RBI issues Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 on Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk
The Reserve Bank of India had issued Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Directions, 2025 on November 28, 2025 . 2. Chapter IV of these Directions prescribed the Minimum Capital Requirements for Operational Risk, wherein it was specified that the effective date of implementation and indicative mapping of the components of the Business Indicator (BI) to the…
The Reserve Bank of India has released the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Forthcoming Instructions) Second Amendment Directions, 2026, which outline the implementation date for the new Standardised Approach, also known as the Basel III Standardised Approach or Basel III SA, for minimum operational risk regulatory capital requirements.
This amendment provides an indicative mapping of Business Indicator (BI) components and incorporates additional clarifications. The new framework, which is an update to the Basel III capital adequacy framework, will come into effect from April 01, 2027, for commercial banks, excluding Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks, and Regional Rural Banks.
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