RBI/2025-26/68 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.14/02.08.001/2025-26 July 18, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks Concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Formation of new district in the State of Arunachal Pradesh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has notified formation of two new districts, viz., Keyi Panyor and Bichom in the state of Arunachal Pradesh vide Gazette Notification No. Law/Legn-5/2024 dated February 23, 2024. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Banks of the new districts as below

RBI/2025-26/67 DoR.RET.REC.40/12.07.160/2025-26 July 17, 2025 All Banks, Madam / Sir, Inclusion of “NSDL Payments Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

RBI/2025-2026/66 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No. 08/05.05.010/2025-26 July 11, 2025 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, Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral - Voluntary Pledge of Gold and Silver as Collateral for Agriculture and MSME Loans

RBI/2025-26/65 DOR.STR.REC.39 /21.06.008/2025-26 July 10, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Basel III Capital Regulations – External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) – CareEdge Global IFSC Limited

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL OFFICE Mumbai 400001 Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/(6)/2025-RB June 24, 2025 Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025

RBI/2025-26/64 DoR.MCS.REC.38/01.01.001/2025-26 July 2, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025 Availability of easy and affordable financing to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) is of paramount importance.

RBI/2025-26/63 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S 339/02-01-001/2025-2026 June 27, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Cooperative Banks / State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks / National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Madam / Dear Sir, Aadhaar Enabled Payment System – Due Diligence of AePS Touchpoint Operators

RBI/2025-26/62 DoR.SOG (DEA Fund) No.37/30.01.002/2025-26 June 25, 2025 Madam / Dear Sir The Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014 – Revised Operational Guidelines