RBI/2025-26/17 DOR.CRE.REC.No.11/07.10.002/2025-26 April 1, 2025 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular - Housing Finance for UCBs Please refer to the Master Circular DOR.CRE.REC.No.6/07.10.002/2024-25 dated April 2, 2024 on the captioned subject, consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to UCBs till April 01, 2024. Attached is the revised Master Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued upto March 31, 20

RBI/2025-26/16 DOR.CRE.REC. No.12/08.12.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular -– Housing Finance Please refer to the Master Circular DOR.CRE.REC.No.07/08.12.001/2024-25 dated April 02, 2024 consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till April 01, 2024 relating to Housing Finance. Attached is the revised Master C

RBI/2025-26/14 DOR.STR.REC.10/21.04.048/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular- Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs

RBI/2025-26/13 DOR.STR.REC.9/21.04.048/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances

RBI/2025-26/12 DOR. STR. REC. 06/13.07.010/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payment Banks and RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances

RBI/2025-26/11 DoR.STR.REC 07/09.27.000/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Circular- Guarantees, Co-acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular DoR.STR.REC.3/09.27.000/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024 on the captioned subject. Attached is the revised Master Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued up to March 31, 2025 on the above matter, as listed in the Annex. It may be noted that this Master Circular only consolidates all instructions on the above matter issued up to March 31, 2025 and does not contain any new instructions/guidelines.

RBI/2025-26/08 DOR.CAP.REC.2/21.06.201/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations Please refer to the Master Circular No. DOR.CAP.REC.4/21.06.201/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024, consolidating therein the prudential guidelines on Basel III capital adequacy issued to banks till that date.

RBI/2025-2026/07 DoR.HGG.GOV.No.1/18.10.010/2025-26 April 1, 2025 The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular on Board of Directors - UCBs Please refer to our Master Circular DoR.HGG.GOV.No.1/18.10.010/2024-25 dated April 1, 2024 on the captioned subject (available at RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject issued till date.

RBI/2025-26/06 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S2/31-12-010/2025-2026 April 1, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission

RBI/2025-26/05 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1/31.02.007/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks

RBI/2025-26/04 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.03/02.01.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer SLBC/UTLBC Convenor Banks/Lead Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular – Lead Bank Scheme The Reserve Bank of India has issued a number of guidelines/ instructions on Lead Bank Scheme from time to time. This Master Circular consolidates the relevant guidelines/ instructions issued by Reserve Bank of India on Lead Bank Scheme up to March 31, 2025 as listed in the Appendix I.

RBI/2025-26/03 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.02/09.09.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs)

RBI/2025-26/02 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.01/09.01.003/2025-26 April 1, 2025 The Chairman/Managing Director & CEO Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) Please refer to the Master Circular FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.03/09.01.003/2024-25 dated April 16, 2024 on Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

RBI/2025-26/01 FIDD.CO.FID.BC. No.4/12.01.033/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/ Dear Sir Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to banks on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates the circulars issued by Reserve Bank on the subject up to March 31, 2025, as indicated in the Appendix.

RBI/2024-25/ 08 DOR.CAP.REC.4/21.06.201/2024-25 April 01, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks(Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations

RBI/2024-25/03 DOR. STR. REC. 2/13.07.010/2024-25 April 01, 2024 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payments Banks and RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances Please refer to the Master Circular DOR. STR. REC.5/13.07.010/2023-24 dated April 1, 2023 consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till March 31, 2023, relating to Guarantees and Co-acceptances. Attached is the revised Master Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued upto March 31, 2024 on the above matter, as listed in the Annex 2. It may be noted that this Master Circular only consolidates all instructions on the above matter issued up to March 31, 2024 and does not contain any new instructions/guidelines.

RBI/2015-16/34 IDMD.PDRD. 01/03.64.00/2015-16 July 1, 2015 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Operational Guidelines for Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations. The Master Circular incorporating the guidelines/instructions/circulars on the subject issued up to June 30, 2015 is enclosed. A list of circulars finding referen

RBI/2014-15/98 IDMD.PCD. 03/14.01.01/2014-15 July 1, 2014 The Chairmen / Chief Executives of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) / Co-operative Banks / Primary Dealers Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular on Call / Notice Money Market Operations The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines / instructions / directives to banks and the Primary Dealers in regard to call / notice money market. To enable eligible institutions to ha

RBI/2014-15/96 IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2014-15 July 1, 2014 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations. The Master Circular incorporating the guidelines/instructions/circulars on the subject issued up to June 30, 2014 is enclosed. A list of circulars finding reference

RBI/2013-14/102 IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2013-14 July 1, 2013 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations in the Government Securities Market and other activities. To enable the PDs to have all the current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the g

RBI/2013-14/105 IDMD.PCD. 04/14.01.02/2013-14 July 1, 2013 All market participants Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular - Guidelines for Issue of Commercial Paper Commercial Paper (CP), an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note, was introduced in India in 1990 with a view to enable highly rated corporate borrowers to diversify their sources of short-term borrowings and provide an additional instrument to the investors. 2. A Master Circula

RBI/2012-13/106 IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2012-13 July 2, 2012 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations in the Government Securities Market and other activities. To enable the PDs to have all the current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the g

RBI/2011-12/93 IDMD.PDRD.02 /03.64.00/2011-12 July 1, 2011 All Standalone Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular- Capital Adequacy Standards and Risk Management Guidelines for standalone Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations in the Government Securities Market and other activities. To enable the PDs to have all the current instruc

RBI/2011-12/92 IDMD.PDRD.01 /03.64.00/2011-12 July 1, 2011 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular – Operational Guidelines to Primary Dealers The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to the Primary Dealers (PDs) in regard to their operations in the Government Securities Market and other activities. To enable the PDs to have all the current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the g