Consolidation of Regulations – Withdrawal of circulars
UR
- Applies toAll regulated entities
- StatusIn force
- IssuedNovember 28, 2025
- Amendmentsnone tracked
- Length14 points in 4 sections · 2 min read
The four dates on this rule
- PublishedNovember 28, 2025The day RBI put this document out. This is the same day as the Issued date on this rule.
- Starts to applyNovember 28, 2025The day this rule starts to apply, as RBI's own text states it.
- Time to get readyNoneIt starts to apply on the day it was published.
- Last date to actNot statedNo date to act by was found in this document. Other dates may sit inside single paragraphs.
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What it says
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1. Effective date
The withdrawal of the 9,445 circulars took effect immediately, from November 28, 2025.
2. Same-day press release
This notice refers to a separate press release issued the same day announcing the 244 new Master Directions.
3. The big withdrawal
RBI withdrew 9,445 old circulars on November 28, 2025 and replaced them with 244 new Master Directions.
4. Superseding Master Directions
The withdrawn circulars are superseded by the 244 Master Directions announced the same day.
5. 244 documents to track
DoR-regulated entities now have 244 Master Directions to track instead of thousands of separate circulars.
6. Who is covered
This notice applies to every entity regulated under RBI's Department of Regulation (DoR).
7. Departments covered
The 244 Master Directions cover instructions run by RBI's Department of Regulation (DoR), including departments later merged into DoR.
8. Obsolete instructions dropped
Instructions RBI considered obsolete were left out of the new Master Directions entirely, since RBI judged them no longer relevant.
9. Immediate withdrawal
All 9,445 circulars listed in the Annex to this notice are withdrawn by RBI with immediate effect.
10. The Annex list
The Annex to this notice is RBI's own list of exactly which 9,445 circulars are withdrawn.
11. Why circulars were withdrawn
A circular is withdrawn either because its rules are now folded into a Master Direction, or because it is obsolete or redundant.
12. Repealed, not paused
The notice says withdrawn circulars are hereby repealed, not merely paused or under review.
13. Stale policy references
Any internal policy that cites one of the 9,445 withdrawn circular numbers by number is now referencing a repealed document.
14. Old actions preserved
Anything already done under a withdrawn circular continues to be governed by that circular's old provisions.