Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2025

RBI/2025-26/96
DOR.STR.REC.60/21.04.048/2025-26
 

November 14, 2025

Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2025
 

Chapter I: Preliminary
 

Preamble

1. Reserve Bank is statutorily mandated to operate the credit system of the country to its advantage. In this endeavour, and with a view to mitigating the burden of debt servicing brought about by trade disruptions caused by global headwinds and to ensure the continuity of viable businesses, Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, issues these Directions hereinafter specified.

 

2. These Directions are being issued in exercise of powers conferred by sections 21, 35A and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, sections 45JA, 45L and 45M of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, section 6 of the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, sections 30A, 32 and 33 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 and section 11 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.
 

Short Title and Commencement
 

3. These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India (Trade Relief Measures) Directions, 2025.
 

4. These Directions shall come into force immediately.
 

Applicability

 

5. These Directions shall be applicable to the following entities, hereinafter referred to as a Regulated Entity (RE) and collectively as Regulated Entities (REs), as the context may require:

 

1. Commercial Banks,

2. Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks,

3. Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies),

4. All-India Financial Institutions, and

5. Credit Information Companies (only with reference to paragraph 16 of these Directions).

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