Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

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Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

RBI/2025-26/241
DOR.MRG.REC.No.436/21-01-002/2025-26

March 10, 2026

Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

Please refer to paragraph 77 on ‘Treatment of total counterparty credit risk’ of the Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025. It has been decided to amend these instructions to provide greater clarity and to largely align them with international standards.

2. Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in this regard, RBI being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Amendment Directions hereinafter specified.

3. (i) These instructions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026.

(ii) These Amendment Directions shall come into effect from the date of issue.

4. The Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025, are amended as provided below:

4.1. In paragraph 77(1), the following note shall be inserted in the end, namely: –

“Note: For computation of capital requirement on a consolidated basis, an AIFI shall include CCR exposures of all entities required to be consolidated in terms of Section B ‘Scope of application of capital adequacy framework’ under Chapter II of these Directions.”.