Notifications

RBI/2025-26/61 DOR.LIC.REC.36/16.13.218/2025-26 June 20, 2025 All Small Finance Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Review of Priority Sector Lending norms - Small Finance Banks Please refer to the ‘Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector’ dated November 27, 2014 and the ‘Guidelines for ‘on-tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector’ released by Reserve Bank on December 5, 2019. In terms of paragraph II (9) of the aforesaid Licensing Guidelines, a small finance bank (SFB) is required to extend 75 per cent of its Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) to the sectors eligible for classification as priority sector lending (PSL) by the Reserve Bank. Further, while 40 per cent of its ANBC should be allocated to different sub-sectors under PSL as per the extant PSL prescriptions, the bank can allocate the balance 35 per cent to any one or more sub-sectors under the PSL where it has competitive advantage.

RBI/2025-26/60 DOR. AML.REC. 35 /14.06.001/2025-26 June 19, 2025 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Addition of 01 Entry

RBI/2025-26/58 DOR.AML.REC.33/14.06.001/2025-26 June 16, 2025 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities Madam/Dear Sir, Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Removal of 01 Entry

RBI/2025-26/57 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S168/31-12-011/2025-2026 June 16, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam /Dear Sir, Review of instructions issued vide Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission

RBI/2025-26/55 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 07 June 13, 2025 All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks Madam / Sir, Import of Shipping Vessel - Relaxation Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category - I banks is invited to Para C.1 of Master Direction – Import of Goods and Services (MD-Imports) dated January 01, 2016.

RBI/2025-26/54 IDMD.RD.S390/10.18.060/2025-26 June 12, 2025 All Market Participants Madam/Sir, Stripping/Reconstitution in State Government Securities

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT) CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI 400 001 Notification No. FEMA 10 (R)(6)/2025-RB April 29, 2025 Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India makes the following amendment in the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2015 [Notification No. FEMA 10(R)/2015-RB dated January 2

RBI/2025-26/ DoR.RET.REC.22 /12.01.001/2025-26 June 06, 2025 All banks, Madam / Sir, Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements - Change in Bank Rate Please refer to Chapter VIII of Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions – 2021 as well as our circular DoR.RET.REC.16/12.01.001/2025-26 dated April 09, 2025 on the captioned subject.

RBI/2025-26/46 DoR.RET.REC.23/12.01.001/2025-26 June 06, 2025 All banks, Madam / Sir, Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) Please refer to our circular DoR.RET.REC.52/12.01.001/2024-25 dated December 06, 2024 and relative notification on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in the Governor’s Statement dated June 06, 2025, it has been decided to reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of all banks by 100 basis points in four equal tranches of 25 basis points each to 3.0 per cent of net demand and time Liabilities (NDTL). Accordingly, banks are required to maintain the CRR at 3.75 per cent

RBI / 2025-26 / 43 REF. No.MPD.BC. 400/07.01.279/2025-26 June 6, 2025 All Primary Dealers, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers

RBI/2025-26/42 FMOD.MAOG.No.152/01.01.001/2025-26 June 06, 2025 All Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) participants Madam/Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Change in rates

RBI/2025-26/41 DoR.RET.REC.21/12.07.160/2025-26 May 27, 2025 All Banks, Madam / Sir, Inclusion of “The Vishweshwar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune” in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 It is advised that “The Vishweshwar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune” has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.REG./LIC.No.S75/08.27.300/2025-26 dated April 07, 2025 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated May 09, 2025. Yours faithfully, (Manoranjan Padhy) Chief General Manager

RBI/2025-26/40 May 23, 2025 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 6 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir Reporting on FIRMS portal – Issuance of Partly Paid Units by Investment Vehicles Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category - I banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (hereinafter referred as ‘Rules’), notified by the Central Government on October 17, 2019, which have been amended through the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024 vide S.O. 1361(E), dated March 14, 2024, enabling issuance of

RBI/2025-26/39 FIDD.CO.GSSD.BC.No 06/09.16.003/2025-26 May 21, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks & Small Finance Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Withdrawal of Master Circular on Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and related circulars

RBI/2025-2026/37 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 05/2025-26 May 16, 2025 All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Exim Bank’s GOI-supported Line of Credit (LOC) for USD 700 million to the Govt. of Mongolia (GO-MNG), for financing construction of Crude Oil Refinery Plant in Mongolia

RBI/2025-26/35 FMRD.FMD.No.01/14.01.006/2025-26 May 08, 2025 To, All Authorised Persons Madam/Sir, Dear Sir, Investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Corporate Debt Securities through the General Route – Relaxations

1. Introduction This Framework for Formulation of Regulations (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Framework’) lays down the broad principles for formulation and amendment of Regulations by the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter referred to as "the Bank"). The Framework seeks to standardize the process of making Regulations in a transparent and consultative manner after conducting impact analysis

RBI/2025-26/34 DIT.CO.No.S-106/07.71.039/2025-26 April 28, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled 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) All Primary Dealers All Non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs) All Credit Information Companies (CICs) Madam / Dear Sir, Processing of Regulatory Authorisations/ Licenses/ Approvals through PRAVAAH

RBI/2025-26/33 DCM.RMMT.No.S312/20-02-001/2025-2026 April 28, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Dispensation of ₹100 and ₹200 denomination banknotes through ATMs