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Latest RBI Circulars, Notifications & Updates
RBI Circulars are official directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the RBI Act, 1934 and the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. They cover banking regulation, monetary policy, FEMA compliance, foreign exchange management, and NBFC rules in India. This page tracks all latest RBI circulars, master directions, notifications, and press releases.
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Reserve Bank of India issues Consolidated Supervisory Directions
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RBI Consolidates 628 Circulars into 64 Master Directions (2026)
RBI's Department of Supervision has replaced 628 circulars and Master Circulars with 64 consolidated Master Directions across 11 entity types, effective July 31, 2026.
Reserve Bank of India issues Consolidated Supervisory Directions
31 July 2026Eff. 31 July 2026
9 min
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RBI Issues Amendment Directions on Interest Rate on Deposits Across Six Bank Categories 2026
RBI's July 30, 2026 Amendment Directions tighten bulk-deposit rate disclosure timing (by 10:10 am daily) and mandate uniform pricing across branches for Commercial, Small Finance, RRB, Payments, Local Area and Urban Co-operative Banks. Effective October 1, 2026.
31 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
9 min
RBI issues Draft (Securitisation Transactions) Amendment Directions
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RBI Draft Securitisation Amendment Directions 2026 - Demat SNs, Rs.1 Cr Ticket
RBI's draft Securitisation Transactions Amendment Directions, 2026 amend the 2025 Directions for Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, NBFCs and All India FIs, mandating dematerialised securitisation notes with a Rs.1 crore minimum ticket size. Comments due August 27, 2026.
RBI issues Draft (Securitisation Transactions) Amendment Directions
28 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
13 min
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Matters to be placed before the Boards of the Banks’
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RBI Overhauls "Matters to be Placed Before the Board" Framework for Banks — Governance Amendment Directions 2026
RBI issued Governance Amendment Directions (July 14, 2026) for Commercial, Small Finance, Payments and Local Area Banks, replacing the "seven broad themes" with principle-based guidance and detailed Appendix lists of matters for Board approval/review/delegation, effective October 1, 2026.
RBI Issues Amendment Directions on ‘Matters to be placed before the Boards of the Banks’
15 July 2026Eff. 1 October 2026
10 min
RBI invites public comments on the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights) Amendment Directions, 2026”
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RBI Proposes One-Time Approval for Mutual Funds, Insurers, Pension Funds Re-Acquiring Bank Shares — Draft Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI's draft Amendment Directions, 2026 (Commercial, Small Finance, Payments, Local Area Banks) let mutual funds, insurers and pension funds get one-time approval for subsequent major shareholding acquisitions up to 10% in a bank. Comments due 4 August 2026.
RBI invites public comments on the draft “Reserve Bank of India (Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights) Amendment Directions, 2026”
14 July 2026
12 min
Voluntary Surrender of Certificate of Registration by NBFCs (including HFCs) for Cancellation – Application Form and Indicative Checklist
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RBI Creates 'Type I NBFC' Category and Opens Deregistration Window — NBFC Registration Amendment Directions, 2026
RBI's April 29, 2026 Amendment Directions create 'Type I/Type II NBFC' categories, effective July 1, 2026. NBFCs below ₹1,000 crore without public funds/customer interface may deregister via PRAVAAH by Dec 31, 2026; CoR surrender form revised June 30, 2026.
Voluntary Surrender of Certificate of Registration by NBFCs (including HFCs) for Cancellation – Application Form and Indicative Checklist
30 June 2026Eff. 1 July 2026
19 min
RBI issues Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2026
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RBI Issues Master Direction on Credit Derivatives, 2026 — Introduces TRS and Credit Index Products
RBI's Master Direction – Credit Derivatives, 2026 (effective June 25, 2026) introduces CDS and TRS on corporate bonds, plus exchange-traded credit index derivatives, supersedes 2022 norms, and permits FPI participation in CDS up to 5% of corporate bond stock.
RBI issues Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2026
26 June 2026Eff. 25 June 2026
20 min
RBI releases draft Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Secondary Market Transactions in Government Securities) Directions, 2026
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RBI Releases Draft Master Direction on Secondary Market Transactions in Government Securities, 2026
RBI has released a draft Master Direction consolidating rules for outright, 'When Issued', and short sale transactions in Government securities, superseding 30+ existing circulars. Banks, dealers, and investors can submit comments by July 17, 2026.
RBI releases draft Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Secondary Market Transactions in Government Securities) Directions, 2026
25 June 2026
19 min
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RBI Overhauls Customer Liability Framework for Digital Banking Fraud, Adds Compensation Scheme — Effective January 1, 2027
RBI's seven Amendment Directions (June 24, 2026) replace the narrower unauthorised-transaction liability rule with a wider fraudulent-EBT framework, cap complaint resolution at 45/60 days, and launch a new small-value fraud compensation scheme, effective January 1, 2027.
25 June 2026Eff. 1 January 2027
14 min
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RBI Overhauls NBFC Upper Layer Identification: ₹1 Lakh Crore Asset Threshold, Government NBFC Inclusion and Concentration Norm Reforms — Amendment Directions 2026
RBI replaces complex NBFC-UL scoring methodology with a simple ₹1,00,000 crore asset threshold, brings Government NBFCs under Scale Based Regulation, and withdraws their concentration norm exemptions. Effective June 24, 2026.
25 June 2026Eff. 24 June 2026
21 min
RBI issues draft ‘Guidance on Regulatory Principles for Model Risk Management’
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RBI Draft Guidance on Model Risk Management 2026: Board-Level MRMF, AI Kill Switches, Kill-Switch Mandates & Third-Party Accountability — Public Comments by July 24
RBI released draft 'Guidance on Regulatory Principles for Model Risk Management 2026' (PR 2026-2027/528) on June 24, 2026. Applies to all models across 11 RE categories. Mandates Board-approved MRMF, risk tiering, AI kill switches, third-party accountability. Comments by July 24, 2026.
RBI issues draft ‘Guidance on Regulatory Principles for Model Risk Management’
24 June 2026
24 min
Reserve Bank of India (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions, 2026
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RBI Issues Master Direction on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) 2026
RBI issued final TReDS Master Directions 2026 (RBI/DPSS/2026-27/406) on June 23, 2026. MSME seller due diligence removed, ₹25 crore net worth mandated (existing operators by Mar 31, 2028), credit guarantee from GoI trusts permitted, re-discounting enabled.
Reserve Bank of India (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Directions, 2026
24 June 2026Eff. 23 June 2026
19 min
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