**Executive Summary**
This document details the Amendment Directions, 2026, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding disclosures in financial statements for All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs). These amendments pertain to the presentation of exposures to related parties and are effective from April 1, 2026, though AIFIs may implement them earlier. The document amends the existing Directions of 2025, following from earlier amendments to Credit Risk Management for All India Financial Institutions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Overview:**
* Modifies Chapter-IV of the "Disclosure in Financial Statements – Notes to Accounts" Directions.
* Inserts a new sub-sub paragraph on "Exposures to Related Parties" under the "Credit concentration risk" section.
* **Disclosure Requirements:**
* Details of exposures to related parties, as defined in the Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Credit Risk Management) Directions, 2025, must be disclosed.
* Disclosure should follow a specific table format that requires reporting the previous year and current year values (in ₹ crore) for the following items:
* Aggregate value of loans sanctioned to related parties during the year.
* Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related parties as on 31st March.
* Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related parties as a proportion of total credit exposure as on 31st March.
* Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related parties categorized as (i) Special Mention Accounts as on 31st March, and (ii) Non-Performing Assets as on 31st March.
* Amount of provisions held in respect of loans to related parties as on 31st March.
* Aggregate value of contracts and arrangements awarded to related parties during the year.
* Aggregate value of outstanding contracts and arrangements involving related parties as on 31st March.
* **Effective Date:**
* Amendments are effective from April 1, 2026.
* AIFIs have the option to implement the amendments earlier.
**Impact Analysis**
**All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs)**
* **Impact:** AIFIs are required to enhance their financial statement disclosures to include detailed information on exposures to related parties.
* **Action Required:** AIFIs must prepare to collect and report the specified data on exposures to related parties in the prescribed format for their financial statements. They should also update their reporting systems and processes to comply with the new disclosure requirements by the effective date (April 1, 2026), or earlier if they choose to implement the changes sooner.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for issuing these directions.
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Amendment Directions, 2026: The primary subject of the document, outlining amendments to financial statement presentation and disclosure requirements for All India Financial Institutions.
Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: The legal basis for the Reserve Bank of India's authority to issue the amendment directions.
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2025: The original directions that this document amends.
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2026: Referenced amendment directions relating to credit risk management in All India Financial Institutions, which prompted this amendment.
भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RBI/2025-26/188
DOR.CRE.REC.389/21.04.018/2025-26 January 05, 2026
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Financial
Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Amendment Directions, 2026
Please refer to Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Financial
Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as
‘the Directions’).
2. On a review, consequent to the issuance of the Reserve Bank of India (All India
Financial Institutions – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2026, and
in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act,
1934 and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India (hereinafter
called the Reserve Bank) in this regard, the Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is
necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby issues the Amendment
Directions hereinafter specified.
3. The Amendment Directions modifies the Directions as under:
3(1) In Chapter-IV ‘Disclosure in Financial Statements – Notes to Accounts’, a new
sub-sub paragraph (vi) shall be inserted under sub-paragraph 19(9) on ‘Credit
concentration risk’, as given below:
19(9)(vi) Exposures to Related Parties
Details of exposures to related parties as defined in Reserve Bank of India (All
India Financial Institutions– Credit Risk Management) Directions, 2025 shall be
disclosed as per the following table:
(Amount in ₹ crore)
Sl Particulars Previous Current
No.
Year Year
A. Loans to Related PartiesReserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Amendment Directions,
2026
1 Aggregate value of loans sanctioned to related
parties during the year
2 Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related
parties as on 31st March
3 Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related
parties as a proportion of total credit exposure as
on 31st March
4 Aggregate value of outstanding loans to related
parties which are categorized as:
(i) Special Mention Accounts as on 31st March
(ii) Non-Performing Assets as on 31st March
5 Amount of provisions held in respect of loans to
related parties as on 31st March
B. Contracts and Arrangements involving Related Parties
6 Aggregate value of contracts and arrangements
awarded to related parties during the year
7 Aggregate value of outstanding contracts and
arrangements involving related parties as on 31st
March
4. The above amendments shall come into force from April 1, 2026. AIFIs may
however decide to implement the amendments in entirety from an earlier date.
Vaibhav Chaturvedi
(Chief General Manager)
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