Press Release: 2025-2026/1629, Dated: 04.12.2025
1. Introduction
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued fresh Amendment Directions formally repealing the ‘Market Mechanism Framework’ (MMF) that earlier governed credit discipline for large borrowers. This decision marks a significant regulatory shift in the approach to monitoring large corporate exposures and ensuring timely repayment discipline within the financial system.
2. Background of the Market Mechanism Framework
The MMF was introduced to strengthen credit culture by requiring large borrowers to maintain specific credit discipline parameters and adhere to timelines set by lenders. It also mandated banks and financial institutions to share information on borrower behaviour and classify deviations. However, over time, RBI observed overlaps with other prudential norms and stressed asset frameworks, prompting the need for simplification.
3. Key Changes Under the Amendment Directions
With the repeal of the MMF, the requirements for borrower reporting, deviation classification, and lender information-sharing under the framework now stand withdrawn. RBI’s Amendment Directions consolidate regulatory provisions and eliminate duplicate compliance burdens. The central bank aims to streamline supervision and align monitoring mechanisms with updated prudential and resolution frameworks already in place.
4. Impact on Borrowers and Lending Institutions
The repeal is expected to ease compliance requirements for large borrowers, as reporting obligations under the earlier framework become redundant. For banks and NBFCs, this move simplifies monitoring processes by removing dual-layer reporting and classification systems. Instead, lenders will continue relying on updated asset quality norms, early warning systems, and the revised framework for stressed assets to assess borrower behaviour and credit risk.
5. Conclusion
By issuing these Amendment Directions and repealing the Market Mechanism Framework, RBI has taken a decisive step toward simplifying regulatory oversight and minimizing procedural overlap. The updated approach ensures that monitoring of large borrowers remains efficient while aligning credit discipline with modernized supervisory tools. Stakeholders now await detailed operational guidelines from RBI to understand the full implementation impact.
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