General Notification for Sale and Issue of Government of India Securities (including Treasury Bills and Cash Management Bills)

RBI/2024-25/133 Ref.No.IDMD.2320/08.01.01/2024-25 March 27, 2025 All participants in the Government Securities market. Madam/Sir, General Notification for Sale and Issue of Government of India Securities (including Treasury Bills and Cash Management Bills) Please refer to our circulars IDMD.2592/08.01.01/2017-18 dated April 09, 2018, forwarding therewith a copy of the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 issued […]

Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 – Amendment

RBI/2024-25/132 DoR.AUT.REC.71/23.67.001/2024-25 March 25, 2025 Madam/Dear Sir Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 – Amendment Government of India, vide its press release ID 2115009 dated March 25, 2025 regarding Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) has decided to discontinue the Medium Term and Long Term Government Deposit (MLTGD) components of GMS with effect from March 26, 2025. Accordingly, […]

Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Regional Rural Banks) Directions, 2025

RBI/DOR/2024-25/129 DOR.CAP.REC.No.70/21.06.201/2024-25 March 25, 2025 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Regional Rural Banks) Directions, 2025 The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued several guidelines / instructions / directives on Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Regional […]

Master Directions – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Directions, 2025

RBI/FIDD/2024-25/128 Master Directions FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.13/04.09.001/2024-25 March 24, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Master Directions – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Directions, […]

Priority Sector Lending Certificates

RBI/2024-25/131 FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.No.12/04.09.001/2024-25 March 24, 2025 The Chairman / Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer[All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks)/ Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ Local Area Banks] Madam/ Dear Sir, Priority Sector Lending Certificates Please refer to para (v) of the Annex to circular RBI/2015-16/366/ FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.23/04.09.01/2015-16 dated April 07, 2016 on the captioned subject. 2. The […]

Review of Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Target – Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

RBI/2024-25/130 DOR.CRE.REC.69/07.10.002/2024-25 March 24, 2025 Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks other than Salary Earners’ Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Review of Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Target – Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) In terms of paragraph 3 of the circular DOR (PCB).BPD.Cir No.10/13.05.000/2019-20 dated March 13, 2020, read with paragraph 2 of the circular DOR.CRE.REC.18/07.10.002/2023-24 dated June […]

Treatment of Right-of-Use (ROU) Asset for Regulatory Capital Purposes

RBI/2024-25/128 DOR.CAP.REC.No.68/21.01.002/2024-25 March 21, 2025 Dear Sir/Madam, Treatment of Right-of-Use (ROU) Asset for Regulatory Capital Purposes Please refer to: a) Paragraphs 5.1.25 and 107.2 of the Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) – Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 – (definition of Owned Fund and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) […]

Amortisation of additional pension liability – Implementation of Pension Scheme in Regional Rural Banks with effect from November 1, 1993 – Prudential Regulatory Treatment

RBI/2024-2025/127 DOR.ACC.REC.No.67/21.04.018/2024-25 March 20, 2025 Madam / Sir, Amortisation of additional pension liability – Implementation of Pension Scheme in Regional Rural Banks with effect from November 1, 1993 – Prudential Regulatory Treatment In terms of NABARD circular NB.DoS.Pol.HO/2533/J-1/2019-20 dated December 12, 2019, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) were earlier permitted to amortise their pension liability on […]