RBI master directions

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RBI19 Jul 2016Master direction

Master Direction on Currency Distribution & Exchange Scheme (CDES) based on performance in rendering customer service to the members of public

RBI19 Jul 2016Master direction

Master Direction on Levy of Penal Interest for Delayed Reporting/Wrong Reporting/Non-Reporting of Currency Chest Transactions and Inclusion of Ineligible Amounts in Currency Chest Balances

RBI06 Jul 2016Master direction

Master Direction on Money Market Instruments: Call/Notice Money Market, Commercial Paper, Certificates of Deposit and Non-Convertible Debentures (original maturity up to one year) (This Master Direction has been superseded)

RBI04 Jul 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings (Updated as on September 22, 2025)

RBI30 Jun 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Operational Guidelines for Primary Dealers (Updated as on November 22, 2018)

RBI30 Jun 2016Master direction

Master Directions on Frauds – Classification and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs (Updated as on July 03, 2017)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Directions - Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 dated October 01, 2024(SupersedesMaster Direction- Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999, (Updated as on May 24, 2022))

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Deposits and Accounts (Updated as on June 29, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Establishment of Branch Office (BO)/ Liaison Office (LO)/ Project Office (PO) or any other place of business in India by foreign entities (Updated as on May 18, 2021)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) (Updated as on September 06, 2024)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Miscellaneous (Updated as on May 13, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Money Changing Activities (Updated as on June 24, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Other Remittance Facilities (Updated as on May 06, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction - Remittance of Assets (Updated as on June 29, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Acquisition or Transfer of Immovable Property under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Updated as on September 01, 2022)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Borrowing and Lending transactions in Indian Rupee between Persons Resident in India and Non-Resident Indians/ Persons of Indian Origin (Updated as on February 16, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad (Updated as on June 24, 2021)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services (Updated as on June 05, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Import of Goods and Services (Updated as on January 12, 2026)

RBI03 Jan 2016Master direction

Master Direction – Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses (Updated as on December 22, 2022)