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In terms of GOI Notifications F. No. 4(22) – B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19, Series V - Issue date January 22, 2019) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable.  Accordingly, the next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche will be January 20, 2024 (January 21 and 22 being Sunday and holiday respectively).

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 23, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 2 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Government of Maharashtra has declared January 22, 2024 as a public holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Accordingly, and in modification of the press release 2023-2024/1710 issued earlier today on “Market Trading Hours on January 22, 2024”, there will be no transactions and settlements in Government securities (primary and secondary), foreign exchange, money markets and Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives on January 22, 2024 (Monday). Settlement of all outstanding transactions will accordingly get postponed to the next working day i.e., January 23, 2024 (Tuesday).

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. BLR.DOS.SSMS.No.S836/09-01-112/2023-2024 dated July 24, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on January 24, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond close of business on January 24, 2024.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹24,280 Crore (Face Value).

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (in ₹ Crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91 Days 8,000 January 24, 2024 (Wednesday) January 25, 2024

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 22, 2024, Monday, as under:

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets*  (₹ Crore)  Item  2023  2024  Variation  Jan. 13  Jan. 5  Jan. 12  Week  Year  1  2  3  4  5  4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government  0  0  0  0  0  4.2 State Governments  16688  21139  16087  -5052  -601

In view of the half day closing on January 22, 2024 (Monday) announced by the Government of India, the trading hours for the various markets regulated by the Reserve Bank of India will be as under: Market Timings on January 22, 2024 Call/notice/term money 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM Market repo in Government Securities

The facility of exchange / deposit of ₹2000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, January 22, 2024 at any of the 19 Issue Offices[1] of the Reserve Bank of India due to the half-day closure announced by the Government of India. The facility will resume on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Saibaba Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Latur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2598/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 21, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 22, 2023, as modified from time to time, which was last extended up to the close of business on January 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-79/12.22.705/2023-24 dated October 18, 2023.

Auction Results 7.33% GS 2026 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received

7.33% GS 2026 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹8,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹5,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.67/ 7.0533% 99.01/ 7.2964% 97.83/ 7.4198% 7.37%

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,35,211 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.73 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.74 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 49.64 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1705
 

In the underwriting auctions conducted on January 19, 2024 for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 536,853.38 6.77 5.00-7.90 I. Call Money 13,269.39 6.76 5.00-6.88 II. Triparty Repo 374,788.00 6.76 6.45-6.85 III. Market Repo 148,740.99 6.79 6.25-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 55.00 7.55 7.25-7.90

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 22, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Idar Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Idar, Dist. Sabarkantha, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 26, 2023, imposed, a monetary penalty of ₹10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on The Patdi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Patdi, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations to Trusts and Institutions where Directors, their relatives hold position or are interested’, ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 29, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7.00 lakh (Rupees Seven lakh only) on Mehsana Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’, ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’ and contravention of the provisions of section 26A (2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act).

As part of the Reserve Bank’s continuing engagement with regulated entities, the second Conference of Internal Ombudsmen on the theme “Orchestrating Customer Delight through an Empowered Internal Ombudsman”, was held in Mumbai on January 16, 2024. This Conference was attended by Managing Director & CEOs, Executive Director in-charges of customer service verticals, Internal Ombudsmen, Principal Nodal Officers of select regulated entities from among Banks, NBFCs and CICs and senior officials from the Reserve Bank of India.