RBI Guidelines Offer Flexibility, Avoid Restructuring for Major Bank Groups

The Reserve Bank of India's final guidelines on financial services businesses prevent the need for restructuring among 12 major bank groups. These guidelines allow for overlapping lending activities within groups, strengthening the sector while providing operational flexibility, despite earlier proposals suggesting strict segregation of business activities.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released final guidelines for the financial services sector involving commercial banks, preventing a significant restructuring among 12 major bank groups, according to Crisil Ratings.

These guidelines, accounting for 55% of sectoral advances, ensure that banks can maintain overlapping lending activities within their groups, thus preventing potential business disruptions.

This regulatory move aligns regulations across entities within bank groups, allowing them to utilize their specific strengths, maintain efficiency, and serve various customer segments effectively while averting the need for drastic restructuring.

(With inputs from agencies.)