Press Releases

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 03, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Dhrangadhra People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dhrangadhra, Dist. Surendranagar, 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 the provisions of Section 47-A (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 November 13, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh and fifty thousand only) on The Patliputra Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, Bihar (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Operational Guidelines’ and ‘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 Section 47-A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) on Bank of America, N.A. in exercise of powers vested in the Reserve Bank under the provisions of Section 11(3) of FEMA, 1999, for violation of Reserve Bank of India’s instructions on reporting requirements under Liberalised Remittance Scheme of FEMA 1999.

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) on HDFC Bank Limited. in exercise of powers vested in the Reserve Bank under the provisions of Section 11(3) of FEMA, 1999, for violation of Reserve Bank of India’s directions on acceptance of deposits from non-residents.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only) on Patan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Patan, 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’ and ‘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 the provisions of Section 47-A (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 November 03, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 Lakh (Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only) on The Mandal Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mandal, Dist. Ahmedabad, 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’ and ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47-A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on December 01, 2023.  As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended November 17, 2023 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/664

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 24, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1368

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹8000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 103 94 146 (ii) Amount ₹22842.650 Crore ₹15387.150 Crore ₹27636.150 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.2944 96.5550 93.3463 (YTM:6.9599%) (YTM:7.1554%) (YTM:7.1476%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 51 77 67