RBI launches 2 key surveys

Mumbai, Jun 1, 2026

Synopsis
The Reserve Bank of India has initiated its annual surveys for the 2025-26 period. These surveys will gather crucial data on mutual funds' foreign financial liabilities and assets. Additionally, information on computer software and IT-enabled services exports will be collected. The collected data is vital for compiling India's external sector statistics.

The RBI on Monday announced the launch of the 2025-26 round of its annual survey to collect information from mutual funds on their external financial liabilities and assets at the end of March of 2025-26.

The results of the 2025-26 round of survey on 'Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Mutual Funds' are used in the compilation of India's external sector statistics, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said.

The central bank has also launched its annual survey on Computer Software and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) Exports for 2025-26.

The survey collects data on various aspects of computer services exports and exports of information technology-enabled services and business process outsourcing (BPO) services.

The aggregated results of this survey are also used in the compilation of the country's external sector statistics.

[The Economic Times]