The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹26,710 Crore (Face Value).   Sr. No.  State/UT  Amount to be raised  (₹ Cr)  Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option  (₹ Cr)  Tenure (Year)  Type of Auction  1  Andhra Pradesh  1000  -  5  Yield  500  -  12  Yield  1000  -  15  Yield  500  -  17  Yield  1000  -  19  Yield

The Reserve Bank had cautioned members of public against frauds in the name of KYC updation vide its Press Release dated September 13, 2021. In the wake of continuing incidents/ reports of customers falling prey to frauds being perpetrated in the name of KYC updation, RBI once again urges the members of public to exercise caution and due care to prevent loss and safeguard themselves from such malicious practices.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 29, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Bajaj Housing Finance Limited, Pune (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021’ issued by the RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 52A read with clause (aa) of sub-section (3) of section 49 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets*  (₹ Crore)  Item  2023  2024  Variation  Jan. 27  Jan. 19  Jan. 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  16745  18712  12810  -5902  -3935  * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results  7.32% GS 2030  7.18% GS 2037  7.25% GS 2063  7.37% GOI SGrB 2054  I.  Notified Amount  ₹12000 Crore  ₹10000 Crore  ₹12000 Crore  ₹5000 Crore  II.  Underwriting Notified Amount  ₹12000 Crore  ₹10000 Crore  ₹12000 Crore  ₹5000 Crore  III.  Competitive Bids Received (i)  Number  152  168  267  86  (ii) Amount  ₹ 28002 Crore  ₹ 29830.500 Crore  ₹ 32214 Crore  ₹ 12125 Crore  IV.  Cut-off price / Yield  101.75  100.90  101.33  102.84  (YTM: 6.9883%)  (YTM: 7.0749%)  (YTM: 7.1475%)  (YTM: 7.1387%)  V.  Competitive Bids Accepted(i)  Number  42  27  69  31  (ii) Amount  ₹ 11981.747 Crore  ₹ 9992.531 Crore  ₹ 11990.055 Crore  ₹ 4998.455 Crore

7.32% GS 2030  7.18% GS 2037  7.25% GS 2063  7.37% GOI SGrB 2054  I.  Notified Amount  ₹12,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  ₹5,000 crore  II.  Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off  101.75/ 6.9883%  100.90/ 7.0749%  101.33/ 7.1475%  102.84/ 7.1387%  III.  Amount accepted in the auction  ₹12,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  ₹5,000 crore  IV.  Devolvement on Primary Dealers  NIL  NIL  NIL  NIL  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications)  Press Release: 2023-2024/1790

Tenor  4-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  50,000  Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore)  3,975  Amount accepted (in ₹ crore)  3,975  Cut off Rate (%)  6.49  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.48  Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate  NA  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1789

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction on February 02, 2024, Friday, as under:

In the underwriting auctions conducted on February 02, 2024 for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)MONEY MARKETS@ Volume 
(One Leg)Weighted Average Rate Range A.Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  8,648.49 6.63 5.00-7.09 I. Call Money 11,496.33 6.745.00-6.86

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 January 01, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated January 18, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Shirpur Peoples Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dhule (Maharashtra) (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on Exposure Norms & Statutory Other Restrictions- UCBs and Board of Directors-UCBs. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in the RBI 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated January 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Amravati (the bank) for contravention of provisions of section 26A 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 (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated January 25, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions on UCBs and Know Your Customer (KYC). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in the RBI 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 (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated January 18, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Nashik Zilha Sarkari & Parishad Karmachari Sahakari Bank Niyamit, Nashik (Maharashtra) (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on Know Your Customer (KYC). 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.

The value of exports and imports of services during December 2023 is given in the following table.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 02, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 488,900.96  6.73  5.00-7.05 I. Call Money 13,194.75 6.79 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo 328,800.25 6.70 6.64-7.00 III. Market Repo 146,430.96 6.77 6.25-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 475.00 7.05 7.05-7.05

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been publishing a composite Reserve Bank of India – Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) since January 1, 2021 with March 2018 as base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The index for September 2023 stands at 418.77 as against 395.57 for March 2023, which was announced on July 27, 2023.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of January 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended January 26, 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-24/1775

In Press Release dated March 11, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, had directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL or the bank) to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of December 2023[1] collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit[2] registered a growth of 15.8 per cent in December 2023[3] as compared with 15.3 per cent a year ago. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit3 are given below:

Auction Results  91 Days  182 Days  364 Days  I.  Notified Amount  ₹8000 Crore  ₹10000 Crore  ₹9000 Crore  II.  Competitive Bids Received     (i)  Number  61  155  171  (ii) Amount  ₹ 15785.354 Crore  ₹ 29501.950 Crore  ₹ 36960 Crore  III.  Cut-off price / Yield  98.2740  96.5415  93.3406  (YTM:7.0446%)  (YTM:7.1845%)  (YTM:7.1541%)  IV.  Competitive Bids Accepted      (i)  Number  41  63  29  (ii) Amount  ₹ 7966.076 Crore  ₹ 9967.904 Crore  ₹ 8984.529 Crore

91 days, 182 days and 364 days T-Bill Auction Result: Cut off

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@   Volume  (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  511,187.86  6.73  4.00-7.90  I. Call Money 10,407.63  6.75  5.00-6.86  II. Triparty Repo   353,862.90  6.70  6.25-6.76  III. Market Repo 146,412.33  6.79  4.00-6.91  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond   505.00  7.10  7.05-7.90

Based on an assessment of the prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided that an additional aggregate amount of ₹5,000 crore will be made available to the Standalone Primary Dealers (SPDs) under the Standing Liquidity Facility at the prevailing repo rate starting from January 31, 2024. The incremental limits for individual SPDs is being conveyed to them separately. All other terms and conditions of the facility shall remain unchanged.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on January 30, 2024 is as under:

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off  Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Bihar 2000 2000 7.69 15 2 Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 7.65 9 3 Goa 100 100 7.65

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 521,748.18 6.77 5.00-7.90 I. Call Money 12,766.93 6.78 5.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo    354,626.70 6.76 6.75-6.85 III. Market Repo 153,814.55 6.80 6.30-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond    540.00 7.15 7.05-7.90

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹39,000 crore as per the following details:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Mula Sahakari Bank Ltd., Sonai, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions - 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024,imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Amravati, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF), and non-compliance with the RBI Directions on ‘Management of Advances-UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 January 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/-  (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Bhilai Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’. 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. This action is based on the deficiency in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Krushiseva Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Kole, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ read with RBI directions on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions – UCBs’  and for contravention of specific directions issued by RBI under the Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024,imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy five thousand only) on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) read with the ‘Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014’ (the Scheme). 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.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 30, 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) 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 - -

(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)  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  -  -

Tenor  2-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  25,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  73,290  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  25,001  Cut off Rate (%)  6.74  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.74  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)  44.99  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1754

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@   Volume  (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  5,02,883.67  6.77  5.00-7.90  I. Call Money 10,495.38  6.77  5.00-6.90  II. Triparty Repo   3,40,765.35  6.76  6.70-6.79  III. Market Repo 1,51,232.94  6.79  5.75-6.90  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond   390.00  7.19  7.05-7.90  B.  Term Segment I. Notice Money** 947.10  6.88  5.85-6.95  II. Term Money@@  538.50  -  6.55-7.50  III. Triparty Repo 2,426.00  6.90  6.70-6.95 IV. Market Repo 2,790.00  7.55  7.10-7.80  V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00  -  -

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Jan. 20 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 19058 16087 18712 2625 -346 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. 

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Amravati, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive No.CO.DOS.SED.No.S2698/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 27, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 28, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on January 28, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-82/12.22.603/2023-24 dated October 25, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Jaiprakash Narayan Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Basmatnagar under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2723/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 28, 2022, for a period of six months up to January 29, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to January 29, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-84/12.22.663/2023-24 dated October 27, 2023.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹26,211 Crore (Face Value).

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended January 12, 2024.  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications)  Press Release: 2023-2024/1746

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to The Karmala Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2729/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 29, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on  January 29, 2023, as modified from time to time which were last extended up to the close of business on January 29, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.No.D-85/12.22.130/2023-24 dated October 27, 2023

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs)  ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 13-Jan-23  29-DEC-2023 *  12-JAN-2024 *  13-Jan-23  29-DEC-2023 *  12-JAN-2024 *  I  LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks  209292.46  266042.92  262701.02  211585.22  269437.43  266299.16 **

It is hereby informed that the Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Durga Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Vijayawada vide Directive No. HYD.DOS.INSP4.No.S241/15-36-070/2022-2023 dated July 28, 2022 for a period of six months upto January 29, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on January 29, 2024 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-81/12.24.020/2023-24 dated October 25, 2023.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 29, 2024, Monday, as under:  Sl. No.  Notified Amount (₹ crore)  Tenor (day)  Window Timing  Date of Reversal  1  25,000  2  10:30 AM to 11:00 AM  January 31, 2024  (Wednesday)   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.

Auction Results 7.37% GS 2028 7.18% GS 2033 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹16000 Crore ₹10000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹16000 Crore ₹10000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received(i) Number 114 242 264

7.37% GS 2028 7.18% GS 2033 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹7,000 crore ₹16,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.25/ 7.0508% 100.02/ 7.1764% 101.44/ 7.3499% III. Amount accepted in the auction

Result of the 15-day Variable Rate Repo auction held on January 25, 2024 Tenor 15-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 2,50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 3,08,024 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 2,50,010

In the underwriting auctions conducted on January 25, 2024 for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive DOS.CO.OCCD/185569/12.28.007/ 2021-22 dated January 28, 2022 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P)  under Directions from the close of business on January 28, 2022. The validity of these Directions was extended time-to-time, last being up to January 27, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 508,252.59 6.77 5.00-7.90  I. Call Money 13,496.68 6.78 5.00-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 349,439.65 6.75 6.63-6.80 III. Market Repo 144,966.26 6.81 5.00-6.95

As part of the continuing engagement with the Directors of UCBs, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held a Conference of Directors of select UCBs of Southern Zone in Hyderabad, on January 24, 2024. The theme of the Conference was ‘Governance in UCBs: Combating Cyber Threats and Enhancing Resilience’. The Conference was also attended by senior RBI officials including Executive Director and other officers of Department of Supervision, Department of Regulation and Regional Directors of RBI. Reserve Bank has previously engaged with the Directors of large UCBs in Mumbai in August 2023.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 25, 2024, Friday as under:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended January 19, 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1734

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹9000 Crore Competitive Bids Received (i)  Number 76 140 152 (ii) Amount ₹ 17111.102 Crore ₹ 22761.500 Crore ₹ 25009.606 Crore          

Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its Report titled “Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions”. Drawing upon data on 2.58 lakh Panchayats for the years 2020-21 to 2022-23, it presents an assessment of their finances and their role in India’s socio-economic development.

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified  ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore  ₹9,000 Crore

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on January 25, 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:

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent)MONEY MARKETS@Volume(One Leg) WeightedAverage Rate RangeA. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,22,696.79 6.76 0.01-7.90 I. Call Money 15,798.24 6.79 5.00-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 3,56,336.20 6.75 6.60-6.92 III. Market Repo 1,50,387.35 6.79 0.01-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 175.00   7.51 7.00-7.90

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on January 23, 2024 is as under:

Sr. No.  State  Amount to be raised  (₹ Cr)  Amount Accepted  (₹ Crore)  Cut off   Yield (%)  Tenure (Year)  1    Andhra Pradesh  500  500  7.68  13  600  600  7.70  18  2  Bihar  2000  2000  7.74  15  3  Chhattisgarh  1000  1000  7.67  7  4  Goa  100  100  7.69  10  5  Gujarat  1000  1000  7.63  9

Result of the 2-day Variable Rate Repo auction held on January 23, 2024

(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

(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  -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@ Volume  (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  8,314.56  6.74  5.50-7.25  I. Call Money 882.40  6.28  5.50-6.85  II. Triparty Repo   7,048.05  6.85  6.75-7.25  III. Market Repo 384.11  5.69  5.50-6.00

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 1,931.15 6.31 5.50-7.90 I. Call Money 952.25 6.13 5.50-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 953.90 6.44 6.01-6.70 III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 25.00 7.90 7.90-7.90

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:

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Suri Friends' Union Co-operative Bank Limited, Suri (West Bengal) vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S-2574/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 21, 2022 for a period of six months up to January 22, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to January 22, 2024 vide Directive No. DOR.MON.D-78/12.29.046/ 2023-24 dated October 18, 2023.

In terms of GOI Notifications F. No. 4(20) –W&M/2017 dated July 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18, Series II - Issue date July 28, 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche will be January 25, 2024 (January 26, 27 and 28 being holiday, non-working Saturday and Sunday respectively).

In terms of GOI Notifications F. No. 4(22) – B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19, Series V - Issue date January 22, 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 will be January 20, 2024 (January 21 and 22 being Sunday and holiday respectively).

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 23, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 2 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Government of Maharashtra has declared January 22, 2024 as a public holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Accordingly, and in modification of the press release 2023-2024/1710 issued earlier today on “Market Trading Hours on January 22, 2024”, there will be no transactions and settlements in Government securities (primary and secondary), foreign exchange, money markets and Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives on January 22, 2024 (Monday). Settlement of all outstanding transactions will accordingly get postponed to the next working day i.e., January 23, 2024 (Tuesday).

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. BLR.DOS.SSMS.No.S836/09-01-112/2023-2024 dated July 24, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on January 24, 2024. 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 24, 2024.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹24,280 Crore (Face Value).

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 January 24, 2024 (Wednesday) January 25, 2024

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 22, 2024, Monday, as under:

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets*  (₹ Crore)  Item  2023  2024  Variation  Jan. 13  Jan. 5  Jan. 12  Week  Year  1  2  3  4  5  4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government  0  0  0  0  0  4.2 State Governments  16688  21139  16087  -5052  -601

In view of the half day closing on January 22, 2024 (Monday) announced by the Government of India, the trading hours for the various markets regulated by the Reserve Bank of India will be as under: Market Timings on January 22, 2024 Call/notice/term money 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM Market repo in Government Securities

The facility of exchange / deposit of ₹2000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, January 22, 2024 at any of the 19 Issue Offices[1] of the Reserve Bank of India due to the half-day closure announced by the Government of India. The facility will resume on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

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 January 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-79/12.22.705/2023-24 dated October 18, 2023.

Auction Results 7.33% GS 2026 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received

7.33% GS 2026 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹8,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹5,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.67/ 7.0533% 99.01/ 7.2964% 97.83/ 7.4198% 7.37%

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,35,211 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.73 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.74 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 49.64 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1705
 

In the underwriting auctions conducted on January 19, 2024 for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 536,853.38 6.77 5.00-7.90 I. Call Money 13,269.39 6.76 5.00-6.88 II. Triparty Repo 374,788.00 6.76 6.45-6.85 III. Market Repo 148,740.99 6.79 6.25-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 55.00 7.55 7.25-7.90

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 22, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Idar Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Idar, Dist. Sabarkantha, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘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 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 December 26, 2023, imposed, a monetary penalty of ₹10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on The Patdi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Patdi, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations to Trusts and Institutions where Directors, their relatives hold position or are interested’, ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 December 29, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7.00 lakh (Rupees Seven lakh only) on Mehsana Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’, ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’ and contravention of the provisions of section 26A (2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act).

As part of the Reserve Bank’s continuing engagement with regulated entities, the second Conference of Internal Ombudsmen on the theme “Orchestrating Customer Delight through an Empowered Internal Ombudsman”, was held in Mumbai on January 16, 2024. This Conference was attended by Managing Director & CEOs, Executive Director in-charges of customer service verticals, Internal Ombudsmen, Principal Nodal Officers of select regulated entities from among Banks, NBFCs and CICs and senior officials from the Reserve Bank of India.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50 lakh (Rupees Fifty lakh only) on NKGSB Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 January 17, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen lakh only) on New India Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations/Contributions for public/charitable purposes out of profits of UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on January 19, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount