On December 4, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions to the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025. This is in response to the issuance of the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Concentration Risk Management) Amendment Directions, 2025. Paragraph 78 contained under ‘Chapter IV – Risk weighted assets (RWAs)' shall stand deleted. The amendment directions will come into force from January 1, 2026. Contact Chief General Manager Vaibhav Chaturvedi. The Department of Regulation, Central Office can be contacted at telephone number 22661602, 22601000 or fax number 022-2270 5691. The address is Central Office Building, 12th/13th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400001.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, issuing the directives.
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025: The main policy document being amended.
Banking Regulation Act, 1949: The act that provides the legal basis for the Reserve Bank of India's actions.
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Concentration Risk Management) Amendment Directions, 2025: Amendment directions prompting the current review.
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www.rbi.org.in
RBI/2025-26/130
DOR.CRE.REC.335/21-01-002/2025-26 December 4, 2025
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital
Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2025
Please refer to Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Prudential Norms on
Capital Adequacy) Directions, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Directions’).
2. On a review consequent to the issuance of Reserve Bank of India (Commercial
Banks – Concentration Risk Management) Amendment Directions, 2025, and in
exercise of the powers conferred by the sections 21 and 35A of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 and all other laws enabling 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:
Paragraph 78 contained under ‘Chapter IV – Risk weighted assets (RWAs)’ shall
stand deleted.
4. The above amendment shall come into force from January 1, 2026.
(Vaibhav Chaturvedi)
Chief General Manager
िविनयमन िवभाग, केंद्रीय कायार्लय, केंद्रीय कायार्लय भवन, 12वी/ं 13वी ंमंिज़ल, शहीद भगत िसंह मागर्, फोटर्, मुंबई - 400001
टेलीफोन/ Tel No: 22661602, 22601000 फै�/ Fax No: 022-2270 5691
Department of Regulation, Central Office, Central Office Building, 12th/ 13th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai – 400001
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