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Reserve Bank is organising its fourth global hackathon – ‘HaRBInger 2025 – Innovation for Transformation’. The participants are invited to develop solutions using technology and innovative approaches under the following theme and problem statements:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 3, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Rampur Jilla Sahkari Bank Ltd., Uttar Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Draft circular on Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC Derivative Transactions in India.Comments on the draft Circular are invited from banks, market participants and other interested parties by November 14, 2025.

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 7,000    6,000    6,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i)  Number 76    63    77 (ii) Amount 20,721.00    22,022.50    21,410.00

The Reserve Bank has today published the half-yearly Payment System Report, June 2025. This report, in addition to analysing the trends in payment transactions carried out using various payment systems in India during the last six calendar years up to the first half of calendar year 2025, covers important developments in the payment ecosystem and an in-depth analysis of the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system.

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6572 (YTM:5.4593%) 97.2900 (YTM: 5.5863%) 94.7295 (YTM: 5.5790%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the fortnight ended October 17, 2025.

(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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - -

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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 475 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 475 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 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) 6,19,511.04 5.49 4.50-6.60 I. Call Money 11,898.90 5.61 4.50-5.68 II. Triparty Repo 3,96,644.50 5.44 5.01-5.61 III. Market Repo 2,07,965.09 5.56 4.50-5.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,002.55 5.78 5.70-6.60 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 39.00 5.18 5.00-5.24

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