The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on November 28, 2025, issued the Reserve Bank of India (Regional Rural Banks – Credit Information Reporting) Directions, 2025.
The following has been amended namely:-
• Chapter IV, which states, “Technical Working Group”:- Instructions on Technical Working Group 23. In order to institutionalise a continuing mechanism for reviewing and making changes where necessary in the data formats, a Technical Working Group (TWG) shall be formed. The TWG shall carry out the following functions: (1) Review the data reporting formats, at least once a year, and make recommendations, if any, to the Reserve Bank in this regard.
• Frame rules on data fields for all data reporting formats, viz., consumer, commercial, and micro finance (MFI) segments. The data formats after finalisation by the Group will be submitted to RBI for approval.
• Any other matter relating to the collection and dissemination of credit information, as the Reserve Bank may assign from time to time.
[Notification no. RBI/DOR/2025-26/255 DOR.FIN.REC.No.174/20.16.056/2025-26]
