RBI Consolidates Regulations into Master Directions

On 28th November 2025, the Reserve Bank of India announced the repeal of over 9,000 circulars and the consolidation of regulatory instructions into a streamlined set of Master Directions to simplify compliance for regulated entities.

The Reserve Bank of India confirmed a major restructuring of its regulatory framework by scrapping 9,446 circulars and reorganising existing instructions to significantly improve clarity and ease of implementation for financial institutions.
The central bank stated that this overhaul reflects a paradigm shift in regulatory communication and aims to make compliance more efficient for all categories of regulated entities.
As part of the consolidation, more than 9,000 circulars and guidelines issued by the Department of Regulation were merged into 238 function-wise Master Directions tailored to specific types of regulated entities.