A summary of the performance under the Citizen’s Charter of the Reserve Bank of India during the month of May 2026 is given below –

Description No. of Applications
A Applications pending at the beginning of the month 2,473                 
B Applications received during the month 16,865                 
C Referred back to applicants for additional information 575                 
  Total (A+B-C) 18,763                 
D Applications processed during the month
– Within timeline
– Beyond timeline
16,209                 
16,193     (99.9%)
16       (0.1%)
E Applications pending at the end of the month
– Within timeline
– Beyond timeline
2,554                 
2,539     (99.4%)
15*       (0.6%)
* Awaiting inputs from external agencies (14), Under Process (1)

Function-wise Status of Applications Received / Processed / Pending
Function No. of Applications
Total Processed Pending
Within timeline Beyond timeline Within timeline Beyond timeline
Banker to Banks and Governments 7,602 7,602
Currency Management 6,964 6,261 703
Debt Management 744 594 150
Financial Markets 12 9 3
FinTech
Foreign Exchange Management 2,201 1,158 7 1,021 15
Payment and Settlement Systems 40 22 3 15
Regulation and Supervision 1,200 547 6 647
Total 18,763 16,193 16 2,539 15

The Reserve Bank of India regularly reviews the services covered under its Citizen’s Charter and based on the recent review – (i) two services have been included, and (ii) one service related to Issuance of Fresh Money Changers license has been discontinued. Accordingly, the number of services under the Charter now stands at 199.

(Brij Raj)            Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2026-2027/367