Date: 2021-01-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline - New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF) - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies – CRISIL Ratings Limited
**Summary:**
This Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular, DOR.No.CRE.BC.3321/06.007/2020-21, dated January 27, 2021, addresses all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Payment Banks, Local Area Banks, and Regional Rural Banks) regarding Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline under the New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF).
The circular clarifies that following the transfer of CRISIL Limited's rating business to its wholly-owned subsidiary, CRISIL Ratings Limited, banks can use the ratings provided by CRISIL Ratings Limited for risk weighting their claims for capital adequacy purposes. This accreditation is in accordance with SEBI's notification dated September 11, 2018, and circular dated September 19, 2018. The rating/risk weight mapping for long-term and short-term ratings assigned by CRISIL Ratings Limited will remain consistent with that previously applied to CRISIL Limited.
This circular references Master Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.4/21.06.001/2015-16 and DBR.No.BP.BC.1/21.06.201/2015-16, both dated July 1, 2015, pertaining to the New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF) and Basel III Capital Regulations, respectively. All other provisions stipulated in the aforementioned Master Circulars regarding external credit ratings remain unchanged.
The Department of Regulation, Central Office of the RBI, located at Central Office Building, 12th-13th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, can be contacted at Tel No: 22661602, 22601000, and Fax No: 022-2270 5691. Manoranjan Mishra, Chief General Manager, is the signatory of the circular.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, the issuer of the policy notification.
Scheduled Commercial Banks: Banks regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, excluding Payment Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks, to whom the notification is addressed.
Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline: A set of guidelines related to capital adequacy and market discipline for banks.
New Capital Adequacy Framework NCAF: Framework for capital adequacy
CRISIL Ratings Limited: A credit rating agency whose ratings banks may use for risk weighting their claims for capital adequacy purposes.
DBR.No.BP.BC.4.21.06.001/2015-16: Reference number of Master Circular related to Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline New Capital Adequacy Framework NCAF.
DBR.No.BP.BC.121/06.201/2015-16: Reference number of Master Circular related to Basel III Capital Regulations.
Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI: Regulatory body for the securities market in India.
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RBI/2020-21/86
DOR.No.CRE.BC.33/21.06.007/2020-21 January 27, 2021
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(Excluding Payment Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline - New Capital
Adequacy Framework (NCAF) - Eligible Credit Rating Agencies – CRISIL
Ratings Limited
Please refer to the Master Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.4./21.06.001/2015-16 dated July 1,
2015 on 'Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline - New Capital
Adequacy Framework (NCAF)’ and Master Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.1/21.06.201/2015-
16 dated July 1, 2015 on Basel III Capital Regulations.
2. In terms of paragraph 6 of the above circulars, CRISIL Limited has been accredited
for the purpose of risk weighting the banks' claims for capital adequacy purposes along
with other credit rating agencies (CRAs) registered with Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI). The rating business of CRISIL Limited has since been transferred to
CRISIL Ratings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CRISIL Limited in compliance with
SEBI’s notification dated September 11, 2018 read with SEBI’s circular dated September
19, 2018. Banks may therefore, use the ratings of the CRISIL Ratings Limited for the
purpose of risk weighting their claims for capital adequacy purposes. The rating-risk
weight mapping for the long term and short-term ratings assigned by CRISIL Ratings
Limited will be the same as was in the case of CRISIL Limited and there is no change in
the rating symbols earlier assigned by CRISIL Limited.
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�व�नयमन �वभाग, क�द्र�य कायार्लय, क�द्र�य कायार्लय भवन, 12वीं/ 13वीं मंिज़ल, शह�द भगत �सहं माग,र् फोटर्, मुंबई - 400001
टेल�फोन/ Tel No: 22661602, 22601000 फैक्स/ Fax No: 022-2270 5691
Department of Regulation, Central Office, Central Office Building, 12th/ 13th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai – 400001
�हंदी आसान ह,ै इसका �योग बढ़ाइए3. All other provisions regarding external credit ratings stipulated in the aforementioned
Master Circulars remain unchanged.
Yours faithfully,
(Manoranjan Mishra)
Chief General Manager
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