकिंग प्रणाली को प्रदान की जाने वाली आवश्यक सेवाओं और परिणामस्वरूप, समग्र आर्थिक गतिविधि में महत्वपूर्ण व्यवधान उत्पन्न होने की संभावना है। इसलिए, वास्तविक अर्थव्यवस्था के लिए आवश्यक बैंकिंग सेवाओं की निर्बाध उपलब्धता के लिए प्रणालीगत रूप से महत्वपूर्ण बैंकों (एसआईबी) का निरंतर कामकाज महत्वपूर्ण है।

Draft Master Direction for Comments  All Commercial Banks (including Local Area Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Payments Banks, and Small Finance Banks) All-India Financial Institutions (viz. Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI, and NaBFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) All Urban Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, and Central Co-operative Banks All Credit Information Companies

DoR.SIG.FIN.REC.xx/20.16.003/2023-24

September 21, 2023

Reserve Bank of India
(Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters) Directions, 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred under Chapter III-A of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Section 21, Section 35-A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and Section 11 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified:

Objective

The primary objective of these Directions is to provide for a non-discriminatory and transparent procedure, while complying with the principles of natural justice for classifying a borrower as a wilful defaulter by the lenders. The directions also aim to put in place a system to disseminate credit information about wilful defaulters for cautioning lenders to ensure that further institutional finance is not made available to them.

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

1. Short Title and Commencement

(1) These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India (Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters) Directions, 2023.

(2) These Directions shall come into force after 90 days from placing it on the website of the Reserve Bank.

2. Applicability

(1) The provisions regarding wilful defaulters contained in these Directions shall apply to the ‘lenders’ as defined in these Directions.

(2) Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs), and Credit Information Companies (CICs) shall be bound by these Directions only with regard to the reporting requirements contained in Chapter III.

(3) The restrictions on further financial accommodation to wilful defaulters shall apply to all entities regulated by the Reserve Bank, irrespective of whether they fall within the definition of ‘lender’ as provided in these Directions or not.

(4) The provisions regarding large defaulters contained in these Directions shall apply to all entities regulated by the Reserve Bank, irrespective of whether they fall within the definition of ‘lender’ as provided in these Directions or not.

3. Definitions

(1) In these Directions, unless the context or subject otherwise requires, -

(a) “All India Financial Institution (AIFI)”1 means -

1. Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank);

2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD);

3. National Housing Bank (NHB);

4. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); and

5. National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).

(b) “bank” means -

इन दिशानिर्देशों की विषयवस्तु को भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक बैंकिंग कंपनियों में शेयरों अथवा मताधिकारों का अधिग्रहण तथा धारिता) निदेश, 2023 और बैंककारी विनियमन अधिनियम, 1949 के लागू प्रावधानों के साथ पढ़ा जाएगा। किसी बैंकिंग कंपनी में शेयरों या मताधिकारों के अधिग्रहण के लिए पूर्व स्वीकृति 2. बैंककारी विनियमन अधिनियम, 1949 की धारा 12 बी की उप-धारा (1) के अनुसार, प्रत्येक व्यक्ति, जो शेयर या मताधिकार प्राप्त करना चाहता है और एक बैंकिंग कंपनी का प्रमुख शेयरधारक1 बनना चाहता है, उसे रिज़र्व बैंक का पूर्व अनुमोदन प्राप्त करना आवश्यक है।

As part of convergence of the Reserve Bank’s regulations for banks with Basel III standards, the Reserve Bank of India has today placed on its website ‘Draft Master Direction on Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk’ for comments of stakeholders and members of the public. These directions shall be applicable to all Commercial Banks (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks, Regional Rural Banks, and Small Finance Banks).

RBI releases “Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector”

I. Introduction The Reserve Bank had issued the Guidelines for Licensing of “Small Finance Banks” in the Private Sector on November 27, 2014. The process of licensing culminated in granting in-principle approval to ten applicants and they have since established the banks. It was notified in these Guidelines that after gaining experience in dealing with these banks, the Reserve Bank will consider ‘on tap’ licensing of these banks. After a review of the performance of t