The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has invited public comments on the draft Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Amendment Directions, 2026, which propose revisions to the framework governing the Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR). The existing framework requires banks to use the Current Exposure Method (CEM) for computing counterparty credit risk exposure. Although RBI had issued SA-CCR-based guidelines in 2016 with a proposed implementation date of April 1, 2018, their implementation was subsequently deferred.
RBI stated that the draft directions have been comprehensively reviewed in light of developments such as the enactment of the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020, implementation of the Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives Directions, 2024, and clarifications issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Key proposed changes include clarification of the scope of counterparty credit risk across banking and trading book exposures, detailed treatment of multiple margin agreements and netting sets, guidance for transactions where banks act as clearing members of SEBI-recognised exchanges in equity and commodity derivatives segments, provisions relating to deferred option premiums and computation of effective notional for options, and inclusion of SA-CCR disclosure templates. The draft directions are proposed to take effect from April 1, 2027. RBI has sought feedback from regulated entities, market participants and other stakeholders until July 1, 2026.
Reserve Bank of India
June 10, 2026
RBI invites public comments on the draft Amendment Directions on ‘Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR)’
The extant guidelines require the use of the Current Exposure Method (CEM) for the computation of Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) exposure. In 2016, RBI issued final ‘Guidelines for Computing Exposure for Counterparty Credit Risk arising from Derivative Transactions’ and ‘Guidelines on Capital Requirements for Bank Exposures to Central Counterparties’, both based on the Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR), with an intended implementation date of April 1, 2018. However, the implementation of these guidelines was subsequently deferred.
2. Since then, the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020, has been enacted, while the margining framework has been implemented under the Reserve Bank of India (Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2024. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has also, over time, issued various FAQs providing further clarity on the SA-CCR guidelines.
3. Considering the time elapsed and the recent legal and regulatory developments, the guidelines have been comprehensively reviewed. The key changes between the 2016 guidelines (currently part of the Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions, Directions, 2025) and the proposed draft Directions include, inter alia, (i) clarification on the scope of CCR across both banking and trading book exposures, (ii) treatment of multiple margin agreements and multiple netting sets elaborated in view of the legal / regulatory developments in netting and margining guidelines, (iii) guidance on the treatment of transactions where a bank acts as a clearing member of SEBI-recognised stock exchanges in the equity derivatives and commodity derivatives segments, (iv) treatment for deferment of option premium, (v) guidance on computation of effective notional for options, and (vi) inclusion of disclosure templates for SA-CCR.
4. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank has today released the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Amendment Directions, 2026.
5. The comments on the draft Amendment Directions are invited from the Regulated Entities, market participants, and other interested parties till July 1, 2026. The comments / feedback may be submitted through the link under the ‘Connect 2 Regulate’ Section available on the Reserve Bank’s website or may alternatively be forwarded to
The Chief General ManagerMarket Risk GroupDepartment of Regulation, Central OfficeReserve Bank of India, 12th FloorShahid Bhagat Singh MargFort, Mumbai – 400 001Orby email
With the subject line ‘Feedback on ‘Standardised Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR)’
(Brij Raj)Chief General Manager
Press Release: 2026-2027/430
