**Executive Summary**
This document, dated December 11, 2025, from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), issues Amendment Directions related to Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). The directions are in response to the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 and aim to align CRR and SLR maintenance and reporting with the amended definition of 'Fortnight'. Most provisions are effective from December 15, 2025, with one exception effective from December 12, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to 'Fortnight' Definition:** The definition of 'Fortnight' is amended to "the period from the first day to the fifteenth day of each calendar month or sixteenth day to the last day of each calendar month, both days inclusive," effective December 15, 2025.
* **CRR and SLR Reporting:** The maintenance and reporting of CRR and SLR in Form B and Form I are revised to align with the amended definition of 'Fortnight.'
* **General Substitution of "Friday" with "Day":** In various paragraphs and annexes, the word "Friday" is generally replaced with "day" to reflect the change in the definition of "fortnight."
* **Changes in Form B and Form I Returns**
* There will be no Provisional, Final, or Special Form B return
* Banks are required to submit a single Form B Return
* The new versions of Form B and Form I returns are available on the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) portal with new return codes
* Banks are required to submit Form B return from December 15, 2025
* Banks are required to submit Form I return from December 2025 on the CIMS portal
* **Transitional Provisions for CRR and SLR Maintenance:**
* CRR and SLR Maintenance for December 16-31, 2025 and January 1-15, 2026 is based on Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) as of November 28, 2025 and December 15, 2025 respectively
* From January 16, 2026 the maintenance will be based on NDTL as on the last day of the second preceding fortnight
* From December 13-15, 2025, the maintenance of CRR and SLR is to be done based on Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) as on November 28, 2025.
* Banks shall maintain minimum CRR of not less than hundred per cent of the required CRR during the transition period.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)
**Impact:**
* UCBs must adapt their CRR and SLR maintenance and reporting practices to reflect the revised definition of "Fortnight".
* UCBs will follow new guidelines during the transitional period (December 13-15, 2025) for CRR and SLR Maintenance.
**Action Required:**
* UCBs must use the new definition of ‘Fortnight’ and the available Form B and Form I Returns
* UCBs should submit fortnightly Form B returns from December 15, 2025 and monthly Form I returns from December 2025 via the CIMS portal.
* UCBs must submit Form I return of December 2025 on CIMS portal, both with old and new return codes
* Banks should submit Form B return for December 12, 2025, as per the extant reporting structure.
* UCBs should take note of the changed timelines for reporting CRR and SLR.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for regulating the banking sector.
Banking Regulation Act, 1949: A law in India that regulates banking companies.
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: A law that created the Reserve Bank of India and gives it the power to regulate the monetary policy of India.
Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025: An act amending the various provisions in the Banking Laws Act and Reserve Bank of India Act
Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Directions, 2025: Directions specifying the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) for Urban Co-operative Banks
भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RBI/2025-26/153
DOR.RET.REC.359/12.01.001/2025-26 December 11, 2025
Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and
Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025
Please refer to Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve
Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025.
2. The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 has amended various provisions,
including the section 42 of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the sections 18 and
24 of Banking Regulation Act 1949 [(read with section 56 (AACS)], relating to
maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR).
3. Pursuant to the enactment of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, the
definition of ‘Fortnight’ has been amended from “the period from Saturday to the
second following Friday, both days inclusive” to “the period from the first day to the
fifteenth day of each calendar month or sixteenth day to the last day of each calendar
month, both days inclusive”. As notified in the Gazette of India dated December 08,
2025, the enactment date of the stated definition of fortnight is December 15, 2025.
Consequently, the CRR and SLR maintenance and reporting in their returns i.e., Form
B and Form I respectively, also stand revised to align with the amended definition of
the fortnight.
4. Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 and pursuant to Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act,
1934 and Sections 18 and 24 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, as amended from time
to time, and all other provisions / laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India in this
regard, the Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the
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Department of Regulation, Central Office, 12th & 13th Floor, Nariman Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
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etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers.public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Amendment Directions hereinafter
specified.
5. These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative
Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions,
2025.
6. The provisions shall come into effect from December 15, 2025, except paragraph 7
(vii) (3), which shall be effective from December 12, 2025.
7. These Amendment Directions modify the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-
operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Directions, 2025
as under:
(i) In paragraph 6 (15), the definition of ‘Fortnight’ shall be redefined as
‘Fortnight’ means the period from the first day to the fifteenth day of each
calendar month or sixteenth day to the last day of each calendar month, both
days inclusive.
(ii) In paragraphs 6 (22), 9, 10, 22, 24, 25, 26 the words ‘Friday' shall be
substituted with ‘day'.
(iii) In paragraph 31, the words ‘each alternate Friday and’ shall be substituted
with ‘last day of each fortnight’, the word 'seven' shall be substituted with 'five'.
(iv) In paragraph 32, the words 'reporting Friday' shall be substituted with ‘last day
of each fortnight’ and the words ‘that Friday' shall be substituted with ‘last day
of such fortnight’.
(v) The paragraph 33 and 34 shall be deleted.
(vi) In paragraph 35, the words 'each alternate Friday' shall be substituted with
‘last day of each fortnight’, ‘alternate Friday' shall be substituted with ‘day'
and the words ‘that Friday' shall be substituted with ‘last day of such fortnight’.
(vii) Three new paragraphs shall be inserted after paragraph 38, namely:
1. “38 A. Under the new reporting structure, as amended vide Banking
Laws (Amendment) Act 2025, there shall be no Provisional or Final or
Special Form B return. The banks are required to submit single Form
B return. The new versions of Form B and Form I returns are available
2on the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) portal with
new return codes. The banks are required to submit fortnightly Form B
return from December 15, 2025 and monthly Form I return from
December 2025 on the CIMS portal.”
2. “38 B. The maintenance of CRR and SLR during the fortnight
December 16-31, 2025 and the first fortnight of January 2026 (i.e.,
January 1-15, 2026) is to be done by the banks, based on the Net
Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) as on November 28, 2025 and
December 15, 2025, respectively. From the subsequent fortnights
starting from January 16, 2026, the maintenance shall be done, as
presently applicable, i.e., based on the NDTL as on the last day of the
second preceding fortnight”.
3. “38 C. During the transition period of three days i.e., December 13-15,
2025, the maintenance of CRR and SLR is to be done by the banks,
based on the Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) as on
November 28, 2025. Further, the banks shall maintain minimum CRR
of not less than hundred per cent of the required CRR during the
transition period. The banks shall also submit Form B return for
December 12, 2025, as per the extant reporting structure. Further, the
banks are advised to submit Form I return of December 2025 on CIMS
portal, both with old and new return codes.”
(viii) In paragraph 39, the words 'each alternate Friday' shall be substituted with
‘last day of each fortnight'.
(ix) In Annex I (Form B), the word ‘Friday’ / ‘that Friday’ shall be substituted with
‘last day of the fortnight’ / ‘last day of that fortnight’.
(x) In Annex II (Form I),
• the ‘First alternate Friday’, ‘Second alternate Friday’, ‘Third alternate
Friday’ shall be substituted with ‘15th day of the Month’ and ‘Last day of
the Month’.
• the word ‘Friday’ / ‘an alternate Friday’ shall be substituted with ‘day’ / ‘last
day of the fortnight’
• in appendix III to Form I, the word ‘Friday’ in the title shall be deleted.
3(xi) In Annex III, the word ‘Friday’ shall be substituted with ‘day’.
Yours faithfully,
(Manoranjan Padhy)
Chief General Manager
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