Currently, recourse to the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is available on an overnight basis on all days, including Sundays and holidays, but reversal is permitted only on the next working day in Mumbai. As announced in the Governor’s Statement dated December 08, 2023, it has been decided to allow reversal of liquidity facilities under both SDF and MSF even during weekends and holidays with effect from December 30, 2023. The SDF/MSF bids triggered under the Automated Sweep-In and Sweep-Out (ASISO) facility will now reverse on the next calendar day. In the case of a manual bid placed through the e-Kuber portal, the choice with regard to tenor will be exercisable by the eligible entities at the time of placing of bid. Access to SDF/MSF will continue to be available on all days, including Sundays and holidays.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on December 27, 2023, Wednesday, as under:

The forty sixth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during December 6 to 8, 2023.

Result of the 7-day Variable Rate Repo auction held on December 22, 2023 Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,25,154 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,75,013 Cut off Rate (%) 6.68 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.70

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on December 22, 2023, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 15, 2023.

Tenor  7-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  1,00,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  2,73,354  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  1,00,006  Cut off Rate (%)  6.61  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.63  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)  78.5  

The 14-day VRRR auction conducted on December 01, 2023 and subscribed for ₹22,468 crore is maturing and allowed to be reversed on December 15, 2023. Furthermore, in view of likely outflows from the banking system on account of advance tax and GST payments, it has been decided to conduct a 7-day Variable Rate Repo auction on December 15, 2023, Friday, in lieu of the main operation, as under:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 08, 2023 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended December 01, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1473

In our monetary policy statement of April 2016, we stated that we would watch macroeconomic and financial developments in the months ahead with a view to responding as space opens up. Incoming data since then show a sharper-than-anticipated upsurge in inflationary pressures emanating from a number of food items (beyond seasonal effects), as well as a reversal in commodity prices. A strong monsoon, continued astute food management, as well as steady expansion in supply