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Date of Publication |
| Banker and Debt Manager to Government |
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| Master Directions on Relief/Savings Bonds |
Jul 03, 2018 |
| Master Directions on Relief/Savings Bonds |
Jul 04, 2017 |
| Master Direction – Operational Guidelines for Primary Dealers (Updated as on November 22, 2018) |
Jul 01, 2016 |
| Co-operative Banking |
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| Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) / State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) / Central Cooperative Banks (CCBs) |
Jul 15, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks) Directions, 2023 |
Apr 01, 2023 |
| Master Direction - Amalgamation of Urban Cooperative Banks, Directions, 2020 |
Mar 23, 2021 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on January 01, 2024) |
May 12, 2016 |
| Commercial Banking |
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| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) Directions, 2025 |
January 6, 2025 |
| Master Direction on Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters |
Jul 30, 2024 |
| Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) and All India Financial Institutions |
Jul 15, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory Returns) Directions - 2024 |
Feb 27, 2024 |
| Master Direction on Information Technology Governance, Risk, Controls and Assurance Practices |
Nov 07, 2023 |
| Master Direction - Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2023 |
Sep 12, 2023 |
| Master Direction on Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk |
Jun 26, 2023 |
| Master Direction on Outsourcing of Information Technology Services |
Apr 10, 2023 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights in Banking Companies) Directions, 2023 |
Jan 16, 2023 |
| Master Direction – Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 (Updated as on March 07, 2024) |
Apr 21, 2022 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) |
Mar 14, 2022 |
| Master Direction – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Local Area Banks (Directions), 2021 (Updated as on April 08, 2024) |
Oct 26, 2021 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Standard Assets) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 05, 2022) |
Sep 24, 2021 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on December 28, 2023) |
Sep 24, 2021 |
| Master Direction on Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures (Updated as on April 01, 2024) |
Aug 30, 2021 |
| Master Direction - Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2021 (Updated as on December 8, 2022) |
Aug 25, 2021 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions - 2021 (Updated as on December 16, 2024) |
Jul 20, 2021 |
| Master Direction on Digital Payment Security Controls |
Feb 18, 2021 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (‘Fit and Proper’ Criteria for Elected Directors on the Boards of PSBs) Directions, 2019 (Updated as on June 03, 2020) |
Aug 02, 2019 |
| Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 (Updated as on November 6, 2024) |
May 29, 2019 |
| Master Directions on Frauds – Classification and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs (Updated as on July 03, 2017) |
Jul 01, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements of All India Financial Institutions - Presentation, Disclosure and Reporting) Directions, 2016 |
Jun 23, 2016 |
| Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India (Financial Services provided by Banks) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on August 10, 2021) |
May 26, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Ownership in Private Sector Banks, Directions, 2016 |
May 12, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks, Directions, 2016 |
Apr 21, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Advances) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on September 12, 2023) |
Mar 03, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on June 07, 2024) |
Mar 03, 2016 |
| Prior Approval for acquisition of shares or voting rights in Private Sector Banks: Directions, 2015 |
Nov 19, 2015 |
| Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 (Updated as on August 04, 2022) |
Oct 22, 2015 |
| Consumer Education and Protection |
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| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Internal Ombudsman for Regulated Entities) Directions, 2023 |
Dec 29, 2023 |
| Financial Inclusion and Development |
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| Master Directions – Priority Sector Lending (PSL) – Targets and Classification (Updated as on June 21, 2024) |
Sep 04, 2020 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2018 – RRBs |
Oct 17, 2018 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2018 – SCBs |
Oct 17, 2018 |
| Master Direction - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector (Updated as on June 11, 2024) |
Jul 24, 2017 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by banks in areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2017 |
Jul 05, 2017 |
| Financial Market |
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| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Access Criteria for NDS-OM) Directions, 2025 |
February 7, 2025 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-resident Investment in Debt Instruments) Directions, 2025 |
January 7, 2025 |
| Reserve Bank of India (Access Criteria for NDS-OM) Directions, 2024 |
October 18, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2024 |
May 08, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of original or initial maturity upto one year) Directions, 2024 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Foreign Exchange Management (Hedging of Commodity Price Risk and Freight Risk in Overseas Markets) Directions, 2022 (Updated as on April 15, 2024) |
Dec 12, 2022 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Variation Margin) Directions, 2022 |
Jun 01, 2022 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2022 (Updated as on January 01, 2025) |
Feb 10, 2022 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Market-makers in OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2021 |
Sep 16, 2021 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Certificate of Deposit) Directions, 2021 |
Jun 04, 2021 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on June 08, 2023) |
Apr 01, 2021 |
| Master Direction on Money Market Instruments: Call/Notice Money Market, Commercial Paper, Certificates of Deposit and Non-Convertible Debentures (original maturity up to one year) |
Jul 07, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings (Updated as on May 03, 2024) |
Jul 05, 2016 |
| Foreign Exchange Management |
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| Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Directions, 2022 (dated August 22, 2022) (Supersedes Master Direction – Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad (Updated as on June 24, 2021)) |
Aug 22, 2022 |
| Master Direction - External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations (Updated as on December 22, 2023) (Supersedes Master Direction - External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credit, Borrowing and Lending in Foreign Currency by Authorised Dealers and Persons other than Authorised Dealers (Updated as on November 22, 2018)) |
Mar 26, 2019 |
| Master Direction – Foreign Investment in India (Updated as on January 20, 2025) |
Jan 04, 2018 |
| Master Direction – Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) (Updated as on February 29, 2024) |
Feb 23, 2017 |
| Master Direction - Insurance (Updated as on December 07, 2021) |
Nov 17, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Establishment of Branch Office (BO)/ Liaison Office (LO)/ Project Office (PO) or any other place of business in India by foreign entities (Updated as on May 18, 2021) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad (Updated as on June 24, 2021) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 dated October 01, 2024 (Supersedes Master Direction- Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999, (Updated as on May 24, 2022)) |
Jan 04, 2016
WITHDRAWN |
| Master Direction – Borrowing and Lending transactions in Indian Rupee between Persons Resident in India and Non-Resident Indians/ Persons of Indian Origin |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) (Updated as on September 06, 2024) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Other Remittance Facilities (Updated as on September 06, 2024) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Acquisition or Transfer of Immovable Property under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on September 01, 2022) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Remittance of Assets (Updated as on April 28, 2016) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Deposits and Accounts (Updated as on January 16, 2025) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Import of Goods and Services (Updated as on August 29, 2024) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on September 16, 2024) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Miscellaneous (Updated as on November 12, 2018) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses (Updated as on December 22, 2022) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services (Updated as on January 16, 2025) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Money Changing Activities (Updated as on May 29, 2024) |
Jan 04, 2016 |
| Issuer of Currency |
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| Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2024 – Detection, Reporting and Monitoring |
Apr 01, 2024 |
| Master Direction on Penal Provisions in reporting of transactions / balances at Currency Chests |
Apr 01, 2024 |
| Master Direction on Framework of incentives for Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme for bank branches including currency chests |
Apr 01, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Scheme of Penalties for bank branches and Currency Chests for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public |
Apr 01, 2024 |
| Master Direction on Framework of Incentives for Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme for bank branches including currency chests based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public |
Apr 03, 2023 |
| Master Direction – Scheme of Penalties for bank branches and Currency Chests for deficiency in rendering customer service to the members of public |
Apr 03, 2023 |
| Master Direction on Penal Provisions in reporting of transactions/ balances at Currency Chests |
Apr 03, 2023 |
| Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2023 - Detection, Reporting and Monitoring |
Apr 03, 2023 |
| Master Direction – Facility for Exchange of Notes and Coins (Updated as on May 15, 2023) |
Apr 03, 2023 |
| Master Direction on Penal Provisions in deficiencies in reporting of transactions/ balances at Currency Chests |
Apr 01, 2022 |
| Master Direction on Framework of Incentives for Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme for bank branches including currency chests based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public |
Apr 01, 2022 |
| Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting / Wrong Reporting / Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances |
Apr 01, 2021 |
| Master Direction on “Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES)” for bank branches including currency chests based on performance in rendering customer service to members of public |
Apr 01, 2021 |
| Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public (Updated as on January 6, 2020) |
Jul 01, 2019 |
| Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting / Wrong Reporting / Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances (Updated as on October 03, 2019) |
Jul 01, 2019 |
| Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting / Wrong Reporting / Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances |
Jul 05, 2018 |
| Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public |
Jul 05, 2018 |
| Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting/Wrong Reporting/Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances |
Oct 12, 2017 |
| Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting/Wrong Reporting/Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances |
Jul 20, 2016 |
| Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public |
Jul 20, 2016 |
| Non-banking |
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| Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) (including Housing Finance Companies) |
Jul 15, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction Companies) Directions, 2024 (Updated as on January 21, 2025) |
Apr 24, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) |
Oct 19, 2023 |
| Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Regulations on Basel III Capital Framework, Exposure Norms, Significant Investments, Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio Norms and Resource Raising Norms for All India Financial Institutions) Directions, 2023 (Updated as on February 17, 2025) |
Sep 21, 2023 |
| Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021 (Updated as on October 10, 2024)) |
Feb 17, 2021 |
| Master Direction - Fit and Proper Criteria for Sponsors - Asset Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 |
Oct 25, 2018 |
| Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 (Updated as on September 09, 2024) |
Oct 04, 2017 |
| Master Direction - Information Technology Framework for the NBFC Sector |
Jun 08, 2017 |
| Master Directions - Mortgage Guarantee Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) |
Nov 10, 2016 |
| Master Direction- Non-Banking Financial Company Returns (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 |
Sep 29, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Companies Auditor’s Report (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 |
Sep 29, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 |
Sep 29, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on September 06, 2024) |
Sep 02, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 |
Sep 01, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 |
Sep 01, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on October 10, 2023) |
Aug 25, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on October 11, 2024) |
Aug 25, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934 (Updated as on April 01, 2022) |
Aug 25, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 |
Aug 25, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Standalone Primary Dealers (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on October 10, 2024) |
Aug 25, 2016 |
| Master Direction - Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 22, 2019) |
Aug 25, 2016 |
| Payment and Settlement System |
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| Master Directions on Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for non-bank Payment System Operators |
Jul 30, 2024 |
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Bharat Bill Payment System) Directions, 2024 |
Feb 29, 2024 |
| Master Directions on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) (Updated as on December 27, 2024) |
Aug 27, 2021 |
| Master Direction on Issuance and Operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments (Updated as on November 17, 2020) |
Oct 11, 2017 |
| Master Directions on Access Criteria for Payment Systems (Updated as on July 28, 2021) |
Jan 19, 2017 |
