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Today, the Reserve Bank of India releases Volume 43, No.2, 2022 of its Occasional Papers, a research journal containing contributions from its staff. This issue contains three articles and two book reviews.  Articles:  1. Cash versus Digital Payment Transactions in India: Decoding the Currency Demand Paradox

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹30,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No    Security    Date of Repayment    Notified Amount (₹ crore)    GoI specific Notification    Auction Date    Settlement Date 1    7.37% GS 2028    Oct 23, 2028    7,000

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(19) - W&M/2014 dated October 30, 2015 (SGB 2015-I - Issue date November 30, 2015) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bonds shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of the issue of the Gold Bonds. Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be November 30, 2023.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets*(₹ Crore)Item20222023VariationNov. 4Oct. 27Nov. 3WeekYear123454 Loans and Advances4.1 Central Government000004.2 State Governments124602187126781491014321* Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

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    November 29, 2023 (Wednesday)    November 30, 2023 (Thursday) 2    182 Days    8,000 3    364 Days    9,000 Total    24,000

Auction Results  7.33% GS 2026 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 110 144 253

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 36 AAA read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies), the Reserve Bank has today superseded the Board of Directors of Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank Ltd., for a period of 12 months. Consequently, the Reserve Bank has appointed Shri Satya Prakash Pathak, former Chief General Manager of State Bank of India as “Administrator” to manage the affairs of the bank during this period. The Reserve Bank has

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 31, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 Crore (Rupees One crore only) on Indian Overseas Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.34 crore (Rupees Four crore and thirty four lakh only) on Bank of Baroda (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures - Across Banks’ dated September 11, 2013 read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) –The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.34 crore (Rupees Four crore and thirty four lakh only) on Bank of Baroda (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures - Across Banks’ dated September 11, 2013 read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) –The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.34 crore (Rupees Four crore and thirty four lakh only) on Bank of Baroda (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures - Across Banks’ dated September 11, 2013 read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) –

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 crore (Rupees Five crore only) on Citibank N.A. (the bank) for contravention of Section 26A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the BR Act) read with Paragraph 3 of ‘The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Operational Guidelines’, Section 10(1)(b)(ii) of the BR Act, and non-compliance with RBI Directions on ‘Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks’ read with ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016’.

7.33% GS 20267.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063I.Notified Amount₹8,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 croreII.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off100.15/7.2688%98.16/7.3947%96.99/7.4880%III.Amount accepted in the auction₹8,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 croreIV.Devolvement on Primary DealersNILNILNILShweta Sharma Deputy General ManagerPress Release: 2023-2024/1349

In the underwriting auctions conducted on November 24, 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:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has added the following entities/platforms/websites to the Alert List of unauthorized forex trading platforms. Updated Alert List is available here. Sr. No    Name    Website 1    Admiral Market    https://admiralmarkets.com 2    BlackBull    https://blackbull.com 3    Easy Markets    https://www.easymarkets.com

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume(One Leg)   Weighted Average Rate   Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)   526,375.06   6.80   0.01-7.05 I. Call Money   11,157.20   6.79   5.00-6.93 vII. Triparty Repo   368,441.10   6.80   6.25-6.82 III. Market Repo   146,501.76   6.81   0.01-6.92 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond   275.00   7.01

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive LKO.DOS.SED.No.S842/10-12-133/2022-2023 dated February 23, 2023 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the HCBL Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.) under Directions from the close of business on February 24, 2023. The validity of these Directions was extended time-to-time, last being up to November 24, 2023.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹35,300 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No.    State / UT    Amount to be raised (₹ Cr)    Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 - 12    Yield

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series IX - Issue date November 27, 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 November 24, 2023 (November 25, 26 and 27 being non-working Saturday, Sunday and holiday respectively).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated October 25, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Porbandar Vibhagiya Nagarik Sahkari Bank Ltd., Porbandar, 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 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated October 30, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five thousand only) on The Vejalpur Nagarik Sahkari Bank Ltd., Vejalpur, dist. Panchmahal, 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 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated October 13, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Sarvodaya Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Himmatnagar, 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 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.