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The Reserve Bank has launched the 2024-25 of its annual survey on Computer Software and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Exports. The survey collects data on various aspects of computer services exports as well as exports of information technology enabled services (ITES) and business process outsourcing (BPO). The survey results are disseminated in public domain besides being used in compilation of India’s external sector statistics.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 2024-25 round of its annual survey on ‘Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Mutual Funds and Asset Management Companies’. The survey collects the information from mutual fund companies and asset management companies on their external financial liabilities and assets as at end-March of the latest financial year. The survey results are disseminated in the public domain besides being used in compilation of India’s external sector statistics.

The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting the Survey on Foreign Collaboration in Indian Industry since 1965. The 15th round of the survey with 2023-24 and 2024-25 as the reference period has now been launched.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 15,924.84 5.87 5.00-6.20 I. Call Money 1,254.14 5.55 5.25-5.90 II. Triparty Repo 13,228.50 5.90 5.00-6.10 III. Market Repo 63.00 5.25 5.25-5.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,379.20 5.93 5.90-6.20

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Basic Statistical Return on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) in India – March 2025’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ (DBIE) portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). The publication provides information on various characteristics of bank credit in India, based on data submitted by SCBs {including Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} under the annual ‘Basic Statistical Return (BSR) – 1’ system, which collects information on type of account, organisation, occupation/activity and category of the borrower, district and population group of the place of utilisation of credit, rate of interest, credit limit and amount outstanding.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – March 2025 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications).

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹29,400 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 09 Yield 1500 11 Yield 1500 12 Yield 1500 13 Yield 1500 14 Yield 2. Chhattisgarh 500 Re-issue of 7.08% Chhattisgarh SDL 2029, issued on February 24, 2021 Price 500 Re-issue of 7.00% Chhattisgarh SGS 2029, issued on September 19, 2024 Price

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 9,000 June 04, 2025 (Wednesday) June 05, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 5,000 3 364 Days 5,000 Total 19,000

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of May 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 9.26 per cent in April 2025 (9.35 per cent in March 2025).

International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) January – 2025 34,726 (12.0) 16,706 (12.6) February – 2025 31,625 (11.6) 14,506 (-4.8) March – 2025 35,600 (18.6) 17,475 (5.3) April – 2025 32,843 (8.8) 16,909 (0.9) Notes: (i) Data for January-April are provisional; and (ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics.