Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/2025-2026/63 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/2025-2026/57 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S168/31-12-011/2025-2026 |
16.06.2025 | Department of Government and Bank Accounts | Review of instructions issued vide Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission | All Agency Banks |
| RBI/FMRD/2025-26/137 FMRD.MIOD.No. 02/14.03.027/2025-26 |
16.06.2025 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Electronic Trading Platforms) Directions, 2025 | All operators of Electronic Trading Platforms |
| 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/2025-26/55 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 07 | 13.06.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | Import of Shipping Vessel - Relaxation | All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks |
| RBI/2025-26/54 IDMD.RD.S390/10.18.060/2025-26 | 12.06.2025 | Stripping/Reconstitution in State Government Securities | All Market Participants | |
| 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) |
| Notification No. FEMA 10 (R)(6)/2025-RB | 06.06.2025 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 | |
| RBI/2025-26/47 DOR.CRE.REC.26/21.01.023/2025-26 | 06.06.2025 | Reserve Bank of India (Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral) Directions, 2025 | ||
| 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 / 43 REF. No.MPD.BC. 400/07.01.279/2025-26 |
06.06.2025 | Monetary Policy Department | Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers | All Primary Dealers |
| RBI/2025-26/42 FMOD.MAOG.No.152/01.01.001/2025-26 |
06.06.2025 | Financial Markets Operation Department | Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Change in rates | All Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) participants |
| 07.05.2025 | Policy Statement: Framework for Formulation of Regulations | |||
| 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 | All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised 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/2025-26/17 DOR.CRE.REC.No.11/07.10.002/2025-26 | 01.04.2025 | Master Circular - Housing Finance for 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/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/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/2024-2025/133 Ref.No.IDMD.2320/08.01.01/2024-25 |
27.03.2025 | Internal Debt Management Department | General Notification for Sale and Issue of Government of India Securities (including Treasury Bills and Cash Management Bills) | All participants in the Government Securities market |
| RBI/FIDD/2024-25/128 Master Directions FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.13/04.09.001/2024-25 |
24.03.2025 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | 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/2024-2025/123 DOR.AML.REC.65/14.06.001/2024-25 |
15.03.2025 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 12 Entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2024-2025/121 DOR. AML.REC.64/14.06.001/2024-25 |
27.02.2025 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 01 Entry | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| 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 May 08, 2025) | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2024-25/100 DOR.STR.REC.54/21.04.048/2024-25 |
31.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Government Debt Relief Schemes (DRS) | All Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Cooperative Banks & Central Cooperative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) All All-India Financial Institutions |
| RBI/2024-2025/99 CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S987/ 04.03.001/ 2024-25 |
30.12.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Introduction of beneficiary bank account name look-up facility for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) Systems | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in RTGS and NEFT systems |
| RBI/2024-2025/98 FMRD.FMD.No. 08/02.03.185/2024-25 |
27.12.2024 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Reporting Platform for transactions undertaken to hedge price risk of gold | All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/97 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S972/02-14-006/2024-25 |
27.12.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Unified Payments Interface (UPI) access for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) through third-party applications | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and System Participants |
| RBI/2024-2025/96 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.10/05.05.010/2024-25 |
06.12.2024 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Credit Flow to Agriculture – Collateral free agricultural 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/2024-2025/95 DoR.RET.REC.52/12.01.001/2024-25 |
06.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) | All Banks |
| RBI/2024-25/94 DoR.SPE.REC.No.51/13.03.00/2024-2025 |
06.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Interest Rates on Foreign Currency (Non-resident) Accounts (Banks) [FCNR(B)] Deposits | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks All Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ DCCBs /State Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/2024-2025/93 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S908/02-14-003/2024-25 |
04.12.2024 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Amendment to Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks) |
| RBI/2024-2025/92 DOR. AML.REC.50 /14.06.001/2024-25 |
04.12.2024 | Department of Regulation | Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 03 Entries | The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities |
| RBI/2024-25/91 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.12/11.01.005/2024-25 |
02.12.2024 | Department of Supervision | Inoperative Accounts / Unclaimed Deposits in banks | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural banks) |
| 19.11.2024 | Foreign Exchange Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 |
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