In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 6, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India has today issued the following draft Amendment Directions for public comments, which propose to amend existing Directions issued by the Department of Regulation, RBI:

1. Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Concentration Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2026

2. Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Credit Facilities) – Amendment Directions, 2026

3. Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Second Amendment Directions, 2026

2. The above draft Amendment Directions propose to rationalise the definition of unsecured advances, enhance the individual loan limits for such advances and revise the aggregate ceiling for such advances by UCBs to 20% of total advances from the extant ceiling of 10% of total assets. Further, the lending limit to nominal members for purchase of consumer durables is also proposed to be enhanced to ₹2.5 lakh per borrower. Additionally, the tenor and moratorium requirements for housing loans are proposed to be deregulated for Tier 3 and Tier 4 UCBs. Furthermore, certain disclosure requirements are proposed for the UCBs.

3. The comments / feedback on the draft Amendment Directions may be submitted by the regulated entities and other stakeholders / members of public on or before March 4, 2026 through the following channels:

1. The ‘Connect 2 Regulate’ section on the website by following the corresponding hyperlink provided against each document in the page where they are hosted; or

2. by email (as indicated in the ‘Connect 2 Regulate’ section) with the subject line ‘Feedback on (full name of the draft Amendment Directions)’.

(Brij Raj)           
Chief General Manager

Urban Cooperative Banks: draft rules raise unsecured-advance limits, increase aggregate ceiling, deregulate certain housing loan terms, comments invited. The draft Amendment Directions rationalise the definition of unsecured advances, increase individual loan limits and raise the aggregate ceiling for such advances to 20% of total advances, enhance the consumer durable lending limit to nominal members to Rs.2.5 lakh, deregulate housing loan tenor and moratorium for Tier 3 and Tier 4 UCBs, and impose additional disclosure requirements, with public comments invited by March 4, 2026 via Connect 2 Regulate or email.