RBI/DOR/2025-26/134 DOR.SOG(SPE).REC. 8/13.03.00/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All banks authorised to operate in India Madam/ Sir, Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2025

RBI/2025-26/133 DCM (NE) No.G-5 /08.07.18/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / 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, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from time-to-time issues guidelines / instructions / directives to the banks on provision of Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins to members of public.

RBI/2025-26/132 DCM (FNVD)/G4/16.01.05/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2025 – Detection, Reporting and Monitoring

RBI/DCM/2025-26/131 DCM (CC) No.G-1/03.44.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer 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

RBI/DCM/2025-26/130 DCM (CC) No.G-2/03.35.01/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer (All banks having Currency Chests) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction on Penal Provisions in reporting of transactions / balances at Currency Chests

RBI/DOR/2024-25/129 DOR.CAP.REC.No.70/21.06.201/2024-25 March 25, 2025 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Regional Rural Banks) Directions, 2025

RBI/FIDD/2024-25/128 Master Directions FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.13/04.09.001/2024-25 March 24, 2025 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- Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Directions, 2025

RBI/FMRD/2024-25/127 FMRD.MIOD.No.12/11.01.051/2024-25 February 07, 2025 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, Access of SEBI-registered non-bank brokers to NDS-OM

RBI/2024-25/126 FMRD.FMD.No.10/14.01.006/2024-25 January 07, 2025 All Authorised Persons Madam/Sir, Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025

RBI/DoR/2024-25/125 DoR.FIN.REC.No. 55/20.16.056/2024-25 January 06, 2025 All Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks and excluding Payment Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies All Asset Reconstruction Companies All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) Directions, 2025

RBI/FMRD/2024-25/124 FMRD.MIOD.No.04/11.01.041/2024-25 October 18, 2024 To All participants in Government Securities market Madam/Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Access Criteria for NDS-OM) Directions, 2024 A reference is invited to circulars IDMD.DOD.No.5893/10.25.66/2007-08 dated May 27, 2008 and IDMD.DOD.No.13/10.25.66/2011-12 dated November 18, 2011 issued by the Reserve Bank on guidelines relating to access to Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching (NDS-OM) electronic trading platform.

RBI/DPSS/2024-25/123 CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S447/06-26-002/2024-25 July 30, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Non-bank Payment System Operators Madam / Dear Sir, Master Directions on Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for non-bank Payment System Operators The safety and security of payment systems is a key objective of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). To ensure that the authorised non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs) are resilient to existing and emerging information systems and cyber security risks, it was announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued as part of Monetary Policy Statement dated April 08, 2022 that RBI will issue directions on Cyber Resilience and Payment Security Controls for Payment System Operators (PSOs).

RBI/DoR/2024-25/122 DoR.FIN.REC.No.31/20.16.003/2024-25 July 30, 2024 All Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks and excluding Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NaBFID) All Non-Banking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies All Asset Reconstruction Companies All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction on Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters This Master Direction on wilful defaulters serves as a comprehensive guideline delineating the regulatory framework and procedures for classification of borrowers as wilful defaulters. This directive plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of the financial system by outlining the measures and consequences for those borrowers who deliberately default on their financial obligations.

RBI/FED/2024-25/121 FED Master Direction No.15/2024-25 July 24, 2024 To All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks Madam/Sir Master Direction - Overseas Investment Overseas Investments by persons resident in India are governed by the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 (OI Rules) notified by the Central Government vide Notification No. G.S.R. 646(E) dated August 22, 2022 and Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Regulations, 2022 (OI Regulations) notified by the Reserve Bank vide Notification No. FEMA 400/2022-RB dated August 22, 2022.

RBI/DOS/2024-25/120 DOS.CO.FMG.SEC.No.7/23.04.001/2024-25 July 15, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) (including Housing Finance Companies) Please find enclosed as Annex ‘Reserve Bank of India (Fraud Risk Management in NBFCs) Directions, 2024’ issued in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 45K, 45L and 45M of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Act 2 of 1934) and Sections 30A, 32 and 33 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. These Directions shall supersede the earlier Directions on the subject, namely, the Master Direction – Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 dated September 29, 2016. Yours faithfully (Rajnish Kumar) Chief General Manager Encl.: as above.

RBI/DOS/2024-25/119 DOS.CO.FMG.SEC.No.6/23.04.001/2024-25 July 15, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) All State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and Central Cooperative Banks (CCBs) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) / State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) / Central Cooperative Banks (CCBs) Please find enclosed as Annex 'Reserve Bank of India (Fraud Risk Management in UCBs / StCBs / CCBs) Directions, 2024' issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 21 and Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. These Directions shall supersede the earlier directions on the subject, namely, 'Master Circular– 'Classification and Reporting' (DCBR.CO.BPD.MC.No.1/12.05.001/2015-16) dated July 1, 2015. Yours faithfully (Rajnish Kumar) Chief General Manager Encl.: as above

RBI/2024-25/118 DOS. CO. FMG. SEC. No.5 /23.04.001/2024-25 July 15, 2024 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs)1 Madam / Dear Sir, Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) and All India Financial Institutions Please find enclosed as Annex ‘Reserve Bank of India (Fraud Risk Management in Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) and All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2024’ issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Chapter III-A and Chapter III-B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and Section 21 and Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. These Directions shall supersede the earlier Directions on the subject, namely, the Reserve Bank of India (Frauds - Classification and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs) Directions 2016 (Ref.DBS.CO.CFMC.BC.No.1/23.04.001/2016-17) dated July 01, 2016 (Updated as on July 03, 2017). Yours faithfully (Rajnish Kumar) Chief General Manager Encl.: as above

RBI/FMRD/2024-25/117 FMRD.DIRD.01/14.01.023/2024-25 May 08, 2024 (Updated as on February 21, 2025) 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 (Updated as on January 21, 2025) All Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction Companies) Directions, 2024

RBI/FMRD/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.