The 623rd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held in Mumbai today under the chairmanship of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The Board reviewed the global and domestic economic situation, including risks to the outlook, and deliberated on the RBI’s annual accounts for the financial year 2025-26.
According to the RBI, the Bank’s gross income increased by 26.42 per cent over the previous year, while expenditure before risk provisions rose by 27.60 per cent. Net income before risk provisions and transfer to statutory funds stood at ₹3.95 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, compared to 3.13 lakh crore rupees in FY 2024-25.
The RBI’s balance sheet expanded by 20.61 per cent to 91.97 lakh crore rupees as of March 31, 2026.
The Central Board approved the transfer of a surplus of 2.86 lakh crore rupees to the Central Government for the accounting year 2025-26. It also decided to transfer 1.09 lakh crore rupees towards the Contingent Risk Buffer while maintaining the buffer at 6.5 per cent of the RBI balance sheet under the revised Economic Capital Framework.
