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 12, 2024, Monday, 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) 514,462.15 6.37 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money 10,387.73 6.53 5.10-6.65 II. Triparty Repo 341,982.95 6.32 5.99-6.65 III. Market Repo 161,293.47 6.47 5.00-6.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 798.00 6.85 6.81-6.90

The 609th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held today at New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor.

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(22) – B (W&M) /2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series VI - Issue date February 12, 2019) 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 August 12, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 28-Jul-2023 12-Jul-2024* 26-Jul-2024* 28-Jul-2023 12-Jul-2024* 26-Jul-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 246355.08 277025.27 281124.93 248613.62 281004.70 285213.34 b) Borrowings from banks 193269.47 137361.61 138751.80 193383.48 137371.11 138778.69 c) Other demand & time liabilities 66076.62 75090.42 75247.02 66775.50 75387.79 75507.85 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,950 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State / UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Bihar 2000 09 Yield 2 Chhattisgarh 500 Reissue of 6.82% Chhattisgarh SDL 2028 issued on July 07, 2021 Price 500 Reissue of 7.40% Chhattisgarh SGS 2030 issued on June 28, 2023 Price

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of July 2024.

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 14,2024 (Wednesday) August 16,2024 (Friday) 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 Aug. 4 Jul. 26 Aug. 2 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 23123 21239 31072 9832 7949 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.10% GS 2034 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 385 293 (ii) Amount ₹66,250.600 crore ₹30,516.000 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 101.44 103.45 (YTM: 6.8915%) (YTM: 7.0782%)

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 45,236 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 45,236 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

7.10% GS 2034 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.44/6.8915% 103.45/7.0782% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on August 09, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 3 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM August 12, 2024 (Monday) 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.

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 14,954 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 14,954 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, Karnataka vide Directive DOS.CO.UCB.BSD-III.D-2/12.23.283/2019-20 dated January 02, 2020, for a period of six months up to July 10, 2020, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on August 10, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-11/12.23.283/2024-25 dated May 06, 2024. 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 August 10, 2024.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on August 09, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 509,563.49 6.66 5.00-7.25 I. Call Money 10,344.59 6.65 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 336,076.90 6.65 6.56-6.88 III. Market Repo 161,997.00 6.68 5.00-7.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,145.00 6.85 6.81-6.90

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Suvarnayug Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune, for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:  i) Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – July 2024 ii) Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – July 2024 iii) OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q4:2023-24 iv) Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q1:2024-25 v) Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round[1] 89th vi) Bank Lending Survey for Q1:2024-25 vii) Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey for Q1:2024-25  The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Nidhi Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’. 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.