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RBI/2025-26/<> DOR.CRE.REC.<>/21.08.008/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Transaction Accounts) Directions, 2025 – Draft for Comments Contents A. Introduction 2 B. Powers Exercised and Commencement 2 C. Scope 2 D. Definitions 2 E. Restrictions on Maintaining Transaction Accounts 3 F. Exemptions 4 G. Compliance Monitoring 5 H. Other Restrictions 6

RBI/2025-26/<> DOR.CRE.REC.<>/21.08.008/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Reserve Bank of India (Regional Rural Banks – Transaction Accounts) Directions, 2025 – Draft for Comments Contents A. Introduction 2 B. Powers Exercised and Commencement 2 C. Scope 2 D. Definitions 2 E. Restrictions on Maintaining Transaction Accounts 3 F. Exemptions 4 G. Compliance Monitoring 5 H. Other Restrictions 6

RBI/2025-26/<> DOR.CRE.REC.<>/21.08.008/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Transaction Accounts) Directions, 2025 – Draft for Comments Contents A. Introduction 2 B. Powers Exercised and Commencement 2 C. Scope 2 D. Definitions 2 E. Restrictions on Maintaining Transaction Accounts 3 F. Exemptions 4 G. Compliance Monitoring 6 H. Other Restrictions 6

RBI/2025-26/<> DOR.CRE.REC.<>/21.08.008/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Transaction Accounts) Directions, 2025 – Draft for Comments Contents A. Introduction 2 B. Powers Exercised and Commencement 2 C. Scope 2 D. Definitions 2 E. Restrictions on Maintaining Transaction Accounts 3 F. Exemptions 4 G. Compliance Monitoring 6 H. Other Restrictions 6 I. Repeal Provisions 7 Annex 1 8

DoR.FIN.REC.No. XXX/20.16.056/2025-26 September 29, 2025 Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) (1st Amendment) Directions, 2025 - DRAFT The Reserve Bank had issued Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) Directions, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as Master Direction) for efficient functioning of credit information reporting system in the country. There is a need to further amend the same based on a review of the extant instructions.

RBI/2025-26/__ DOR.CRE.REC.__/21.01.003/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Guidelines on Management of Intragroup Transactions and Exposures (Amendment Circular), 2025 Please refer to Guidelines on Management of Intra-Group Transactions and Exposures (hereinafter referred to as the “ITE Circular”) dated February 11, 2014.

RBI/2025-26/__ DOR.CRE.REC.__/21.01.003/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Large Exposures Framework (Amendment Circular), 2025 Please refer to Large Exposures Framework dated June 3, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “LEF circular”) and Large Exposures Framework – Credit Risk Mitigation (CRM) for offsetting – non-centrally cleared derivative transactions of foreign bank branches in India with their Head Office dated September 9, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the “LEF-CRM circular”).

RBI/2025-26/  DOR.CRE.REC. /23.67.001/2025-26 DD-MM-YY Reserve Bank of India (Gold Metal Loans) Directions, 2025 A. Introduction 1. The Gold Metal Loan (GML) scheme was launched in 1998 as per Export Import Policy 1997-2002 and the Hand Book of Procedures of the Exim Policy to address the need of working capital finance of the jewellery industry. Over time, the scope of the GML scheme has been broadened to cater to the changing business requirement of the jewellery industry. Prudential and conduct related guidelines have subsequently been issued to ensure that lenders manage the risks inherent in extending gold metal to borrowers as well as in sourcing the gold.