**Summary:**
This Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular, reference RBI/2018-19/225 DBR.BP.BC.No.4921/06.201/2018-19 dated June 28, 2019, addresses the implementation of Leverage Ratio requirements under Basel III capital regulations for all Scheduled Commercial Banks excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Local Area Banks (LABs), Payments Banks, and Small Finance Banks.
The circular stipulates a minimum Leverage Ratio of 4% for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) and 3.5% for other banks. Banks are required to disclose the capital measure, exposure measure, and Leverage Ratio on a quarter-end basis, while maintaining the minimum Leverage Ratio at all times. These guidelines are effective from the quarter commencing October 1, 2019.
For further information, contact Saurav Sinha, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Banking Regulation, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India, 12th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai – 400001. Phone: 22661602, Fax: 22705691, Email: cgmicdbr@rbi.org.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Basel III Capital Regulations: A set of international banking regulations developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Leverage Ratio: A financial ratio that compares a bank's capital to its total exposure.
All Scheduled Commercial Banks: Refers to all commercial banks in India that are included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Local Area Banks (LABs), Payments Banks, and Small Finance Banks.
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: The legislation under which the Reserve Bank of India was established and operates.
Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs): Banks that are considered too big to fail and whose distress or failure could cause significant disruption to the domestic financial system.
Saurav Sinha: Chief General Manager-in-Charge at the Department of Banking Regulation, Reserve Bank of India.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: The location of the Central Office of the Department of Banking Regulation, Reserve Bank of India.
Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20: A monetary policy statement issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outlining policy decisions and rationale.
RBI/2018-19/225
DBR.BP.BC.No.49/21.06.201/2018-19 June 28, 2019
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding RRBs, LABs, Payments Banks and Small Finance Banks)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Basel III Capital Regulations- Implementation of Leverage Ratio
Please refer to ‘Part E: Leverage Ratio Framework’ of the Master Circular- Basel III Capital
Regulations, DBR.No.BP.BC.1/21.06.201/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015.
2. As announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued with
the Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 on June 6, 2019, it has been
decided that the minimum Leverage Ratio shall be 4% for Domestic Systemically Important
Banks (DSIBs) and 3.5% for other banks.
3. Both the capital measure and the exposure measure along with Leverage Ratio are to be
disclosed on a quarter-end basis. However, banks must meet the minimum Leverage Ratio
requirement at all times.
4. These guidelines shall be effective from the quarter commencing October 1, 2019.
Yours faithfully,
(Saurav Sinha)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
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FAX NO.22705691/ TELEPHONE No. 22661602
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DEPARTMENT OF BANKING REGULATION, CENTRAL OFFICE, 12th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid
Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai-400 001 E-mail : cgmicdbr@rbi.org.in
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