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Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 78,955 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 78,955 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 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) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. 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) 11,726.49 5.85 5.00-6.55 I. Call Money 1,130.05 6.08 5.50-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 9,801.55 5.82 5.00-6.55 III. Market Repo 794.89 5.95 5.00-6.10 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment      I. Notice Money** 0.00 - -

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on August 05, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 4 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM August 09, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 4,636.10 6.25 5.00-6.60 I. Call Money 1,194.11 6.11 5.50-6.30 II. Triparty Repo 2,699.00 6.22 5.00-6.55 III. Market Repo 4.99 6.50 6.50-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 738.00 6.55 6.55-6.60

In terms of GOI Notification F.No. 4(7)-W&M/2016 dated July 14, 2016 (SGB 2016 -17 Series I - Issue date August 05, 2016) 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 August 05, 2024.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹23,700 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State / UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Assam 1000 15 Yield 2 Chhattisgarh 500 Reissue of 6.94% Chhattisgarh SDL 2029 issued on March 24, 2021 Price 3 Haryana 1000 12 Yield 4 Himachal Pradesh 500 9 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 (in ₹ Crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91 Days 8,000 August 07,2024 (Wednesday) August 08,2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 20,000

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Jul. 28 Jul. 19 Jul. 26 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 13909 19805 21239 1434 7331 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.02% GS 2027 New GOI SGrB 2034* New GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹6,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹6,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 150 87 240 (ii) Amount ₹33781.130 crore ₹12268.000 crore ₹48550.000 crore

7.02% GS 2027 New GOI SGrB 2034* New GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹6,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.52/6.8082% 6.90% 7.09% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹6,000 crore ₹1,697.398 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL

Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 59,860 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 59,860 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA 

In the underwriting auctions conducted on August 02, 2024, 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:

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 4,86,540.14 6.39 5.00-6.75 I. Call Money          10,739.61 6.47 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo   3,22,577.05 6.36 6.17-6.40 III. Market Repo         1,52,495.48 6.43 5.00-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond   728.00 6.60 6.60-6.60

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 24, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.00 lakh (Rupees Four lakh only) on The Hindusthan Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai, for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs’, ‘Limits on exposure to single and group borrowers/parties and large exposures -UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Norms’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 July 24, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Alibag Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Alibag for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances-UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated July 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.08 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh and Eight thousand only) on Shrikrishna Co-operative Bank Limited, Umrer, Maharashtra (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms /concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 (RBl) has by an order dated July 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Nagnath Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Hingoli, Maharashtra (the bank), for contravention of the 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 vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the BR Act.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on August 02, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,50,000 7 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM August 09, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 30, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 Lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mainpuri (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on July 01, 2024.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 32,831 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 32,831 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

Government of India has announced the sale (issue/re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on August 02, 2024. 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:

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on August 01, 2024, Thursday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM August 02, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 495,478.39 6.42 5.10-6.70 I. Call Money 11,300.63 6.49 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 335,962.45 6.41 6.20-6.65 III. Market Repo 147,617.31 6.45 5.75-6.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 598.00 6.62 6.60-6.70

Over the years, the Reserve Bank of India has prioritised security of digital payments, in particular the requirement of Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) for making payments. No specific factor was mandated for authentication, but the digital payments ecosystem has primarily adopted SMS-based OTP as AFA. While OTP is working satisfactorily, technological advancements have made available alternative authentication mechanisms.

The value of exports and imports of services during June 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April – 2024 30,332 (17.7) 16,631 (19.1) May – 2024 29,764 (10.3) 16,744 (5.4) June – 2024 28,818 (3.7) 15,021 (-3.8) Notes: (i) Data are provisional; and (ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of July 2024 are presented in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank today released data on India’s invisibles as per the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for January - March of 2023-24.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended July 26, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/805

As part of enhancing the robustness of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), it was announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 08, 2024, that the onboarding process of AePS Touchpoint Operators will be streamlined. In recent times, there have been instances of frauds perpetuated through AePS due to identity theft or compromise of customer credentials.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of June 20241 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit2 registered a growth of 13.9 per cent in June 20243 as compared with 16.3 per cent a year ago due to unfavourable base effect. 

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received   (i)  Number 88 93 120 (ii) Amount ₹19775.550 Crore ₹17547 Crore ₹25880.030 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3634 96.7259 93.6506 (YTM:6.6736%) (YTM:6.7885%) (YTM:6.7985%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted   (i)  Number 40 47 45 (ii) Amount ₹7952.014 Crore ₹5964.270 Crore ₹5983.723 Crore V. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 55.29% 6.91% 24.68% (1 Bid) (1 Bid) (1 Bid)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3634 (YTM:6.6736%) 96.7259 (YTM: 6.7885%) 93.6506 (YTM: 6.7985%)

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 7,000 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 7,000 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 31, 2024, Wednesday, as under:  Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 2 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM August 02, 2024 (Friday)  2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same. (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/799

rnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 542,589.82 6.38 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 11,239.34 6.47 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 371,397.75 6.37 6.27-6.53 III. Market Repo 159,279.73 6.42 5.00-6.62 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 673.00 6.60 6.60-6.70 B. Term Segment  I. Notice Money** 256.15 6.37 5.95-6.50 II. Term Money@@ 642.50 - 6.75-7.00

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on July 30, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2039 ANDHRA PRADESH 2044 ANDHRA PRADESH 2049 HARYANA 2036 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000 1500 Tenure

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.33 15 1000 1000 7.34 20 1000 1000 7.34 25 2 Haryana 1500 1500 7.34 12 3 Jammu and Kashmir 500 500 7.35 22 4 Kerala 2000 2000 7.30 28 5 Maharashtra 1500 1500 7.27 10 1500 1500 7.30 14 1500 1500 7.30 15 1500 1500 7.33 20

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 23,855 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 23,855 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 30, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 3 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM August 02, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 566,290.19 6.38 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 11,426.68 6.48 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 387,078.95 6.36 6.23-6.50 III. Market Repo 167,031.56 6.42 5.00-6.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 753.00 6.60 6.60-6.70 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 126.40 6.43 6.20-6.50 II. Term Money@@ 611.50 - 6.65-7.15 III. Triparty Repo 1,654.25 6.55 6.55-7.00 IV. Market Repo 1,720.60 6.59 6.56-6.74

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue/ re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹22,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No    Security    Date of Repayment    Notified Amount (₹ crore)    GoI specific Notification    Auction Date    Settlement Date 1    7.02% GS 2027    May 27, 2027    6,000    F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated July 29, 2024    August 02, 2024 (Friday)    August 05, 2024 (Monday) 2    New GOI SGrB 2034    Aug 05, 2034    6,000 3    New GS 2054    Aug 05, 2054    10,000 Total    22,000    2. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹2,000 crore against each security mentioned above.

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 41,785 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 41,785 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for the year 2023-24. The theme of the Report is “India’s Digital Revolution”. The Report reflects the views of the contributors and not of the Reserve Bank.

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 - -

(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 - -

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 29, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 4 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM August 02, 2024 (Friday)  2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same. (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/787

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 586,223.22 6.40 3.00-6.70 I. Call Money 11,220.28 6.48 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 405,514.10 6.39 6.15-6.50 III. Market Repo 168,748.84 6.39 3.00-6.57 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 740.00 6.60 6.60-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalty on the following two Payment System Operators (PSOs) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 dated February 25, 2016 (as updated from time to time). S.No. Name of the PSO Speaking Order dated Amount of Penalty (₹ lakh) 1 Manappuram Finance Limited July 16, 2024 41.50 2 Ola Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. July 16, 2024 33.40