What does this RBI rule cover?

Banks must act under Chapter IX of the 2025 know your customer directions. Banks must use the lists that the United Nations Security Council approves and sends from time to time.

Regulatory document · Reserve Bank of India

Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendment of 1 Entry

Applies toAll regulated entities
StatusIn force
ImportanceMUST READ
IssuedJul 09, 2026
Amendmentsnone tracked
Length5 points in 2 sections · 1 min read

The four dates on this rule

PublishedJul 09, 2026The day RBI put this document out.
Starts to applyNot statedNot stated separately in this document. Read the rule itself before you assume a start date.
Time to get readyNot statedCannot be worked out until the day it starts to apply is known.
Last date to actNot statedNo date to act by was found in this document. Other dates may sit inside single paragraphs.

This rulebook is short, and the page is short with it. This document is 1198 words long. It states 5 separate rules. So the page carries 5 points, not the thirty a long rulebook carries. Nothing has been left out to make it shorter.

At a glanceBanks must act under Chapter IX of the 2025 know your customer directions.

Official RBI page

What it says

Do it

1. Follow Chapter IX

Banks must act under Chapter IX of the 2025 know your customer directions.

2. Use UN circulated lists

Banks must use the lists that the United Nations Security Council approves and sends from time to time.

3. Check updated lists

Banks must use the latest lists of persons linked to ISIL, Al‐Qaida and Taliban at the given web links.

4. Forward delisting requests

Banks must email every delisting request they get to Joint Secretary (CTCR), Ministry of Home Affairs.

5. Ensure full compliance

Banks must note these United Nations Security Council updates and follow them very carefully.