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On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Second Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on April 02, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 32,105 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 32,105 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/12

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on April 02, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume 
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  0.00 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), set up under the RBI Act, 1934, commenced its operations on April 1, 1935. Today marks the 90th year from its establishment. To mark this momentous occasion, a commemorative event was organised by the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai with the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest and with the participation of Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C. Ramesh Bais, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde, Hon’ble Ministers of State for Finance, Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis and Shri Ajit Pawar.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue/re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹38,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (Rs. crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.33% GS 2026 Oct 30, 2026 6,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated April 01, 2024 April 05, 2024 (Friday) April 08, 2024 (Monday) 2 New GS 2034 Apr 08, 2034 20,000 3 7.25% GS 2063 June 12, 2063 12,000 Total 38,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on March 01, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on March 01, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on March 01, 2024.

The value of exports and imports of services during February 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) October – 2023 28,048 (10.9) 13,460 (-0.4) November – 2023 28,108 (4.4) 13,679 (-11.1)

On a review of the prevailing and evolving market conditions, Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has decided that all securities under the market borrowing programme of Government of India shall, henceforth, be auctioned using multiple price auction method.