The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on December 11, 2025, issued the Reserve Bank of India (Regional Rural Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025.
The following amendments have been stated:-
• Pursuant to the enactment of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, the definition of ‘Fortnight’ has been amended from “the period from Saturday to the second following Friday, both days inclusive” to “the period from the first day to the fifteenth day of each calendar month or sixteenth day to the last day of each calendar month, both days inclusive”. As notified in the Gazette of India dated December 08, 2025, the enactment date of the stated definition of fortnight is December 15, 2025. Consequently, the CRR and SLR maintenance and reporting in their returns i.e., Form A and Form VIII, respectively, also stand revised to align with the amended definition of the fortnight.
• Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and pursuant to Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Sections 18 and 24 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, as amended from time to time, and all other provisions/laws enabling the Reserve Bank of India in this regard, the Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby, issues the Amendment Directions hereinafter specified.
[Notification no. RBI/2025-26/151 DOR.RET.REC.357/12.01.001/2025-26]
