RBI/2024-25/117 FMRD.DIRD.01/14.01.023/2024-25 May 08, 2024 To All eligible market participants Madam/Sir Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2024 

RBI/DOR/2024-25/116 DoR.FIN.REC.16/26.03.001/2024-25 April 24, 2024 All Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction Companies) Directions, 2024 ARCs play a critical role in the resolution of stressed financial assets of banks and financial institutions, thereby enhancing the overall health of the financial system. To ensure prudent and efficient functioning of ARCs and to protect the interest of investors, Reserve Bank of India hereby issues the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction companies) Directions, 2024 (the Directions), hereinafter specified. These Directions have been issued in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 3, 9, 10, 12 and 12A of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002).

Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2024-Detection, Reporting and Monitoring RBI/2024-25/
DCM (FNVD)/ G4 / 16.01.05 / 2024-25 April 01, 2024 The Chairman/ Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer
All Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2024 - Detection, Reporting and Monitoring

DCM (CC) No.G-1/ 03.44.01/ 2024-25 April 01, 2024 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officers All banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Scheme of Penalties for bank branches and Currency Chests for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public In terms of the Preamble to and Section 45 of the RBI Act, 1934 and Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; Reserve Bank of India issues guidelines / instructions for realising the objectives of Clean Note Policy and enhancing the operational efficiency as part of currency management. In order to ensure that all bank branches provide proper customer service, the Bank has formulated a Scheme of Penalties for bank branches including Currency Chests, for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public.

RBI/DoS. DSG / 2023-24 /111 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S1114 / 02-27-020 / 2023-2024 February 29, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive
All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /
Urban Cooperative Banks / State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks / NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited / Non-bank Payment System Participants

All Commercial Banks excluding Regional Rural Banks All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks  Select All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NABFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Housing Finance Companies) and All Asset Reconstruction Companies
 

RBI/2023-24/109 FMRD.DIRD.09/14.02.001/2023-24 January 03, 2024 To All Eligible Market Participants Madam/Sir Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of original or initial maturity upto one year) Directions, 2024 Please refer to paragraph 6 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies, announced as a part of the second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2019-20 dated June 06, 2019 regarding Comprehensive Review of Money Market Directions. Accordingly, the draft Directions on Call, Notice and Term Money, Certificate of Deposit and the Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of original or initial maturity upto one year markets were released for market feedback on December 04, 2020. The Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 and the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Certificate of Deposit) Directions, 2021 were issued on April 01, 2021 and June 04, 2021 respectively.

RBI/2022-2023/108  CEPD.PRD. No. S1228 /13.01.019 /2023-24 December 29, 2023 (1) Chairman/Managing Director/CEO of All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) (2) Chairman/Managing Director/CEO of All NBFCs (3) Chairman/Managing Director/CEO of Non-Bank System Participants (4) Chairman/Managing Director/CEO of All Credit Information Companies

RBI/2023-24/107

DoS.CO.CSITEG/SEC.7/31.01.015/2023-24                                    November 7, 2023

The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks);

Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks;

Non-Banking Financial Companies;

Credit Information Companies; and

All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NaBFID, NHB and SIDBI)

Madam/Dear Sir,

RBI/DoR/2023-24/105
DoR.FIN.REC.40/01.02.000/2023-24

September 21, 2023

Master Direction - 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

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter called the Reserve Bank) being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest and in the interest of financial sector policy so to do, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.

RBI/DOR/2023-24/104
DOR.MRG.36/21.04.141/2023-24

September 12, 2023

All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)

Dear Sir / Madam,

Master Direction - Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2023

The extant regulatory instructions on classification and valuation of investment portfolio by commercial banks, as contained in the Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2021, are largely based on a framework introduced in October 2000 drawing upon the then prevailing global standards and best practices.

2. In view of the significant developments in the global standards on classification, measurement and valuation of investments, the linkages with the capital adequacy framework as well as progress in the domestic financial markets, a need was felt to review and update these norms. Pursuant to the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated December 8, 2021, a discussion paper on the subject was issued for public comments on January 14, 2022. Based on the inputs received, it has now been decided to put in place a revised regulatory framework for the investment portfolio.

3. The revised framework updates the regulatory guidelines with global standards and best practices while introducing a symmetric treatment of fair value gains and losses, a clearly identifiable trading book under Held for Trading (HFT), removing the 90-day ceiling on holding period under HFT, removal of ceilings on Held to Maturity and more detailed disclosures on the investment portfolio. Further, to facilitate smooth implementation, illustrative guidance has been developed on the revised framework and annexed to the Directions.

Applicability

4. The revised framework as detailed in the Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2023 annexed hereto shall be applicable from April 1, 2024, to all Commercial Banks excluding Regional Rural Banks.

5. Reserve Bank of India is issuing these Directions in the exercise of its powers conferred under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and all the powers enabling it on this behalf.

Yours faithfully,

(Usha Janakiraman)
Chief General Manager

RBI/2023-24/
DOR.MRG.37/21.04.141/2023-24

RBI/DOR/2023-24/103 DOR.ORG.REC.22/21.06.050/2023-24 June 26, 2023 Reserve Bank of India – Master Direction on Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, 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. These Directions require a specified Commercial Bank (covered

RBI/2023-24/97 DCM (NE) No.G-2/08.07.18/2023-24 April 03, 2023 (Updated as on May 15, 2023) The Chairman/The Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Master Direction – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, read with sections 28, 38, 39, 58(1) and 58(2)(q) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it

RBI/2022-2023/94 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 December 12, 2022 All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Foreign Exchange Management (Hedging of Commodity Price Risk and Freight Risk in Overseas Markets) Directions, 2022 Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Cat-I) banks is invited to Regulation 6 and 6A of the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 3, 2000 (Notifi

RBI/2022-23/92 DoR.AUT.REC.No.27/24.01.041/2022-23 April 21, 2022 Master Direction – Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 35A and Section 56 of the Banking Regula

RBI/2022-23/92 DoR.AUT.REC.No.27/24.01.041/2022-23 April 21, 2022 Master Direction – Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 35A and Section 56 of the Banking Regula

RBI/DOR/2021-22/87 DOR.CAP.REC.No.61/21.01.002/2021-22 October 26, 2021 (Updated as on March 31, 2022) All Local Area Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Master Direction – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Local Area Banks (Directions), 2021 Th

RBI/DOR/2021-22/83 DOR.ACC.REC.No.45/21.04.018/2021-22 August 30, 2021 (Updated as on February 20, 2023) (Updated as on December 13, 2022) (Updated as on October 11, 2022) (Updated as on May 19, 2022) (Updated as on November 15, 2021) All

RBI/DPSS/2021-22/82 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-479/02.14.006/2021-22 August 27, 2021 (Updated as on February 10, 2023) (Updated as on November 12, 2021) All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks) and System Participants Madam / Dea

RBI/DOR/2021-22/80 DOR.No.RET.REC.32/12.01.001/2021-22 July 20, 2021 (Updated as on April 06, 2022) Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions - 2021 In exercise of th

RBI/2020-21/73 DOR.FIN.HFC.CC.No.120/03.10.136/2020-21 February 17, 2021 (Updated as on June 20, 2023*) (Updated as on December 27, 2022*) (Updated as on September 29, 2022*) (Updated as on August 17, 2022*) (Updated as on July 22, 2022*)

RBI/FIDD/2020-21/72 Master Directions FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.5/04.09.01/2020-21 September 04, 2020 (Updated as on June 21, 2024) (Updated as on July 27, 2023) (Updated as on October 20, 2022) (Updated as on August 02, 2022) (Updated as on October 26, 2021) (Updated as on June 11, 2021) (Updated as on May 31, 2021) (Updated as on April 29, 2021) The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer [All Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks] Madam/Dear Sir, Master Directions – Priority Sector Lending (PSL) – Targets and Classification. The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of instructions / guidelines to banks relating to Priority Sector Lending. The Master Directions enclosed incorporate the updated instructions / guidelines on the subject. The list of circulars consolidated in this Master Directions is indicated in the Appendix.

RBI/2019-20/68 Master Direction DCM (CC) No.G-4/03.35.01/2019-20 July 01, 2019 (Updated as on October 03, 2019) 1. The Chairman & Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (All Banks having Currency Chests) 2. The Director of Treasuries