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भारतीय �रज़व र् बक�
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RBI/DoS.DSG/2023-24/110
DoS.DSG.No.10/33.01.001/2023-24 February 27, 2024
All Commercial Banks excluding Regional Rural Banks
All Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks
Select All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and NABFID)
All Non-Banking Financial Companies (excluding Housing Finance Companies) and
All Asset Reconstruction Companies
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory Returns)
Directions - 2024
Please refer to paragraph 4 of Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies
dated August 10, 2023. All Supervised Entities (SEs) are required to submit certain
supervisory returns to the Reserve Bank as per various directions / circulars/
notifications issued by the Bank from time to time.
2. In order to create a single reference for all Supervisory Returns and to harmonize
the timelines for filing of returns, all the relevant instructions have been rationalised
and consolidated into a single Master Direction. In exercise of powers conferred under
sub section (2) of section 27 and section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as
amended from time to time; Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and extant
provisions of The Banking Regulations (Co-operative Societies) Rules, 1966; extant
provisions of Chapters IIIA and IIIB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934; and
pursuant to section 12 A of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, the Reserve Bank of India being
satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to do so, hereby issues
this Master Direction hereinafter specified.
पय�वे�ण िवभाग, क�द्रीय काया�लय, 17 वी ंमंिजल, मेकर टॉवर- E मेकर आक�ड, कफ परेड, कोलाबा, मुंबई – 400 005
Department of Supervision, Central Office, 17th Floor, Maker Tower E, Maker Arcade, Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mumbai 400005
टेलीफ़ोन/ Tele: +91 22 2217 7538; ईमेल/email: dsgdosco@rbi.org.in
ब�क िहंदी पत्राचार का �ागत करता है।3. The summary of changes introduced in this Direction over the extant instructions is
given in Annex I. The list of underlying notifications / circulars which form the basis of
this Master Direction and are hereby being repealed (whole or in part) is furnished in
Annex II. The set of applicable returns to be filed by SEs and the general description
of the returns are compiled and presented in Annex III, with the alternate timelines for
returns submission enlisted in Annex IV. Guidance on filing of these returns are
available on Bank’s Website under the ‘Regulatory Reporting’ tab. Details of online
portals for filing of applicable returns by SEs are given in Annex V. The list of
abbreviations used in this Master Direction is provided in Annex VI.
4. It is clarified that submission of other regulatory/statutory returns will not be affected
by these Directions.
Yours faithfully,
(Dr. Vijay Singh Shekhawat)
Chief General ManagerMaster Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory Returns) Directions -
2024
Particulars Page
No.
Chapter I Preliminary 1
Chapter II General Guidelines 4
Chapter III Repeal Provisions 8
Annex I Summary of changes to the existing circulars / Directions 9
Annex II List of circulars / notifications repealed with issuance of 12
these Directions
Annex III List of applicable returns to be filed by Supervised 15
Entities
Annex IV Alternate timelines for submission of select Returns 43
Annex V Details of online portals for submission of returns by 46
Supervised Entities
Annex VI Abbreviations 47CHAPTER - I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short Title and Commencement
1.1. These Directions shall be called the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Filing
of Supervisory Returns) Directions – 2024.
1.2. These Directions shall come into immediate effect.
2. Applicability
2.1. These Directions shall apply to the following entities:
(i) All Commercial Banks excluding Regional Rural Banks. Commercial Banks
include Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Private Sector Banks (PVBs), Small
Finance Banks (SFBs), Payment Banks (PBs), Local Area Banks (LABs) and
Foreign Banks (FBs).
(ii) All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks.
(iii) Select All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB, SIDBI and
NABFID).
(iv) All Non-Banking Financial Companies [excluding Housing Finance Companies
(HFCs)] and all Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs).
2.2. The entities mentioned at paragraph 2.1. above shall hereafter be referred to as
‘Supervised Entities (SEs)’ for the purpose of these Directions.
2.3. Commercial Banks and NBFCs shall be required to report data on their domestic
and overseas operations, including the operations of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) and
Overseas Banking Units (OBUs), wherever applicable.
2.4. These Directions shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any other
Instructions / Directions issued by the RBI, except for such clauses in the instructions
/ Directions that have been repealed herein.
13. Definitions
3.1. In these Directions, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms herein shall
bear the meanings assigned to them as below:
a. Supervisory Returns refer to all periodic / ad-hoc data submitted to RBI in
formats prescribed from time to time, irrespective of the technology platform,
periodicity and the mode of submission. The list of periodic returns can be
obtained from the Bank’s website.
b. CRILC refers to a database, i.e., Central Repository of Information on Large
Credits (CRILC) as specified in the framework ‘Early Recognition of Financial
Distress, Prompt Steps for Resolution and Fair Recovery for Lenders:
Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy’ dated January
30, 2014 and subsequent circulars/ guidelines in this regard.
c. CIMS refers to an online platform, i.e., Centralised Information Management
System of the RBI for return submission, data dissemination and other related
purposes.
d. ‘Commercial Banks’ here refers to all banking companies (including banks
incorporated outside India licensed to operate in India (‘Foreign Banks’), Local
Area Banks (LABs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Payment Banks (PBs)),
corresponding new banks, regional rural banks (‘RRBs’) and State Bank of
India as defined under subsections (c), (da), (ja) and (nc) of section 5 of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
e. Scheduled Banks refers to banks which are included in the Second Schedule
to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
f. Select All India Financial Institutions refers to EXIM Bank, National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (‘NABARD’), National Housing Bank
(‘NHB’), Small Industries Development Bank of India (‘SIDBI’) and National
Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (‘NaBFID’) as established
by the Export-Import Bank of India Act, 1981; the National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development Act, 1981; the National Housing Bank Act, 1987; the
2Small Industries Development Bank of India Act, 1989 and the National Bank
For Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021 respectively.
g. Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) refers to all primary co-operative banks as
defined under clause (ccv) of subsection 1 of section 56 of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
h. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) refers to a company engaged
in the business of financial institution as contained in clause (f) of Section 45 I
of the RBI Act, 1934. The ‘Principal Business’ criteria may be referred to as
given in RBI’s Press Release No. 1998-99/1269 dated April 8, 1999.
i. Base, Middle, Upper and Top Layers NBFCs shall have the same meaning
as given in RBI’s notification DoR.FIN.REC.No.45/03.10.119/2023-24 dated
October 19, 2023 (Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking
Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023) and
subsequent clarifications thereon.
j. Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) refers to a company registered with
the Reserve Bank under Section 3 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 for the purposes
of carrying on the business of asset reconstruction or securitization, or both.
All other expressions unless defined herein shall have the same meaning as have
been assigned to them under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, or Banking
Regulation Act, 1949, or Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and
Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 or Glossary of Terms published by Reserve
Bank or as used in commercial parlance, as the case may be.
3CHAPTER – II
GENERAL GUIDELINES
4. Substantive Provisions
4.1 . Responsibilities of Board and Senior Management:
4.1.1. The risk data aggregation capabilities and risk reporting practices should be
fully documented and subject to high standards of validation that are aligned
with bank’s other independent risk management reviews. The validation of
risk data aggregation and risk reporting practices shall be conducted using
staff with specific IT, data and reporting expertise. Board and senior
management should ensure that adequate resources are deployed for the
purpose.
4.1.2. The Board and senior management shall include the identification,
assessment, and management of data quality risks as part of its overall risk
management framework. The framework should include standards for both
outsourced and in-house risk data-related processes, policies on data
confidentiality, integrity and availability, as well as risk management policies.
4.1.3. While considering any acquisition / divestiture, new product development,
IT Change initiatives etc, the due diligence process should consider the
impact of such activities on the data aggregation and reporting. In such
cases, it should be ensured that data aggregation and reporting facilities are
integrated within the existing reporting framework within a timeframe.
4.1.4. The Board and senior management shall ensure that ability of the SE to
aggregate and report data at a consolidated level or at any relevant level
within the organisation is not hindered by its group structure (eg sub-
consolidated level, jurisdiction of operation level). In particular data
aggregation and reporting should be independent from the choices a SE
makes regarding its legal organisation and geographical presence, subject
to the statutory limitations, if any.
44.2. Data Architecture and IT Infrastructure
4.2.1. A SE shall design, build and maintain the data architecture and supporting
IT infrastructure for accurate, complete and timely data aggregation and
reporting not only in normal times but also during times of stress or crisis.
4.2.2. The data aggregation and reporting practices should be considered an
essential part of the SE’s business continuity planning process and subject
to a business impact analysis.
4.2.3. Roles and responsibilities should be established among business owners
and IT team so as to ensure that the data is kept current and aligned with
the data definitions and with the SEs data reporting policies.
4.2.4. SEs should ensure that resources and IT infrastructure is adequate to meet
a broad range of on-demand, ad hoc reporting requests, including requests
during stress / crises situation and to meet supervisory queries. Supervisors
expects the SEs to be able to generate subsets of data based on requested
scenarios. For example, the SE should be able to accurately aggregate data
on exposure for a particular period for a specific industry cluster in a district.
4.3. Accuracy and integrity in reporting
4.3.1. All returns / risk reports should be reconciled with SEs own sources,
including accounting data where appropriate, to ensure accuracy and
completeness of the same.
4.3.2. SEs should strive to achieve a higher degree of automation in generation of
data for filing of returns.
4.3.3. SEs shall maintain proper records of sources and aggregation rules for
generating returns’ data.
4.3.4. SEs are expected to measure and monitor the accuracy of data and to
develop appropriate escalation channels and action plans to rectify any
deterioration in data quality.
4.4. Timelines for filing of Returns: SEs shall submit the applicable returns as given
in Annex III, with accurate and complete data, strictly within the prescribed timelines.
54.4.1. The timelines for submission of returns, in general, will depend on the frequency
at which the return is to be submitted. The principles for the same is tabulated below:
Periodicity Reference Date Timeline for Return Submission
On or before Wednesday of the
Weekly Friday of the week
following week
15th and Last day (28th/ Within 7 days from the Reference
Fortnightly 29th/ 30th/ 31st) of the Date
respective month
Last day (28th/ 29th/ 30th/ Within 15 days from the Reference
Monthly 31st) of a respective Date
month
Last day of the Calendar Within 21 days from the Reference
Quarter (i.e., March 31st, Date
Quarterly
June 30th, September
30th, and December 31st)
March 31st, and Within 21 days from the Reference
Half yearly
September 30th Date
Within 21 days from the Reference
Yearly March 31st
Date
Note:
1) All audited returns, wherever applicable, shall be filed within 5 working days from
the date of signing of the Auditor’s report in terms of section 134 of the Companies
Act, 2013 (solo/ group level as per applicability of the return), as applicable.
2) All ad-hoc returns/ data must be submitted within the timelines as indicated in the
communication issued by the RBI.
4.4.2. Alternate Timelines
The return submission timelines mentioned in Para 4.4.1 above are applicable for all
returns except as mentioned in Annex IV.
4.5. Ad-Hoc / Additional Returns: The RBI may introduce new returns / withdraw
existing returns (both ad-hoc/ regular) for submission by SEs and inform such entities
suitably.
4.6. Mode of submission of Returns: SEs shall submit all the returns through online
mode in the formats and in the manner as communicated to them (See Annex III),
unless specified otherwise. Returns submitted in hard copy format through hand
delivery/ post/ courier, or in soft copy format through e-mails, shall not be accepted
(i.e., would not be deemed to have been submitted by SEs), unless prescribed. As a
contingency measure, in case of non-availability of on-line portals, SEs may be
6advised to submit the returns through email. However, SEs shall re-submit the return
through online mode soon after its availability.
5. Penalties: All the SEs shall furnish the correct and true information in the returns
prescribed in the Directions within the stipulated timelines. In case any SE is found in
violation of these Directions, the Reserve Bank may take necessary action including
imposition of a penalty / fine under the extant provisions of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 or the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or the Securitization and
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002,
as the case may be.
7CHAPTER – III
REPEAL PROVISIONS
6. Repeal Provisions
6.1. With the issuance of these Directions, the relevant clause(s) in the instruction /
guideline / circular as listed in Annex II stand repealed.
6.2. Notwithstanding the abovementioned repeals, anything done, or any action taken
or purported to have been done or taken, or any direction given, or any proceeding
taken or any penalty or fine imposed under the repealed enactments shall, insofar as
it is not inconsistent with the provisions of these Directions, be deemed to have been
done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these Directions.
8ANNEX I
Summary of changes to the existing circulars / Directions
The revisions made under this Directions are summarised below:
I. Changes in instructions for Commercial Banks
Return Name Existing guidelines Revised guidelines
All Audited Returns Within 7 days from the Within 5 working days from the
date of completion of date of signing of the Auditor’s
statutory audit of books report in terms of section 134 of the
of accounts. Companies Act, 2013.
Balance Sheet For Audited Return - For Audited Return - Within 5
Analysis (BSA) – Immediately on working days from the date of
Annual Return completion of statutory signing of the Auditor’s report in
audit of books of terms of section 134 of the
accounts. Companies Act, 2013.
Interest Rate Returns for the quarter Returns for all the months shall be
Sensitivity Return ending months i.e., submitted within 15 days.
(IRS) June, September,
December and March
may be submitted within
in 21 days.
Allocation of The timelines are One month for the banks to update
branches to Statutory specified every year. the allocated branches online in the
Branch Auditors Confidential Letter on AAS system of the RBI from the
(SBAs) by Public Appointment of SBAs is date of the appointment of SBAs.
Sector Banks (PSBs) issued by the RBI to
each PSB separately.
Half yearly/ Quarterly As and when provided Within 21 days (inclusive) from the
Review of Accounts of by SCAs. date of receipt of the report from the
Public Sector Banks – SCAs in the matter.
Review Report by
Statutory Central
Auditors (SCAs)
Half yearly/ Quarterly As and when provided Within 21 days (inclusive) from the
Review of Accounts of by SCAs. date of receipt of the report from the
Public Sector Banks – SCAs in the matter.
Review of Accounts
Local Area Banks ‘Two senior officials may LABs shall nominate a senior
(LABs) - Designating be designated who officer (of rank of General Manager
would be responsible for
officials responsible or equivalent) to coordinate the
the correct compilation
for correct and timely compilation of the data and to be
and timely submission
submission of data
of the returns and who
9Return Name Existing guidelines Revised guidelines
would be fully responsible to the Reserve Bank for
responsible for the submission of the returns in time.
information furnished
therein.’
II. Changes in instructions for UCBs
Return Name Existing guidelines Revised Guideline
Form B Return to be submitted on Return to be submitted on
all Reporting Fridays as all Reporting Friday as per
per applicable RBI applicable RBI Calendar,
Calendar and on last last Friday of the Calendar
Friday of the Calendar Month, and on 31st March.
Month.
ALM 2 and ALM 3 10 days for Scheduled Return to be submitted
(Fortnightly) UCBs for ALM3 return, within 7 days from the
no prescribed timeline for Reference date
returns submission
OSS 1, OSS 2, OSS 3, Timeline for returns Return to be submitted
OSS 4, OSS 5, OSS 6, submission - 30 days within 21 days from the
OSS 7, OSS 8, PSA, MIS, from the Reference Date Reference Date
FORM VI, CRILC (UCBs)
Form Advances and Timeline for returns Return to be submitted
Investment, submission – 15 days within 21 days from the
from the Reference Date Reference Date
Form II Timeline for returns Return to be submitted
submission - 20 days within 15 days from the
from the Reference Date Reference Date
III. A. Changes in instructions for NBFCs
Return Name Existing Revised Timelines
Timelines
DNBS01, DNBS03, DNBS4A, Within 15 days Within 21 days from the
DNBS07, DNBS11, DNBS12, from the Reference Date
DNBS13, and DNBS14 Reference Date
DNBS02 Frequency - Frequency - Quarterly
Annual
10Return Name Existing Revised Timelines
Timelines
Timeline - Within Timeline - Within 21 days
60 days from from Reference Date
Reference Date
DNBS4B Within 10 days Within 15 days from the
from the Reference Date
Reference Date
DNBS08 - CRILC (Main) Within 21 days Within 15 days from the
from the Reference Date
Reference Date
III. B. Changes in NBFCs’ Returns applicability as per Scale Based Regulations
(SBR)
As per RBI’s notification DoR.FIN.REC.No.45/03.10.119/2023-24 dated October 19,
2023 (Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company –
Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023), the Regulatory structure for NBFCs shall
comprise of four layers. Accordingly, the schedule of returns for NBFCs has been
revised to reflect the applicability as per these four layers and the revised framework.
The revised applicability is reflected in Annex III of this Direction.
11ANNEX II
List of circulars / notifications repealed with issuance of these Directions
With the issuance of these Directions, the instructions/guidelines contained in the
following circulars/notifications, issued by the Reserve Bank stand repealed.
Sr.
Subject Circular/ Reference/ Notification No. Date
No
For Commercial Banks (excluding RRB) and select AIFIs
1. Section 27(2) of the D.O.No.DOS.PS.SRS.Bks.01/15.02.80 February 28, 1995
Banking Regulation Act, 0/94-95
1949 - Supervisory
Reporting System for
Banks
2. Supervisory Reporting DOS.No.OSM.SRS.BKS.74/15.02.800/ November 23,
System - DSB Returns 95-96 1995
(First Tranche)
3. Supervisory Reporting DOS/OSM.SRS.BKS.208/15.02.800/96 March 21, 1997
System - DSB Returns - -97
Offsite Monitoring and
Surveillance
4. Introduction of Second DBS.BC.No.OSMOS.2/33.01.001.15/9 July 17, 1999
Tranche of DSB 8-99
Returns
5. Supervisory Reporting DBS.CO.No.OSMOS.BC.5/33.01.001/1 August 12, 1999
System – DSB Returns- 999-2000
Data Quality
6. Exposure to Sensitive DBS.CO.No.OSMOS.BC.7/33.01.001/1 September 15,
Sectors 999-2000 1999
7. Annexure -1 of “Report DBS.No.FBC.BC.34/13.12.001/99- April 6, 2000
of the Working Group 2000
on Supervision of
Foreign Branches of
Indian Banks –
Reporting System for
Overseas Branches of
Indian Banks”
8. Supervisory Reporting DBS.CO.OSMOS.BC.37/33.01.001/199 June 16, 2000
System - DSB Returns 9-2000
(Second Tranche)
9. Off-site Monitoring and DBS.No.OSMOS.BC.1/33.01.001/2000 July 5, 2000
Surveillance System - -01
DSB Returns
10. Supervisory Reporting DBS.No.OSMOS.BC.4/33.01.001/2000 October 18, 2000
System – Offsite -01
Monitoring and
Surveillance
12Sr.
Subject Circular/ Reference/ Notification No. Date
No
11. Supervisory Reporting DBS.CO.OSMOS.BC.2/33.01.001/2001 September 27,
System- Off-site -02 2001
Monitoring and
Surveillance (OSMOS)
– DSB Returns-
Changes in the Input
Module
12. Supervisory Reporting DBS.No.BC.OSMOS.3/33.01.021/2001 September 28,
System- DSB Returns -02 2001
(First Tranche)
13. Supervisory Reporting DBS.CO.OSMOS.BC.No.16/33.01.001/ May 17, 2003
System Offsite 2002-03
Monitoring and
Surveillance (OSMOS)
DSB Returns Changes
in the Input Module.
14. Off-site Monitoring and DBS.CO.OSMOS.BC.No.20/33.01.001/ May 04, 2005
Surveillance (OSMOS) - 2004-05
DSB Returns - Time for
Filing the Returns.
15. Co-ordinated DBS.CO.OSMOS.DO.No.12701/33.01. March 25, 2010
Compilation Exercise 035/2009-10
for Financial Soundness
Indicators.
16. Revised IRS (Interest DBS.CO.OSMOS.BC.No.12601/33.01. April 10, 2012
Rate Sensitivity under 001/2011-12
Traditional Gap
Analysis) Return.
For UCBs
17. Off-site Supervisory UBD.No.OSS.SUB.Cir.3/18.00.00/2003 February 14, 2004
System for Primary -2004
(Urban) Co-operative
Banks
18. Off-site Supervisory OSS.PCB.Cir.47/18.00.00/2003-04 May 26, 2004
System for Primary
(Urban) Co-operative
Banks
19. Reporting of Large DoS.OSMOS.No.4633/33.05.018/2019- January 16, 2020
Exposures to Central 20
Repository of
Information on Large
Credits (CRILC) –
UCBs
20. Para 27 applicable to RBI/FIDD/2020-21/72 September 04,
UCBs of “Master Master Directions 2020
Directions – Priority FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.5/04.09.01/2020-21
Sector Lending (PSL) –
13Sr.
Subject Circular/ Reference/ Notification No. Date
No
Targets and
Classification”
21. Para 5.1.3 and Para DCBR.CO.BPD.(PCB) MC July 1, 2015
5.5.5 of the “Master No.13/13.05.000/2015-16
Circular on Exposure
Norms and Statutory/
Other Restrictions –
UCBs”.
22. Para 5.3.1 and para DoR.CRE.REC.No.27/07.10.002/2023- July 25, 2023
5.4.1 of the “Master 24
Circular - Management
of Advances – UCBs”
23. Para 8 of the UBD.PCB.Cir.No.3/12.05.001/08-09 September 17,
“Guidelines on Assets- 2008
Liability Management
(ALM) System in Tier II
UCBs (other than
Scheduled UCBs)”
24. DCM return- Data on UBD.No.DS.PCB.CIR.31/13.01.00/200 February 16, 2002
Call and Notice money 1-02
For NBFCs
25. Master Direction- Non- Master Direction September 29,
Banking Financial DNBS.PPD.02/66.15.001/2016-17 2016
Company Returns
(Reserve Bank)
Directions, 2016
14ANNEX III
List of applicable Returns to be filed by Supervised Entities
The list of applicable Returns to be filed by all the Supervised Entities (Commercial
banks, select AIFIs, NBFCs and UCBs) through designated online portal(s) to RBI as
per prescribed frequency and timelines stipulated under paragraph 4.2. of chapter II,
is given in Table 1 below.
Table 1: List of Returns to be filed by all the Supervised Entities
S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
A. Returns for Commercial Banks
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
All SCBs
31st August/ 30th
including SFBs
Monthly September/ 31st
but excluding
October/ 30th
Return on Asset Liability PBs
November/ 31st
1A and Off-Balance Sheet
December/ 31st
Exposures (ALE).
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
31st March/ All SCBs
30th June/ including SFBs
Quarterly
30th September/ and LABs but
31st December excluding PBs
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
Return on Assets, 31st August/ 30th
1B Liabilities and Exposure – Monthly September/ 31st All PBs
PBs October/ 30th
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
31st March/
All SCBs
30th April/
Return on Asset Quality (Section-9 only)
2 Monthly 31st May/
(RAQ) (excluding SFBs
30th June/
and PBs)
31st July/
15S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
31st August/
30th September/
31st October/
30th November/
31st December/
31st January/
28th or 29th
February as
applicable
31st March/ All SCBs
30th June/ (including SFBs
Quarterly
30th September/ but excluding
31st December PBs) and LABs
31st March/ All SCBs
Return on Operating 30th June/ (including SFBs
3A Quarterly
Results (ROR) 30th September/ but excluding
31st December PBs) and LABs
31st March/
Return on Operating 30th June/
3B Quarterly All PBs
Results (ROR) – PBs 30th September/
31st December
31st March/ All SCBs
Risk Based Supervision 30th June/ (excluding SFBs
4 Quarterly
Return (RBS) 30th September/ and PBs) and
31st December LABs
15th March/
15th April/
15th May/
15th June/
15th July/
All SCBs
15th August/
Fortnightly (excluding SFBs
15th September/
and PBs)
15th October/
15th November/
15th December/
15th January/
5 Liquidity Return (LR) 15th February
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/ All SCBs
Monthly 31st August/ 30th including SFBs
September/ 31st and PBs
October/ 30th
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
16S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
29th February as
applicable
Return on Capital 31st March/
Adequacy - Basel-I 30th June/ All LABs, SFBs
6A Quarterly
(RCA-1) 30th September/ and PBs
31st December
31st March/
All SCBs
Return on Capital 30th June/
6B Quarterly (excluding SFBs
Adequacy-III (RCA - III) 30th September/
and PBs)
31st December
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
Return on Interest Rate
31st August/ 30th All SCBs
Sensitivity- (IRS)-
7 Monthly September/ 31st including SFBs
Traditional Gap &
October/ 30th and PBs
Duration Gap
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
31st March/ All SCBs
Return on Large Credits 30th June/ (including SFBs
8 Quarterly
(RLC) 30th September/ but excluding
31st December PBs) and LABs
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
All SCBs
Central Repository of 31st August/ 30th
(including SFBs
9 Information on Large Monthly September/ 31st
but excluding
Credits (CRILC) – Main October/ 30th
PBs) and LABs
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
All SCBs
Red Flagged
As and As and When (including SFBs
10 Account/Fraud Borrowers
when basis Basis but excluding
Return (RFA/Fraud)
PBs) and LABs
All SCBs
Return on Defaulted Friday of the (including SFBs
11 Weekly
Borrowers (RDB) Week but excluding
PBs) and LABs
17S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
All SCBs
including SFBs
Return on Ownership and 31st March/ and PBs.
12 Half Yearly
Control (ROC) 30th September For FBs, only
Section 2 (part c
and part d)
Return on Subsidiaries/ 31st March/ All SCBs, Where
13 Half Yearly
JV/ Associates (RoS) 30th September applicable
Consolidated Prudential 31st March/ All SCBs, Where
14 Half Yearly
Return (CPR) 30th September applicable
All SCBs
Balance Sheet Analysis (including SFBs
15 Yearly 31st March
(BSA) and PBs) and
LABs
31st March/ All SCBs having
Return on Asset Liability
30th June/ overseas
16 and Off-Balance Sheet Quarterly
30th September/ operations
Exposures (ALO)
31st December (excluding FBs)
31st March/ All SCBs having
Return on Large 30th June/ overseas
17 Quarterly
Exposures (RLE) 30th September/ operations
31st December (excluding FBs)
31st March/ All SCBs having
Return on Country
30th June/ overseas
18 Exposures and Maturity Quarterly
30th September/ operations
(CEM)
31st December (excluding FBs)
31st March/ All SCBs having
Return on Profitability 30th June/ overseas
19 Quarterly
(ROP) 30th September/ operations
31st December (excluding FBs)
Equity Investment in Friday of the
20 Weekly Select 11 Banks1
Capital Market Week
31st March/ All SCBs
Return on Connected 30th June/ (including SFBs
21 Quarterly
Exposure (RCE) 30th September/ and PBs) and
31st December LABs
31st March/
All SCBs
Leverage Ratio Return 30th June/
22 Quarterly including SFBs
(LRR) 30th September/
and PBs
31st December
31st March/ All SCBs
Large Exposure 30th June/ including SFBs
23 Quarterly
Framework Return (LEF) 30th September/ but excluding
31st December PBs
1 AXIS Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, J
& K Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India. This return is to be submitted on
DCS portal (https://datacollector.rbi.org.in/).
18S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
Monthly 30th June/
(Sheets 31st July/
BLR 1, 31st August/ 30th
2,4,5, and September/ 31st
All SCBs
6) October/ 30th
Basel Liquidity Returns including SFBs
24 November/ 31st
(BLR) but excluding
December/ 31st
PBs
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
31st March/
Quarterly
30th June/
(Sheet BLR
30th September/
3 and 7)
31st December
Additional Data on Loan 31st March/
portfolio, Branch Profile 30th June/
25 Quarterly All SFBs
and Financial Inclusion 30th September/
(LBFI) 31st December
31st March/
Return on Complaints 30th June/
26 Quarterly All SFBs and PBs
(RoComp) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
Return on Investment 30th June/
27 Quarterly All PBs
Portfolio (RIP) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
Monthly Return on All SCBs
31st August/ 30th
information related to including SFBs
28 Monthly September/ 31st
Stressed MSME Sub- but excluding
October/ 30th
ordinate Debt Scheme PBs
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
All Financial
31st March/
Conglomerates
Report on financial 30th June/
29 Quarterly for which RBI is
conglomerates 30th September/
the Principal
31st December
Regulator
19S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
Long Form Audit Report
(LFAR) (i.e. for the bank /
all Indian Offices of All SCBs
foreign bank as a whole) (including SFBs
30 Yearly 31st March
and the relative agenda and PBs) and
note, together with the LABs
Board's views or
directions
All SCBs
Half-Yearly Review of 31st March/ (including SFBs
31 Half-yearly
Investment Portfolio 30th September and PBs) and
LABs
Allocation of branches to
Statutory Branch Auditors
32 Yearly 31st March All PSBs
(SBAs) by Public Sector
Banks (PSBs)
Half yearly/ Quarterly
Review of Accounts of 31st March/
Public Sector Banks – Half yearly / 30th June/
33 All PSBs
Review Report by Quarterly 30th September/
Statutory Central Auditors 31st December
(SCAs)
Half yearly/ Quarterly 31st March/
Review of Accounts of Half yearly / 30th June/
34 All PSBs
Public Sector Banks – Quarterly 30th September/
Review of Accounts 31st December
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/ All SCBs
31st August/ 30th including SFBs,
Return on Digital Banking
35 Monthly September/ 31st PBs and LABs
Units (DBUs)
October/ 30th having Digital
November/ 31st Banking Units
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
All PSBs, PVBs,
select FBs, and
SFBs
36 Daily Liquidity Data2 Weekly
2 This return is to be submitted on DCS portal (https://datacollector.rbi.org.in/).
20S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
B. Returns for Select AIFIs
31st March/
Report on Asset and 30th June/
37 Quarterly Select AIFIs
Liabilities (ALE-FI) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
Return on Capital
30th June/
38 Adequacy - Basel-I - Quarterly Select AIFIs
30th September/
(RCA1-FI)
31st December
31st March/
Return on Operating 30th June/
39 Quarterly Select AIFIs
Results (ROR-FI) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
Return on Asset Quality 30th June/
40 Quarterly Select AIFIs
(RAQ-FI) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
Return on Large Credits 30th June/
41 Quarterly Select AIFIs
(RLC-FI) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
Return on Ownership and 30th June/
42 Quarterly Select AIFIs
Control (ROC-FI) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
Return on Connected 30th June/
43 Quarterly Select AIFIs
Lending (RCL-FI) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
Central Repository of 31st August/ 30th
44 Information on Large Monthly September/ 31st Select AIFIs
Credits CRILC - Main October/ 30th
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
Red Flagged
As and
45 Account/Fraud Borrowers As and when Select AIFIs
when basis
Return (RFA/Fraud)
Return on Defaulted Friday of the
46 Weekly Select AIFIs
Borrowers (RDB) Week
21S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
C. Returns for UCBs
All Reporting
Form – B Fortnightly Fridays as per
(Statement of External RBI Calendar All Scheduled
47
Liabilities and Core The Last Friday UCBs
Monthly
Assets) of the Month
Yearly 31st March
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
31st July/
Form – I
31st August/ 30th
(Statement on
48 Monthly September/ 31st All UCBs
Compliances with CRR
October/ 30th
and SLR)
November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
31st March/
30th April/
31st May/
30th June/
Form – ll 31st July/
(Statement of Unsecured 31st August/ 30th
49 Loans and Advances to Monthly September/ 31st All UCBs
Directors/ Firms in which October/ 30th
they have Interest) November/ 31st
December/ 31st
January/ 28th or
29th February as
applicable
31st March/
Form – Vl
30th June/
50 (Statement on Offices in Quarterly All UCBs
30th September/
India)
31st December
Form – VIII
(Statement of Unclaimed
51 Deposit Accounts not Yearly 31st December All UCBs
operated more than 10
years)
Form – IX Last Friday of
(Asset & Liabilities as at Monthly the Calendar
52 All UCBs
the close of business on Month
last Friday of the Month) Yearly 31st March
22S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
31st March/
OSS - 1
30th June/
53 (Statement on Assets Quarterly All UCBs
30th September/
and Liabilities)
31st December
31st March/
OSS - 2 30th June/
54 Quarterly All UCBs
(Statement on Earnings) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
OSS - 3
30th June/
55 (Statement on Asset Quarterly All UCBs
30th September/
Quality)
31st December
31st March/
OSS - 4
30th June/
56 (Statement on Non- Quarterly All UCBs
30th September/
Performing Assets)
31st December
OSS - 5 31st March/
(Statement on Segment/ 30th June/
57 Quarterly All UCBs
Sector-wise Advances) 30th September/
31st December
31st March/
OSS - 6
30th June/ All UCBs
58 (Statement on Connected Quarterly
30th September/
Lending)
31st December
31st March/
OSS - 7
30th June/
59 (Statement on Capital Quarterly All UCBs
30th September/
Adequacy)
31st December
OSS - 8
60 (Statement on Bank Yearly 31st March All UCBs
Profile)
31st March/
PSA Return All UCBs except
Quarterly/ 30th June/
61 (Statement on Priority Salary Earners’
Yearly 30th September/
Sector Advances) UCBs
31st December
ALM Returns
Last Reporting
Friday of the
Monthly Scheduled UCBs
month as per
RBI Calendar
All Non-
62 Scheduled UCBs
(a) ALM 1
Last Reporting (other than those
(Statement of Interest
Friday of the having deposits
Rate Sensitivity (IRS)) Quarterly
Quarter as per less than ₹100
RBI Calendar Crore and
operating in
single district).
23S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
(b) ALM 2
All Reporting
(Statement of Short-Term
Fortnightly Fridays as per Scheduled UCBs
Dynamic Liquidity
RBI Calendar
(STDL))
All Reporting
Fortnightly Fridays as per Scheduled UCBs
RBI Calendar
(c) ALM 3
Last Reporting
(Statement of Structural
Friday of the Non – Scheduled
Liquidity (SL)) Quarterly
Quarter as per UCBs
RBI Calendar
MIS Returns
(a) MIS 1 (Statement on
Doubtful, Loss or Suit
filed account of ₹1 crore 31st March/
63 & above) 30th June/
Quarterly Scheduled UCBs
30th September/
(b) MIS 2 (Statement on
31st December
Wilful defaults of ₹25 lakh
& above)
Form-Advances and
Investments
(a) Statement showing
details of Advances
against Security of 31st March/
Shares/ Debentures 30th June/
64 Quarterly All UCBs
(b) Statement on 30th September/
Information in respect 31st December
of Loans & Advances
to Bank’s Directors
(c) UCB's Investment in
other UCBs /
Institutions
All Reporting
Daily Call and Notice
65 Fortnightly Fridays as per All UCBs
Money Operations (DCM)
RBI Calendar
UCBs with Total
31st March/
Central Repository of Assets ₹500
30th June/
66 Information on Large Quarterly crores and above
30th September/
Credits (CRILC) - UCBs
31st December
D. Returns for NBFCs
31st March/
i. NBFC - Upper
DNBS01-Important 30th June/
67 Quarterly Layer (NBFC-
Financial Parameters 30th September/
UL),
31st December
24S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
ii. NBFC - Middle
Layer (NBFC-ML)
[except NBFC-
Core Investment
Companies
(CICs)]
NBFCs in Base
31st March/ Layer [except
DNBS02 - Important
30th June/ Peer-to-Peer
68 Financial Parameters Quarterly
30th September/ Lending platform
(NBFCs – BL)
31st December Companies
(NBFC – P2Ps)]
i. NBFC-UL,
31st March/
ii. NBFC -ML
DNBS03- Important 30th June/
69 Quarterly [except NBFC-
Prudential Parameters 30th September/
CICs]
31st December
i. NBFC-UL,
ii. NBFC-ML
[except
Standalone
Primary Dealers
(SPDs)], and
iii. NBFC-BL with
asset size of ₹100
crore and above
31st March/
a. DNBS04A- Short Term solely or at Group
30th June/
Dynamic Liquidity (STDL) Quarterly level, [excluding
30th September/
– Quarterly Type-I NBFCs,
31st December
and Non-
Operative
Financial Holding
70
Companies
(NOFHCs), P2Ps,
AAs, and
Mortgage
Guarantee
Companies]
31st March/ i. NBFC-UL,
30th April/ ii. NBFC-ML
31st May/ [except
b. DNBS04B-Structural 30th June/ Standalone
Liquidity & Interest Rate Monthly 31st July/ Primary Dealers
Sensitivity – Monthly 31st August/ (SPDs)], and
30th September/ iii. NBFC-BL with
31st October/ asset size of ₹100
30th November/ crore and above
25S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
31st December/ solely or at Group
31st January/ level, [excluding
28th or 29th Type-I NBFCs,
February as and Non-
applicable Operative
Financial Holding
Companies
(NOFHCs), P2Ps,
AAs, and
Mortgage
Guarantee
Companies]
31st March/
DNBS07 - ARCs
30th June/
71 Important Financial Quarterly ARCs
30th September/
Parameters
31st December
31st March/
30th April/ i. NBFC-UL,
31st May/ ii. NBFC -ML
30th June/ (except NBFC-
31st July/ CICs), and
31st August/ iii. NBFC-BL
DNBS08 – CRILC-Main 30th September/ which are NBFC-
72 Monthly
(NBFCs) 31st October/ ICC, NBFC-MFI,
30th November/ NBFC-Factors
31st December/ having asset size
31st January/ of ₹500 crore and
28th or 29th above solely or at
February as Group level
applicable
i. NBFC-UL,
ii. NBFC -ML
(except NBFC-
CICs), and
iii. NBFC-BL
DNBS09-CRILC Weekly Friday of the which are NBFC-
73 Weekly
– RDB return Week ICC, NBFC-MFI,
NBFC-Factors
having asset size
of ₹500 crore and
above solely or at
Group level
DNBS10-Statutory
All NBFCs and
74 Auditor Certificate (SAC) Yearly 31st March
ARCs
Return
26S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
31st March/
DNBS11-CICs - 30th June/
75 Important Financial Quarterly 30th September/ NBFC-CICs
Parameters 31st December
31st March/
DNBS12-CICs -
30th June/
76 Important Prudential Quarterly NBFC-CICs
30th September/
Parameters
31st December
31st March/
DNBS13 - Overseas 30th June/
77 Quarterly All NBFCs
Investment Details 30th September/
31st December
NBFCs- Peer-to-
31st March/
DNBS14- P2Ps- Peer Lending
30th June/
78 Important Financial & Quarterly platform
30th September/
Prudential Parameters Companies
31st December
(NBFCs-P2P)
79 Form A Certificate Annual 31st March All NBFCs
E. Returns for all Supervised Entities
All CBs
31st March/
(excluding FBs)/
Financial Soundness 30th June/
80 Quarterly select AIFIs/
Indicators (FSI) 30th September/
UCBs/ NBFCs/
31st December
ARCs
F. Fraud Monitoring and Vigilance Monitoring Returns
All CBs and select
AIFIs, All UCBs,
NBFC-UL,
NBFC -ML, and
As and when NBFC-BL which
FMR - I (Report on Actual As and
81 the fraud is are NBFC-ICC,
or Suspected Frauds) when
detected NBFC-MFI,
NBFC-Factors
having asset size
of ₹500 crore and
above
All CBs and select
AIFIs, All UCBs,
As and when NBFC-UL,
any NBFC -ML, and
FMR - III (Update of Form As and
82 development NBFC-BL which
FMR-I) when
occurs in FMR-1 are NBFC-ICC,
details NBFC-MFI,
NBFC-Factors
having asset size
27S.
Name of Return Periodicity Reference date Applicability
No
of ₹500 crore and
above
All CBs and select
AIFIs, All UCBs,
NBFC-UL,
NBFC -ML, and
31st March/
FMR - IV (Report on NBFC-BL which
30th June/
83 Dacoities / Robberies / Quarterly are NBFC-ICC,
30th September/
Theft / Burglaries) NBFC-MFI,
31st December
NBFC-Factors
having asset size
of ₹500 crore and
above
31st March/
VMR - I (Report on Action
30th June/ All PSBs and
84 Plan on Anti-Corruption Quarterly
30th September/ Select AIFIs
Measures)
31st December
31st March/
VMR - II (Report on the 30th June/
85 Quarterly All PSBs
Security Arrangements) 30th September/
31st December
VMR - III (Report on
31st March/
Action Taken against
30th June/ All PSBs and
86 Employees involved in Quarterly
30th September/ Select AIFIs
Frauds and Corrupt
31st December
Practices)
II. General Description of Returns
A. Returns to be filed by Commercial Banks (CBs)
1. Return on Asset Liability and off-Balance Sheet Exposures (ALE): ALE return
contains the granular breakup of asset and liability items along with details
regarding off-balance sheet and derivative exposures.
2. Return on Asset Quality (RAQ): RAQ contains asset classification and
provisioning for the advances and investment portfolio of the banks. This return
also contains sector-wise granular break up of credit and investment portfolio.
3. Return on Operating Results (ROR): ROR return collects data on quarterly
reporting of profit and loss statement, which contains granular break-up of interest
income and interest expenses.
284. Risk Base Supervision Return (RBS): RBS captures information on rating-wise
distribution of standard advances, rating-wise distribution of non-SLR
investments, sale of loans and securitization, credit card business carried out by
the bank or through its subsidiaries, housing finance and details of infrastructure
finance.
5. Liquidity Return (LR): The LR return on Structural Liquidity includes behavioural
maturity profile of various components of on / off-balance sheet items on the basis
of assumptions and trend analysis supported by time series analysis having five
parts, viz. (i) ‘Domestic Currency – Indian Operations’, (ii) ‘Foreign Currency –
Indian Operations’, (iii) ‘Combined Indian Operations – Domestic and Foreign
Currency’ i.e. solo bank level, (iv) ‘Overseas branch Operations–Country-Wise’
and (v) ‘For Consolidated Bank Operations’.
6. a. Return on Capital Adequacy - Basel-I (RCA-1): RCA-1 return collects
information on capital adequacy. It captures details on computation of capital
base, computation of risk weighted assets and risk-based capital as per BASEL -
I Capital Adequacy Framework.
b. Return on Capital Adequacy-III (RCA - III): RCA-III return collects data on
computation of capital base, computation of risk weighted assets and risk-based
capital as per BASEL - III Capital Adequacy Framework.
7. Return on Interest Rate Sensitivity- (IRS): IRS return captures the banks’
exposure to the interest rate risk, traditional gap and duration gap analysis.
8. Return on Large Credits (RLC): Section 1 of RLC captures information of all
individual borrowers (excluding banks) having exposure in excess of 15% of
regulatory capital or a minimum of top fifty large borrowers. In section 2, all
borrower groups having total exposure in excess of 30 % of bank’s capital funds
or a minimum of fifty large borrower groups should be reported irrespective of the
percentage of such exposure to bank’s capital funds; Section 3 captures exposure
to top twenty exposure to banks irrespective of the percentage of such exposures
to the bank’s capital funds.
299. Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) – Main: This
return captures credit information of borrowers having aggregate fund-based and
non-fund-based exposure of ₹5 crores and above. In case, any entity to whom the
return is applicable does not have any borrower with aggregate exposure of ₹5
crores and above for a reporting month, it shall submit a ‘NIL’ return.
10. Red Flagged Account/ Fraud Borrowers Return (RFA): This return contains
data on RFA/ borrowers classified as Fraud and their exposure.
11. Return on Defaulted Borrowers (RDB): This return captures information of
defaulted borrowers. It has two sections, reporting of borrowers defaulted during
the week and reporting of borrowers moved out of default category during the
week (Global Operations) containing details like borrower PAN, borrower name,
date of default, funded amount outstanding as on reporting date, non-funded
amount outstanding as on reporting date, total amount outstanding (funded + non-
funded) as on reporting date. In case, any entity to whom the return is applicable
does not have any large borrower with default move-in/ move-out positions during
the week, it shall submit a ‘NIL’ return.
12. Return on Ownership and Control (ROC): ROC captures details of ownership
pattern of the bank and details of Executive / Whole Time Directors and Non-
Executive Directors including details of other companies in which any of such
officials are interested along with nature of interests.
13. Return on Subsidiaries/JV/Associates (ROS): The report contains information/
data on financial performance, large exposure in excess of 10% of capital funds
and ownership details of each subsidiary / joint venture / associate of banks.
14. Consolidated Prudential Return (CPR): CPR contains consolidated prudential
information at the level of the group to which the supervised bank / institution
belongs and is derived from the consolidated balance sheet and profit and loss
account, prepared as per extant guidelines on preparation of Consolidated
Financial Statements. For reporting in CPR, the consolidation may exclude group
companies which are engaged in (a) insurance business and (b) Businesses not
30pertaining to financial services. Investment in RRBs sponsored by banks would be
treated as per extant Guidelines for Consolidated Accounting and other
quantitative methods to facilitate Consolidated Supervision.
15. Balance Sheet Analysis (BSA): BSA return captures audited accounts of the
bank with notes on accounts. This return contains total capital and liabilities,
assets, details of capital, reserves and surplus, deposits, cash and balances,
investments, advances, fixed assets, contingent liabilities and profit and loss
details, interest earned, other income, interest expended and operating expenses,
quantum-wise gross NPA.
16. Return on Asset Liability and Off-Balance Sheet Exposures (ALO): Branch-
wise break up of assets and liabilities on the basis of residual maturity / next
repricing date, gap, off-balance sheet exposures, unreconciled entries with other
branches, with other Indian banks branches in same foreign centre and accounts
with other banks.
17. Return on Large Exposures (RLE): This return captures the reporting of large
exposures and investments made during the quarter and is divided into three
sections- listing of customers having limits or outstanding of US$ 5 million &
above, listing of new customers having limits or outstanding of US$ 1 to 5 million
and investments made during the quarter amounting to more than US$ 1 million.
18. Return on Country Exposures and Maturity (CEM): CEM captures country-wise
concentration of credit exposures at each overseas geography.
19. Return on Profitability (ROP): ROP captures the profitability numbers for the
current quarter and the cumulative position (YTD) of all the overseas branches.
20. Equity Investment in Capital Market: This return is submitted by select banks
on weekly basis to report amount of equities purchased and sold from / in the
capital market during the relevant week.
3121. Return on Connected Exposure (RCE): The return ‘Intra-Group Transactions
and Exposures’ is merged with Return on Connected Lending (RCL) return and
the merged return is called as Return on Connected Exposure.
22. Leverage Ratio Return (LRR): This return captures data on the key drivers of
Basel III leverage ratio.
23. Large Exposure Framework Return (LEF): This return captures details about
Bank's large exposures to counterparties, Bank's exposure with values equal to or
above 10% of Tier 1 Capital, Bank’s other exposures and exempted exposures.
24. Basel Liquidity Return (BLR): The BLR contains seven returns viz. BLR 1, BLR
2, BLR 3, BLR 4, BLR 5, BLR 6 & BLR 7 and captures data on the unencumbered
HQLAs that can be converted into cash to meet liquidity needs for a 30 calendar-
days’ horizon under a significantly severe liquidity stress scenario specified by
supervisors. It also contains data on Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and Net
Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR).
25. Additional Data on Loan portfolio, Branch Profile and Financial Inclusion:
This return captures additional data on loan portfolio. It includes sectoral loan
portfolio divided into following categories:
A. Priority Sector
a. Agriculture
b. Small and marginal farmers
c. Landless farmers
d. Sharecroppers
e. MFIs
f. Other loans
(i) Micro & Cottage industries
(ii) Small units/ industries
(iii) Medium units / industries
(iv) Loans to traders/ professionals etc.
(v) Housing loans
(vi) Auto loans
32(vii) Gold loans
(viii) Other loans
B. Non-priority sector loans
26. Return on Complaints (Old Name - Return on Customer Grievance and
Redressal): This return collects data on customer complaints registered in Small
Finance Banks and Payments Banks. It collects details on nature of customer
complaints, channel-wise receipt of complaints, disposal of complaints during the
quarter, awards passed by the Banking Ombudsman (BO), time taken for
addressing complaints and actions taken based on complaints.
27. Return on Investment Portfolio: This return contains information on profile of
Investment Portfolio. It contains information on quality of investment portfolio as
per category of investments, like SLR investments, debt securities, and equities.
Exposure to Banks with information about (counterparty bank name, counterparty
bank domicile, total exposure, total exposure as % of outside liabilities) is also
covered in the return.
28. Monthly Return on information related to Stressed MSME Sub-ordinate Debt
Scheme: This return contains information on ‘Personal Loans sanctioned to
promoters of distressed MSMEs under ‘Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate
Debt- CGSSD’. It contains identifier information of promoters and the eligible
MSME and operational information on the loan sanctioned under CGSSD and the
MSME loan account.
29. Report on Financial Conglomerates (FINCON): This return is submitted by
designated Financial Conglomerates (FC) to the Principal Regulator. This return
captures information on Specified Financial Intermediaries (SFIs), Non-specified
Financial Intermediaries (NSFIs) and Non-Financial Entities (NFEs) of FC. Return
contains information on group structure, important financial parameter, intra-group
transactions & exposures, and governance & miscellaneous qualitative
parameters.
30. Whole Bank Long Form Audit Report: This return captures information on Long
Form Audit Report (LFAR) (i.e. for the bank / all Indian Offices of foreign bank as
33a whole) and the relative agenda note, together with the Board's views or
directions. It has information about Large/Irregular/Critical Advance Accounts.
31. Half-Yearly Review of Investment Portfolio: This return captures information on
qualitative/ quantitative review of entire investment portfolio of the bank for the half
year.
32. Allocation of branches to Statutory Branch Auditors (SBAs) by Public Sector
Banks (PSBs): Public Sector Banks are required to upload the details of branches
allocated to their SBAs, on an annual basis, in the Auditor Allocation System (AAS)
application maintained by the Bank.
33. Half yearly/ Quarterly Review of Accounts of Public Sector Banks – Review
Report by Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs): Statutory Central Auditors of
PSBs are required to conduct half yearly/quarterly review of their accounts. The
review report qualifies the accompanying financial results of the banks and
certifies that the accompanying statement of unaudited financial results of the
banks were prepared in accordance with accounting standards and the relevant
prudential norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India and does not contain any
material misstatement
34. Half yearly/ Quarterly Review of Accounts of Public Sector Banks – Review
of Accounts: Public Sector Banks are required to submit the information on half
yearly/quarterly review of their accounts as per the prescribed format. The review
contains information on income and expenditure parameters.
35. Return on Digital Banking Units (DBUs): This return captures the status of
performance of the DBUs established by applicable Banks on the aggregate level
and also detailed metrics like number of digital services offered, availability of
these services, infrastructure related parameters, number of transactions and their
amount done through DBUs.
36. Daily Liquidity Return: This return captures daily outstanding balances in various
types of deposits accounts, borrowings from the RBI/ market, Reverse Repo, intra-
34day liquidity facility from the RBI, net flows from payments and settlement systems,
etc.
B. Returns to be filed by Select All-India Financial Institutions
37. Report on Asset and Liabilities (ALE-FI): This return contains information on
assets and liabilities of financial institutions such as capital, reserves, borrowing,
other liabilities, off-balance exposures, contracts/ derivatives, derivatives from risk
perspective, turnover of foreign exchange for domestic, overseas and global
operations.
38. Return on Capital Adequacy - Basel-I (RCA1-FI): This return contains
information on Capital Adequacy of financial institutions. It includes information for
capital base, computation of capital base, undisclosed reserves, risk weight assets
& exposures, contingents credits exposure, contracts & derivatives, risk weighted
assets for trading book and global position on reference date.
39. Return on Operating Results (ROR-FI): This return contains information on
operating results of financial institutions. It has income, expenses, earnings before
provisions & taxes, net profit & retained earnings for domestic, overseas and
global operations.
40. Return on Asset Quality (RAQ-FI): This return contains information on asset
quality of financial institutions. It includes portfolio analysis (gross loans &
advances), classification of risk assets, change in asset quality profile, restructured
advances, impaired credits, shifting of investments, qualities of securities portfolio,
securities portfolio, export credit, sectoral credit, industry breakup, other details of
Non-SLR securities, exposure to MFIs and SHGs, country risk, sensitive sector
details.
41. Return on Large Credits (RLC-FI): This return contains information on large
credits given by financial institutions. It includes details of exposure to large
individual borrowers, large group borrowers and top twenty exposures in their
global operations.
3542. Return on Ownership and Control (ROC-FI): This return contains information
on ownership and control of financial institutions such as ownership pattern, board
of directors/key executive officers and particulars of auditors.
43. Return on Connected Lending (RCL-FI): This return contains information on
Subsidiaries/ Associates/ Affiliates and connected lending of financial institutions.
It includes information like credits/ exposure to subsidiaries & associates, credits/
exposure to significant shareholders and/or their "Interests/Related Firms",
credits/exposures to directors and managers, interest of directors and managers
and credits/ exposure to their interested enterprises.
44. Central Repository of Information on Large Credits CRILC – Main: Same as
return for Commercial Banks.
45. Red Flagged Account/Fraud Borrowers Return (RFA/Fraud): Same as return
for Commercial Banks.
46. Return on Defaulted Borrowers (RDB): Same as return for Commercial Banks.
C. Returns to be Filed by Urban (Primary) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)
47. Form B - Statement of External Liabilities and Core Assets: Form B contains
details of liabilities and assets with the banking system and others in India. Data
on demand and time deposits from bank, deposits other than from banks,
borrowings, balances with banks, cash in hand, investments in India & bank credit
in India are to be reported in this return.
48. Form - I - Statement of Compliance with CRR and SLR: Form - I captures data
on CRR and SLR requirements.
49. Form – II: Form - II contains details of unsecured loans and advances to directors/
firms in which they have interest.
50. Form – VI: Details of branches closed or opened is collected in Form – VI Return.
3651. Form – VIII - Statement of Unclaimed Deposit Accounts (not operated more
than 10 years): Form VIII return contains data on unclaimed deposit accounts not
operated more than 10 years.
52. Form – IX - Asset & Liabilities as at the Close of Business on Last Friday of
the Month: Form IX captures the details of assets and liabilities of UCBs in India
as on the last Friday of every month & as on the last day of the financial year.
53. OSS - 1 - Statement on Assets and Liabilities: This return contains important
financial parameters on balance sheet, viz. assets, liabilities, investments,
deposits, loans and advances.
54. OSS - 2 – Statement of Earnings: Data items on Income and Expenditure are
collected in OSS - 2 return.
55. OSS - 3 – Statement on Asset Quality: OSS - 3 return contains details on asset
quality of loans and investments.
56. OSS - 4 - Statement on Non-Performing Advances: OSS - 4 contains details of
Non-Performing Assets (Gross and Net) in absolute and in percentage terms. The
NPA data is to be classified as substandard, doubtful and loss assets. The return
also captures data on top fifty impaired accounts, NPA accounts where the bank’s
exposure is ₹100 lakhs and above including funded and non-funded exposure.
57. OSS - 5 – Statement on Segment/ Sector-wise Advances: OSS - 5 contains
segment-wise and industry-wise details of loans and advances to sensitive sectors
(housing, real estate, and capital markets).
58. OSS - 6 – Statement on Connected Lending: OSS 6 contains details of
exposures of the UCB to firms where directors / managers of the UCB or their
relatives have commercial interests.
3759. OSS - 7 – Statement on Capital Adequacy: OSS 7 contains data on capital to
risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR), Tier 1 Capital, Tier 2 Capital, risk -weighted
assets on on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures along with details of
contracts and derivatives.
60. OSS - 8 – Statement on Bank Profile: OSS 8 contains the UCBs’ profile,
management profile, data on directors removed, employee details, data on
financial parameters, financial ratio, branch profile, ATM profile, NPA profile, and
financial inclusion data etc.
61. PSA Return - Loans and Advances to Priority Sector / Weaker Section &
Credit Flow to Minority Communities: PSA return contains details of credit flow
to priority sector / weaker sections and minority communities. the data on adjusted
net bank credit, state-wise amount disbursed, outstanding to weaker sections
under priority sector (SC, ST, Minorities), state-wise amount disbursed to weaker
sections under priority sector (SC, ST, Minorities), state-wise total amount of
priority sector loans disbursed, outstanding to weaker sections under priority
sector (minorities) etc. is captured in this return.
62. ALM – Fortnightly/Quarterly Return: ALM return contains data on Interest Rate
Sensitivity (IRS), Short Term Dynamic Liquidity (STDL), Structural Liquidity (SL).
63. MIS – Quarterly Return: Details of wilful default of ₹25 lakh & above and doubtful,
loss or suit filed accounts of ₹1 crore & above are captured in this return.
64. Advances Investment Return: Details of advances against security of shares/
debentures, information in respect of loans & advances to bank’s directors, UCB's
Investment in other UCBs /Institutions are collected in this return.
65. Daily Call and Notice Money (DCM): Data on call and notice money lending and
borrowing is captured in the DCM return.
3866. CRILC – UCBs: Information on borrowers where the UCB has aggregate
exposure of ₹5 crores and above is collected through a CRILC return. In case, any
entity to whom the return is applicable does not have any borrower with aggregate
exposure of ₹5 crores and above for a reporting month, it shall submit a ‘NIL’
return.
D. Returns to be Filed by NBFCs and ARCs
67. DNBS01- Important Financial Parameters – Quarterly Return: The return
contains components of assets and liabilities, profit and loss account, exposure to
sensitive sectors, sectoral credit etc.
68. DNBS02- Important Financial Parameters (NBFCs – BL) – Quarterly Return:
The return contains financial details, viz. components of assets and liabilities, profit
and loss account etc. as well as for complying with various prudential norms.
69. DNBS03-Important Prudential Parameters – Quarterly Return: The return
contains prudential norms, e.g., capital adequacy, provisioning etc.
70. DNBS04A & DNBS04B - Asset-Liability Management (ALM) Returns: The
return contains data on Asset Liability Mismatches (ALM) and Interest Rate
Sensitivity (IRS), liquidity risk of exposures. Applicable NBFCs shall submit the
following two ALM returns:
(i) DNBS04A (Quarterly) - Return on Short Term Dynamic Liquidity.
(ii) DNBS04B (Monthly) - Return on Structural Liquidity and Interest Rate
Sensitivity.
71. DNBS07 – ARCs- Important Financial Parameters- Quarterly Return: The
return contains data on assets and liabilities, assets acquired from Banks/FIs,
acquisition cost, trusts formed, recovery status of acquired assets etc.
3972. DNBS08 – CRILC Main (NBFCs) – Return – The return contains certain credit
information in respect of borrowers who are having aggregate exposure of ₹5
Crore and above with NBFCs. In case, any entity to whom the return is applicable
does not have any borrower with aggregate exposure of ₹5 crores and above for
a reporting month, it shall submit a ‘NIL’ return.
73. DNBS09 – CRILC Weekly Return on Defaulted Borrowers (RDB)- NBFCs may
report certain information on large borrowers (having aggregate exposure of ₹5
crores and above with them), who have defaulted during a week or moved out of
the default position, through this return on each Friday. In case, any entity to whom
the return is applicable does not have any large borrower with default move-in/
move-out positions during the week, it shall submit a ‘NIL’ return.
74. DNBS10 -Statutory Auditor’s Certificate (SAC) - Yearly Return: All NBFCs and
ARCs shall enable their Statutory Auditors to submit ‘DNBS10 - Statutory Auditor’s
Certificate (SAC) Return’ every year. The certificate shall be based on audited
books of accounts of the applicable entity, for the preceding financial year.
The Statutory Auditor shall compile, generate and file the return, using the secure
login credentials created by the applicable entity.
75. DNBS11- Core Investment Companies (CICs) - Important Financial
Parameters- Quarterly Return: The return contains data on assets and liabilities,
profit and loss account, exposure to sensitive sectors, sectoral credit, etc.
76. DNBS12 - Core Investment Companies (CICs) - Important Prudential
Parameters - Quarterly Return: The return contains data on Adjusted Net Worth,
Provisioning, etc.
77. DNBS13 - Overseas Investment Return: All the NBFCs (irrespective of category,
business classification and asset size) shall submit information on their overseas
investment and returns on a quarterly basis. In case, there are no overseas
investments during the reporting quarter, a ‘NIL’ return shall be submitted.
4078. DNBS14 - Peer to Peer (P2Ps) Lending Platform (NBFCs – P2Ps) - Important
Financial & Prudential Parameters: The return is to be filed by NBFCs-P2Ps and
contains data on assets and liabilities, profit and loss account, prudential
parameters etc.
79. Form A Certificate: The certificate to be submitted by NBFCs regarding
appointment of Statutory Central Auditor (SCA)/ Statutory Auditor (SA) in
prescribed format as mentioned in the RBI’s notification on ‘Appointment of
Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks
(excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs)’ (Reference no. DoS.
CO.ARG/SEC.01/08.91.001/2021-22) dated April 27, 2021, and amendments
thereto thereafter.
E. Returns to be Filed by Supervised Entities
80. Financial Soundness Indicators (FSI): This is a special return for furnishing
consolidated FSIs to IMF. Data compilation is done as per the Guidelines issued
by IMF which have been circulated to all the reporting entities (Commercial Banks
(excluding Foreign Banks), select AIFIs, UCBs, NBFCs and ARCs).
F. Fraud Monitoring and Vigilance Monitoring Returns
81. FMR - I (Report on Actual or Suspected Frauds): This return captures report on
actual or suspected frauds in Commercial Banks, AIFIs, UCBs, and NBFCs.
82. FMR - III (Update of Form FMR-I): This return captures progress report on frauds
of large value and it is to be filed as and when any development occurs in FMR-I
details.
83. FMR - IV (Report on Dacoities / Robberies / Theft / Burglaries): This return
captures consolidated information on dacoities/robberies/theft/ burglaries.
84. VMR - I (Report on Action Plan on Anti-Corruption Measures): This return
captures details on action plan on anti-corruption measures against staff. It
41contains information regarding preventive measures, surveillance and detection
details, deterrent punitive action on vigilance cases and disciplinary cases.
85. VMR - II (Report on the Security Arrangements): This return captures details
on the security arrangements and contains information regarding number of
branches considered vulnerable, branches provided with armed guards, alarm
system, and other security measures provided.
86. VMR - III (Report on Action Taken against Employees involved in Frauds and
Corrupt Practices): This return captures information on action taken against
employees involved in frauds and corrupt practices.
42ANNEX IV
Alternate timelines for submission of select Returns
The return submission timelines mentioned in para 4.4.1. of this Master Direction are
not applicable for returns listed below. The timelines for these returns will be as follows.
A. Commercial Banks’ Returns
S. Timeline for
Return Name Periodicity Reference Date
No. submission
(i) Provisional/
unaudited data to
be submitted by
Consolidated 31st March
end-June.
1 Prudential Return Half Yearly
(ii) Audited data to
(CPR)
be submitted by
end-September.
30th September End-December.
31st March/ 15 days from the
Reference Date at
Sheets BLR 3 and 30th June/
2 Quarterly par with other
BLR 7 of BLR Return 30th September/
sheets of BLR
31st December
return
Long Form Audit
Report (LFAR) (i.e. for
the bank / all Indian
Within 60 days on
Offices of foreign bank
receipt of LFAR
3 as a whole) and the Yearly 31st March
from the Statutory
relative agenda note,
Auditors.
together with the
Board's views or
directions
Within one month
Report on Allocation of
from the date of
branches to Statutory
4 Yearly 31st March appointment of
Branch Auditors
Statutory Branch
(SBAs)@
Auditors.
31st March/ Within 21 days from
Half yearly / Quarterly
Half the date of receipt
Review of Accounts of 30th June/
5 Yearly/ of the Report from
Public Sector Banks – 30th September/
Quarterly the Statutory
Review of Accounts 31st December
Central Auditors.
Half yearly / Quarterly
31st March/ Within 21 days from
Review of Accounts of
Half the date of receipt
Public Sector Banks – 30th June/
6 Yearly/ of the Report from
Review Report by 30th September/
Quarterly the Statutory
Statutory Central 31st December
Central Auditors.
Auditors (SCAs)
43S. Timeline for
Return Name Periodicity Reference Date
No. submission
31st March/
Within 45 days from
Report on Financial 30th June/ the end of the
7 Quarterly
Conglomerates 30th September/ quarter.
31st December
@ Reporting to be done on the online AAS system of the RBI.
B. UCBs’ Returns
S. Timeline for
Return Name Periodicity Reference Date
No. submission
All Reporting Friday as
Fortnightly per applicable RBI
Calendar Within seven days
1 Form B from the Reference
Last Friday of the
Monthly
date.
Calendar Month
Yearly 31st March
Last Friday of the
Monthly Within 30 days from
2 Form IX Calendar Month
the Reference Date.
Yearly 31st March
Within 30 days from
3 Form VIII Yearly 31st December
the Reference Date.
Last Day (28th/ 29th/ Within 20 days from
4 Form l Monthly
30th/ 31st) of the month the Reference Date.
Daily Call and
Notice Money All Reporting Fridays as Within 15 days from
5 Fortnightly
Operations per RBI Calendar. the Reference Date.
(DCM)
C. NBFCs’ Returns
S. Reference Timeline for
Return Name Periodicity
No. Date submission
Within 5 working days
from the date of signing
of the Auditor’s report in
Statutory Auditor’s
terms of section 134 of
1 Certificate (SAC) Yearly 31st March
the Companies Act,
Return
2013, but not later than
December 31st of same
year, in any case.
44S. Reference Timeline for
Return Name Periodicity
No. Date submission
Within one month from
the date of appointment
2 Form A Certificate Yearly 31st March of Statutory Central
Auditor (SCA) /
Statutory Auditor (SA).
D. Fraud and Vigilance Monitoring Returns (FMR/ VMR) (For Banks/ Non-
Banks/ Select FIs)
S. Timeline for
Return Name Periodicity Reference Date
No. submission
Date of detection Within three weeks from
1 FMR I
of Fraud the Reference Date.
As and when
Update Date/
2 FMR III Immediate.
Progress Date
31st March/
30th June/ Within 15 days from the
3 FMR IV Quarterly
30th September/ Reference Date.
31st December
4 VMR I 31st March/
5 VMR II 30th June/ Within 15 days from the
Quarterly
30th September/ Reference Date.
6 VMR III
31st December
45ANNEX V
Details of online portals for submission of returns by Supervised Entities
I. Important Instructions
1. RBI has introduced various online portals for filing of all the applicable online returns
by the SEs. List of online reporting portals is available on the Bank’s website.
2. Login Credentials to access online return portals: Each SE is provided with a
Super User Credential with defined access rights who, in turn, can create other users
(with different roles such as Maker and Checker) for their entity with required access
rights. Entities can monitor the status of their returns’ submission on the portal.
3. Returns in Hard Copy: At present the following returns are to be submitted in hard
copy or through email:
a. Whole Bank Long Form Audit Report and Compliance thereof – All CBs
b. Half-Yearly Review of Investment Portfolio – All CBs
c. Form A Certificate – All NBFCs
These returns may continue be submitted in hard copy, or, through e-mails as
prescribed, till provisions are made for submission of these returns through online
portals.
46ANNEX VI
Abbreviations
AAS Auditor Allocation System
AIFI All India Financial Institution
ARC Asset Reconstruction Company
CB Commercial Banks
CIC Core Investment Company
CIMS Centralised Information Management System
CRILC Central Repository of Information on Large Credit
DoS Department of Supervision
FB Foreign Bank
FC Financial Conglomerate
HFC Housing Finance Company
IBU International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) Banking Unit
IFSC International Financial Services Centre
LAB Local Area Bank
LFAR Long Form Audit Report
MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise
NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NABFID National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
NBFC Non-Banking Financial Company
NBFC – BL NBFC – Base Layer
NBFC – ICC NBFC – Investment and Credit Company
NBFC – MFI NBFC – Micro Finance Institution
NBFC – ML NBFC – Middle Layer
NBFC – P2P NBFC – Peer to Peer Lending Platform
NBFC – SPD NBFC – Standalone Primary Dealer
NBFC – UL NBFC – Upper Layer
NHB National Housing Bank
OBU Offshore Banking Unit
PAN Permanent Account Number
PB Payment Bank
PSB Public Sector Bank
RNBC Residuary Non–Banking Finance Company
RRB Regional Rural Bank
Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and
SARFAESI Act
Enforcement of Security Interest Act
SBA Statutory Branch Auditor
SCA Statutory Central Auditor
SCB Scheduled Commercial Bank
SE Supervised Entity
SFB Small Finance Bank
SHG Self Help Group
SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India
SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio
UCB Primary (Urban) Co-operative Bank/ Urban Co-operative Banks
XBRL eXtensible Business Reporting Language
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