In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25)–W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XIII -Issue date December 26, 2017) 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 d

Today, the Reserve Bank released the December 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (December 4-6) 2024-25, ten speeches, four articles, and current statistics.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 24, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ASSAM 2034 BIHAR 2034 GUJARAT 2033 HARYANA 2037 Notified Amount 900 2000 1500 1000 Tenure 10 10 9 13 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 19 56 74 51 (ii) Amount 1345 3430.500 3795 2272 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.19 7.15 7.11 7.16 Competitive Bids Accepted

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Assam 900 900 7.19 10 2. Bihar 2000 2000 7.15 10 3. Gujarat 1500 1500 7.11 09 4. Haryana 1000 1000 7.16 13 5. Jammu and Kashmir 400 400 7.14 27 6. Karnataka 2000 2000 99.46/7.0389 Re-issue of 6.90% Karnataka SDL 2029, issued on July 17, 2019 2000 2000 7.16 16 7. Madhya Pradesh 2500 2500 7.17 17 2500 2500 7.14 21 8. Manipur 200 200 7.15 15

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 37,953 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 37,953 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.52 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 24, 2024, Tuesday, 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) 5,76,498.29 6.63 5.10-7.00 I. Call Money 12,375.47 6.74 5.10-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 4,29,357.05 6.61 6.03-6.73 III. Market Repo 1,33,222.07 6.68 6.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,543.70 6.91 6.90-7.00

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of three dated securities 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 New GS 2031 Dec 30, 2031 10,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated December 23, 2024 December 27, 2024 (Friday) December 30, 2024 (Monday)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.60 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on Shree Laxmi Mahila Sahakari Bank Limited, Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’, ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Shri Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Halol, Dist. Panchmahal, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.