The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Second Amendment Directions, 2026. The updated rules specify the implementation details for the new Basel III Standardised Approach regarding minimum operational risk regulatory capital requirements.
The amendment applies to commercial banks, excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, and Regional Rural Banks. As part of the update, the central bank has provided an indicative mapping of Business Indicator components to financial statement line items and incorporated recent clarifications from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
According to the RBI, the revised Basel III capital adequacy framework for eligible commercial banks will come into effect from April 1, 2027.
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Reserve Bank of India, “RBI issues Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 on Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk” dated 23 October 2026. Read the original release.
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