Press Releases

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹30,100 Crore (Face Value) Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 10 Yield 1000 14 Yield 1000 16 Yield 1000 18 Yield 1000 19 Yield 1500 21 Yield 2. Assam 1000 10 Yield 3. Chhattisgarh 1000 09 Yield 1000 20 Yield 4. Jammu and Kashmir 600 12 Yield

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter January – March 2026, is expected to be ₹4,99,821 Crore. The weekly schedule of auctions to be held during the quarter along with the name of States/UTs who have confirmed participation and tentative amounts indicated by them is as under:

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, January 05, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 06, 2026 (Tuesday)

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated October 09, 2020 (SGB 2020-21 Series-IX-Issue date January 05, 2021) 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on January 05, 2026.

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 9,000 January 07, 2026 (Wednesday) January 08, 2026 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 12,000 3 364-Day 8,000 Total 29,000 The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard can participate

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Industrial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Guwahati vide Directive No.GWH.DOS.ADM.No.S103/01-10-101/2025-26 dated July 03, 2025 for a period of six months up to close of business on January 04, 2026. 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 January 04, 2026.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Dec. 27 Dec. 19 Dec. 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 21841 32271 23359 -8911 1518 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 6.48% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount 32,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 395 (ii) Amount 66,542.700 III. Cut-off price / Yield 99.03 (YTM: 6.6147%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 225 (ii) Amount 31,995.984

6.48% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount ₹32,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.03/6.6147% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹32,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL

Tenor 5-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 25,795 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,795 Cut off Rate (%) 5.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on January 02, 2026, for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government security, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (Paise per ₹100) 6.48% GS 2035 32,000 16,002 15,998 32,000 0.64

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,47,648.53 5.24 0.01-6.40 I. Call Money 14,118.97 5.35 4.50-5.45 II. Triparty Repo 4,39,396.35 5.20 4.95-5.30 III. Market Repo 1,90,923.76 5.32 0.01-5.54 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,209.45 5.45 5.35-6.40

A) Analysis of the performance under the Citizen’s Charter during the month of December 2025 has been carried out, and the summary thereof is given below – Description No. of Applications A Applications pending at the beginning of the month 3,217 B Applications received during the month 24,544 C Referred back to applicants for additional information 388

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Friday, January 02, 2026, as under:

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 December 01, 2025.

In the Monetary Policy Statement dated December 6, 2024, the Reserve Bank had announced its proposal to add 'podcasts' to its communication toolkit for wider dissemination of information of interest to the general public. The RBI's podcast series aims to simplify complex financial topics and make financial knowledge more accessible and inclusive. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank has launched its podcast series, RBI Talks: Paisa to Policy, with the first episode titled "Demystifying KYC."

The Reserve Bank of India had, on October 24, 2025, issued draft Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation) Amendment Directions, 2025 seeking feedback from stakeholders. The amendment directions were aimed primarily at aligning risk weights with the actual risk characteristics of operational infrastructure projects thereby promoting better risk assessment and capital allocation.

In terms of Para 13 (ii) of Government of India Notification F.No.4(10)- B(W&M)/2020 dated June 26, 2020 on Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable)- FRSB 2020 (T), the coupon/interest rate of the bond would be reset half yearly, starting with January 01, 2021 and the coupon/interest rate will be set at a spread of (+) 35 bps over the prevailing National Savings Certificate (NSC) rate.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Security, as detailed below, through auction to be held on January 02, 2026 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 57,797 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 57,797 Cut off Rate (%) 5.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.26 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) 5,90,001.24 5.42 2.00-6.25 I. Call Money 9,658.66 5.56 4.60-5.75 II. Triparty Repo 3,94,577.20 5.33 5.00-5.51 III. Market Repo 1,82,281.78 5.60 2.00-6.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,483.60 5.65 5.59-6.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 194.25 5.30 4.85-5.50 II. Term Money@@ 203.00 - 5.70-6.50

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Thursday, January 01, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 02, 2026 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(22)-B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series-IV-Issue date January 01, 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on January 01, 2026.

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(25)-(W&M)/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series-XIV-Issue date January 01, 2018) 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 January 01, 2026.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of December 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 8.71 per cent in November 2025 (8.61 per cent in October 2025).

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                      July-September of 2025-26.

The value of exports and imports of services during November 2025 are presented in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July – 2025 33,745 (10.5) 17,296 (8.5) August – 2025 31,196 (2.9) 15,593 (-5.3) September – 2025 36,680 (12.7) 17,845 (7.9) October – 2025 35,167 (2.2) 17,729 (2.9)

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS). The January 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey collects current perceptions and one year ahead expectations of households on general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending from the households residing in the rural and semi-urban areas across 31 states/ UTs viz., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS). The January 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The January 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position for end-September 2025[1]. Key Features of India’s IIP in end-September 2025: • Net claims of non-residents on India declined by US$ 38.4 billion during Q2:2025-26 and stood at US$ 274.3 billion as at end-September 2025. It was a combined impact of decrease in foreign-owned assets in India (US$ 29.8 billion) and increase in Indian residents’ overseas financial assets (US$ 8.6 billion) during the quarter (Table 1).

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Innovative Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Delhi vide Directive No. DEL.DOS.EXG_SSM.No.S143/12-10-005/2025-2026 dated July 03, 2025 for a period of 06 months up to close of business on January 04, 2026

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of November 2025, collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) which together account for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all SCBs, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit grew by 11.4 per cent as on the fortnight ended November 28, 2025, compared to 10.6 per cent during the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (i.e., November 29, 2024).

Today, the Reserve Bank released the December 2025 edition of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), which reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on the resilience of the Indian financial system and risks to financial stability.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Bhavani Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S2770/12-22-023/2025-2026 dated July 03, 2025 for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 04, 2026. 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 January 04, 2026.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 13-DEC-2024# 28-NOV-2025 15-DEC-2025 13-DEC-2024# 28-NOV-2025 15-DEC-2025 LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 310793.89 322855.52 308549.36 315564.52 330192.04 315719.18** b) Borrowings from banks 131991.65 78658.89 83821.58 132026.65 78790.89 83903.92 c) Other demand & time liabilities 24423.19 31092.93 34245.87 24724.99 31559.27 34761.43

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 30,770 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 30,770

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 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) 6,46,309.45 5.34 2.00-6.50 I. Call Money 14,769.98 5.48 4.50-5.62 II. Triparty Repo 4,51,287.55 5.29 5.11-5.65 III. Market Repo 1,76,918.62 5.44 2.00-5.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,333.30 5.54 5.45-6.50

As announced vide the Press Release 2025-26/1759 dated December 23, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on January 05, 2026. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended December 15, 2025.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 30, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2034 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2035 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2037 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2042 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000 1000 Tenor 9 -Years 10 -Years 12 -Years 17 -Years Competitive Bids Received

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.37 09 1000 1000 7.44 10 1000 1000 7.52 12 1000 1000 7.54 17 2. Assam 1000 1000 7.56 20 3. Bihar 1400 1400 7.42 06 4. Haryana 1000 1000 7.54 15

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 2,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,43,718 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,43,718

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,75,877.77 5.28 1.00-6.50 I. Call Money 16,432.00 5.48 4.50-5.60 II. Triparty Repo 4,64,752.00 5.23 4.95-5.35 III. Market Repo 1,91,598.67 5.38 1.00-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,095.10 5.53 5.49-6.50

Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, hereby, releases the calendar for issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending March 2026 as under: Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills (January-March 2026) (₹ crore) Date of Auction Date of Issue 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days Total January 07, 2026 January 08, 2026 9,000 12,000 8,000 29,000 January 14, 2026 January 15, 2026 9,000 12,000 8,000 29,000 January 21, 2026 January 22, 2026 9,000 12,000 8,000 29,000

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 2,00,000 2 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 01, 2026 (Thursday)

Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of one dated security 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 6.48% GS 2035 October 06, 2035 32,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated December 29, 2025 January 02, 2026 (Friday) January 05, 2026 (Monday) Total 32,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Kolhapur District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kolhapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of Section 20 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated December 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.40 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Forty Thousand only) on Valuecorp Securities & Finance Limited (the company), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Submission of data to Credit Information Companies’, ‘Transfer of Loan Exposure’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 25(1)(iii) read with Section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 and Section 58G(1)(b) read with Section 58B(5)(aa) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.