Agency commission claims for GST receipts must be submitted to the designated regional office only under revised certification procedure.
Claims for agency commission relating to GST receipt transactions must be submitted to a single designated Reserve Bank regional office for settlement; the amendment revises paragraph 15 to distinguish GST receipts from other Central and State government transaction submission routes. Submission must use the prescribed claim formats and include a separate set of certificates signed by branch officials and Chartered Accountants as specified in Annex-2, in addition to the usual ED/CGM certificate regarding pension arrears.

Legal Entity Identifier requirement mandates large corporate borrowers to obtain and renew LEI to retain credit facilities.
The circular mandates that banks require large corporate borrowers with exposures of fifty crore and above to obtain and renew a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) per a phased schedule; non-compliant borrowers are to be refused renewal or enhancement of credit. Banks must encourage LEI adoption for parent and group entities, obtain LEI from accredited Local Operating Units such as LEIIL in India, ensure renewals per GLEIF guidelines, and record LEI in credit information systems including CRILC.

Legal Entity Identifier requirement mandates LEI for OTC derivatives participants, making LEI mandatory to continue market participation.
A mandatory Legal Entity Identifier has been introduced for all participants in OTC rupee interest rate, foreign currency and credit derivatives markets; failure to obtain an LEI by the regulator's phased deadlines will render entities ineligible to participate. LEIs must be obtained from GLEIF accredited Local Operating Units, with a recognised issuer available domestically. Entities must comply with application, documentation and renewal procedures; lapsed LEIs are invalid for Trade Repository reporting. The requirement is issued under the regulator's statutory authority and applies to both current and future participants.

NEFT half-hourly settlements: expanded batch frequency to speed transfers and require system readiness and confirmations.
Introduction of half-hourly settlements in NEFT adds eleven additional settlement batches to make 23 daily half-hourly batches while retaining the opening and closing batches; banks must update their CBS to initiate and accept transactions on the new schedule and ensure readiness. The existing return discipline of B+2 hours continues, and beneficiary banks must send N10 confirmations to originating banks, which must notify remitting customers. Technical implementation guidance and support will be provided by system service providers. The instructions are issued under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.