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Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Return (BSR)-2 on Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – June 2025 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), excluding regional rural banks, report quarterly branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, age wise distribution of deposits pertaining to individuals,

(Amount in ₹ Crore) Auction Results 6.68% GS 2040 6.90% GS 2065 I. Notified Amount 16,000 16,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 249 234 (ii) Amount 28,597.722 39,607.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 97.38 93.87 (YTM: 6.9646%) (YTM: 7.3786%)

6.68% GS 2040 6.90% GS 2065 I. Notified Amount ₹16,000 crore ₹16,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 97.38/6.9646% 93.87/7.3786% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹16,000 crore ₹16,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auction conducted on August 29, 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 payable to Primary Dealers as given below: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (Paise per ₹100) 6.68% GS 2040 16,000 8,001 7,999 16,000 2 6.90% GS 2065 16,000 8,001 7,999 16,000 3.50

Tenor 6-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 1,38,366 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 1,38,366 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,53,452.30 5.37 3.00-6.40 I. Call Money 17,689.02 5.46 4.75-5.60 II. Triparty Repo 4,47,565.80 5.36 5.00-5.45 III. Market Repo 1,85,240.93 5.38 3.00-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,956.55 5.62 5.52-6.40

Today, the Reserve Bank released the August 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes monetary policy statement, three speeches, five articles and current statistics. The five articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Private Corporate Investment: Growth in 2024-25 and Outlook for 2025-26; III. Equity Mutual Funds: Transforming India’s Savings Landscape; IV. EV Policies and Two-Wheeler EV Adoption: Evidence from Indian States; and V. Horticultural Diversification: A Pathway to Agricultural Resilience.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Friday, August 29, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,50,000 6 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM September 04, 2025 (Thursday)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹45,000/- (Rupees Forty Five Thousand only) on The Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customers (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Ponani Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijayapura District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Purasawalkam Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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 has today released data on Reserve Money for the week

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 10,000 6,000 5,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 87 85 72 (ii) Amount 22,227.000 18,583.000 12,673.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.6452 97.2835 94.6752 (YTM: 5.5087%) (YTM: 5.6001%) (YTM: 5.6397%)

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6452 (YTM:5.5087%) 97.2835 (YTM: 5.6001%) 94.6752 (YTM: 5.6397%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on August 29, 2025 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(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 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 49,515 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 49,515 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,70,900.89 5.37 3.50-6.45 I. Call Money 17,767.78 5.44 4.75-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 4,56,046.05 5.36 5.18-5.45 III. Market Repo 1,93,823.01 5.37 3.50-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,264.05 5.58 5.50-6.45

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM August 29, 2025 (Friday)