Basel Pillar 3 Disclosures for Banks
RBI press-release 2026-2027/780 · 30 Jul 2026
Official title
RBI issues Basel Pillar 3 Disclosures for Banks
Summary
Check the official recordWhat changed
The Reserve Bank of India issues ten Amendment Directions to revise existing instructions for commercial banks, payments banks, and small finance banks. These directions follow a public consultation process on draft norms issued on May 19, 2026. The updates incorporate feedback from stakeholders. The Reserve Bank of India will issue separate Basel Pillar 3 disclosure templates for market risk, operational risk, counterparty credit risk, credit valuation adjustment, and leverage ratio for commercial banks at a later date.
What you must do
- Banks must comply with the revised instructions provided in the ten Amendment Directions.
Key dates
- Date of draft Amendment Directions issuance
- 19 May 2026
- Date of issuance of final Amendment Directions
Document text
July 30, 2026 RBI issues Basel Pillar 3 Disclosures for Banks The Reserve Bank of India had, on May 19, 2026, issued the following Amendment Directions on Basel Pillar 3 disclosures for seeking feedback of the stakeholders, viz.:
(i) Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Seventh Amendment Directions, 2026 (ii) Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026
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Feedback received on the draft Amendment Directions has been examined and consequent modifications have been suitably incorporated in the final Amendment Directions. A statement on the feedback received for the draft Amendment Directions is provided in the Annex.
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Accordingly, the Reserve Bank of India has today issued the following ten Amendment Directions to revise the extant instructions applicable to banks:
(i) Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Seventh Amendment Directions, 2026 (ii) Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Asset Liability Management) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 (iii) Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Governance) Third Amendment Directions, 2026 (iv) Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Eighth Amendment Directions, 2026 (v) Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks – Governance) Third Amendment Directions, 2026 (vi) Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Second Amendment Directions, 2026 (vii) Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026 (viii) Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Asset Liability Management) Amendment Directions, 2026 (ix) Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Governance) Third Amendment Directions, 2026 (x) Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Fourth Amendment Directions, 2026 ᮧेस ᮧकाशनी PRESS RELEASE
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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
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- The Basel Pillar 3 disclosure templates on market risk, operational risk, counterparty credit risk, credit valuation adjustment, and leverage ratio for commercial banks, shall be issued separately. Feedback received on these templates will be examined and suitably incorporated at the time of issuance of the respective templates for commercial banks.
(Brij Raj) Press Release: 2026-2027/780 Chief General Manager
Source details
- Source
- Reserve Bank of India
- Type
- press-release
- Published by source
- 30 Jul 2026
- Document number
- 2026-2027/780
- Issuing division
- Department of Communication
- Coverage area
- banking