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The 614th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today in Thiruvananthapuram under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. The Board assessed the emerging global and domestic economic landscape, including the evolving geopolitical and financial market developments and associated challenges. Further, the Board discussed the Reserve Bank’s activities during the current accounting year 2024-25. The Board also approved the Bank’s budget for the accounting year 2025-26.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs)    ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 08-Mar-2024    21-Feb-2025*    07-Mar-2025*    08-Mar-2024    21-Feb-2025*    07-Mar-2025* I    LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)    a) Demand & Time deposits from banks    293601.63    272677.28    284322.07    297409.87    279042.72    289252.63** b) Borrowings from banks    180434.60    112778.14    113375.74    181080.82    112884.38 

Tenor 5-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 46,204 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 46,204 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 96,581 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 96,581 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 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) 5,42,442.39 6.26 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 17,169.61 6.36 5.15-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 3,51,382.05 6.16 5.90-6.34 III. Market Repo 1,71,771.83 6.46 5.00-6.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,118.90 6.65 6.60-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.20 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand only) on Sreenivasa Padmavathi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.30 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Thirty Thousand only) on Sind Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Karnataka Co-operative Bank Ltd., Muddebihal, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.10 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Ten Thousand only) on The Karimnagar Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 bank was directed by RBI through specific direction to deposit a certain amount in the MSE Refinance Fund administered by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) against the shortfall in achievement of PSL target for the Financial Year (FY) 2022-23. On failure to deposit the specified amount, a cautionary letter was issued by RBI advising the bank to deposit the specified amount, but the bank failed to deposit the same. Based on the above-mentioned non-compliance and related correspondence in that

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Karaikudi Co-operative Town Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’.