Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Basic Statistical Return on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) in India – March 2025’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ (DBIE) portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). The publication provides information on various characteristics of bank credit in India, based on data submitted by SCBs {including Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} under the annual ‘Basic Statistical Return (BSR) – 1’ system, which collects information on type of account, organisation, occupation/activity and category of the borrower, district and population group of the place of utilisation of credit, rate of interest, credit limit and amount outstanding.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – March 2025 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications).

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 17-May-2024 02-May-2025* 16-May-2025* 17-May-2024 02-May-2025* 16-May-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 289665.55 349543.61 356140.08 293548.27 355582.28 362127.16** b) Borrowings from banks 162652.31 110268.37 112764.97 162655.67 110369.38 112767.97 c) Other demand & time liabilities 74638.62 23238.10 23875.31 74865.42 23598.95 24262.77

Please refer to instructions at paragraph 6.1 of the circular captioned Inoperative Accounts/ Unclaimed Deposits in Banks - Revised Instructions, dated January 1, 2024. Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular on Inoperative Accounts/ Unclaimed Deposits in Banks – Revised Instructions (Amendment) 2025 which modifies the aforementioned instructions. The comments on the draft circular are invited from the public/ stakeholders till June 6, 2025. The comments/ feedback may be submitted through the link under the ‘Connect 2 Regulate’ Section available on the Reserve Bank’s website or may alternatively be forwarded to

Please refer to instructions on Updation/ Periodic Updation of KYC as contained in paragraph 38 of Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 dated February 25, 2016 (as amended from time to time). Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular on Updation/ Periodic Updation of KYC – Revised Instructions which encloses the draft Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) (Amendment) Directions, 2025 modifying the aforementioned instructions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to grant “in-principle” approval to Emirates NBD Bank PJSC for setting up a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) in India, under the “Scheme for Setting up of WOS by foreign banks in India”.

The Reserve Bank had, on December 19, 2023, issued guidelines relating to investment by the regulated entities (REs) in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), with the objective of addressing certain concerns relating to possible evergreening through this route. Subsequently, certain clarifications were issued vide circular dated March 27, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 03-May-2024 18-Apr-2025* 02-May-2025* 03-May-2024 18-Apr-2025* 02-May-2025* LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 291055.36 346519.46 350035.11 295223.02 352576.56 356073.79** b) Borrowings from banks 167685.78 105133.47 110267.74 167685.78 105135.36 110368.75 c) Other demand & time liabilities 76526.46 23924.94 23236.44 76795.51 24211.61 23597.28 LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)

Reserve Bank of India has from time to time issued various directions and circulars on digital lending by Regulated Entities (REs). As part of the efforts to consolidate various regulatory instructions and streamline them, consolidated directions on the subject have been prepared and issued as the Reserve Bank of India (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025 today. 2. Further, instructions on the following two aspects have also been included as part of these Directions for the first time:

The Reserve Bank issued a draft circular on July 25, 2024 on ‘Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) – Review of Haircuts on High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) and Run-off Rates on Certain Categories of Deposits’. The draft circular proposed certain amendments to the LCR framework and invited comments from banks and stakeholders. 2. The feedback received has been

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 05-Apr-2024 21-Mar-2025* 04-Apr-2025* 05-Apr-2024 21-Mar-2025* 04-Apr-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 311538.58 309413.69 341552.68 316377.56 315674.68 347987.06** b) Borrowings from banks 176357.08 111975.77 105753.36 176367.15 112026.94 105753.36 c) Other demand & time liabilities 73116.43 29915.64 23126.31 73356.21 30309.78 23437.00

The Reserve Bank is committed to achieving end-to-end digitization of all internal workflows involved in regulatory approval processes to enhance efficiency, transparency, and timeliness in service delivery. To this end, the Reserve Bank had launched PRAVAAH (Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation And AutHorisation) portal on May 28, 2024 to streamline online applications for regulatory authorisations, licenses, and approvals ensuring seamless, secure and faster delivery of services in a transparent manner.

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies today, the Reserve Bank has released the draft Directions on the following subjects: i) Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Stressed Assets) Directions, 2025 ii) Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025 iii) Reserve Bank of India (Lending Against Gold Collateral) Directions, 2025 iv) Reserve Bank of India (Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities) Directions, 2025

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 22-Mar-2024 07-Mar-2025* 21-Mar-2025* 22-Mar-2024 07-Mar-2025* 21-Mar-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 294470.87 284322.01 309413.40 298451.61 289252.56 315674.39** b) Borrowings from banks 182428.71 113375.74 112450.27 182565.72 113395.68 112501.44 c) Other demand & time liabilities 72451.70 38843.52 29906.64 73099.81 39214.14 30300.78

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs)    ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 08-Mar-2024    21-Feb-2025*    07-Mar-2025*    08-Mar-2024    21-Feb-2025*    07-Mar-2025* I    LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)    a) Demand & Time deposits from banks    293601.63    272677.28    284322.07    297409.87    279042.72    289252.63** b) Borrowings from banks    180434.60    112778.14    113375.74    181080.82    112884.38 

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ - 21 February 2025, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran adopted in February 2020 which remains in effect. Further, Myanmar was added to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action in the October 2022 FATF plenary and FATF has called on its members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risk arising from Myanmar. When applying enhanced due diligence measures, countries have been advised to ensure that flows of funds for humanitarian assistance, legitimate NPO activity and remittances are not disrupted. The status of Myanmar in the list of countries subject to a call for action, remains unchanged.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 23-Feb-2024 07-Feb-2025* 21-Feb-2025* 23-Feb-2024 07-Feb-2025* 21-Feb-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 266228.41 279857.77 272536.90 269765.72 284464.40 278902.34** b) Borrowings from banks 178118.67 111793.69 112777.48 178124.17 111975.09 112883.73 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71817.97 35856.38 36706.38 72457.74 36234.35 37064.81 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposits (other than from banks) 20204829.50 22325408.16 22284445.56 20650053.90 22793493.60 22750154.47 i) Demand 2368307.46 2492532.46 2524095.52 2416162.58 2541046.75 2571677.58 ii) Time 17836522.04 19832875.70 19760350.03 18233891.32 20252446.84 20178476.88 b) Borrowings @ 779018.52 940558.40 900975.06 783905.26 945358.11 906079.59 c) Other demand & time liabilities 921387.11 1041736.46 1021781.88 933701.29 1055387.21 1035671.29 III BORROWINGS FROM R.B.I. (B) 256374.00 185420.00 301901.00 256409.00 185420.00 301936.00

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 09, 2024 regarding the review of extant regulatory guidelines on levy of foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties on loans, Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular in this regard. Comments/feedback by the stakeholders and members of public on the draft circular may be submitted by March 21, 2025 through e-mail. Final circular shall be issued after considering the stakeholder/ public comments.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 09-Feb-2024 24-Jan-2025* 07-Feb-2025* 09-Feb-2024 24-Jan-2025* LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 273418.82 274580.76 280329.04 277194.69 279763.56 b) Borrowings from banks 182780.92 144172.70 111793.69 182792.41 144288.99 c) Other demand & time liabilities 70933.35 29455.08 35258.11 71571.20 29792.86

On April 24, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India had, in exercise of its powers under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, imposed certain business restrictions on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘the bank’). The bank was directed to cease and desist from: