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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Kamuthi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 October 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Arantangi Co-operative Town Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Declaration of dividend by 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.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,50,000 1 09:30 AM to 10:00 AM October 29, 2025 (Wednesday)

In terms of GOI notification F.No. 4(4)-B (W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020 (SGB 2020-21 Series-I-Issue date April 28, 2020) 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 on October 28, 2025.

The 30th Meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) to review the flow of credit to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector was held in Coimbatore on October 27, 2025, under the chairmanship of Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The meeting was attended by the Executive Directors from RBI, Additional Secretary from the Ministry of MSME and Joint Secretary from the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India; Chairman, SIDBI; Managing Directors of SBI and Punjab National Bank, senior management of major banks and NABARD; senior executives of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC), Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC), and representatives from MSME associations. The last two meetings of SAC were held in Lucknow and Ahmedabad.

The Reserve Bank had announced the receipt of application from VFS Capital Limited under the Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the press release on January 01, 2025. It is now communicated that VFS Capital Limited has withdrawn its application.

Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 5.91% GS 2028 Jun 30, 2028 9,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated October 27, 2025 October 31, 2025 (Friday) November 03, 2025 (Monday) 2 6.28% GS 2032 Jul 14, 2032 11,000 3 7.24% GS 2055 Aug 18, 2055 7,000

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,788 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,788 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - -

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, October 27, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 1 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM October 28, 2025 (Tuesday)

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,45,253 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,00,022 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 62.87

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,58,514.11 5.52 4.85-6.50 I. Call Money 18,730.15 5.58 4.85-6.00 II. Triparty Repo 4,29,330.50 5.52 5.35-5.85 III. Market Repo 2,06,905.91 5.50 5.00-6.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,547.55 5.64 5.54-6.50 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 256.40 5.38 4.95-5.45 II. Term Money@@ 930.00 - 5.40-6.05

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, October 27, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 1 09:30 AM to 10:00 AM October 28, 2025 (Tuesday)

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 01, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today issued the following draft Directions for public comments:

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹17,800 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Goa 100 12 Yield 2. Haryana 1000 08 Yield 1000 12 Yield 1000 14 Yield 1000 16 Yield 3. Himachal Pradesh 200 06 Yield 4. Jammu and Kashmir 300 17 Yield

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 7,000 October 29, 2025 (Wednesday) October 30, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 6,000 Total 19,000

In terms of para 7(b) of the captioned Directions dated July 29, 2025, it has been stipulated that the Reserve Bank may, in consultation with the Government of India, by a notification, exempt certain Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) from the scope of the above Directions (except for paragraph 5 – “General Requirement”), and the previous circulars dated December 19, 2023 and March 27, 2024 issued on the matter.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Oct. 18 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 23398 16116 30095 13979 6697 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 30,750 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 30,750 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,48,081.04 5.33 4.00-6.45 I. Call Money 14,926.60 5.46 4.40-5.60 II. Triparty Repo 4,16,177.00 5.27 4.75-5.45 III. Market Repo 2,13,994.89 5.44 4.00-6.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,982.55 5.67 5.55-6.45 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 46.20 5.18 5.00-5.25

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited (IMCBL), Lucknow vide Directive DOS.CO.OCCD.185569/12.28.007/2021-22 dated January 28, 2022 for a period of six months upto July 27, 2022, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto October 27, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON.No.D-22/12.28.007/2025-26 dated July 17, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond October 27, 2025.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Friday, October 24, 2025, as under:

Reserve Bank is organising its fourth global hackathon – ‘HaRBInger 2025 – Innovation for Transformation’. The participants are invited to develop solutions using technology and innovative approaches under the following theme and problem statements:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 3, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Rampur Jilla Sahkari Bank Ltd., Uttar Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A 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 today placed on its website a Draft circular on Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC Derivative Transactions in India.Comments on the draft Circular are invited from banks, market participants and other interested parties by November 14, 2025.

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 7,000    6,000    6,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i)  Number 76    63    77 (ii) Amount 20,721.00    22,022.50    21,410.00

The Reserve Bank has today published the half-yearly Payment System Report, June 2025. This report, in addition to analysing the trends in payment transactions carried out using various payment systems in India during the last six calendar years up to the first half of calendar year 2025, covers important developments in the payment ecosystem and an in-depth analysis of the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system.

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6572 (YTM:5.4593%) 97.2900 (YTM: 5.5863%) 94.7295 (YTM: 5.5790%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 17, 2025.

(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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - -

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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 475 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 475 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,19,511.04 5.49 4.50-6.60 I. Call Money 11,898.90 5.61 4.50-5.68 II. Triparty Repo 3,96,644.50 5.44 5.01-5.61 III. Market Repo 2,07,965.09 5.56 4.50-5.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,002.55 5.78 5.70-6.60 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 39.00 5.18 5.00-5.24

In terms of GOI notification F. No.4(25)-(W&M)/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series-IV-Issue date October 23, 2017) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of issue of the Gold Bonds. Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be October 23, 2025.

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(22)-B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series-II-Issue date October 23, 2018) 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 on October 23, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Suri Friends’ Union Co-operative Bank Ltd., Suri, West Bengal vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S2574/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 21, 2022 for a period of six months up to close of business on January 22, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on October 22, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-21/12.29.046/2025-26 dated July 17, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond close of business on October 22, 2025.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the October 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes bi-monthly monetary policy statement (October 2025), five speeches, five articles and current statistics. The five articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Resilience and Revival: India’s Private Corporate Sector; III. Fundraising by Indian Small and Medium Enterprises through IPO: Recent Trends and Developments; IV. Compliance to Confidence: A Data Quality Model for Central Banks; and V. Steel Under Siege: Understanding the Impact of Dumping on India.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Thursday, October 23, 2025, as under:

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 20, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) CHHATTISGARH SGS 2040 CHHATTISGARH SGS 2032 MAHARASHTRA SGS 2036 MAHARASHTRA SGS 2050 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1500 1000 Tenor 15 -Years Re-issue of 7.14% CHHATTISGARH SGS 2032 issued on 19-MAR-2025 11 -Years 25 -Years

A. Source Security 8.15% GS 2026 6.79% GS 2027 8.26% GS 2027 6.64% GS 2027 7.37% GS 2028 B. Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 4,000 5,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 Destination Security 7.50% GS 2034 6.57% GS 2033 7.34% GS 2064 6.19% GS 2034 7.57% GS 2033 C. i. No. of offers received 12 54 4 12 18 ii. Total amount of Source Security offered (Face value, in ₹ crore) 5,450.000 12,064.159 2,780.000 3,583.900 11,555.000

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 7.34 15 1000 1000 100.53/7.0400 Re-issue of 7.14% Chhattisgarh SGS 2032, issued on March 19, 2025 2. Maharashtra 1500 1500 7.20 11 1000 1000 7.29 25 1000 1000 100.70/7.1305 Re-issue of 7.24% Maharashtra SGS 2034, issued on September 10, 2025 1500 1500 99.72/7.2894 Re-issue of 7.26% Maharashtra SGS 2041, issued on October 08, 2025

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 12,000 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 12,000 Cut off Rate (%) 5.52 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.52 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 second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, October 20, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM October 23, 2025 (Thursday)

(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 - - B. Term Segment

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 11,321.28 5.48 4.90-5.90 I. Call Money 950.40 5.06 4.90-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 10,249.10 5.52 5.25-5.90 III. Market Repo 121.78 5.15 5.00-5.50

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,51,113 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,51,113 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 10,543.38 5.44 3.75-6.63 I. Call Money 2,385.55 5.30 4.90-5.60 II. Triparty Repo 5,214.50 5.44 5.00-6.25 III. Market Repo 105.78 4.43 3.75-4.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,837.55 5.60 5.45-6.63 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 14,521.43 5.56 4.85-5.98

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, October 20, 2025, as under:

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S592/45-11-001/2024-25 dated April 23, 2024, had placed the Konark Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ulhasnagar, under Directions from the close of business on April 23, 2024, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to October 23, 2025.