**Summary:**
This Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directive, reference number RBI/2024-25/16 DoR.RET.REC.12/12.01.001/2024-25, dated April 15, 2024, announces the transition of statutory return submissions (Form A, Form VIII, and Form IX) from the existing eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) Portal to the new Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) Portal. This change aligns with Para 29 of the Master Direction Reserve Bank of India Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Directions 2021 (updated as of September 25, 2023).
Effective dates for CIMS Portal submissions are as follows:
* **Form A (fortnightly):** Reporting Friday, June 14, 2024
* **Form VIII (monthly):** May 2024
* **Form IX (annual):** December 31, 2024
Banks are instructed to submit Form A and Form VIII concurrently on both the XBRL and CIMS portals until the dates specified above.
The directive is issued by Manoranjan Padhy, Chief General Manager, Department of Regulation, Central Office, 12th-13th Floor, Nariman Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for monetary policy and regulation of the banking system.
CIMS Project: Centralised Information Management System, Reserve Bank of India's next-generation data warehouse.
Form A: Statutory return related to Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to be submitted by banks to the Reserve Bank of India.
Form VIII: Statutory return related to unclaimed deposits to be submitted by banks to the Reserve Bank of India.
Form IX: Statutory return related to unclaimed deposits to be submitted by banks to the Reserve Bank of India.
XBRL Portal: eXtensible Business Reporting Language Portal, the previous platform for submitting statutory returns to the Reserve Bank of India.
Cash Reserve Ratio CRR: A percentage of a bank's total deposits that it is required to keep with the Reserve Bank of India.
Statutory Liquidity Ratio SLR: The minimum percentage of deposits a bank must hold in liquid assets like gold, government securities, etc.
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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
www.rbi.org.in
RBI/2024-25/16
DoR.RET.REC.12/12.01.001/2024-25 April 15, 2024
The Chairperson / CEOs of all Commercial Banks
Madam / Dear Sir,
CIMS Project Implementation - Submission of Statutory Returns (Form A, Form VIII and
Form IX) on CIMS Portal
In terms of Para 29 of the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India [Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)] Directions - 2021 (Updated as on September 25, 2023), banks submit
the statutory Form A, Form VIII and Form IX (on unclaimed deposits) Returns in electronic form on the
eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) Portal.
2. Following the launch of Reserve Bank’s next generation data warehouse, viz., the Centralised
Information Management System (CIMS), it has been decided to shift the submission of Form A, Form
VIII and Form IX Returns from the XBRL Portal to the CIMS Portal. Banks shall, accordingly, submit
the fortnightly Form A Return from the Reporting Friday June 14, 2024, monthly Form VIII Return from
May 2024 and the annual Form IX Return from December 31, 2024 respectively on the CIMS Portal
only.
3. Banks shall continue to submit Form A & Form VIII both on XBRL as well as CIMS portals
concurrently till the date/month indicated above.
Yours faithfully,
(Manoranjan Padhy)
Chief General Manager
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िविनयमन िवभाग, क�द्रीय काया�लय, 12वी ं और 13वी ं मंिज़ल, नरीमन भवन, नरीमन पॉइंट, मुंबई 400021
Department of Regulation, Central Office, 12th & 13th Floor, Nariman Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
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