Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2025-2026/75 DOR.AML.REC.46 /14.01.001/2025-26 |
14.08.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) (2nd Amendment) Directions, 2025 | |
| RBI/2025-2026/74 DoR.MCS.REC.47/01.01.028/2025-26 |
14.08.2025 | Department of Regulation | Compliance with Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated April 30, 2025 in the matter of Pragya Prasun and Ors. vs Union of India (W.P.(C) 289 of 2024) and Amar Jain vs Union of India & Ors. (W.P.(C) 49 of 2025) | All Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All All-India Financial Institutions All Credit Information Companies All Payment System Providers/ System Participants All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange |
| RBI/2025-2026/73 CO.DPSS.RLPD.No.S536/04-07-001/2025-2026 |
13.08.2025 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Introduction of Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in Cheque Truncation System/ National Payment Corporation of India |
| RBI/2025-2026/72 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 09 |
12.08.2025 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment in Government Securities by Persons Resident Outside India through Special Rupee Vostro account | All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks |
| RBI/2025-2026/140 DOR.STR.REC.45/13.07.010/2025-26 |
06.08.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities) Directions, 2025 | Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks); Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)/ State Co-operative Banks (StCBs)/ Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs); All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs); Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) including Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) |
| RBI/2025-2026/139 DOR.STR.REC.44 /13.07.010/2025-26 |
06.08.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025 | Commercial Banks (excluding Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks); All-India Financial Institutions; and, Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies). |
| RBI/2025-2026/71 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.08 |
05.08.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2025-2026/138 DOR.STR.REC.43/21.04.048/2025-26 |
29.07.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Investment in AIF) Directions, 2025 | Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks), Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Co-operative Banks, All-India Financial Institutions, Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2025-26/69 DoR.RET.REC.41/12.07.160/2025-26 |
25.07.2025 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “Ahmednagar Merchant’s Co-op. Bank Ltd., Ahmednagar” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Banks |
| RBI/2025-26/70 DoR.RET.REC.42/12.07.160/2025-26 |
25.07.2025 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “Deogiri Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Banks |
| RBI/2025-26/67 DoR.RET.REC.40/12.07.160/2025-26 |
17.07.2025 | Department of Regulation | Inclusion of “NSDL Payments Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Banks |
| RBI/2025-2026/66 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No. 08/05.05.010/2025-26 |
11.07.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral - Voluntary Pledge of Gold and Silver as Collateral for Agriculture and MSME Loans | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks) All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2025-2026/64 DoR.MCS.REC.38/01.01.001/2025-26 |
02.07.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025 | All commercial banks (excluding payments banks), co-operative banks, NBFCs and All India Financial Institutions |
| 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/2025-26/47 DOR.CRE.REC.26/21.01.023/2025-26 | 06.06.2025 | Department of Regulation | Reserve Bank of India (Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral) Directions, 2025 | |
| 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/FED/2025-2026/135 FED Master Direction No.04/2025-26 |
22.04.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999, dated April 22, 2025 (Updated as on April 24, 2025) | All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks |
| RBI/2025-2026/18 DOR.CRE.REC.No.13/07.10.002/2025-26 | 01.04.2025 | Department of Banking Regulation | Master Circular - Management of Advances - UCBs | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/08 DOR.CAP.REC.2/21.06.201/2024-25 | 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/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/2024-2025/132 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) |
| RBI/DOR/2024-25/129 DOR.CAP.REC.No.70/21.06.201/2024-25 |
25.03.2025 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Regional Rural Banks) Directions, 2025 | All Regional Rural Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/119 DOR.CRE.REC.63/21.06.001/2024-25 |
25.02.2025 | Department of Regulation | Review of Risk Weights on Microfinance Loans | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/126 FMRD.FMD.No.10/14.01.006/2024-25 |
07.01.2025 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025 (Updated as on August 12, 2025) | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2024-25/14 DOR.RET.REC.10/12.07.160/2024-25 | 05.04.2024 | Department of Regulation | Exclusion of “Kapol Co-operative Bank Limited” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 | All Commercial and Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/DCM/2024-25/114 DCM (CC) No.G-2 /03.35.01/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | 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/DCM/2024-25/113 DCM (CC) No.G-3 /03.41.01/2024-25 | 01.04.2024 | 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 Officers All banks |
| RBI/2023-24/129 DoS.CO.ARG/SEC.11/08.91.001/2023-24 | 01.03.2024 | Department of Regulation | Review of Guidelines - Withdrawal of Circulars | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, All Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) |
| RBI/2023-24/107 DoS.CO.CSITEG/SEC.7/31.01.015/2023-24 | 07.11.2023 | Department of Supervision | Master Direction on Information Technology Governance, Risk, Controls and Assurance Practices | The Chairman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); Small Finance Banks; Payments Banks; Non-Banking Financial Companies; Credit Information Companies; and All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NaBFID, NHB and SIDBI) |
| RBI/2023-24/51 DOR.CRE.REC.No.27/07.10.002/2023-24 | 25.07.2023 | Department of Regulation | Master Circular - Management of Advances - UCBs | All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks |
| RBI/2022-2023/110 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.12 | 22.08.2022 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Directions, 2022 (dated August 22, 2022) (Supersedes | All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/83 DOR.ACC.REC.No.45/21.04.018/2021-22 | 30.08.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction on Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures (Updated as on July 03, 2025) | All Commercial Banks and Primary (urban) Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/80 DOR.No.RET.REC.32/12.01.001/2021-22 | 20.07.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions - 2021 (Updated as on December 16 2024) | |
| RBI/FIDD/2020-2021/72 Master Directions FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.5/04.09.01/2020-21 | 04.09.2020 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Directions – Priority Sector Lending (PSL) – Targets and Classification dated September 04, 2020 [superseded by Master Directions - Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Directions, 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] |
| RBI/DBR/2015-2016/18 Master Direction DBR.AML.BC.No.81/14.01.001/2015-16 | 29.05.2019 | Department of Banking Regulation | Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 (Updated as on August 14, 2025) | RBI |
| RBI/DNBR/2017-2018/57 Master Direction DNBR (PD) 090/ 03.10.124/ 2017-18 | 04.10.2017 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company - Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 (Updated as on February 27, 2025) | |
| RBI/FIDD/2017-2018/56 Master Direction FIDD.MSME & NFS.12/06.02.31/2017-18 | 24.07.2017 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Direction - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector (Updated as on July 23, 2025) | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/DNBR/2016-2017/46 Master Direction DNBR.PD.009/03.10.119/2016-17 | 02.09.2016 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Master Direction- Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on September 06, 2024) | |
| RBI/DoR(NBFC)/2016-17/39 Master Direction DoR(NBFC).PD.003/03.10.119/2016-17 | 25.08.2016 | Department of Non Banking Regulation | Master Direction - Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on August 01, 2025) | |
| RBI/FED/2015-2016/7 FED Master Direction No. 12/2015-16 | 04.01.2016 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Direction - Acquisition or Transfer of Immovable Property under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on September 01, 2022) | All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks and Authorised Banks |
| RBI/FED/2015-2016/11 FED Master Direction No. 16/2015-16 | 04.01.2016 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Direction - Export of Goods and Services (Updated as on August 05, 2025) | |
| RBI/2015-2016/211 Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 | 22.10.2015 | Department of Banking Regulation | Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 (Updated as on March 25, 2025) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) |
| RBI/2015-2016/96 Master Circular No. 15/2015-16 (Updated upto October 30, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Foreign Investment in India | All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/92 Master Circular No.10/2015-16 (As updated on September 10, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities | All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange |
| RBI/2015-2016/41 Master Circular No. 11/2015-16 | 01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad | All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks |
| RBI/2015-2016/33 Master Circular No. 12/2015-16 (Updated upto October 06, 2015) |
01.07.2015 | Foreign Exchange Department | Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits | All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks and Authorised banks |
| RBI/2014-2015/456 IDMD(DGBA).CDD.No. 3476/13.01.999/2014-15 | 06.02.2015 | Internal Debt Management Department | Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities - Cumulative, 2013 - Early repayment/redemption | The Chairman & Managing Director Head Office (Government Accounts Department) State Bank of India & Associate Banks All Nationalised Banks ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd., and Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL). |
| RBI/2014-2015/81 RPCD.CO.RRB.No.BL.BC.4 /03.05.90/2014-15 | 01.07.2014 | Rural Planning and Credit Department | RRBs - Master Circular on Branch Licensing | The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks |
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