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It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. CO.DOS.SED.No. S4800/12-23-151/2024-2025 dated September 26, 2024, has issued certain Directions to Shree Mahalaxmi Urban Co-operative Credit Bank Ltd., Gokak, (the bank) whereby, as from the close of business on September 27, 2024, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise, enter into any compromise or arrangement and sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets except as notified in the RBI Direction dated September 26, 2024. Considering the bank's present liquidity position, the bank has been directed not to allow withdrawal of any amount from savings bank, current accounts or any other account of a depositor, but set off of loans against deposits is allowed, subject to the conditions stated in the above RBI Directions. The bank may incur expenditure in respect of certain essential items such as salaries of employees, rent, electricity bills, etc. as specified in the said Directions.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No. 4(7)-W&M/2016 dated August 29, 2016 (SGB 2016 -17 Series II - Issue date September 30, 2016) 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 September 30, 2024.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹19,942 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised. (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 14 Yield 1000 20 Yield 1000 24 Yield 2 Assam 750 15 Yield

The Reserve Bank today held a Conference in Bengaluru for the Directors on the Boards of Small Finance Banks (SFBs). Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor inaugurated the Conference. The event, with the theme ‘Governance in SFBs - Driving Sustainable Growth and Stability’, is part of a series of supervisory engagements that the Reserve Bank has been organising with the Directors of its Supervised Entities in recent past. Earlier, the Conferences for Directors on the Boards of Public Sector Banks and Private Sector Banks were held in May 2023 and for UCBs in August 2023 and June 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter October – December 2024, is expected to be ₹3,20,121 Crore.

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 03, 2024 (Thursday) October 04, 2024 (Friday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on September 30, 2024, Monday, as under:

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Sep. 22 Sep. 13 Sep. 20 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 13480 29725 26447 -3279 12967 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.04% GS 2029 7.23% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 154 196 203

7.04% GS 2029 7.23% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.52/6.6530% 104.07/6.7848% 102.28/6.9076% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL