This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Regulations; and (ii) Payment Systems and FinTech. I. Regulations 1. Review of limit of Bulk Deposits for Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Small Finance Banks and Local Area Banks Banks have discretion to offer differential rate of interest on the bulk deposits as per their requirements and Asset-Liability Management (ALM) projections. The bulk deposits limit was enhanced in the year 2019 for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) (excluding Regional Rural Banks) and Small Finance Banks (SFBs) as ‘Single Rupee term deposits of ₹2 crore and above’.

In the recent years, the world has gone through one crisis after another; and the pattern continues. Even against this backdrop, the Indian economy exhibits strong fundamentals, together with financial stability and positive growth momentum. Nevertheless, we need to remain vigilant in an unsettled global environment. The new realities brought about by technological advancements; supply chain realignments; trade and financial fragmentation; and climate change pose opportunities as well as challenges. In this milieu, India looks ready to embark upon a new era of transformation aided by a favourable demography, improving productivity and technology, and a conducive policy environment. The confluence of these factors brightens the prospects of sustained high growth in India in the years ahead.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 31, 2024.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 2,700 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 2,700 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

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 June 04, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM June 07, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 41,730 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 41,730 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.48 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on June 04, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM June 07, 2024 (Friday)  2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same. (Puneet Pancholy)

Tenor    14-day    Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)    50,000    Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)    1,13,915    Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)    50,004    Cut off Rate (%)    6.59    Weighted Average Rate (%)    6.63    Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)    39.19    

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 31, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No.    Notified Amount (₹ crore)    Tenor (day)    Window Timing Date of Reversal 1    50,000    14    10:30 AM to 11:00 AM    June 14, 2024 (Friday) 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 24, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended May 17, 2024.

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 97,885 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 75,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.52 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.54 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 78.53 Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/378

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 27, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 4 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM May 31, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,39,365 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,25,008 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.56 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 21.51

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 24, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No.    Notified Amount (₹ crore)    Tenor (day)    Window Timing    Date of Reversal 1    1,25,000    3    11:00 AM to 11:30 AM    May 27, 2024 (Monday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 17, 2024.

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 71,830 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 71,830 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.63 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 22, 2024, Wednesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 2 11:30 AM to 12:00 Noon May 24, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,97,142 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,25,002 Cut off Rate (%) 6.70 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.72 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 75.63

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 21, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 3 01:15 PM to 01:45 PM May 24, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,95,115 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,25,009 Cut off Rate (%) 6.65 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.68 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 61.43