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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has noticed certain misleading advertisements enticing borrowers by offering loan waivers. These entities seem to be actively promoting many such campaigns in the print media as well as social media platforms. There are reports of such entities charging a service/legal fee for issuing ‘debt waiver certificates’ without any authority. It has also come to our notice that in certain locations, campaigns are being run by a few persons, which undermine the efforts of Banks in enforcing their rights over the securities charged to the Banks. Such entities are misrepresenting that dues to financial institutions including banks need not be repaid. Such activities undermine the stability of financial institutions and, above all, the interest of the depositors. It may also be noted that associating with such entities can result in direct financial losses.

(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  -  -  B.  Term Segment         I. Notice Money**     0.00  -  -  II. Term Money@@  0.00  -  -  III. Triparty Repo   0.00  -  -  IV. Market Repo   0.00  -  -  V. 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)  521,355.24  6.75  0.01-6.85  I. Call Money 9,991.14  6.71  5.00-6.85  II. Triparty Repo 352,042.50  6.75  6.00-6.78  III. Market Repo 159,321.60  6.75  0.01-6.85

Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) in tranches as per the calendar specified below:S. No.Tranche Date of Subscription Date of Issuance 1. 2023-24 Series III December 18 – December 22, 2023 December 28, 2023 2.2023-24 Series IV February 12 – February 16, 2024 February 21, 2024

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XI - Issue date December 11, 2017) 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 shall be December 11, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8241/12-22-316/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Defence Accounts Cooperative Bank ltd, Pune under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023.

2. It is hereby notified for the information of the public that, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, hereby directs that the aforesaid Directions shall continue to apply to the bank from close of business on December 10, 2023 till close of business on March 10, 2024 as per the directive DOR.MON.D-104/12.22.262/2023-24 dated December 07, 2023, subject to review.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 04, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.90 lakh (Rupees Four lakh ninety thousand only) on ECL Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 07, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10.54 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh fifty four thousand only) on Berar Finance Limited, Nagpur (the company), for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58 B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8240/12-22-493/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Pune Sahakari Bank Ltd., Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023, for a period of six months.

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 7,000 December 13, 2023 (Wednesday) December 14, 2023 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 8,000 3 364 Days 9,000 Total 24,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹12,100 Crore (Face Value).Sr. No.State / UTAmount to be raised(₹ Cr)Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe)Option (₹ Cr)Tenure (Year)Type of Auction

7.32% GS 2030 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2033 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹5,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.20/ 7.2811% 98.37/ 7.3703% 96.80/ 7.5039% 7.24% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹5,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL NIL Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1443

Auction Results 7.32% GS 2030 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2033 I. Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 122 168 252 80

In our monetary policy statement of April 2016, we stated that we would watch macroeconomic and financial developments in the months ahead with a view to responding as space opens up. Incoming data since then show a sharper-than-anticipated upsurge in inflationary pressures emanating from a number of food items (beyond seasonal effects), as well as a reversal in commodity prices. A strong monsoon, continued astute food management, as well as steady expansion in supply

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Dwarakadas Mantri Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Beed, Maharashtra vide Directive DoS.CO.NSUCBs-West/D-4/S3706/12.07.005/2021-22 dated March 09, 2022 for a period of six months up to September 09, 2022, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on December 09, 2023 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-69/12.22.613/2023-24 dated September 06, 2023. 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 the close of business on December 09, 2023.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on December 08, 2023 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:

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (October 6, 2023) decided to:

• Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent.

The standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent.

• The MPC also decided to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation progressively aligns to the target, while supporting growth.

These decisions are in consonance with the objective of achieving the medium-term target for consumer price index (CPI) inflation of 4 per cent within a band of +/- 2 per cent, while supporting growth.

The main considerations underlying the decision are set out in the statement below.

Assessment

Global Economy

2. Global growth is losing momentum. Inflation is easing gradually but remains well above target in major economies. Concerns about higher for longer rates are imparting volatility to global financial markets. Sovereign bond yields have hardened, the US dollar has appreciated, and equity markets have corrected. Emerging market economies (EMEs) are experiencing currency depreciation and volatile capital flows.

Domestic Economy

3. Real gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth of 7.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1:2023-24 (April-June), underpinned by private consumption and investment demand.

4. South-west monsoon rainfall recovered during September and ended 6 per cent below the long period average. The acreage under kharif crops was 0.2 per cent higher than a year ago. The index of industrial production rose by 5.7 per cent in July; core industries output expanded by 12.1 per cent in August. Purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) and other high frequency indicators of the services sector exhibited healthy expansion in August-September.

5. On the demand front, urban consumption is buoyant while rural demand is showing signs of revival. Investment activity is benefitting from public sector capex. Strong growth is seen in steel consumption, cement production as well as in imports and production of capital goods. Merchandise exports and non-oil non-gold imports remained in contraction in August, although the pace of decline eased. Services exports improved in August.

6. CPI headline inflation surged by 2.6 percentage points to 7.4 per cent in July due to spike in vegetable prices, before moderating somewhat in August to 6.8 per cent. Fuel inflation edged up to 4.3 per cent in August. Core inflation (i.e., CPI excluding food and fuel) softened to 4.9 per cent during July-August 2023.

7. As on September 22, 2023, money supply (M3) expanded by 10.8 per cent (y-o-y) and bank credit grew by 15.3 per cent. India’s foreign exchange reserves stood at US$ 586.9 billion as on September 29, 2023.

December 8, 2023 Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulations; and (iii) Payment Systems and Fintech.

As 2023 comes to an end and a new year begins, the long-awaited normality still eludes the global economy. The years 2020 to 2023 will perhaps go down in history as the period of ‘Great Volatility’, comprising a host of black swan events in quick succession. The global economy is showing signs of slowdown, though unevenly across geographies and sectors. The Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) as a group have remained resilient during the current bout of volatility, unlike previous episodes. While headline inflation has receded from the highs of last year, it remains above target in many countries. Core inflation continues to be sticky, impeding the last mile of disinflation. Major central banks have kept rates on hold while refraining from forward guidance in view of the prevailing uncertainties. Financial markets remain volatile in their quest for definitive signals about the future path of interest rates.

RBI OPERATIONS@ Auction Date Tenor (Days) Maturity Date    Amount Current Rate / Cut off Rate C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) I. Today's Operations 1. Fixed Rate 2. Variable Rate& (I) Main Operation (a) Repo    (b) Reverse Repo