The existing set of Master Circulars issued by RBI on various subjects will stand withdrawn with the issue of the Master Direction on the subject. The Master Directions consolidate instructions on rules and regulations framed by the Reserve Bank under various Acts including banking issues and foreign exchange transactions.
Banker and Debt Manager to Government |
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| Jul 03, 2018 | |||
| Master Directions on Relief/Savings Bonds | |||
| Jul 01, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Operational Guidelines for Primary Dealers (Updated as on November 22, 2018) | |||
Co-operative Banking |
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| May 12, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks – Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 | |||
Commercial Banking |
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| Aug 02, 2019 | |||
| 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) | |||
| May 29, 2019 | |||
| Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 (Updated as on April 20, 2020) | |||
| Jul 01, 2016 | |||
| Master Directions on Frauds – Classification and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs (Updated as on July 03, 2017) | |||
| Jun 23, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements of All India Financial Institutions – Presentation, Disclosure and Reporting) Directions, 2016 | |||
| May 26, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India (Financial Services provided by Banks) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on September 25, 2017) | |||
| May 12, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Ownership in Private Sector Banks, Directions, 2016 | |||
| Apr 21, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks, Directions, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Issue and Pricing of shares by Private Sector Banks, Directions, 2016 | |||
| Mar 03, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Advances) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 26, 2020) | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 22, 2019) | |||
| Nov 19, 2015 | |||
| Prior Approval for acquisition of shares or voting rights in Private Sector Banks: Directions, 2015 | |||
| Oct 22, 2015 | |||
| Gold Monetisation Scheme, 2015 (Updated as on August 16, 2019) | |||
Financial Inclusion and Development |
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| Aug 01, 2019 | |||
| Master Direction – Priority Sector Lending – Small Finance Banks – Targets and Classification (Updated as on March 12, 2020) | |||
| Jun 27, 2019 | |||
| Master Direction – Regional Rural Banks – Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification (Updated as on June 18, 2019) | |||
| Oct 17, 2018 | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2018 – RRBs | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2018 – SCBs | |||
| Jul 24, 2017 | |||
| Master Direction – Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector (Updated as on April 25, 2018) | |||
| Jul 05, 2017 | |||
| Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Relief Measures by banks in areas affected by Natural Calamities) Directions 2017 | |||
| Jul 07, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification (Updated as on December 05, 2019) | |||
Financial Market |
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| Jul 07, 2016 | |||
| 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 05, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings (Updated as on June 01, 2020) | |||
Foreign Exchange Management |
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| Mar 26, 2019 | |||
| Master Direction – External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations (Updated as on August 08, 2019) | |||
| Jan 04, 2018 | |||
| Master Direction – Foreign Investment in India (Updated up to March 08, 2019) | |||
| Feb 23, 2017 | |||
| Master Direction – Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) | |||
| Nov 17, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Insurance (Updated as on November 17, 2016) | |||
| Jan 04, 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 March 29, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction – Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad (Updated as on September 18, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction- Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 (Updated as on April 04, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction – Borrowing and Lending transactions in Indian Rupee between Persons Resident in India and Non-Resident Indians/ Persons of Indian Origin | |||
| Master Direction – Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) (Updated as on June 20, 2018) | |||
| Master Direction – Other Remittance Facilities (Updated as on November 6, 2018) | |||
| Master Direction – Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on April 11, 2018) | |||
| Master Direction – Remittance of Assets (Updated as on April 28, 2016) | |||
| Master Direction – Deposits and Accounts (Updated as on January 9, 2020) | |||
| Master Direction – Import of Goods and Services (Updated as on January 27, 2020) | |||
| Master Direction – Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on September 18, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction – Miscellaneous (Updated as on November 12, 2018) | |||
| 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) | |||
| Master Direction – Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses (Updated as on August 31, 2018) | |||
| Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services (Updated as on January 12, 2018) | |||
| Master Direction – Money Changing Activities (Updated as on March 29, 2019) | |||
Issuer of Currency |
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| Jul 01, 2019 | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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 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 | |||
| Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public | |||
| 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 Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting/Wrong Reporting/Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances | |||
| Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public | |||
Non-banking |
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| Oct 25, 2018 | |||
| Master Direction – Fit and Proper Criteria for Sponsors – Asset Reconstruction Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 | |||
| Oct 04, 2017 | |||
| Master Directions – Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 (Updated as on December 23, 2019) | |||
| Jun 08, 2017 | |||
| Master Direction – Information Technology Framework for the NBFC Sector | |||
| Nov 10, 2016 | |||
| Master Directions – Mortgage Guarantee Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on November 22, 2019) | |||
| Sep 29, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction- Non-Banking Financial Company Returns (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Companies Auditor’s Report (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 | |||
| Sep 02, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction- Non-Banking Financial Company – Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on November 22, 2019) | |||
| Sep 01, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 17, 2020) | |||
| Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Company – Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 17, 2020) | |||
| Aug 25, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 22, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction – Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on November 22, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction – Exemptions from the provisions of RBI Act, 1934 (Updated as on July 10, 2020) | |||
| Master Direction – Miscellaneous Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 | |||
| Master Direction – Standalone Primary Dealers (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on November 22, 2019) | |||
| Master Direction – Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 (Updated as on February 22, 2019) | |||
Payment and Settlement System |
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| Oct 11, 2017 | |||
| Master Direction on Issuance and Operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments (Updated as on February 28, 2020) | |||
| Jan 19, 2017 | |||
| Master Directions on Access Criteria for Payment Systems | |||