Index to RBI Circulars - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
Index to RBI Circulars
| Circular Number | Date Of Issue | Department | Subject | Meant For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI/DOR/2021-22/89 DoR.FIN.REC.95/03.10.038/2021-22 | 14.03.2022 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) | All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ District Central Co-operative Banks All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Microfinance Institutions and Housing Finance Companies) |
| RBI/2021-2022/156 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 | 10.02.2022 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | ‘Voluntary Retention Route’ (VRR) for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) investment in debt | To All Authorized Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/155 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 23 | 10.02.2022 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Transactions in Credit Default Swap (CDS) by Foreign Portfolio Investors - Operational Instructions | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/88 FMRD.DIRD.10/14.03.004/2021-22 | 10.02.2022 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2022 | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/147 IDMD.PDRD.No.S1617/03.64.023/2021-22 | 04.01.2022 | Internal Debt Management Department | Retail Direct Scheme - Market Making | All Primary Dealers |
| RBI/2021-2022/146 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1264/02-14-003/2021-2022 | 03.01.2022 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | 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/2021-2022/142 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-1211/02-14-003/2021-22 | 23.12.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Restriction on storage of actual card data [i.e. Card-on-File (CoF)] | All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/130 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.18 | 16.11.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) - Interim Recommendations - Withdrawal of Circular | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/120 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 16 | 08.11.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in Debt - Review | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/DOR/2021-22/87 DOR.CAP.REC.No.61/21.01.002/2021-22 | 26.10.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Local Area Banks (Directions), 2021 (Updated as on April 08, 2024) | All Local Area Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/114 IDMD.CDD.1100 /14.04.050/2021-22 | 22.10.2021 | Internal Debt Management Department | Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme of the Government of India (GoI) - Procedural Guidelines - Consolidated (Updated as on October 04, 2022) | All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL) BSE & NSE Depositories Clearing Corporation of India Limited |
| No. FEMA.396(1)/2021-RB | 13.10.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021 | |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/86 DOR.STR.REC.51/21.04.048/2021-22 | 24.09.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 28, 2023) | 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) |
| RBI/2021-2022/96 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-516/02-14-003/2021-22 | 07.09.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Tokenisation - Card Transactions: Permitting Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) Services | All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
| 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 April 01, 2024) | All Commercial Banks and Primary (urban) Cooperative Banks |
| RBI/DPSS/2021-22/82 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-479/02.14.006/2021-22 | 27.08.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Master Directions on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) (Updated as on February 23, 2024) | All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks) and System Participants |
| RBI/DOR/2021-2022/81 DOR.MRG.42/21.04.141/2021-22 | 25.08.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction - Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2021 (Updated as on December 8, 2022) | All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) |
| RBI/2021-2022/92 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-469/02-14-003/2021-22 | 25.08.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Tokenisation - Card Transactions : Extending the Scope of Permitted Devices | The Chief Executive Officer / President All authorised card networks |
| RBI/2021-2022/76 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-384/02.32.001/2021-2022 | 03.08.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Framework for Outsourcing of Payment and Settlement-related Activities by Payment System Operators | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Non-Bank Payment System Operators |
| 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 September 25, 2023) | |
| RBI/2021-2022/59 DOR.ACC.REC.No.23/21.02.067/2021-22 | 24.06.2021 | Department of Regulation | Declaration of dividends by NBFCs | All Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) |
| RBI/2021-2022/54 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S188/02-27-020/2021-2022 | 14.06.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Bharat Bill Payment System - Addition of Biller Category | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. / Bharat Bill Payment System Providers / System Participants and prospective Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units |
| RBI/2021-2022/48 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.06 | 04.06.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Payment of margins for transactions in Government Securities by Foreign Portfolio Investors | All Authorised Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/44 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 05 | 31.05.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Government Securities: Medium Term Framework (MTF) | All Authorized Persons |
| RBI/2021-2022/41 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-106/02-14-003/2021-2022 | 21.05.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Relaxation in timeline for compliance with various payment system requirements | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-Bank PPI Issuers / Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants |
| RBI/2021-2022/38 A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 04 | 12.05.2021 | Foreign Exchange Department | Sponsor Contribution to an AIF set up in Overseas Jurisdiction, including IFSCs | All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/12 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.03/09.16.03/2021-22 | 05.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) | The Chairman & Managing Director/CEO All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/11 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No.05/09.09.001/2021-22 | 05.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Credit facilities to Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) | The Chairman & Managing Director \ CEO All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/04 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.02/02.01.001/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Lead Bank Scheme | The Chairmen/ Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers SLBC/ UTLBC Convenor Banks / Lead Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/09 FIDD.CO.FID.BC.No.06/12.01.033/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2021-2022/05 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC.No.04/09.01.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) | The Chairman/ Managing Director & CEO Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks). |
| RBI/2021-2022/06 FIDD.GSSD.BC.No.01/09.10.01/2021-22 | 01.04.2021 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Credit Facilities to Minority Communities | The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks (Excluding RRBs and Foreign banks with less than 20 branches) |
| RBI/2020-2021/117 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S33/02-14-008/2020-2021 | 31.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways | All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants |
| RBI/2020-2021/116 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 14 | 31.03.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI): Investment limits | All Authorized Persons |
| RBI/2020-2021/114 DPSS.CO.RPPD.No./SUO 28065/03.01.02/2020-21 | 26.03.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Special Clearing operations on March 31, 2021 | The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India |
| RBI/2020-2021/105 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 12 | 26.02.2021 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Defaulted Bonds - Relaxations | All Authorised persons |
| RBI/2020-2021/73 DOR.FIN.HFC.CC.No.120/03.10.136/2020-21 | 17.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) | |
| RBI/2020-2021/94 DOR.No.MRG.BC.39/21.04.141/2020-21 | 05.02.2021 | Department of Regulation | SLR holdings in HTM category | All Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/82 DPSS.CO.OD No.901/06.24.001/2020-21 | 05.01.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Introduction of Legal Entity Identifier for Large Value Transactions in Centralised Payment Systems | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of member banks participating in RTGS / NEFT |
| RBI/2020-2021/81 DPSS.CO.AD No.900/02.29.005/2020-21 | 05.01.2021 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Operationalisation of Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme (Updated as on June 09, 2022) | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Card Issuing and Acquiring Banks and Non-banks / Authorised Card Networks |
| RBI/2020-2021/78 FMRD.DIRD.01/14.01.001/2020-21 | 04.12.2020 | Financial Markets Regulation Department | Regional Rural Banks - Access to Call/Notice/Term Money Market | All Eligible Market Participants |
| RBI/2020-2021/73 DPSS.CO.OD.No.753/06.08.005/2020-21 | 04.12.2020 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Authorisation of entities for operating a Payment System under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act) - Introduction of Cooling Period | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Non-bank Payment System Operators |
| RBI/2020-2021/71 DPSS.CO.PD No.752/02.14.003/2020-21 | 04.12.2020 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Card transactions in Contactless mode - Relaxation in requirement of Additional Factor of Authentication | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks |
| RBI/2020-2021/68 DPSS.CO.PD.No.660/02.14.008/2020-21 | 17.11.2020 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Maintenance of Escrow Account with a Scheduled Commercial Bank | All Scheduled Commercial Banks / Authorised Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers / Payment Aggregators / Payment System Providers / System Participants |
| RBI/2020-2021/54 DoR.No.BP.BC.22/21.04.141/2020-21 | 12.10.2020 | Department of Regulation | SLR holdings in HTM category | All Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/39 FIDD.GSSD.CO.BC. No.06/09.01.01/2020-21 | 18.09.2020 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) | The Chairman/ Managing Director & CEO Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks (including Small Finance Banks) |
| 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 (Updated as on June 21, 2024) | 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/2020-2021/29 DoR.No.BP.BC.9/21.04.141/2020-21 | 01.09.2020 | Department of Regulation | SLR holdings in HTM category (Amended) | All Commercial Banks |
| RBI/2020-2021/22 DPSS.CO.PD.No.115/02.14.003/2020-21 | 06.08.2020 | Department of Payment and Settlement Systems | Offline Retail Payments using Cards / Wallets / Mobile Devices - Pilot | The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators (Banks and Non-banks) |
| RBI/2020-2021/05 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.1/02.01.001/2020-21 | 01.07.2020 | Financial Inclusion and Development Department | Master Circular - Lead Bank Scheme | The Chairmen/ Managing Directors/ Chief Executive Officers SLBC/ UTLBC Convenor Banks / Lead Banks |
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