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On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, December 22, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 2 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM December 24, 2025 (Wednesday)

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹33,220 Crore (Face Value)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 11, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹61.95 lakh (Rupees Sixty One Lakh Ninety Five Thousand only) on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Access to Banking Services - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ and ‘Scope of activities to be undertaken of Business Correspondents (BCs)’

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Dec. 13 Dec. 05 Dec. 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 28744 40349 26355 -13995 -2389 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The fifty-eighth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during December 3 to 5, 2025. 2. The meeting was chaired by Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor and was attended by all the members – Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi; Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Economist, Mumbai; Professor Ram Singh, Director, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi; Dr. Poonam Gupta, Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy and Shri Indranil Bhattacharyya, Executive Director (the officer of the Reserve Bank nominated by the Central Board under Section 45ZB(2)(c) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934).

The 620th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today in Hyderabad under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor.

Auction Results 6.01% GS 2030 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount 18,000 12,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 165 139 (ii) Amount 31,314.000 44,858.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.65 96.30 (YTM: 6.3527%) (YTM: 7.3702%)

6.01% GS 2030 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹18,000 crore ₹12,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 98.65 / 6.3527% 96.30 / 7.3702% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹18,000 crore ₹12,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auction conducted on December 19, 2025, for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission