The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched PRAVAAH, an online platform designed for applications, requests, and regulatory authorizations. The platform is secure and centralised, facilitating communications between regulated entities such as banks, financial institutions, and non-banking companies with the RBI. Its primary objective is to streamline the process of obtaining licenses, approvals, or authorizations from different departments of the RBI through a single, web-based portal instead of directly contacting the Reserve Bank. The platform encourages Regulated Entities to use PRAVAAH for submissions by May 1, 2025, and provides various resources like user manuals, FAQs, and videos on the site for user convenience.
Key Entities Referenced
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA: The central bank of India, the issuer of this notification.
PRAVAAH: A platform for Regulatory Application, Validation And AutHorisation, a secure and centralised web-based portal for seeking authorization, license or regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank.
All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
All Primary Urban Cooperative Banks: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
State Cooperative Banks: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
Central Cooperative Banks: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
All AllIndia Financial Institutions: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
All NonBanking Financial Companies including Housing Finance Companies: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
All Primary Dealers: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
All Nonbank Payment System Operators PSOs: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
All Credit Information Companies CICs: A category of Regulated Entities addressed in the notification.
Department of Information Technology: A department of the Reserve Bank of India.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001: The address of the Reserve Bank of India's Central Office Building.
May 28, 2024: The date when the Reserve Bank launched PRAVAAH Platform.
Press Release dated April 11, 2025: A press release announcing the mandatory use of PRAVAAH for submitting applications.
May 01, 2025: The effective date from which Regulated Entities are advised to use PRAVAAH.
Shailendra Trivedi: Chief General Manager-in-Charge at Reserve Bank of India.
बेटी बचाओ
बेटी पढ़ाओ
भारतीय �रज़वर् बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
www.rbi.org.in
RBI/2025-26/34
DIT.CO.No.S-106/07.71.039/2025-26 April 28, 2025
The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks
and Regional Rural Banks)
All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ State Co-operative Banks/ Central Cooperative
Banks
All All-India Financial Institutions
All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies)
All Primary Dealers
All Non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs)
All Credit Information Companies (CICs)
Madam / Dear Sir,
Processing of Regulatory Authorisations/ Licenses/ Approvals through
PRAVAAH
In terms of the various Statutes/Master Circulars/Directions/Instructions etc. issued by
the Reserve Bank from time to time, the Regulated Entities are required to submit
applications/requests for seeking authorisations/licenses/approvals from different
Departments of the Reserve Bank. On May 28, 2024, the Reserve Bank launched
PRAVAAH (Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation And AutHorisation) as a
secure and centralised web-based portal for any entity or individual to seek
authorisation, license or regulatory approval on any reference made by it to the
Reserve Bank. PRAVAAH has since facilitated receipt of nearly 4,000
भारतीय �रज़वर् बैंक, सूचना प्रौद्योिगकी िवभाग,14वी ंमंिजल, केंद्रीय कायार्लय, शहीद भगत िसंह मागर्,फोटर्, मुंबई – 400001.
Reserve Bank of India, Department of Information Technology, 14th Floor, Central Office Building, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400001.
Tel: (022) 22624856, E-mail: cgmincditco@rbi.org.in
"Caution: RBI never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information like bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone.
Please do not respond in any manner to such offers."
िहंदी आसान है, इसका प्रयोग बढ़ाइए।applications/requests. However, some applications/requests are still being submitted
by the Regulated Entities outside PRAVAAH.
2. As announced in the Press Release dated April 11, 2025, with effect from May 01,
2025, Regulated Entities are advised to use PRAVAAH for submitting applications for
regulatory authorisations, licenses, approvals to the Reserve Bank using the
application forms already available in the portal.
3. All Regulated Entities are advised to adhere to the above instructions. Instructions
related to accessing the portal, submission and tracking of applications etc. are
available on the portal itself. Further, for the convenience of users, the user manual,
FAQs and videos are also available on the portal. PRAVAAH portal can be accessed
at https://pravaah.rbi.org.in.
Yours faithfully,
(Shailendra Trivedi)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge