Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
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RBI/2025-2026/63 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S 339/02-01-001/2025-2026 |
27.06.2025 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Aadhaar Enabled Payment System – Due Diligence of AePS Touchpoint Operators | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Cooperative Banks / State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks / National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) |
RBI/2025-2026/62 DoR.SOG (DEA Fund) No.37/30.01.002/2025-26 |
25.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | The Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund Scheme, 2014 – Revised Operational Guidelines | All the banks covered under the DEA Fund Scheme, viz., Commercial Banks (including RRBs, LABs, SFBs and PBs) and all Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-26/61 DOR.LIC.REC.36/16.13.218/2025-26 |
20.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Review of Priority Sector Lending norms - Small Finance Banks | All Small Finance Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/60 DOR. AML.REC. 35 /14.06.001/2025-26 |
19.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Addition of 01 Entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
RBI/2025-2026/59 DOR.STR.REC.34/21.04.048/2025-26 |
19.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025 | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks but excluding Payments Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks), All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) (including Housing Finance Companies), All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks, All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) |
RBI/2025-2026/58 DOR.AML.REC.33/14.06.001/2025-26 |
16.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Removal of 01 Entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
RBI/2025-26/56 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.07/09.09.001/2025-26 | 16.06.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) | The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) |
RBI/2025-26/52 DOR.AML.REC. 31/14.01.001/2025-26 | 12.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Updation/ Periodic Updation of KYC – Revised Instructions | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
RBI/2025-26/51 DOR.SOG(LEG).REC/ 32/ 09.08.024/2025-26 |
12.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Inoperative Accounts/ Unclaimed Deposits in Banks - Revised Instructions (Amendment) 2025 | All Commercial Banks (including RRBs) and all Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-26/51 DOR.AML.REC. 30/14.01.001/2025-26 | 12.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) (Amendment) Directions, 2025 | |
RBI/2025-26/50 DOR.STR.REC.29 /21.06.008/2025-26 | 09.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Basel III Capital Regulations - External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) (excluding Local Area Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) |
RBI/2025-26/49 DoR.CRE.REC.28/07.10.002/2025-26 | 09.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Non-achievement of PSL targets – Prudential treatment of contribution towards eligible funds with NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and MUDRA Ltd. | Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks |
RBI/2025-26/48 DOR.CRE.REC.27/21.01.003/2025-26 | 09.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Large Exposures Framework – Amendment in the list of exempted exposures | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
RBI/2025-26/46 DoR.RET.REC.23/12.01.001/2025-26 | 06.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) | All banks |
RBI/2025-26/45 DoR.RET.REC.22 /12.01.001/2025-26 | 06.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements-Change in Bank Rate | All banks |
RBI/2025-26/44 DoR.FIN.REC. 25/03.10.038/2025-26 | 06.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Review of Qualifying Assets Criteria | All Non-Banking Financial Companies - Microfinance Institutions |
RBI/2025-26/41 DoR.RET.REC.21/12.07.160/2025-26 |
27.05.2025 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “The Vishweshwar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Banks, |
RBI/2025-2026/39 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No 06/09.16.003/2025-26 |
22.05.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Withdrawal of Master Circular on Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and related circulars | The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks |
RBI/2025-26/38 DoR.RET.REC.20/12.07.160/2025-26 | 21.05.2025 | Department of Regulation | Alteration in the name of “North East Small Finance Bank Limited” to “slice Small Finance Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All banks |
RBI/2025-2026/36 DOR.STR.REC.19/21.07.001/2025-26 |
08.05.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Digital Lending) Directions, 2025 | All Commercial Banks, All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, Central Co-operative Banks, All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies), and All All-India Financial Institutions. |
RBI/2025-2026/33 DCM.RMMT.No.S312/20-02-001/2025-2026 |
28.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Dispensation of ₹100 and ₹200 denomination banknotes through ATMs | The Chairman / Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
RBI/DCM/2025-26/136 DCM (CC) No.G-3/03.41.01/2025-26 |
25.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction on Framework of incentives for Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme for bank branches including currency chests | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All banks |
RBI/2025-26/31 DCM (NPD) No. S287/ 18.00.014/ 2025-26 |
24.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Note Sorting Machines: Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards -Revised Timeline for Implementation | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/27 DOR.LRG.REC.18/03.10.001/2025-26 |
21.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) – Review of haircuts on High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) and review of composition and run-off rates on certain categories of deposits | All Commercial Banks (excluding Payments Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks) |
RBI/2025-2026/26 DOR.MCS.REC.17/01.01.003/2025-26 |
21.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Opening of and operation in deposit accounts of minors | All Commercial Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-26/25 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.05/02.08.001/2025-26 |
11.04.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Reorganisation of Districts in the State of Rajasthan – Review of Lead Bank Responsibility | The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks concerned |
RBI/2025-26/23 DoR.RET.REC.16/12.01.001/2025-26 | 09.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements-Change in Bank Rate | All banks |
RBI/2025-2026/21 DOR.CO.SOG(Leg) No.15/09.08.024/2025-26 |
08.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Review of Regulatory Guidelines – Withdrawal of Circulars | All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/19 DoR.CRE.REC.14/07.10.002/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/18 DOR.CRE.REC.No.13/07.10.002/2025-26 | 01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Management of Advances - UCBs | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
RBI/DOR/2025-2026/134 DOR.SOG(SPE).REC. 8/13.03.00/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2025 | All banks authorised to operate in India |
RBI/2025-26/15 DOR.CRE.REC.No.05/21.04.172/2025-26 | 01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
RBI/2025-26/133 DCM (NE) No.G-5 /08.07.18/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/14 DOR.STR.REC.10/21.04.048/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular- Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs | The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/13 DOR.STR.REC.9/21.04.048/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances | All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
RBI/2025-2026/12 DOR.STR.REC.06/13.07.010/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payment Banks and RRBs) |
RBI/2025-26/11 DoR.STR.REC 07/09.27.000/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs | The Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/10 DOR.MRG.No.4/21.04.141/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of the Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2023 | All commercial banks (excluding regional rural banks) |
RBI/2025-26/13 DOR.CAP.REC.03/09.18.201/2025-26 | 01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular- Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) | |
RBI/2024-25/08 DOR.CAP.REC.4/21.06.201/2024-25 | 01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) |
RBI/DCM/2025-26/132 DCM (FNVD)/G4/16.01.05/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2025 – Detection, Reporting and Monitoring | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/07 DoR.HGG.GOV.No.1/18.10.010/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular on Board of Directors - UCBs | The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
RBI/2025-26/04 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.03/02.01.001/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular – Lead Bank Scheme | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer SLBC/UTLBC Convenor Banks/Lead Banks |
RBI/2025-2026/03 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.02/09.09.001/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) | The Chairman/ Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks) |
RBI/DCM/2025-2026/131 DCM (CC) No.G-1/03.44.001/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction – Scheme of Penalties for bank branches and currency chests for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All banks |
RBI/2025-26/02 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.01/09.01.003/2025-26 | 01.04.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) | The Chairman/Managing Director & CEOPublic Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks) |
RBI/2025-26/01 FIDD.CO.FID.BC. No.4/12.01.033/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
RBI/DCM/2025-26/130 DCM (CC) No.G-2/03.35.01/2025-26 |
01.04.2025 | Department of Currency Management | Master Direction on Penal Provisions in reporting of transactions / balances at Currency Chests | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer (All banks having Currency Chests) |
RBI/DOR/2024-25/135 DOR.STR.REC.72/21.04.048/2024-25 | 29.03.2025 | Department of Regulation | Revised norms for Government Guaranteed Security Receipts (SRs) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Cooperative Banks All All-India Financial Institutions All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
RBI/2024-25/132 DoR.AUT.REC.71/23.67.001/2024-25 |
25.03.2025 | Department of Regulation | Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 – Amendment | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (other than Regional Rural Banks) |
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