The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 11, 2025, notified the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025, further to amend the Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Directions, 2025.
The following has been stated: -
•The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 updates the definition of ‘fortnight’, requiring UCBs to realign CRR/SLR maintenance and reporting from December 15, 2025.
•RBI replaces multiple returns with a single electronic Form B and updates Form I, both to be filed via the CIMS portal.
•Transition arrangements specify NDTL bases for Dec 2025–Jan 2026 and mandate 100% CRR maintenance during December 13–15, 2025.
•Several paragraphs are amended to update terminology, revise reporting cycles, and remove provisional, final, and special returns.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No.: RBI/2025-26/153 DOR.RET.REC.359/12.01.001/2025-26]
