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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹64 Lakh (Rupees Sixty Four Lakh only) on RBL Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions of Reserve Bank of India (Prior approval for acquisition of shares or voting rights in private sector banks) Directions, 2015. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on the deficiencies 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.

Background

The Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation (lSE 2020) of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2020, and the examination of the Risk Assessment Report / Inspection Report pertaining to ISE 2020, and all related correspondence in that regard revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the aforesaid directions by the bank, to the extent it failed to (i) obtain annual declaration in Form B from one of its major shareholders, within one month of the close of the three financial years ending on March 31, 2018, March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020, and (ii) furnish certificates to RBI regarding continuance of the 'fit and proper’ status of one of its major shareholders, by the end of September of the said three financial years. In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the said direction, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1107

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.50 Lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Bajaj Finance Limited, Pune, Maharashtra (the company) for non-compliance with the ‘Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ issued by 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 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58 B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the company with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the company was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, and examination of the Risk Assessment Report and Inspection Report pertaining to the aforementioned inspection and all related correspondence pertaining to the same, revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the RBI directions to the extent of not reporting and delay in reporting of certain frauds to RBI. Consequently, a notice was issued to the company advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for its failure to comply with the RBI directions, as stated therein.

After considering the company’s reply to the notice, additional submissions made by it and oral submissions made during the Personal Hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty, to the extent of such non-compliance with such directions.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1110

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)528,258.576.742.01-7.85 I. Call Money9,149.226.715.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo383,608.556.766.60-6.78 III. Market Repo135,370.806.682.01-6.90

     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond130.007.466.85-7.85

B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**191.006.556.15-6.75

     II. Term Money@@377.00-6.55-7.40

     III. Triparty Repo313.506.766.75-6.80

     IV. Market Repo49.397.107.10-7.10

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of September 2023.

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1105

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    7,000    October 18, 2023
(Wednesday)    October 19, 2023
(Thursday)
2    182 Days    8,000
3    364 Days    9,000

Total    24,000    

The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 along with the Amendment Notification No.F.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated April 05, 2018 and Amendment Notification No.F-4(2)-W&M/2018 dated December 23, 2021, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard, can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, during the below given timings:

Category    Timing
Competitive bids    10:30 am - 11:30 am
Non-Competitive bids    10:30 am - 11:00 am
Results will be announced on the day of the auction.

Payment by successful bidders will have to be made on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends. In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516). For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1108

7.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹1 2,000 crore II.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off98.85/7.3959%97.73/7.4444%96.36/7.5387%

III.Amount accepted in the auction₹12,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 crore

IV.Devolvement on Primary DealersNILNILNIL

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1103

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20222023Variation Oct. 7Sep. 29Oct. 6WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments1083911606243031269713464 * Data are provisional.

2. Foreign Exchange Reserves*

ItemAs on October 6, 2023Variation over

WeekEnd-March 2023 Year

₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.

12345678

1 Total Reserves4867956584742-14828-2166113691629248102051873

1.1 Foreign Currency Assets #4325067519529-3057-707135935983844342148033

1.2 Gold35220042306-11624-1425-19299-2894315003352

1.3 SDRs14921217923-31-15-1952-4694467342

1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF414774983-116-19-992-1831631147

* Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); and (c) amounts lent under the SAARC Currency swap arrangements.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,882 Crore (Face Value).

In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 13, 2023 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, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 29A (6) of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, has cancelled the CoR of following company.

Sr. No.Name of the CompanyRegistered Office AddressCoR No.CoR Issued OnCancellation Order Date

1Ind Bank Housing Ltd3rd Floor, 480 Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 60003501.0023.01August 16, 2001September 21, 2023