RBI issues Final Amendment Directions on Lending to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)
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The Reserve Bank had, on February 13, 2026, issued draft Amendment Directions for instructions on ‘Lending to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)’, seeking feedback from stakeholders. The draft Amendment Directions proposed to permit commercial banks to extend finance to REITs, subject to appropriate prudential safeguards including regulatory ceiling for exposure to REITs. The existing guidelines on lending to InvITs (applicable to comm