The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 11, 2025, notified the Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025, further to amend the Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Directions, 2025.
The following has been stated: -
•The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, revises the definition of ‘fortnight’, prompting corresponding changes in CRR/SLR maintenance and reporting from December 15, 2025.
•RBI updates Directions to align reporting timelines, replaces multiple returns with a single Form A, and mandates electronic submission via CIMS.
•Transition rules specify NDTL bases for December 2025–January 2026 and require 100% CRR maintenance during December 13–15, 2025.
•Various paragraphs are amended to update terminology, remove provisional/final returns, and revise reporting cycles.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No.: RBI/2025-26/152 DOR.RET.REC.358/12.01.001/2025-26]
