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RBI/2025-26/215
DOR.CRE.REC.406/24-01-041/2025-26 February 13, 2026
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services)
– Amendment Directions, 2026
Please refer to the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of
Financial Services) Directions, 2025...
भारतीय �रज़वर् बैंक _________________________ RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ______________________ www.rbi.org.in RBI/2025-26/215 DOR.CRE.REC.406/24-01-041/2025-26 February 13, 2026 Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services) – Amendment Directions, 2026 Please refer to the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services) Directions, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Directions’).
2. On a review, consequent to the issuance of the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026, and in exercise of the powers conferred by the section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and all other 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 modify paragraph 18(4) of ‘Chapter-III ‘General Guidelines’ of the Directions as under:
3 (1) The sub-paragraph (ii)(a)iii shall be substituted with the following: “Acquisition finance and bridge finance for financing of promoter’s stake in new companies” 3(2) The sub-paragraph (ii)(b) shall be substituted with the following:
“Lending to individuals against eligible securities”
4. The above amendments shall come into force from the date a bank decides to implement the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026 or from April 1, 2026, whichever is earlier.
ि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 �हदं ी आसान ह,� इसका �योग बड़ाइएVaibhav Chaturvedi (Chief General Manager)