The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated March 30, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Rajdhani Nagar Sahkari Bank Limited, Lucknow (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹43.30 lakh (Rupees Forty Three Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Rajkot (the bank), for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Ban on loans and advances to directors and their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’, ‘Prohibition on opening of saving bank accounts in the names of certain bodies / organizations’ and ‘Maintenance of deposit accounts’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated March 30, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Zila Sahakari Bank Ltd., Garhwal, Kotdwar, Uttarakhand (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 20(1)(b) and section 26A(2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act).

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on April 19, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 14 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM May 03, 2024 (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.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended April 12, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended April 05, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/125

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹7000 Crore ₹8000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 94 122 135 (ii) Amount ₹ 25874.150 Crore ₹ 24941.500 Crore ₹ 24112.250 Crore

Government of India has announced the sale (issue/re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on April 19, 2024. As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3148 (YTM: 6.8752%) 96.6133 (YTM: 7.0301%) 93.4240 (YTM: 7.0582%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Saibaba Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Latur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2598/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 21, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 22, 2023, as modified from time to time, which was last extended up to the close of business on April 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-113/12.22.705/2023-24 dated January 15, 2024.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 1,03,930 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 75,027 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate 69.34