RBI has released the Second Amendment Directions, 2026, for Commercial Banks concerning Concentration Risk Management, building upon the Directions of 2025. Under Chapter V, ‘Exposure Norms,’ paragraph 94 is deleted and new paragraphs 94A and 94B are inserted. 94A mandates banks to set internal limits for their aggregate exposure to the real estate sector, including its sub-categories. 94B states that within the prudential ceiling for CRE exposures, a bank's aggregate exposure to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) should not exceed 10% of the lending bank's eligible capital base. These directions will be effective from July 1, 2026, or earlier if adopted in entirety by a bank. Contact Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Chief General Manager, for more details. Reference number is DOR.CRE.REC. /07-03-001/2025-26.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Concentration Risk Management) Second Amendment Directions, 2026: Draft amendment directions regarding concentration risk management in commercial banks issued by the RBI.
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Concentration Risk Management) Directions, 2025: Original directions which the 2026 amendment modifies.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, issuing the directions.
Banking Regulation Act, 1949: The Act that empowers the Reserve Bank of India to issue the directions.
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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
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DOR.CRE.REC. /07-03-001/2025-26 DD-MM-YYYY
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Concentration Risk Management)
Second Amendment Directions, 2026 – Draft for Comments
Please refer to the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Concentration Risk
Management) Directions, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Directions’).
2. Consequent to the amendments proposed in the draft Reserve Bank of India
(Commercial Banks – Credit Facilities) Second Amendment Directions, 2026, in
exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 21 and 35A of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India in this
regard, the Reserve Bank of India, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient
in public interest so to do , hereby, issues the Directions hereinafter specified.
3. These Amendment Directions shall modify the Directions as under:
3(1) In ‘Chapter V - Exposure Norms’ of the Directions, paragraph 94 shall be deleted.
3(2) The following new paragraphs shall be inserted, namely:
“94A. A bank shall fix internal limits for its aggregate exposure to real estate
sector, including the sub-categories of real estate exposures.
94B. Within the prudential ceiling for CRE exposures, aggregate exposure of a
bank towards real estate investment trusts (REITs) shall not exceed 10 per cent
of a lending bank’s eligible capital base.”
4. These Directions shall come into force from July 1, 2026, or an earlier date if the
directions contained in the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit
Facilities) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 are adopted by a bank in entirety.
(Vaibhav Chaturvedi)
Chief General Manager