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In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(7)-B(W&M)/2019 dated September 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series-IX-Issue date February 11, 2020) and in terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020 (SGB 2020-21 Series-V-Issue date August 11, 2020) 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 tranches shall be on August 11, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75.00 lakh (Rupees Seventy Five Lakh only) on ICICI Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Valuation of Properties - Empanelment of Valuers’ and ‘Opening of Current Accounts by Banks – Need for discipline’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 10,000 August 13, 2025 (Wednesday) August 14, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 5,000 Total 21,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹8,450 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Bihar 2000 30 Yield 2. Goa 100 11 Yield

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Aug. 02 Jul. 25 Aug. 01 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 31072 24026 32232 8206 1160 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 6.28% GS 2032 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount 11,000 14,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 193 243 (ii) Amount 30,803.400 39,778.284 III. Cut-off price / Yield 99.64 98.78 (YTM: 6.3439%) (YTM: 7.1793%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 62 47 (ii) Amount 10,996.722 13,983.429

6.28% GS 2032 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹14,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.64/6.3439% 98.78/7.1793% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹11,000 crore ₹14,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 13,045 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 13,045 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.48 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 26-Jul-2024 11-Jul-2025* 25-Jul-2025* 26-Jul-2024 11-Jul-2025* 25-Jul-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 281386.40 341401.19 342422.12 285474.81 347250.78 348027.21** b) Borrowings from banks 138751.80 95570.56 105206.09 138778.69 95575.46 105216.43 c) Other demand & time liabilities 75507.30 22524.44 22320.87 75768.14 23038.31 22838.72

Tenor 6-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 2,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 1,46,044 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 1,46,044 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on August 08, 2025, 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: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (Paise per ₹100)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,97,533.33 5.35 0.01-6.45 I. Call Money 20,333.19 5.44 4.75-6.00 II. Triparty Repo 3,75,738.90 5.39 5.30-6.00 III. Market Repo 1,97,916.24 5.26 0.01-6.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,545.00 5.52 5.47-6.45

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct the following Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auctions on Friday, August 08, 2025:

The Reserve Bank has decided to grant 'in-principle’ approval to AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUSFB) for transitioning from a Small Finance Bank (SFB) to a Universal Bank.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, Karnataka vide Directive No. DOS.CO.UCB.BSD-III.D-2/12.23.283/2019-20 dated January 02, 2020, for a period of six months up to July 10, 2020, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on August 10, 2025 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-08/12.23.283/2025-26 dated May 6, 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 August 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹16 lakh (Rupees Sixteen Lakh only) on Andaman & Nicobar State Co-operative Bank Limited (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Ban

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.03 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Three Thousand only) on The Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 and Section 25 read with Section 23 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated July 31, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Chanasma Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Chanasma, Dist. Patan, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions’. 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.10 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Raiganj Central Co-operative Bank Limited, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This

8 अगस्त 2025 को ₹25,000 करोड़ की सरकारी प्रतिभूतियों की बिक्री के लिए हामीदारी नीलामी  भारत सरकार ने को आयोजित की जाने वाली नीलामियों के माध्यम से निम्नलिखित विवरण के अनुसार सरकारी प्रतिभूतियों की बिक्री (पुनर्निर्गम) की घोषणा क

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 49,055 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 49,055 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers 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) 6,00,499.90 5.20 1.00-6.30 I. Call Money 16,511.94 5.33 4.75-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 3,89,060.35 5.20 5.00-5.40 III. Market Repo 1,92,246.61 5.20 1.00-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,681.00 5.41 5.32-6.30

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated August 06, 2025 regarding the review of extant regulatory guidelines on settlement of claims in respect of deceased depositors, Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular in this regard.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, August 07, 2025, as under:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 01, 2025 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended July 25, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: i) Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS) – July 2025 ii) Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – July 2025 iii) Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS) – July 2025 iv) OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q4:2024-25

Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 10,000 6,000 5,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 97 91 86 (ii) Amount 19,120.180 24,822.150 22,935.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.6571 97.3083 94.7295 (YTM: 5.4597%) (YTM: 5.5475%) (YTM: 5.5790%)

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6571 (YTM:5.4597%) 97.3083 (YTM: 5.5475%) 94.7295 (YTM: 5.5790%)

The Reserve Bank had constituted an Internal Working Group (IWG) to review the extant Liquidity Management Framework which has been in operation since February 2020.

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 67,755 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 67,755 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.48 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Wednesday, August 06, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 2 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM August 08, 2025 (Friday)

This Statement sets out the developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Regulation; (ii) Financial Markets. I. Regulation 1. Standardisation of procedure for settlement of claims in respect of deposit accounts of deceased customers of banks Under the provisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, nomination facility is available in respect of deposit accounts, articles kept in safe custody or safe deposit lockers. This is intended to facilitate expeditious settlement of claims or return of articles or release of contents of safe deposit locker upon death of a customer and to minimise hardship caused to family members. The extant instructions require banks to adopt a simplified procedure to facilitate expeditious and hassle-free settlement of claims made by survivors/ nominees/ legal heirs, the procedures vary across banks. With a view to enhance customer service standards, it has been decided to streamline the procedures and standardise the documentation to be submitted to the banks. A draft circular in this regard shall be issued shortly for public consultation.

Namaskar and greetings to all in this month of Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day, Janmashtami, Parsi New Year and Ganesh Chaturthi. May this pious and auspicious month bring good luck to all of us and to our economy. The monsoon season has been progressing well. We are also approaching the festival season, which typically brings greater enthusiasm and buoyancy in economic activity. This favourable domestic setting, together with supportive policies of the Government and the Reserve Bank, augurs well for the Indian economy in the near term, as geopolitical uncertainties have somewhat abated, even though global trade challenges continue to linger. Over the medium-term also, the Indian economy holds bright prospects in the changing world order drawing on its inherent strength, robust fundamentals, and comfortable buffers. Opportunities are there for the taking, and we are making all efforts to create enabling conditions through a multi-pronged yet cohesive approach to policymaking.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its 56th meeting from August 4 to 6, 2025 under the chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The MPC members Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof. Ram Singh, Dr. Poonam Gupta and Dr. Rajiv Ranjan attended the meeting.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,01,791.98 5.22 4.00-6.25 I. Call Money 15,815.00 5.36 4.75-5.45 II. Triparty Repo 3,94,438.90 5.20 4.75-5.30 III. Market Repo 1,88,662.53 5.26 4.00-6.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,875.55 5.43 5.37-6.25

In terms of A.P (DIR Series) Circular No.10 dated July 11, 2022, Reserve Bank of India has put in place an additional arrangement for invoicing, payment, and settlement of exports / imports in INR. Under this arrangement, AD banks are permitted to open Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) of correspondent banks, with the prior approval of the Reserve Bank for settling cross-border trade transactions.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on August 05, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2031 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2033 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2034 ASSAM SGS 2035 Notified Amount 1500 1500 2000 900 Tenor 6 -Years 8 -Years 9 -Years 10 -Years Competitive Bids Received

Sr. No. State/UT Notified Amount (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Andhra Pradesh 1500 1500 6.77 06 1500 1500 6.96 08 2000 2000 6.96 09 2. Assam 900 900 7.02 10 3. Bihar 2000 2000 7.22 15

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,12,401.68 5.25 4.00-6.30 I. Call Money 15,411.51 5.37 4.75-5.45 II. Triparty Repo 4,02,397.55 5.22 5.01-5.30 III. Market Repo 1,91,802.07 5.29 4.00-5.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,790.55 5.49 5.42-6.30

Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹25,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.28% GS 2032 July 14, 2032 11,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated August 04, 2025 August 08, 2025 (Friday) August 11, 2025 (Monday) 2 7.09% GS 2074 November 25, 2074 14,000 Total 25,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 30, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) on The Sonepat Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Haryana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 25 read with Section 23 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 30, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Gomti Nagariya Sahakari Bank Ltd., Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

(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    -    -

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 11,491.30 5.04 3.50-5.45 I. Call Money 1,089.75 4.95 4.75-5.24 II. Triparty Repo 9,236.50 5.10 4.50-5.45 III. Market Repo 1,165.05 4.60 3.50-5.00 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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 10,166.05 5.29 4.50-6.45 I. Call Money 950.45 5.04 4.75-5.35 II. Triparty Repo 6,437.05 5.24 4.50-5.35 III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,778.55 5.49 5.42-6.45

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹27,100 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1500 06 Yield 1500 08 Yield 2000 09 Yield 2. Assam 900 10 Yield

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of New India Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai with Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai. The Scheme will come into force with effect from August 04, 2025 (Monday). All the branches of New India Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai will function as branches of Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai with effect from August 04, 2025.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Jul. 26 Jul. 18 Jul. 25 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 21239 26294 24026 -2269 2786 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 10,000 August 06, 2025 (Wednesday) August 07, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 5,000 Total 21,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this