In terms of Government of India notification F.No.4(6)-B(W&M)/2023 and Reserve Bank press release dated December 08, 2023, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023- 24 - Series III will be open for subscription during December 18–22, 2023. The nominal value of the bond based on the simple average of closing price [published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA)] for gold of 999 purity of the last three working days of the week preceding the subscription period, i.e. December 13, December 14, and December 15, 2023 works out to ₹6,199/- (Rupees Six thousand one hundred and ninety nine only) per gram of gold. Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, has decided to offer a discount of ₹50/- per gram less than the nominal value to those investors applying online and making the payment against the application through digital mode. For such investors, the issue price of Gold Bond will be ₹6,149/- (Rupees Six thousand one hundred and forty nine only) per gram of gold. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1495

Tenor  7-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  1,00,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  2,73,354  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  1,00,006  Cut off Rate (%)  6.61  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.63  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)  78.5  

In the underwriting auctions conducted on December 15, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 518,854.20 6.76 3.00-6.90 I. Call Money 11,803.92 6.76 5.50-6.88 II. Triparty Repo 358,439.55 6.75 6.00-6.77

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 November 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release : 2023-2024/1488  

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S1917/12.22.212/2023-24 dated June 13, 2023, had placed The Rajapur Sahakari Bank Ltd, Mumbai under Directions for a period of six months from the close of business on June 14, 2023 till close of business on December 14, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 12, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Janakalyan Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Reporting of Large Exposures to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI 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 November 22, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Pune Merchants Co-operative Bank Limited, Pune (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47 A (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 November 23, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Pune Municipal Corporation Servant’s Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Pune (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47 A (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 November 17, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Indapur Urban Co-operative Bank Bank Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’, ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’, and ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47 A (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 November 17, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Patan Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Satara, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund’. 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, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S1918/12-22-283/2023-2024 dated June 13, 2023, had placed Sawantwadi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sawantwadi under Directions for a period of six months from the close of business on June 14, 2023.

The 14-day VRRR auction conducted on December 01, 2023 and subscribed for ₹22,468 crore is maturing and allowed to be reversed on December 15, 2023. Furthermore, in view of likely outflows from the banking system on account of advance tax and GST payments, it has been decided to conduct a 7-day Variable Rate Repo auction on December 15, 2023, Friday, in lieu of the main operation, as under:

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on December 15, 2023.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 02-Dec-22 17-NOV-2023 * 01-DEC-2023 * 02-Dec-22 17-NOV-2023 * 01-DEC-2023 * LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 204511.44 241123.11 254742.65 206990.5 244489.69 258583.28 **

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate  Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 519,132.46  6.76 3.00-6.95 I. Call Money 12,006.19 6.78  5.00-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 364,884.80  6.75  6.40-6.95 III. Market Repo 142,116.47 6.78 3.00-6.90

Government of India announces the conversion/switch of its securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹14,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the conversion/switch are given as under:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 08, 2023 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended December 01, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1473

Today, the Reserve Bank released the results of 2022-23 round of its survey on international trade in banking services (ITBS). This annual survey focuses on cross-border fund-based banking services (e.g., deposits, credit) as well as financial auxiliary services with explicit/implicit fees/commissions charged by foreign branches and overseas subsidiaries

Auction Results    91 Days    182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹8000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 109 94 107 (ii) Amount ₹28115.757 Crore ₹18839.561 Crore ₹19470.2 Crore