RBI Notifications

Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements – Change in Bank Rate

RBI/2026-27/283
DoR.RET.REC.239/12.01.001/2026-27

October 07, 2026

All banks,

Madam / Sir,

Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements – Change in Bank Rate

Please refer to our circular DoR.RET.REC.341/12.01.001/2025-26 dated December 05, 2025 on the captioned subject.

2. As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement, 2026-27 dated October 07, 2026, the Bank Rate is revised upwards by 25 basis points from 5.50 per cent to 5.75 per cent with immediate effect. Accordingly, all penal interest rates on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements, which are specifically linked to the Bank Rate, also stand revised as under:

Penal Interest Rates which are linked to the Bank Rate

Item Existing Rate Revised Rate
(With immediate effect)
Penal interest rates on shortfalls in reserve requirements (depending on duration of shortfall) Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage points (8.50 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (10.50 per cent) Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage points (8.75 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (10.75 per cent)

Yours faithfully,

(Manoranjan Padhy)
Chief General Manager