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Date: 2025-12-10 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

The Banking Regulation (Cooperative Societies) Amendment Rules 2025

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, amending the Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Rules, 1966. These amendments, titled the Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Amendment Rules, 2025, come into force on December 15, 2025. The document outlines changes regarding the determination of directors ceasing to hold office and modifications to Form I and Form IX. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Effective Date:** These rules come into force on December 15, 2025. * **Definition of "Ineligible Director":** An "ineligible director" is defined as a director who does not meet the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 10-A of the Banking Regulation Act. * **Determination of Directors Ceasing to Hold Office:** * The Board of Directors and the Reserve Bank shall determine the number of ineligible directors who must cease to hold office or be removed. * The names of directors to be removed will be determined by drawing lots from among the ineligible directors or persons. * A specific procedure for drawing lots is outlined, which includes grouping ineligible directors based on the period they have held office and excluding those with the shortest period. * The drawing of lots will be done by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized officer of the Reserve Bank after providing the cooperative bank a reasonable opportunity to nominate a director or officer to be present. * **Omission of Rule 11:** Rule 11 of the Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Rules is omitted. * **Amendments to Form I:** * Replaces “First alternate Friday”, “Second alternate Friday” and “Third alternate Friday” with “15th day of the month” and “Last day of the month” respectively. * In Part A, mentions of "subsidiary banks and" are removed and replaced with an inclusion of “IDBI Bank limited”. * Clause IX in Part B and Clause XI in Part C are replaced to reference such percent of IV (as notified by the Reserve Bank), as on the last day of the second preceding fortnight. * In Part D, a new clause is substituted referencing the same percent of IV. A new clause is inserted to reference the amount deposited under the Standing Deposit Facility Scheme. * Footnote alterations modify the reference from "alternate Friday" to "the 15th or the last day of the month," eliminate serial number (ii), and replace "Industrial Development Bank of India" with "the National Housing Bank, the Small Industries Bank." * **Amendments to Form IX:** * "Friday" is replaced with "day", and "on the last Friday" is replaced with "on the last day of the month." * In clause B, "with the State Bank of India" is replaced for previous references. * Sub-items are omitted from sub-clause 4(c) and sub-clause 5(c). **Impact Analysis** **Key Stakeholders Impacted:** * Cooperative Banks * Directors of Cooperative Banks * Reserve Bank of India **Impact:** * Cooperative Banks must comply with the new definition of "ineligible director" and the process for determining which directors must cease to hold office, drawing lots. * Cooperative Banks will also have to update their reporting and compliance procedures based on the amendments to Form I and Form IX. * The Reserve Bank of India now has the authority to determine which directors need to be removed based on ineligibility. **Action Required:** * Cooperative Banks need to review and revise their director eligibility criteria and governance procedures based on the new definition of "ineligible director" and the drawing lots process. * Directors of Cooperative Banks must ensure they meet the eligibility requirements and participate in the drawing of lots if deemed necessary. * The Reserve Bank of India needs to implement the procedures for determining which directors are ineligible and oversee the drawing of lots for director removal. * Cooperative Banks must update internal reporting to align with the changes in Form I and Form IX.

Key Entities Referenced

Banking Regulation Act, 1949: The primary law that the amendment modifies. Specifically section 56 is referenced. Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Rules, 1966: The specific set of rules being amended by this notification. Reserve Bank of India: The central bank consulted in making these rule changes; also, their actions are referenced within the rules. Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services): The government body issuing the notification and responsible for the rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-10122025-268401 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D0H1x2x2x0 25-268401 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 805] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, दिसम्ब र 10, 2025/अग्रहायण 19, 1947 No. 805] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 19, 1947 जित्त मत्रं ालय (जित्तीय सिे ाए ं जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 10 दिसम् बर, 2025 सा.का.जन. 891(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, बैंककारी जिजनयमन अजधजनयम, 1949 (1949 का 10) की धारा 56 के खंड (यञ) के साथ पठित धारा 52 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, और भारतीय ठरििव बैंक स ेपरामि वके पश्चात ् , बैंककारी जिजनयम (सहकारी सोसाइटी) जनयम, 1966 का और संिोधन करन ेके जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अथावत्:- 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ—(1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम बैंककारी जिजनयम (सहकारी सोसाइटी) संिोधन जनयम, 2025 ह ै। (2) य े15 दिसंबर, 2025 को प्रिृत्त होंगे । 2. बैंककारी जिजनयम (सहकारी सोसाइटी) जनयम, 1966 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् “उि जनयम” कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 2 म ेंखंड (क) के पश्चात् जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा,अथावत् :- 8329 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] “(कक) “अपात्र जनििे क” से िह जनिेिक अजभप्रेत ह,ै िो अजधजनयम की धारा 10क की उपधारा (2) के खंड (क) और खंड (ख) के अधीन अपिे ाओं को पणू व नहीं करता ह ै।”; 3. उि जनयमों म,ें-- (क) जनयम 5 के पश्चात ्जनम्नजलजखत जनयम अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत् :-- “5-क. उस जनिेिक या व्यजि के लॉट जनकालने का अिधारण करन े की रीजत िो पि पर नहीं रहगे ा या जनिेिक बोडव की सिस्ट्यता स ेहटाया िाएगा-- (1) जनिेिक बोडव अपात्र जनििे कों मे से उस जनिेिक या उन जनिेिकों की संख्या सुजनजश्चत करेगा, िो इन जनयमों के उप-जनयम (3) के अनुसार, अजधजनयम की धारा 10क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन जनििे क बोड व के पुनगिव न के प्रयोिन के जलए, पिधारण नहीं कर पाएंगे। (2) ठरििव बैंक अपात्र जनिेिकों में से उस व्यजि या उन व्यजियों की संख्या सुजनजश्चत करेगा, िो इन जनयमों के उप- जनयम (3) के अनुसार, अजधजनयम की धारा 10क की उपधारा (5) के अनुसरण में जनिेिक बोडव की संरचना के प्रयोिन के जलए जनििे क बोड वकी सिस्ट्यता से हटाए िान े ह।ैं (3) यथाजस्ट्थजत, जनििे क या जनिेिकों और व्यजि या व्यजियों का नाम, िो उप-जनयम (1) या उप-जनयम (2) के अधीन, यथाजस्ट्थजत, पिधारण नहीं करेंग े या जनििे क बोड व की सिस्ट्यता से हटाए िाएंगे, यथाजस्ट्थजत, अपात्र जनिेिकों या व्यजियों स ेलॉट जनकाल कर अिधाठरत दकया िाएगा । (4) उपजनयम (3) के प्रयोिनों के जलए जनम्नजलजखत प्रदिया का अनुसरण दकया िाएगा,अथावत ्:-- (क) अपात्र जनििे कों के नाम उस अिजध के अनुसार समूहबद्ध दकए िाएंगे, जिसके जलए जनिेिक पिधारण करते ह ैं; (ख) यदि ऐसे केिल िो समूह ह ैंतो पि की लघुत्तर अिजध का प्रजतजनजधत्ि करने िाले समूह म ेंजनििे कों के नाम अपिर्िवत दकए िाएंग े ; (ग) यदि ऐसे िो से अजधक समूह ह ैं तो पि की लघतु म अिजध का प्रजतजनजधत्ि करने िाल े जनिेिकों के नाम अपिर्िवत दकए िाएंग े ; परंतु खडं (ख) या खंड (ग) के अधीन ऐसा अपििवन नहीं दकया िाएगा यदि उसके द्वारा उन जनिेिकों की संख्या, जिनके नाम ड्रा म ें सजम्मजलत नहीं दकए िान े ह,ैं उपजनयम (1) या उपजनयम (2) के अधीन अिधाठरत संख्या से अजधक नहीं होगा । (5) अजधजनयम की धारा 10क की उपधारा (3) के अनुसरण में लॉट जनकालन ेका कायव ऐसे बोड वकी बैिक में जनििे क बोडव द्वारा दकया िाएगा । (6) अजधजनयम की धारा 10 की उपधारा (5) के अधीन ठरििव बैंक के लॉट जनकालन े का कायव लॉट जनकालन े के समय सहकारी बैंक के जनिेिक या अजधकारी को नामजनर्िवष्ट करने का सहकारी बैंक को युजियुि अिसर िेन े के पश्चात् इस जनजमत्त ठरििव बैंक द्वारा सम्यक् रूप से प्राजधकृत उसके अजधकारी द्वारा दकया िाएगा ।” (ख) जनयम 11 का लोप दकया िाएगा ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (ग) प्ररूप 1 म,ें -- (i) “कारबार की समाजप्त पर” िीर्वक के अधीन, “पहल े आनकु जल्पक िुििार”, “िसू रे आनकु जल्पक िुििार” और “तीसरे आनुकजल्पक िुििार” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथावत ् :-- “िमि:, “मास का पन्द्द्रहिां दिन”, और, “मास का अंजतम दिन” ।; (ii) भाग क म,ें-- (क) खंड I के उपखंड (क) की मि (i) में, “समनर्ु ंगी बैंकों और” िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा और “तत्स्ट्थानी नए बैंकों”, िब्िों के पश्चात् “तथा आईडीबीआई बैंक जलजमटेड” िब्ि अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे ।”; (ख) खंड III के उपखडं (क) म,ें “समनुर्ंगी बैंको और”, िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा तथा, “तत्स्ट्थानी नए बैंकों”, िब्िों के पश्चात् “तथा आईडीबीआई बैंक जलजमटेड” िब्ि अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े ।”; (iii) भाग ख म,ें खंड (ix) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खडं रखा िाएगा, अथावत ् :-- “IX. ठरििव बैंक द्वारा यथा अजधसूजचत, जद्वतीय पूिविती पखिाड ेके अंजतम दिन को, IV का ऐसा प्रजतित।”; (iv) भाग ग म,ें खडं XI के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथातव ् :-- “XI. ठरििव बैंक द्वारा यथा अजधसूजचत, जद्वतीय पूिविती पखिाड ेके अंजतम दिन को, IV का ऐसा प्रजतित।”; (v) भाग घ म,ें-- (क) खडं XIII के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथावत् :-- “XIII. ठरििव बैंक द्वारा यथा अजधसूजचत, जद्वतीय पूिविती पखिाडे के अंजतम दिन को, IV का ऐसा प्रजतित; (ख) खडं XIV म,ें उपखंड (ङ) के पश्चात् जनम्नजलजखत उपखंड अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत:्- “(च) स्ट्थायी िमा सुजिधा स्ट्कीम के अधीन ठरिि वबैंक में िमा रकम ।”; (vi) खडं XIV के पश्चात,् पाि ठटप्पण म,ें-- (क) पाि ठटप्पण 2 में, “कोई आनकु जल्पक िुििार” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, “मास का 15िा ं या अजं तम दिन”, िब्ि और अंक रखे िाएगं े ; (ख) पाि ठटप्पण 4$ म,ें िम स.ं (ii) का लोप दकया िाएगा ; (ग) पाि ठटप्पण 5X म,ें “भारतीय औद्योजगक जिकास बैंक” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, “राष्ट्रीय आिास बैंक, लघ ु उद्योग बैंक” िब्ि रख ेिाएगं े ।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (घ) प्ररूप IX म,ें-- (i) “अंजतम िुििार को” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, िोनों स्ट्थानों पर, िहां िे आत े ह,ैं “मास के अंजतम दिन को” िब्ि रख े िाएंगे ; (ii) खंड क म,ें -- (क) उपखडं (4) की मि (ग) की उपमि (iii) का लोप दकया िाएगा । (ख) उपखडं (5) की मि (ग) की उपमि (iii) का लोप दकया िाएगा । (iii) खंड ख में,-- (क) उपखडं (2) में, मि (ख) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत मि रखी िाएगी, अथावत् :-- “(ख) भारतीय स्ट्टेट बैंक के पास ।”; (ख) उपखडं (3) में, मि (क) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत मि रखी िाएगी, अथावत् :-- “(क) भारतीय स्ट्टेट बैंक के पास ।”; (ग) उपखडं (4) में, मि (छ) की उपमि (i) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उपमि रखी िाएगी, अथावत् :-- “(i) भारतीय स्ट्टेट बैंक ।”; (घ) “िुििार”, िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर, “दिन” िब्ि रखा िाएगा ।”। [फा. सं. 7/19/2023 (भाग-II)-बीओए-I] िाजलनी पंजडत, संयुक् त सजचि ठटप्पण : मलू जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i), तारीख 3 दिसंबर, 1966 म ें अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 1837, तारीख 21 निंबर, 1966 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और उनम ें पश्चातिती संिोधन नीच े उजल्लजखत जित्त मंत्रालय की अजधसूचनाओं द्वारा दकए गए :-- िम सं. अजधसूचना सं. तारीख 1. फा. 101/66-एसबी 18-10-1967 2. फा. 18/स.ं 9/68-एसबी 30-10-1969 3. फा.1-26/71/एसी-II 23-5-1974 4. 8/18/77-एसी 31-1-1979 5. 8(9)/80-एसी 7-2-1983 6. फा.1/22/84-बी.ओ-I 29-3-1985[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th December, 2025 G.S.R. 891(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 52 read with clause (zj) of section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), and after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Rules, 1966, namely: — 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Amendment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the 15th day of December, 2025. 2. In the Banking Regulation (Co-operative Societies) Rules, 1966, (hereinafter referred to as “the said rules”), in rule 2, after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - “(aa) “ineligible director” means a director who does not fulfil the requirements under clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 10-A of the Act.”; 3. In the said rules, — (a)after rule 5, the following rule shall be inserted, namely: – “5-A. Manners of determination of drawing of lots of director or person who will cease to hold office or removed from the membership of Board of Directors. — (1) The Board of directors shall ascertain the number of director or directors out of the ineligible directors, who have to cease to hold the office, for the purpose of reconstitution of the Board of directors under sub- section (3) of section 10-A of the Act, as per sub-rule (3) of these rules. (2) The Reserve Bank shall ascertain the number of person or persons out of the ineligible directors, who are to be removed from the membership of Board of directors for the purpose of composition of the Board of directors in pursuance of sub-section (5) of section 10-A of the Act, as per sub-rule (3) of these rules. (3) The name of the director or directors and person or persons, as the case may be, who shall be ceased to hold office or removed from the membership of Board of directors, as the case may be, under sub-rule (1) and (2) shall be determined by drawing of lots from among the ineligible directors or the persons, as the case may be. (4) For the purposes of sub-rule (3), the following procedure shall be followed, namely: – (a) the names of the ineligible directors shall be grouped according to the period for which the directors have held office; (b) if there are two such groups only, the names of the directors in the group representing a shorter period of office shall be excluded; (c) if there are more than two such groups, the names of those in the group representing the shortest period of office shall be excluded:6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Provided that such exclusion under clauses (b) or (c) shall not be made if thereby the number of directors whose names are to be included in the draw is not more than the number determined under sub-rules (1) and (2). (5) The drawing of lots in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 10-A of the Act shall be done by the Board of directors at a meeting of such Board. (6) The drawing of lots of the Reserve Bank under sub-section (5) of section 10-A of the Act shall be done by an officer of the Reserve Bank duly authorised in this behalf, and after giving a reasonable opportunity to the co-operative bank to nominate a director or officer of the co-operative bank to be present at the time of the drawing of lots.” (b) rule 11 shall be omitted. (c) in FORM I, — (i) under the heading “As at the close of business on” for “First alternate Friday”, “Second alternate Friday” and “Third alternate Friday”, the following shall be substituted namely: – “15th day of the month” and “Last day of the month”, respectively.”; (ii) in PART A, – (a) in clause I, in sub-clause (a) in item (i), the words “subsidiary banks and” shall be omitted and after the words “corresponding new banks”, the words “and IDBI Bank limited” shall be inserted.’’; (b) in clause III, in sub-clause (a), the words “subsidiary banks and” shall be omitted and after the words “corresponding new banks”, the words “and IDBI Bank limited” shall be inserted.”; (iii) in PART B, for clause IX, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “IX. Such per cent. of IV, as on the last day of the second preceding fortnight, as notified by the Reserve Bank.”; (iv) in PART C, for clause XI, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “XI. Such per cent. of IV, as on the last day of the second preceding fortnight, as notified by the Reserve Bank.”; (v) in PART D, – (a) for clause XIII, the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - “XIII. Such per cent. of IV, as on the last day of the second preceding fortnight, as notified by the Reserve Bank.”; (b) in clause XIV, after sub-clause (e), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: - “(f) Amount deposited with the Reserve Bank, under Standing Deposit Facility Scheme.”; (vi) after clause XIV, in the Foot Notes, – (a) in the foot note 2, for the words “an alternate Friday”, the words, figures and letter “the 15th or the last day of the month”, shall be substituted; (b) in the foot note 4$, serial number (ii) shall be omitted; (c) in the foot notes 5X, for the words “Industrial Development Bank of India”, the words “the National Housing Bank, the Small Industries Bank” shall be substituted. (d) in FORM IX, — (i) for the words “on the last Friday” at both the places where they occurred the words “on the last day * of the month” shall be substituted.”, (ii) in clause A, –[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 (a) in sub-clause 4, in item (c), sub-item (iii) shall be omitted. (b) in sub-clause 5, in item (c), sub-item (iii) shall be omitted. (iii) in clause B, – (a) in sub-clause 2, for item (b), the following item shall be substituted, namely: - “(b)with the State Bank of India.”; (b) in sub-clause 3, for item(a), the following item shall be substituted, namely:- “(a)with the State Bank of India.”; (c) in sub-clause 4, in item (g), for sub-item (i), the following sub-item shall be substituted, namely:- “(i) the State Bank of India.” (d) for the word “Friday “, the word “day” shall be substituted.”. [F. No. 7/19/2023 (Part-II)-BOA-I] SHALINI PANDIT, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published vide number G.S.R. 1837, dated 21st November, 1966, in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide dated 3rd December, 1966 and subsequently amended vide the Ministry of Finance Notifications mentioned below: — Sl. Notification No. Date No. 1. F.101/66-SB 18-10-1967 2. F. 18/No. 9/68-SB 30-10-1969 3. F.1-26/71/AC-II 23-5-1974 4. 8/18/77-AC 31-1-1979 5. 8(9)/80-AC 7-2-1983 6. F.1/22/84-B. O-I 29-3-1985 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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