Reserve Bank of India - 2024
RBI Master Circulars / Directions for 2024-25
- Government Debt Relief Schemes (DRS)
- Introduction of beneficiary bank account name look-up facility for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) Systems
- Reporting Platform for transactions undertaken to hedge price risk of gold
- Unified Payments Interface (UPI) access for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) through third-party applications
- Credit Flow to Agriculture – Collateral free agricultural loans
- Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
- Interest Rates on Foreign Currency (Non-resident) Accounts (Banks) [FCNR(B)] Deposits
- Amendment to Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode
- Inoperative Accounts / Unclaimed Deposits in banks
- Operational framework for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investment to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
- Reporting of Foreign Exchange Transactions to Trade Repository
- ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Inclusion of Sovereign Green Bonds
- Amendment to the Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016
- Note Sorting Machines: Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards
- Directions for Central Counterparties (CCPs)
- RBI (Access Criteria for NDS-OM) Directions, 2024
- Facilitating accessibility to digital payment systems for Persons with Disabilities - Guidelines
- Submission of information to Credit Information Companies (CICs) by ARCs
- Implementation of Credit Information Reporting Mechanism subsequent to cancellation of licence or Certificate of Registration
- Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit
- Due diligence in relation to non-resident guarantees availed by persons resident in India
- Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999
- Gold loans - Irregular practices observed in grant of loans against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery
- Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit
- Implementation of Section 12A of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005: Designated List (Amendments)
- The Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000
- Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) for Resident Individuals- Discontinuation of Reporting of monthly return
- Review of Extant Instructions – Withdrawal of Circulars
- Scheme for Trading and Settlement of Sovereign Green Bonds in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in India
- Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit
- Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions
- Review of Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017
- Review of Risk Weights for Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)
- Review of regulatory framework for HFCs and harmonisation of regulations applicable to HFCs and NBFCs
- Frequency of reporting of credit information by Credit Institutions to Credit Information Companies
- Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Loans for Agriculture and Allied Activities availed through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) during the financial year 2024-25
- Prudential Treatment of Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve by Co-operative Banks
- Guidelines on treatment of Dividend Equalisation Fund (DEF)- Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)
- ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for Investment by Non-residents in Government Securities – Exclusion of new issuances in 14-year and 30-year tenor securities
- Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)
- Small Value Loans – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)
- Bank Finance against Shares and Debentures
- Domestic Money Transfer – Review of Framework
- Withdrawal of Circulars – Internal Review
- Basel III Capital Regulations - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies (ECAI)
- Remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)
- Release of foreign exchange for Miscellaneous Remittances
- Online submission of Form A2: Removal of limits on amount of remittance
- Exclusion of “Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Limited” from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
- Priority Sector Lending – Amendments to the Master Directions
- International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) – Opening of additional Current Account for settlement of trade transactions
- Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Directions, 2022 - Investments in Overseas Funds
- Amendment to Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016
- Instructions on Money Changing Activities
- Internal Review – Interim Recommendations – Withdrawal of Circulars
- Issuance of partly paid units to persons resident outside India by investment vehicles under Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019
- Margin for Derivative Contracts
- FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 - Amendment to Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations
- Banks' Exposure to Capital Market - Issue of Irrevocable Payment Commitments (IPCs)
- Fair Practices Code for Lenders – Charging of Interest
- Voluntary transition of Small Finance Banks to Universal Banks
- Limits for investment in debt and sale of Credit Default Swaps by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)
- Unauthorised foreign exchange transactions
- Dealing in Rupee Interest Rate Derivative products - Small Finance Banks
- Key Facts Statement (KFS) for Loans & Advances
- Hedging of Gold Price Risk in Overseas Markets
- CIMS Project Implementation - Submission of Statutory Returns (Form A, Form VIII and Form IX) on CIMS Portal
- Investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)
- Currency Chests (CCs) operations on March 31, 2024
- Special Clearing Operations on March 30 & 31, 2024
- Reassignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
- Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2023-24)
- Omnibus Framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) for Regulated Entities (REs) of the Reserve Bank of India
- All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2024 (Sunday)
- Cut-off time for uploading of GST, ICEGATE and TIN 2.0 luggage files
- Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions for March 2024
- Amendment to the Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022
- Arrangements with Card Networks for issue of Credit Cards
- Money Transfer Service Scheme - Submission of Statement on CIMS
- Review of Guidelines - Withdrawal of Circulars
- Capital Adequacy Guidelines – Review of Trading Book
- Appointment/re-appointment of Director, Managing Director or Chief Executive Officer in Asset Reconstruction Companies
- Amendment to Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments
- Inclusion of Clearing Corporation of India Limited as a Financial Information Provider under Account Aggregator Framework
- Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit
- Exclusion of “Rupee Co-operative Bank Limited” from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
- Review of Fixed Remuneration granted to Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
- Participation of Indian Banks on India International Bullion Exchange IFSC Limited (IIBX)
- Action against Paytm Payments Bank Ltd under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 [Press Release]
- Guidelines on import of gold by Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) holders under the India-UAE CEPA as notified by–The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
- Streamlining of Internal Compliance monitoring function – leveraging use of technology
- Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Norms for inclusion
- Guidelines on Appointment / Re-appointment of Statutory Auditors of State Co-operative Banks and Central Co-operative Banks
- Credit/Investment Concentration Norms – Credit Risk Transfer
- Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings – Hedging of foreign exchange risk
- Amendment to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC
- Inoperative Accounts /Unclaimed Deposits in Banks- Revised Instructions
- Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposits for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)
