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RBI/2021-22/28 DOR.STR.REC.10/21.04.048/2021-22 May 5, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks and Payments Banks) Dear Sir/ Madam, Utilisation of Floating Provisions/Counter Cyclical Provisioning Buffer Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.BP.BC.89/21.04.048/2005-06 dated June 22, 2006 and DBOD.No.BP.BC.68/21.04.048/2006-07 dated March 13, 2007 on creation, accounting, disclosures and utilisation of floating provisions by banks. Banks may

RBI/2021-22/23 DOR.ACC.REC.7/21.02.067/2021-22 April 22, 2021 All Commercial Banks and Cooperative Banks, Madam / Sir, Declaration of dividends by banks Please refer to our circular DOR.BP.BC.No.29/21.02.067/2020-21 dated December 4, 2020, and other associated circulars on the captioned subject. 2. In view of the continuing uncertainty caused by the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 in the country, it is crucial that banks remain resilient and proactively raise and cons

RBI/2021-22/21 DOR.CRE.REC.06/04.02.001/2021-22 April 12, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Small Finance Banks, Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks and EXIM Bank Dear Sir / Madam, Interest Equalization Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension Please refer to the instructions issued vide DBR.Dir.BC.No.69/04.02.001/2019-20 dated May 13, 2020. 2. In this connection, Government of India has approved the extension of Interest Equaliza

RBI/2021-22/20 DoR.LIC.REC.5/16.13.218/2021-22 April 8, 2021 Chief Executive Officers of Payments Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Enhancement of limit of maximum balance per customer at end of the day from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh – Payments Banks (PBs) Please refer to paragraph 3 of Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated April 7, 2021 on the above subject. 2. In terms of paragraph 4(i) of the ‘Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks’ (Licensing Guidelines) dated

RBI/2021-22/17 DOR.STR.REC.4/21.04.048/2021-22 April 7, 2021 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam / Dear Sir, Asset Classification and Income Recognition following the expiry of Covid-19 regulato

RBI/2021-22/13 DoR.AUT.REC.2/23.67.001/2021-22 April 5, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Reserve Bank of India under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI makes the following amendments in the Reserve Bank of India (Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015) Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 dated October 22, 2015

RBI/2020-21/115 DOR.CAP.51/21.06.201/2020-21 March 30, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts- Amendments to Prudential Guidelines The Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020 (hereafter referred to as “the Act”), has been notified by the Government of India vide Gazette Notification No. S.O. 3463(E) dated October 1, 2020. The Act provides a legal fra

RBI/2020-21/109 DOR.No.CRE.BC.47/21.01.003/2020-21 March 23, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments BanksLocal Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Large Exposures Framework – Deferment of applicability of limits on non-centrally cleared derivatives exposures Please refer to circular No.DOR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2019-20 dated March 23, 2020 on Large Exposures Framework (LEF). 2. On a review it has been decided that

RBI/2020-21/104 DOR.No.CRE.BC.45/21.01.003/2020-21 February 24, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Large Exposures Framework – Exemptions Please refer to circular No.DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2018-19 dated June 03, 2019 on Large Exposures Framework (LEF) 2. Paragraph 3 of the Annex to the above circular specifies the exposures that are exempt from the LEF. On a r

RBI/2020-21/73 DOR.FIN.HFC.CC.No.120/03.10.136/2020-21 February 17, 2021 (Updated as on May 05, 2025) (Updated as on October 10, 2024*) (Updated as on March 21, 2024*) (Updated as on December 15, 2023*) (Updated as on October 19, 2023*) (Updated as on August 29, 2023*) (Updated as on June 20, 2023*) (Updated as on December 27, 2022*) (Updated as on September 29, 2022*) (Updated as on August 17, 2022*) (Updated as on July 22, 2022*) (Updated as on June 14, 2022*) (Updated as on April 22, 2022*) (Updated as on April 01, 2022*) (Updated as on December 28, 2021*) (Updated as on October 05, 2021*) (Updated as on August 25, 2021*) (Updated as on July 29, 2021*) Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 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 financial system to the advantage of the country and to prevent the affairs of any Housing Finance Company (HFCs) from being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of investors and depositors or in any manner prejudicial to the interest of such HFCs, and in exercise of the powers conferred under sections 45L and 45MA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Sections 30, 30A, 32 and 33 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, hereby issues to every HFC, in supersession of the regulations/ directions as given in Chapter XVII of these directions, the Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 hereinafter specified.

RBI/2020-2021/97 DOR.CO.LIC.CC No.119/03.10.001/2020-21 February 12, 2021 To Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) (including Housing Finance Companies) andAsset Reconstruction Companies Madam / Dear Sir, Investment in NBFCs from FATF non-compliant jurisdictions The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) periodically identifies jurisdictions with weak measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) in its following publications: i) High-Risk Jurisd

RBI/2020-21/95 DOR.No.LRG.BC.40/21.04.098/2020-21 February 05, 2021 All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks,Local Area Banks and Payments Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) Please refer to our circular DBR.BP.BC.No.106/21.04.098/2017-18 dated May 17, 2018 on Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards - Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)-Final Guidelines (‘NSFR Guidelines’) and circular DOR.BP.B

RBI/2020-21/93 DOR.CAP.BC.No.34/21.06.201/2020-21 February 5, 2021 All Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Capital Regulations- Review of transitional arrangements Please refer to circular DOR.BP.BC.No.15/21.06.201/2020-21 dated September 29, 2020 on ‘Basel III Capital Regulations- Review of transitional arrangements’. 2. In view of the continuing stress on account of COVID-19 and in order to aid in

RBI/2020-21/89 DOR.CRG.CRS.Cir.No.5/13.05.000/2020-21 February 5, 2021 The Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested Please refer to our circular BPD.Cir.50/13.05.00/2002-03 dated April 29, 2003 on the captioned subject and subsequent instructions issued in this regard. 2. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (“the

RBI/2020-21/86 DOR.No.CRE.BC.33/21.06.007/2020-21 January 27, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Payment Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline - New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF) - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies – CRISIL Ratings Limited Please refer to the Master Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.4./21.06.001/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 on 'Prudential Guidelines on Capital

RBI/2020-21/79 DOR.No.BP.BC.30/21.04.048/2020-21 December 14, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline Please refer to the circulars DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 dated August 6, 2020 and DOR.No.BP.BC.27/21.04.048/2020-21 dated November 2, 2020 on the captioned subject. On a review, it has been decided to permit banks to open specific accounts which are stipulated under vario

RBI/2020-21/76 DOR.RRB.No.28/31.01.001/2020-21 December 4, 2020 All Regional Rural Banks Madam/ Sir, Introduction of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) In order to provide an additional avenue for liquidity management to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), it has been decided that Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) and Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) will be extended to Scheduled RRBs meeting the followi

RBI/2020-21/75 DOR.BP.BC.No.29/21.02.067/2020-21 December 4, 2020 All Commercial Banks and All Cooperative Banks, Madam / Dear Sir, Declaration of dividends by banks Please refer to our circular DOR.BP.BC.No.64/21.02.067/2019-20 dated April 17, 2020, on the captioned subject. 2. In view of the ongoing stress and heightened uncertainty on account of COVID-19, it is imperative that banks continue to conserve capital to support the economy and absorb losses. In order to

RBI/2020-21/62 DOR.No.BP.BC.27/21.04.048/2020-21 November 02, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline Please refer to our circular DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 dated August 6, 2020 on the captioned subject. 2. In this connection, a reference is invited to Para 4 of the circular referred to above, wherein the banks were advised that in respect of existing current and CC/OD a

RBI/2020-21/61DOR.No.BP.BC.26/21.04.048/2020-21 October 26, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, Scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and s

RBI/2020-21/56 DOR.No.BP.BC.24/08.12.015/2020-21 October 16, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including Small Finance Banks, Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Individual Housing Loans – Rationalisation of Risk Weights Please refer to paragraph 6 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 9, 2020 on rationalization of@@NBSP@@ risk weights on Individual Housing Loans. 2. In terms of circular No. DBR.BP.

RBI/2020-2021/55 DoR(PCB). BPD.Cir No.4/12.05.001/2020-21 October 13, 2020 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks,All State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Submission of returns under Section 31 (read with section 56) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Extension of time Please refer to our circular DoR (PCB).BPD.Cir.No.2/12.05.001/2020-21 dated August 26, 2020 issued to a

RBI/2020-21/53DOR.No.BP.BC.23/21.06.201/2020-21 October 12, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Including Small Finance Banks,Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Regulatory Retail Portfolio – Revised Limit for Risk Weight Please refer to paragraph 5 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 9, 2020 on the limit for regulatory retail portfolio. 2. In terms of para 5.9 on “Claims included in the Regulatory

RBI/2020-21/43 DOR.BP.BC.No.16/21.04.098/2020-21 September 29, 2020 All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks and Payments Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) Please refer to our@@NBSP@@circular DOR.BP.BC.No.46/21.04.098/2019-20 dated March 27, 2020@@NBSP@@on Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) guidelines. 2. In view of the continued uncertainty on account of COVID-19, on a review

RBI/2020-21/42DOR.BP.BC.No15/21.06.201/2020-21 September 29, 2020 All Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Capital Regulations - Review of transitional arrangements Please refer to circular DOR.BP.BC.No.45/21.06.201/2019-20 dated March 27, 2020 on ‘Basel III Capital Regulations - Review of transitional arrangements’. 2. In view of the continuing stress on account of COVID-19, it has been decided to de

RBI/2020-21/34DOR.No.BP.BC/13/21.04.048/2020-21 September 7, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks)All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/District Central Co-operative BanksAll All-India Financial InstitutionsAll Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam / Dear Sir, Resolution Framework for COVID-19-related Stress – Financial Parameters Please refer

RBI/2020-21/28 DoR (PCB).BPD.Cir.No.2/12.05.001/2020-21 August 26, 2020 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Submission of returns under Section 31 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) – Extension of time In terms of section 31 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (“the Act”) read with Section 56 the Act [as amended by the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020], accounts and balance-sheet referred to in sec

RBI/2020-21/24 DoR (NBFC) (PD) CC. No.117/03.10.001/2020-21 August 13, 2020 All Core Investment Companies (CICs) Madam/Dear Sir, Review of Guidelines for Core Investment Companies Please refer to the report of the Working Group (WG) to Review the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs), constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Tapan Ray, former Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The report of the WG was p

RBI/2020-21/23 DoR (PCB). BPD. Cir. No.1/13.05.001/2020-21 August 12, 2020 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, System-based asset classification - UCBs Please refer to the Master Circular DCBR.BPD. (PCB) MC No.12/09.14.000/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 containing consolidated instructions on income recognition, asset classification, provisioning and other related matters. 2. In order to improve the efficiency, transparency

RBI/2020-21/20 DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 August 6, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline Please refer to the circular DBR.Leg.BC.25./09.07.005/2015-16 dated July 2, 2015 on the subject. The instructions on opening of current accounts by banks have been reviewed and the revised instructions are as under: i. No bank shall open current accounts for customers who have availe

RBI/2020-21/17 DOR.No.BP.BC/4/21.04.048/2020-21 August 6, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks)All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative BanksAll All-India Financial InstitutionsAll Non-Banking Financial Companies Dear Sir/ Madam, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector – Restructuring of Advances Please refer to the circular DOR.No.BP.BC.34/21

RBI/2020-21/18 DOR.No.BP.BC/5/21.04.201/2020-21 August 6, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam Basel III Capital Regulations – Treatment of debt mutual funds/ETFs Please refer to our circular DBR.No.BP.BC.1/21.06.201/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015, on Basel III capital regulations. 2. In terms of para 8.4.1 of the circular, capital charge for equities is applicable to units of mutual funds. It has now bee

RBI/2020-21/16 DOR.No.BP.BC/3/21.04.048/2020-21 August 6, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam / Dear Sir, Resolution Framework for COVID-19-related Stress The Reserve Bank of India (Prudent

RBI/2020-21/15 DOR (NBFC).CC.PD.No.116/22.10.106/2020-21 July 24, 2020 To Non-Banking Financial Companiesand Asset Reconstruction Companiesimplementing Indian Accounting Standards Madam / Sir, Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards Please refer to paragraph 3 of the Annex to our circular DOR (NBFC).CC.PD.No.109/22.10.106/2019-20 dated March 13, 2020, on the captioned subject, in terms of which any net unrealised gains arising on fair valuation of financial inst

RBI/2020-21/12 DOR (NBFC).CC.PD.No.115/03.10.001/2020-21 July 10, 2020 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Exemption from Registration as NBFC – Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) A reference is invited to para 5 of Master Directions on Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934 dated August 25, 2016. Venture capital fund companies, holding a certificate of registration obtained under section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of Indi

RBI/2020-21/11 DoR (NBFC) (PD) CC. No. 114/03.10.001/2020-21 July 06, 2020 All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Extension of timeline for finalization of audited accounts Please refer to para 18(2) of the Master Direction on Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 and Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016, as per which every appl

RBI/2020-21/09 DoR.BP.BC.No.01/21.04.048/2020-21 July 1, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Scheduled RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Distressed Assets Fund - Subordinate Debt for Stressed MSMEs Please refer to the circular No.170/2020-21 dated June 24, 2020 issued by the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) regarding the captioned scheme. As the credit facilities extended under the above scheme are backed by a guarantee from CGTMSE,

RBI/2020-21/01 DoR (NBFC) (PD) CC.No.113/03.10.001/2020-21 July 01, 2020 All NBFCs/HFCs Madam/Dear Sir, Special liquidity scheme for NBFCs/HFCs The Government of India has approved a scheme to improve the liquidity position of NBFCs/HFCs through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to avoid any potential systemic risks to the financial sector. To be eligible under the Scheme, the following conditions should be met: NBFCs including Microfinance Institutions that are registe

RBI/2019-20/255DoR.BP.BC.No.76/21.06.201/2019-20 June 21, 2020 All Member Lending Institutions(All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Scheduled RRBs)(NBFCs including HFCs eligible under the captioned scheme)(All India Financial Institutions - Small Industries Development Bank of India, National Housing Bank, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Export-Import Bank of India) Dear Sir/ Madam, Assignment of Risk Weights on Credit Facilities (Guarantee

RBI/2019-20/245 DOR.No.BP.BC.72/21.04.048/2019-20 May 23, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); All India Financial Institutions (NABARD, NHB, EXIM Bank, and SIDBI); All Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC-ND-SI) and Deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC-D). Madam/Dear Sir, COVID19 Regulatory Package – Review of Resolution Timelines under the Prudential Framework on Resolution o

RBI/2019-20/246 DOR.DIR.BC.No.73/04.02.002/2019-20 May 23, 2020 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All Primary Urban Co-operative Banks1 All Small Finance Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Pre-shipment and Post-shipment Export Credit – Extension of Period of Advance Please refer to the Master Circular on ‘Rupee / Foreign Currency Export Credit and Customer Service to Exporters’ issued vide DBR.No.DIR.BC.14/04.02.002/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 and other associated c

RBI/2019-20/244 DOR.No.BP.BC.71/21.04.048/2019-20 May 23, 2020 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, COVID-19 – Regulatory Package Please refer to the Circular DOR.No.BP.BC.47/21.04.048/