On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on December 27, 2023, Wednesday, 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) 5,08,619.64 6.79 0.01-7.95 I. Call Money 11,130.66 6.81 5.50-6.91 II. Triparty Repo 3,71,073.95 6.79 6.00-6.82

The framework for licensing of Authorised Persons (APs) under FEMA, 1999 was last reviewed in March 2006. Keeping in view the progressive liberalisation under FEMA, increasing integration of the Indian economy with the global economy, digitisation of payment systems, evolving institutional structure, etc. over the last two decades, it has been decided to rationalise and simplify the licensing framework for APs. The review aims to meet the emerging requirements of the rapidly growing Indian economy, achieve operational efficiency in the delivery of foreign exchange facilities to common persons, tourists, and businesses, while maintaining appropriate checks and balances

Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for July-September 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-September 2023 are detailed below.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 26, 2023 is as under:

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September 2023-24, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format).

Sr. No  State / UT  Amount to be raised  (₹ Crore)  Amount Accepted  (₹ Crore)  Cut off   Yield (%)  Tenure (Year)  1  Goa  100  100  7.67  10  2  Gujarat  1000  1000  7.40  3  1000  1000  7.58  9  3  Haryana  1000  1000  7.67  12  4  Jammu and Kashmir  600  600  7.72  20  5  Karnataka  3000  3000  7.68  14  6  Kerala  1100  1100  7.62  21

(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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 497,439.20  6.78  0.01-7.95  I. Call Money 10,601.70 6.79 5.50-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 353,597.85 6.77 6.65-6.83 III. Market Repo 132,982.65 6.79 0.01-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 257.00 7.16 7.05-7.95

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹33,000 crore as per the following details: