RBI/DNBR/2018-19/66 Master Direction DNBR. PD (ARC) CC. No. 06/26.03.001/2018-19 October 25, 2018 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All registered Asset Reconstruction Companies Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction -

RBI/FIDD/2018-19/65 Master Direction FIDD.CO.FSD.BC No.10/05.10.001/2018-19 October 17, 2018 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural

RBI/FED/2017-18/60 FED Master Direction No.11/2017-18 January 4, 2018 (Updated up to March 17, 2022) (Updated up to March 08, 2019) (Updated up to December 19, 2018) (Updated as on April 06, 2018) (Updated as on January 12, 2018) To, All A

RBI/DCM/2017-18/59 Master Direction DCM(CC) No.G - 2/03.35.01/2017-18 October 12, 2017 1. The Chairman& Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (All Banks having Currency Chests) 2. The Director of Treasuries (State Governments) Dear

RBI/DPSS/2017-18/58 Master Direction DPSS.CO.PD.No.1164/02.14.006/2017-18 October 11, 2017 (Updated as on November 17, 2020) (Updated as on February 28, 2020) (Updated as on January 16, 2020) (Updated as on December 24, 2019) (Updated as on

RBI/DNBR/2017-18/57 Master Direction DNBR (PD) 090/03.10.124/2017-18 October 04, 2017 (Updated as on February 27, 2025) (Updated as on September 09, 2024) (Updated as on August 16, 2024) (Updated as on December 29, 2022) (Updated as on September 29, 2022) (Updated as on October 05, 2021) (Updated as on December 23, 2019) (Updated as on November 22, 2019) (Updated as on February 23, 2018) (Updated as on November 09, 2017) Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017

RBI/FIDD/2017-2018/56 Master Direction FIDD.MSME & NFS.12/06.02.31/2017-18 July 24, 2017 (Updated as on June 11, 2024) (Updated as on December 28, 2023) (Updated as on July 29, 2022) (Updated as on April 25, 2018) The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam/Dear Sir, Master Direction - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of instructions / guidelines to banks relating to lending to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector. The Master Direction enclosed incorporates the updated instructions / guidelines on the subject. The list of circulars consolidated in this Master Direction is indicated in the Appendix.

RBI/DNBS/2016-17/53 Master Direction DNBS.PPD.No.04/66.15.001/2016-17 June 08, 2017 Master Direction - Information Technology Framework for the NBFC Sector In exercise of the powers conferred in terms of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of 45-

RBI/FED/2016-17/52 FED Master Direction No.1/2016-17 February 22, 2017 To All Authorised Persons who are Indian Agents under the Money Transfer Service Scheme Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) Money T

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RBI/DNBR/2016-17/44 Master Direction DNBR.PD.007/03.10.119/2016-17 September 01, 2016 (Updated as on December 29, 2022*) (Updated as on September 29, 2022*) (Updated as on July 22, 2022*) (Updated as on June 14, 2022*) (Updated as on May 02

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/45 Master Direction DNBR.PD.008/03.10.119/2016-17 September 01, 2016 (Updated as on June 20, 2023*) (Updated as on December 29, 2022*) (Updated as on September 29, 2022*) (Updated as on July 22, 2022*) (Updated as on June 1

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/43 Master Direction DNBR. PD.006/13.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 (Updated as on February 22, 2019) Master Direction - Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank), h

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/41 Master Direction DNBR. PD. 005/03.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 Master Direction - Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank), having considered it necessary

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/40 Master Direction DNBR.PD.001/03.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 (Updated as on April 01, 2022) (Updated as on November 24, 2020) (Updated as on October 05, 2020) (Updated as on July 10, 2020) (Updated as on November 11, 2

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/42 Master Direction DNBR.PD.004/03.10.119/2016-17 August 23, 2016  (Updated as on May 05, 2025) (Updated as on September 29, 2022) (Updated as on April 22, 2022) (Updated as on October 05, 2021) (Updated as on November 22, 2019) (Updated as on February 22, 2019) (Updated as on October 05, 2018) (Updated as on August 23, 2018) (Updated as on November 09, 2017) (Updated as on March 31, 2017) Master Direction - Standalone Primary Dealers (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016

RBI/DoR(NBFC)/2016-17/39 Master Direction DoR(NBFC).PD.003/03.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 (Updated as on August 01, 2025) (Updated as on May 05, 2025) (Updated as on February 27, 2025) (Updated as on October 11, 2024) (Updated as on December 29, 2022) (Updated as on October 05, 2021) (Updated as on October 05, 2020) (Updated as on November 22, 2019) (Updated as on June 07, 2018) (Updated as on November 09, 2017) Master Direction - Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016

RBI/DNBR/2016-17/38 Master Direction DNBR.PD.002/03.10.119/2016-17 August 25, 2016 (Updated as on February 27, 2025) (Updated as on October 10, 2023) (Updated as on May 02, 2022) (Updated as on February 22, 2019) (Updated as on October 05, 2018) (Updated as on May 31, 2018) (Updated as on August 14, 2017) Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016. The Reserve Bank of India (the Bank), having considered it necessary in the public interest and being satisfied that for the purpose of enabling the Bank to regulate the credit system to the advantage of the country, it is necessary to give the directions set out below, hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45J, 45JA, 45K, 45L and 45MA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Act 2 of 1934) (the RBI Act) and of all the powers enabling it in this behalf, and in supersession of the earlier directions contained in Notification No.DFC.118/DG (SPT)-98 dated January 31, 1998 issues the following Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (the Directions) applicable to every non-banking financial company hereinafter specified.

RBI/DCM/2016-17/36 Master Direction DCM (CC) No.G-4/03.41.01/2016-17 July 20, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers, All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (C

RBI/FMRD/2016-17/31 FMRD Master Direction No. 1/2016-17 July 5, 2016 (Updated as on June 06, 2023) (Updated as on September 01, 2020) (Updated as on June 01, 2020) (Updated as on January 07, 2020) (Updated as on April 02, 2018) (Updated as

RBI/DBR/2015-16/19 Master Direction DBR.Dir.No.84/13.03.00/2015-16 March 03, 2016 (Updated as on June 07, 2024) (Updated as on October 26, 2023) (Updated as on September 16, 2022) (Updated as on November 11, 2021) (Updated as on July 02, 2021) (Updated as on February 22, 2019) Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by conferred by Sections 21 and 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.

RBI/FED/2015-16/10 FED Master Direction No. 15/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on June 24, 2021) (Updated as on September 18, 2019) (Updated as on January 04, 2018@) (Updated as on January 25, 2017) (Updated as on October 06, 2016*) To,

RBI/FED/2015-16/11FED Master Direction No. 16/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on March 23, 2016) (Updated as on March 03, 2016) (Updated as on February 11, 2016*) To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services Export of Goods and Services from India is governed by clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), re

RBI/FED/2017-18/3 FED Master Direction No. 7/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on September 06, 2024) (Updated as on December 22, 2023) (Updated as on August 24, 2022) (Updated as on August 23, 2022) (Updated as on June 20, 2018) (Updated as on August 02, 2017) (Updated as on April 12, 2017) (Updated as on February 11, 2016*) To, All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Master Direction - Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) The captioned Scheme was introduced on February 4, 2004, vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 64 dated February 4, 2004 read with GoI Notification G.S.R. No.207(E) dated March 23, 2004, as a liberalization measure to facilitate resident individuals to remit funds abroad for permitted current or capital account transactions or combination of both. These Regulations are amended from time to time to incorporate the changes in the regulatory framework and published through amendment notifications.

RBI/FED/2015-16/7 FED Master Direction No. 12/2015-16 January 1, 2016 [Updated as on September 01, 2022] [Updated as on June 6, 2022] [Updated as on April 11, 2018] [Updated as on February 4, 2016*] To, All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks and Authorised Banks Madam/ Sir Master Direction – Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

RBI/FED/2016-17/12 FED Master Direction No. 17/2016-17 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on June 13, 2025) (Updated as on August 29, 2024) (Updated as on March 01, 2024) (Updated as on November 21, 2022) (Updated as on May 31, 2022) (Updated as on January 06, 2022) (Updated as on December 07, 2021) (Updated as on October 28, 2020) (Updated as on January 27, 2020) (Updated as on April 01, 2019) (Updated as on February 02, 2018) (Updated as on January 12, 2017) (Updated as on October 20, 2016) (Updated as on March 31, 2016) (Updated as on February 04, 2016) To All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Import of Goods and Services

RBI/FED/2015-16/9 FED Master Direction No. 14/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on January 16, 2025) (Updated as on January 09, 2020*) To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction - Deposits and Accounts Opening, holding

FED Master Direction No.18/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on December 03 , 2025) (Updated as on September 16, 2024*) (Updated as on June 20, 2024*) (Updated as on May 12, 2023*) (Updated as on September 30, 2022*) (Updated as on August 22, 2022*) (Updated as on June 09, 2022*) (Updated as on June 08, 2021*) (Updated as on September 18, 2019*) (Updated as on July 10, 2019*) (Updated as on July 9, 2019*) (Updated as on April 4, 2019*) (Updated as on November 20, 2018*) (Updated as on August 01, 2018*) (Updated as on April 26, 2018*) (Updated as on April

RBI/FED/2015-16/4 FED Master Direction No. 8/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on September 06, 2024) (Updated as on April 03, 2024) (Updated as on November 6, 2018) (Updated as on February 11, 2016) To, All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Master Direction - Other Remittance Facilities Miscellaneous remittance facilities for residents are allowed in terms of Section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, read with Government of India Notification No. G.S.R 381(E) dated May 3, 2000. These Rules/ Regulations are amended from time to time to incorporate the changes in the regulatory framework and published through amendment notifications.

RBI/FED/2015-16/11 FED Master Direction No. 16/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on April 29, 2025) (Updated as on April 23, 2025) (Updated as on March 17, 2025) (Updated as on January 16, 2025) (Updated as on August 29, 2024) (Updated as on November 22, 2022) (Updated as on January 08, 2021) (Updated as on October 19, 2020) (Updated as on January 12, 2018) (Updated as on November 16, 2017) (Updated as on September 15, 2017) (Updated as on May 26, 2016) (Updated as on May 12, 2016) To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services

RBI/FED/2015-16/17 FED Master Direction No.3/2015-16 January 1, 2016 (Updated as on May 29, 2024) (Updated as on February 29, 2024) (Updated as on March 4, 2022) (Updated as on March 29, 2019)* To All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Master Direction - Money Changing Activities

RBI/FED/2015-16/10 FED Master Direction No. 15/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad Direct investments by residents in Joint Venture (JV) and Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad are being allowed, in terms of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Ac

RBI/2015-16/211 Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 October 22, 2015 (Updated as on August 04, 2022) (Updated as on October 28, 2021) (Updated as on April 05, 2021) (Updated as on August 16, 2019) (Updated as on January 9, 2