On May 29, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India had, in exercise of its powers under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI) imposed business restrictions on the following supervised entities respectively, belonging to the Edelweiss Group.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25)–W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XII -Issue date December 18, 2017) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 17, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2044 BIHAR 2034 HIMACHAL PRADESH 2036 JAMMU AND KASHMIR UT 2049 Notified Amount 395 2000 500 400 Tenure 20 10 12 25 Competitive Bids Received

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Arunachal Pradesh 395 395 7.11 20 2. Bihar 2000 2000 7.12 10 3. Himachal Pradesh 500 500 7.12 12 4. Jammu and Kashmir 400 400 7.10 25 5. Karnataka 2000 2000 7.11 11 2000 2000 7.12 12 6. Kerala 1255 1255 7.10 18 7. Meghalaya 635 635 7.11 9

<p>Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 23,188 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 23,188 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.56 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA</p>
 

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of October 2024.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 17, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 83,570 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,005 Cut off Rate (%) 6.54 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.57 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 50.42

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 564,432.69 6.67 3.50-7.10 I. Call Money 13,531.76 6.70 5.50-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 375,075.30 6.69 6.55-6.83 III. Market Repo 174,529.93 6.63 3.50-7.01 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,295.70 6.83 6.80-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 464.05 6.74 6.10-6.80 II. Term Money@@ 760.00 - 7.00-7.10 III. Triparty Repo 2,948.00 6.81 6.70-6.85 IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Tarapur Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Dist. Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain 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 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 December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Bhadran People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dist. Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘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.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹29,000 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 2029 Dec 23, 2029 14,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated December 16, 2024 December 20, 2024 (Friday) December 23, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 15,000 Total 29,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.96 lakh (Rupees Five lakh ninety six thousand only) on Vaishya Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen lakh only) on SBPP Co-operative Bank Limited, Killa Pardi (Dist. Valsad) (the bank), for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - 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.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 17, 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 - -

(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 - -

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 75,775 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 75,775 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.54 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) 552,236.40 6.59 0.01-7.10 I. Call Money 16,259.33 6.68 5.50-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 375,946.80 6.65 6.55-6.85 III. Market Repo 158,786.57 6.44 0.01-7.10 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,243.70 6.87 6.85-7.00

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Vaishali Shahari Vikas Co-operative Bank Ltd., Hajipur, Dist. Vaishali vide Directive No. DoS(Patna).Co-op.Bk./No.S50/04.01.009/2023-24 dated June 13, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on December 14, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on December 14, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-53/12.28.207/2024-25 dated September 10, 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 December 14, 2024.