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RBI Notifications includes Notifications, Circulars, Guidelines, Press release issued by Reserve Bank of India & GOI Related to Banking and Fema Law.

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Complete Analysis of ECL Framework for Commercial Banks under RBI Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The issue involved delayed recognition of credit losses under the earlier framework. RBI introduced ECL to ensure probability-base...

April 30, 2026 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Digital Rupee (e₹) – RBI FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI clarified that the Digital Rupee is legal tender with features similar to physical cash. It enables secure, instant, and fee-f...

April 30, 2026 6051 Views 0 comment Print

International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) – RBI FAQs

Fema / RBI : The issue concerns alternative settlement mechanisms for international trade. The framework allows INR-based transactions with fle...

April 17, 2026 5325 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Monetary Policy April 2026 – Key Rates and Measures

Fema / RBI : The RBI maintained key policy rates unchanged, signaling confidence in economic stability and controlled inflation. The decision r...

April 9, 2026 3387 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) – Online Web Based Reporting System – FAQs

Fema / RBI : The RBI clarifies which entities must file FLA returns and outlines the complete online filing process. The key takeaway is mandat...

March 31, 2026 1299 Views 0 comment Print


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Draft RBI (Local Area Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Third Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...

April 9, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Sixth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...

April 9, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...

April 9, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Regional Rural Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...

April 9, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Rural Co-operative Banks – Classification, Valuation & Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a clear 5% IFR requirement for rural co-operative banks’ current investments. This change...

April 9, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


RBI Responsible for Monitoring Compliance of Loan Moratorium Circular: HC

Fema / RBI : The contentions of the RBI that the dispute is between the Petitioner and Respondents is not acceptable since the dispute arises o...

July 8, 2020 2748 Views 0 comment Print

Exclusion of Lockdown Period- SC cannot issue any direction to RBI

Fema / RBI : Harsh Nitin Gokhale Vs Reserve Bank of India & Ors (Supreme Court) In the present case, writ petition file seeking relief to e...

June 8, 2020 1608 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA – Claim for interest in the nature of compensation for wrongful retention of money is not maintainable

Fema / RBI : Directorate of Enforcement Vs. Subhash Muljimal Gandhi ( Delhi HC)- that interest at the rate of 6% per annum under Rule 8 could ...

February 8, 2012 1620 Views 0 comment Print

SC asks Ketan Ketan Parikh and Co to Deposit deposit 50 percent of penalty imposed for Fema violations

Fema / RBI : Ketan V. Parekh Vs. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and another (Supreme Court)- Ketan Parikh, Kartik Parikh and M/s....

November 29, 2011 2908 Views 0 comment Print

Section 45(1A) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others

Fema / RBI : Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others- In the impugned judgment, it is mentioned that the basic allegation is amassing of...

March 29, 2011 4420 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


RBI Issues Revised Draft Directions on Loan Recovery & Recovery Agents

Fema / RBI : RBI issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...

May 21, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

RBI invites comments on draft RBI (Capital Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...

May 21, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Commercial Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...

May 19, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Small Finance Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has amended Investment Fluctuation Reserve norms for Small Finance Banks after identifying operational difficulties in maintai...

May 19, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Payments Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has amended Investment Fluctuation Reserve norms for Payments Banks after identifying operational challenges in maintaining IF...

May 19, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)

August 4, 2016 21539 Views 0 comment Print

In this connection, it is advised that select All-India Term Lending and Refinancing Institutions(AIFIs) (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI), shall follow the Indian Accounting Standards as notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, subject to any guideline or direction issued by the Reserve Bank

Union Budget–2016-17 – Interest Subvention Scheme

August 4, 2016 20694 Views 0 comment Print

A subvention of 2 % per annum will be made available to Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and in respect of loans given by the rural and semi–urban branches of Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks, for short term crop loan upto Rs.3,00,000/- per farmer provided the lending institutions make available short term credit at the ground level at 7% per annum to farmers.

Dishonour of cheques – Modification in procedure

August 4, 2016 21248 Views 0 comment Print

Please refer to our circular DBOD.BC.Leg.No.113/09.12.001/2002-03 dated June 26, 2003 and paragraph 11.4 (i) of RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.100/03.05.33/2013-14 dated May 12, 2014 wherein banks were advised to introduce a condition for operation of accounts with cheque facility that in the event of dishonour of a cheque

RBI Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector

August 1, 2016 21420 Views 0 comment Print

Some of the key aspects of the Guidelines include: (i) resident individuals and professionals having 10 years of experience in banking and finance at a senior level are also eligible to promote universal banks; (ii) large industrial houses are excluded as eligible entities but are permitted to invest in the banks up to 10 per cent

Priority Sector Lending –Bank loans to MFIs for on-lending -Revised loan limit

July 28, 2016 18977 Views 0 comment Print

The limit of the loans extended by Non-Banking Financial Company- Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) for which the tenure of the loan shall not be less than 24 months, has been raised to ₹ 30,000/- from the earlier limit of ₹ 15,000/-.

Retail Participation by Demat Account Holders in Government Securities

July 28, 2016 21565 Views 0 comment Print

As announced in the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2015-16, an Implementation Group with representation from all the stakeholders was constituted to recommend specific measures to enable seamless movement of securities from Subsidiary General Ledger (SGL) form to demat form and vice versa and to provide demat account holders a functionality to put through trades on Negotiated Dealing System – Order Matching (NDS-OM).

Central Bank Independence Necessary for Stable Sustainable Growth: RBI Governor

July 26, 2016 19347 Views 0 comment Print

Date : Jul 26, 2016 “Criticism of the central bank using arguments unsupported by evidence is widespread. The Bank of England was criticized for laying out the economic costs of Brexit, the ECB has been criticized for doing too much to restore health to troubled peripheral economy financial sectors, and the Fed is under fire […]

Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards

July 21, 2016 20914 Views 0 comment Print

It has been decided that, in addition to the above-mentioned assets, banks will be permitted to reckon government securities held by them up to another 1 per cent of their NDTL under FALLCR within the mandatory SLR requirement as level 1 HQLA for the purpose of computing their LCR.

RBI Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Directions, 2016

July 21, 2016 24929 Views 0 comment Print

(a) These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India [Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector] Directions, 2016. (b) These Directions shall come into effect on the day they are placed on the official website of the Reserve Bank of India.

Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme

July 20, 2016 20538 Views 0 comment Print

Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public RBI/DCM/2016-17/36 Master Direction DCM (CC) No.G-4/03.41.01/2016-17 Date: July 20, 2016 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers, All Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) […]

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