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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,86,80,000 (Rupees One Crore, Eighty Six Lakh and Eighty Thousand only) on CSB Bank Ltd. (the bank) for contravention of section 10(1)(b)(ii) of the BR Act, and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines on Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks’ and ‘Master Circular on Branch Authorisation’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Nido Home Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the direction on ‘Co-Lending by Banks and NBFCs to Priority Sector’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under section 52A of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. 

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 13, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM August 16, 2024 (Friday)

The Reserve Bank has constituted an Expert Committee to: (a) benchmark the statistics regularly disseminated by it against global standards / best practices; (b) study the quality of other regular data, where such benchmarks do not exist (e.g., sectors of national priority); and (c) provide guidance on the scope for any further data refinement. Following is the composition of the Expert Committee: 1 Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Chairman

(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) 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 - -  RBI OPERATIONS@  Auction Date Tenor (Days) Maturity

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 42,970 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 42,970 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/876

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.