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The following State Governments/UT have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹24,729 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised. (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1500 12 Yield 1500 13 Yield 2000 14 Yield

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 22 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 2294 28744 19820 -8924 17526 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September of 2024-25 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-September 2024 are detailed below in Table 1

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September 2024-25, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q2:2024-25 • India’s current account deficit (CAD) moderated marginally to US$ 11.2 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2024-25 from US$ 11.3 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2023-24.

Auction Results New GS 2031 6.92% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received

New GS 2031 6.92% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 6.79% 100.09/6.9091% 100.31/7.0641% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 85,247 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 85,247 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.53 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 December 27, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 4 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM December 31, 2024 (Tuesday)

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 15-Dec-2023 29-Nov-2024* 13-Dec-2024* 15-Dec-2023 29-Nov-2024* 13-Dec-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 276840.69 273721.88 310793.89 280287.73 278500.30 315564.52** b) Borrowings from banks 192669.26 137597.04 131991.65 192698.15 137620.00 132026.65 c) Other demand & time liabilities 70471.58 24717.72 24455.24 71176.89 25053.36 24757.03

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,28,323 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,28,323 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.53 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA