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In terms of GOI notification F. No.4(25)-(W&M)/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series-IV-Issue date October 23, 2017) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of issue of the Gold Bonds. Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be October 23, 2025.

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(22)-B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series-II-Issue date October 23, 2018) 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 shall be on October 23, 2025.

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 Ltd., Suri, West Bengal vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S2574/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 21, 2022 for a period of six months up to close of business on January 22, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on October 22, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-21/12.29.046/2025-26 dated July 17, 2025. 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 October 22, 2025.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the October 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes bi-monthly monetary policy statement (October 2025), five speeches, five articles and current statistics. The five articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Resilience and Revival: India’s Private Corporate Sector; III. Fundraising by Indian Small and Medium Enterprises through IPO: Recent Trends and Developments; IV. Compliance to Confidence: A Data Quality Model for Central Banks; and V. Steel Under Siege: Understanding the Impact of Dumping on India.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Thursday, October 23, 2025, as under:

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 20, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) CHHATTISGARH SGS 2040 CHHATTISGARH SGS 2032 MAHARASHTRA SGS 2036 MAHARASHTRA SGS 2050 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1500 1000 Tenor 15 -Years Re-issue of 7.14% CHHATTISGARH SGS 2032 issued on 19-MAR-2025 11 -Years 25 -Years

A. Source Security 8.15% GS 2026 6.79% GS 2027 8.26% GS 2027 6.64% GS 2027 7.37% GS 2028 B. Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 4,000 5,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 Destination Security 7.50% GS 2034 6.57% GS 2033 7.34% GS 2064 6.19% GS 2034 7.57% GS 2033 C. i. No. of offers received 12 54 4 12 18 ii. Total amount of Source Security offered (Face value, in ₹ crore) 5,450.000 12,064.159 2,780.000 3,583.900 11,555.000

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 7.34 15 1000 1000 100.53/7.0400 Re-issue of 7.14% Chhattisgarh SGS 2032, issued on March 19, 2025 2. Maharashtra 1500 1500 7.20 11 1000 1000 7.29 25 1000 1000 100.70/7.1305 Re-issue of 7.24% Maharashtra SGS 2034, issued on September 10, 2025 1500 1500 99.72/7.2894 Re-issue of 7.26% Maharashtra SGS 2041, issued on October 08, 2025

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 12,000 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 12,000 Cut off Rate (%) 5.52 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.52 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 second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Monday, October 20, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM October 23, 2025 (Thursday)