RBI/FED/2025-26/32 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular. No 04/2025-26 April 24, 2025 To, All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Amendments to Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category - I banks is invited to Directions for compounding of contraventions under FEMA, 1999, issued videA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 17/2024-25 dated October 1, 2024and Master Directions on co...

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RBI/2025-26/31 DCM (NPD) No.S287/18.00.014/2025-26 April 24, 2025 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Note Sorting Machines: Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards -Revised Timeline for Implementation Reference is invited to ourcircular DCM (NPD) No. S2193/09.45.000/2024-25 dated October 30, 2024on “Note Sorting Machines - Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards”. 2. In view of represen...

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RBI/2025-26/30 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 03 April 23, 2025 To, All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks Madam / Sir, Exports through warehouses in ‘Bharat Mart’ in UAE – relaxations Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I banks (AD banks) is invited to Clause (a) of Sub regulation 1 of Regulation 9 of Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) Regulations, 2015 {Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/2015-RB} and Para C.6 and C.13 of...

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RBI/FED/2025-26/135 FED Master Direction No.04/2025-26 April 22, 2025, To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 The provisions of section 15 of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) [hereinafter referred to as ‘FEMA, 1999’], enable compounding of contraventions and, empowers the Reserve Bank to compound any contravention as defined under sec...

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RBI/FED/2025-26/29 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular. No 02/2025-26 April 22, 2025 To, All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Amendments to Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) Category - I banks is invited to the Guidelines for compounding of contraventions under FEMA, 1999, issued videA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 17/2024-25 dated October 1, 2024. 2. The provision contained at...

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RBI/2025-26/28 CO.DIT.DCD.No.S81/01-71-110/2025-26 April 22, 2025 All Commercial Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Circular - Migration to '.bank.in' domain Please refer to para 4 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 7, 2025, on "Enhancing Trust in the Financial Sector through 'bank.in' and 'fin.in' domains...

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RBI/2025-26/27 DOR.LRG.REC.18/03.10.001/2025-26 April 21, 2025 Madam / Dear Sir, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) – Review of haircuts on High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) and review of composition and run-off rates on certain categories of deposits Please refer tocircular DBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 09, 2014on ‘Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liqu...

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RBI/2025-26/26 DOR.MCS.REC.17/01.01.003/2025-26 April 21, 2025 All Commercial Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks All State Co-operative Banks and District Central Co-operative Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Opening of and operation in deposit accounts of minors Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines in the past to banks on opening of and operations in the deposit accounts of minors. A review of the existing guidelines has been made with a view to rationalise an...

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RBI/2025-26/25 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.05/02.08.001/2025-26 April 11, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Lead Banks concerned Madam/ Dear Sir, Reorganisation of Districts in the State of Rajasthan – Review of Lead Bank Responsibility The Government of Rajasthan had notified reorganisation of districts in the State vide Gazette Notifications Sr.P.9(21)Raj-1/2024-(1 to 9), all dated December 29, 2024. 2. As nine districts have been m...

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RBI/2025-26/24 REF.No.MPD.BC.399/07.01.279/2025-26 April 09, 2025 All Primary Dealers, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers As announced in today’sbi-monthly Monetary Policy Resolution, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.00 per cent, with immediate effect. 2. Accordingly, the ...

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RBI/2025-26/23 DoR.RET.REC.16/12.01.001/2025-26 April 09, 2025 All banks, Madam / Sir, Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements-Change in Bank Rate Please refer to Chapter VIII ofMaster Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions – 2021as well as ourcircular DoR.RET.REC.57/12.01.001/2024-25 dated February 07, 2025on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in theMonetary Policy Statement 2025-...

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RBI/2025-26/22 FMOD.MAOG.No.151/01.01.001/2025-26 April 09, 2025 All Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) participants Madam/Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Change in rates As announced in theMonetary Policy Statement dated April 09, 2025, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the policy repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to6.00 per centwith immediate effect. 2. Consequently...

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RBI/2025-26/21 DOR.CO.SOG(Leg) No.15/09.08.024/2025-26 April 8, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir Review of Regulatory Guidelines – Withdrawal of Circulars As a sequel to the recommendations of Regulation Review Authority (RRA) 2.0, a further review has been undertaken on the existing regulatory guidelines on cheques. Accordingly, the circulars listed in ‘Annex’ are withdrawn with immediate effect. Your...

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RBI/2025-26/20 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 01 April 03, 2025 To, All Authorized Persons Madam / Sir Limits for investment in debt and sale of Credit Default Swaps by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 1 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 notified videNotification No. FEMA. 396/2019-RB dated October 17, 2019as amended from time to time and the rel...

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RBI/2025-26/17 DOR.CRE.REC.No.11/07.10.002/2025-26 April 1, 2025 All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Master Circular - Housing Finance for UCBs Please refer to theMaster Circular DOR.CRE.REC.No.6/07.10.002/2024-25 dated April 2, 2024on the captioned subject, consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to UCBs till April 01, 2024. Attached is the revisedMaster Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued upto March 31, 2025 on the ...

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RBI/2025-26/134 DOR.SOG(SPE).REC.8/13.03.00/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All banks authorised to operate in India Madam/ Sir, Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2025 Please refer toMaster Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated March 3, 2016, andMaster Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 dated May 12, 2016. 2. In ord...

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RBI/2025-26/16 DOR.CRE.REC.No.12/08.12.001/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular – Housing Finance Please refer to theMaster Circular DOR.CRE.REC.No.07/08.12.001/2024-25 dated April 02, 2024consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till April 01, 2024 relating to Housing Finance. Attached is the revisedMaster Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued upto March 31, 2025 on ...

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RBI/2025-26/15 DOR.CRE.REC.No.05/21.04.172/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Circular - Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Please refer to ourMaster Circular DOR.CRE.REC.No.17/21.04.172/2024-25 dated April 24, 2024on the captioned subject. Attached is the revised Master Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued as on date on the above matter, as listed in the Annex. It may be ...

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RBI/2025-26/14 DOR.STR.REC.10/21.04.048/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular - Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs Please refer to ourMaster Circular DOR.STR.REC.9/21.04.048/2024-25 dated April 02, 2024consolidating instructions / guidelines issued to banks till March 31, 2024 on matters relating to prudential norms on income rec...

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RBI/2025-26/13 DOR.STR.REC.9/21.04.048/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular - Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances Please refer to theMaster Circular DOR.STR.REC.8/21.04.048/2024-25 dated April 2, 2024consolidating instructions / guidelines issued to banks till March 31, 2024 on matters relating to prudential norms on income recognition, asset classific...

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RBI/2025-26/12 DOR.STR.REC.06/13.07.010/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payment Banks and RRBs) Dear Sir / Madam Master Circular - Guarantees and Co-acceptances Please refer to theMaster Circular DOR.STR.REC.2/13.07.010/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till March 31, 2024, relating to Guarantees and Co-acceptances. Attached is the revisedMaster Circular, updated to reflect all instr...

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RBI/2025-26/11 DoR.STR.REC 07/09.27.000/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Circular - Guarantees, Co-acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs Please refer to ourMaster Circular DoR.STR.REC.3/09.27.000/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024on the captioned subject. Attached is the revisedMaster Circular, updated to reflect all instructions issued up to March 31, 2025 on the above ma...

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RBI/2025-26/133 DCM (NE) No.G-5/08.07.18/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, read with sections 28, 38, 39, 58(1) and 58(2)(q) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from time-to-time issues guidelines / instruct...

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RBI/2025-26/10 DOR.MRG.No.4/21.04.141/2025-26 April 1, 2025 Madam / Sir, Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of the Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2023 TheReserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of the Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2023 were issued on September 12, 2023. Based on the market experience and practices by banks, clarifications on a few important aspects of the Direct...

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RBI/2025-26/09 DOR.CAP.REC.03/09.18.201/2025-26 April 01, 2025a All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Master Circular - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to ourMaster Circular DOR.CAP.REC.5/09.18.201/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024on the captioned subject. 2. The enclosedMaster Circularconsolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject issued up to March 31, 2025 as l...

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RBI/2025-26/132 DCM (FNVD)/G4/16.01.05/2025-26 April 01, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2025 – Detection, Reporting and Monitoring In exercise of powers conferred under Section 35A and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from time-to-time issues guidelines/ instructions / directives to the banks on detection, reporting and m...

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RBI/2025-26/08 DOR.CAP.REC.2/21.06.201/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations Please refer to theMaster Circular No. DOR.CAP.REC.4/21.06.201/2024-25 dated April 01, 2024, consolidating therein the prudential guidelines on Basel III capital adequacy issued to banks till that date. 2. The instructions cont...

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RBI/2025-26/07 DoR.HGG.GOV.No.1/18.10.010/2025-26 April 1, 2025 The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Master Circular on Board of Directors - UCBs Please refer to ourMaster Circular DoR.HGG.GOV.No.1/18.10.010/2024-25 dated April 1, 2024on the captioned subject (available at RBI websitewww.rbi.org.in). The enclosedMaster Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject issued ...

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RBI/2025-26/06 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S2/31-12-010/2025-2026 April 1, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam / Dear Sir Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission Please refer to ourMaster Circular RBI/2024-25/07; CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S2/31-12-010/2024-2025 dated April 1, 2024on the above subject. We have now revised and updated the Master Circular which consolidates important instructions on the subject issued by the Reserve Bank of India til...

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RBI/2025-26/05 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1/31.02.007/2025-26 April 01, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir Master Circular - Disbursement of Government Pension by Agency Banks Please refer to ourMaster Circular RBI/2024-25/06 dated April 01, 2024on the above subject. We have revised and updated the Master Circular which consolidates important instructions on the subject issued by the Reserve Bank of India till March 31, 2025. 2. A copy of the revisedMaster Circularis enclos...

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