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As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of January 2025.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on March 11, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2045 ASSAM 2045 CHHATTISGARH 2026 CHHATTISGARH 2030 Notified Amount 215 900 1000 1000 Tenure 20 20 Re-issue of 7.03% Chhattisgarh SDL 2026, issued on August 28, 2019 Re-issue of 7.18% Chhattisgarh SDL 2030, issued on January 29, 2020 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 17 29 12 17 (ii) Amount 975 3235 3850 3455 Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) 7.24 7.24 100.38/6.7495 100.16/7.1378 Competitive Bids Accepted (i) No. 2 2 1 6

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹100 and ₹200 denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. The design of these notes is similar in all respects to ₹100 and ₹200 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. All banknotes in the denomination of ₹100 and ₹200 issued by the Reserve Bank in the past will continue to be legal tender.

Sr. No State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Arunachal Pradesh 215 215 7.24 20 2. Assam 900 900 7.24 20 3. Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 100.38/6.7495 Re-issue of 7.03% Chhattisgarh SDL 2026, issued on August 28, 2019 1000 1000 100.16/7.1378 Re-issue of 7.18% Chhattisgarh SDL 2030, issued on January 29, 2020 1000 1000 99.84/7.1480 Re-issue of 7.11% Chhattisgarh SDL 2030, issued on March 18, 2020

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ - 21 February 2025, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran adopted in February 2020 which remains in effect. Further, Myanmar was added to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action in the October 2022 FATF plenary and FATF has called on its members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risk arising from Myanmar. When applying enhanced due diligence measures, countries have been advised to ensure that flows of funds for humanitarian assistance, legitimate NPO activity and remittances are not disrupted. The status of Myanmar in the list of countries subject to a call for action, remains unchanged.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 15,791 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 15,791 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.28 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,80,904.21 6.22 5.15-6.50 I. Call Money 17,279.79 6.26 5.15-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,86,478.40 6.18 5.85-6.30 III. Market Repo 1,75,149.12 6.29 5.80-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,996.90 6.37 6.35-6.43

Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today inaugurated the 5th Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW). DPAW is an initiative to highlight the impact and importance of digital payments and to create awareness about safe usage of digital payment products. During the week, RBI, along with payment system operators, banks and other stakeholders, conducts nationwide awareness activities, including multimedia campaigns, on-ground educational programs and social media-based outreach.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4 (7) – B (W&M)/2019 dated September 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series X -Issue date March 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be March 11, 2025.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/2305 dated March 05, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting a USD/INR Buy/Sell swap auction of USD 10 billion for a tenor of thirty-six months.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,96,836.41 6.13 5.15-6.80 I. Call Money 16,812.95 6.25 5.15-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,96,328.85 6.13 5.92-6.55 III. Market Repo 1,82,147.71 6.12 5.50-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,546.90 6.13 6.10-6.20 B. Term Segment

(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 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 29,489 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 29,489 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,96,836.41 6.13 5.15-6.80 I. Call Money 16,812.95 6.25 5.15-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,96,328.85 6.13 5.92-6.55 III. Market Repo 1,82,147.71 6.12 5.50-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,546.90 6.13 6.10-6.20 B. Term Segment

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹49,522 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Arunachal Pradesh 215 20 Yield 2. Assam 900 20 Yield 3. Chhattisgarh 1000 Re-issue of 7.03% Chhattisgarh SDL 2026, issued on August 28, 2019 Price 1000 Re-issue of 7.18% Chhattisgarh SDL 2030, issued on January 29, 2020 Price 1000 Re-issue of 7.11% Chhattisgarh SDL 2030, issued on March 18, 2020 Price

The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of Jawahar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Hupri with Kallappanna Awade Ichalkaranji Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd. The Scheme has been sanctioned in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Scheme will come into force with effect from March 10, 2025 (Monday). All the branches of Jawahar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Hupri, will function as branches of Kallappanna Awade Ichalkaranji Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., with effect from March 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CDG.DOS.RSG.No.S1645/16-03-046/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Imperial Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Jalandhar – under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023, for a period of six months up to September 10, 2023, the validity of which was last extended up to close of business on March 10, 2025 vide directive DOR.MON/D-79/12.28.319/2024-25 dated December 05, 2024. 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10 lakh (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on Rang De P2P Financial Services Limited (the company) (also referred to as “Rang De”) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹16.60 lakh (Rupees Sixteen Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on Visionary Financepeer Private Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 04, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on Bridge Fintech Solutions Private Limited (the company), also referred to as “Finzy”, for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 11, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹40 lakh (Rupees Forty lakh only) on Fairassets Technologies India Private Limited (the company) (also referred to as ‘Faircent’) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Peer to Peer Lending Platform (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 ’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

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 14,000 March 12, 2025 (Wednesday) March 13, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 12,000 3 364 Days 7,000 Total 33,000

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Mar. 1 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 3252 22112 22937 825 19685 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Bank Regulation Act, 1949 to The Karwar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karwar vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1932/12-23-065/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024, for a period of six months up to close of business on December 12, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on March 12, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-83/12-23-065/2024-2025 dated December 06, 2024. 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 March 12, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8240/12-22-493/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Pune Sahakari Bank Ltd., Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to March 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to National Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow vide Directive No. LKO.DOS.SED.No.S875/10-03-759/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on September 10, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on March 10, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-81/12-28-015/2024-2025 dated December 05, 2024. 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 March 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Bank Regulation Act, 1949 to The Amanath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1931/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024 for a period of six months upto December 12, 2024 as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto March 12, 2025 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-80/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated December 05, 2024. 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 March 12, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sikar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sikar, Rajasthan vide Directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-2/12.27.215/2018-19 dated October 26, 2018, for a period of six months up to May 09, 2019 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to March 09, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-77/12.27.215/2024-25 dated December 02, 2024. 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 March 09, 2025.

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 8,375 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 8,375 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) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 3,970 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 3,970 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 23-Feb-2024 07-Feb-2025* 21-Feb-2025* 23-Feb-2024 07-Feb-2025* 21-Feb-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 266228.41 279857.77 272536.90 269765.72 284464.40 278902.34** b) Borrowings from banks 178118.67 111793.69 112777.48 178124.17 111975.09 112883.73 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71817.97 35856.38 36706.38 72457.74 36234.35 37064.81 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposits (other than from banks) 20204829.50 22325408.16 22284445.56 20650053.90 22793493.60 22750154.47 i) Demand 2368307.46 2492532.46 2524095.52 2416162.58 2541046.75 2571677.58 ii) Time 17836522.04 19832875.70 19760350.03 18233891.32 20252446.84 20178476.88 b) Borrowings @ 779018.52 940558.40 900975.06 783905.26 945358.11 906079.59 c) Other demand & time liabilities 921387.11 1041736.46 1021781.88 933701.29 1055387.21 1035671.29 III BORROWINGS FROM R.B.I. (B) 256374.00 185420.00 301901.00 256409.00 185420.00 301936.00

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,34,789.93 5.92 3.50-6.50 I. Call Money 14,033.49 6.21 5.15-6.35 II. Triparty Repo 3,36,760.85 5.87 5.60-6.05 III. Market Repo 1,82,163.69 5.98 3.50-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,831.90 6.14 6.08-6.25

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Vanchinad Finance Pvt. Ltd., Ernakulam, Kerala (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of ‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 ’ read with ‘Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company-Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 58G(1)(b) read with Section 58B(5)(aa) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Sri Basaveshwar Sahakar Bank Niyamitha, Gulbarga, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’, ‘Donations / Contributions for Public / Charitable purposes out of profits of UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The A.P. Raja Rajeswari Mahila Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances – UCBs’. 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.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on March 07, 2025, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 14 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM March 21, 2025 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/2305 dated March 05, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on March 12, 2025. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 27 – January 31, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 20 – January 24, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 13 – January 17, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 06 – January 10, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 30, 2024 – January 03, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,442 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,442 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,33,909.03 5.94 5.00-6.87 I. Call Money 13,251.02 6.23 5.25-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,43,188.10 5.90 5.65-6.87 III. Market Repo 1,75,708.01 6.00 5.00-6.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,761.90 6.24 6.15-6.35

Governor, Reserve Bank of India today held an interaction with non-bank Payment System Operators and FinTechs along with their associations/SROs. The interaction was a part of the Reserve Bank's series of engagements with the Payments and Fintech ecosystem. The interaction was also attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Shri T. Rabi Sankar and Shri Swaminathan J., along with Executive Directors-in-Charge of Payments, Fintech and Regulation.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct the following operations to inject liquidity into the banking system:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 28, 2025 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended February 21, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Dr. Ajit Ratnakar Joshi as Executive Director (ED) with effect from March 03, 2025.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 113 86 85 (ii) Amount ₹31323.710 Crore ₹30736.500 Crore ₹21815.150 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4078 96.8106 93.8500 (YTM:6.4896%) (YTM:6.6070%) (YTM:6.5710%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4078 (YTM: 6.4896%) 96.8106 (YTM: 6.6070%) 93.8500 (YTM: 6.5710%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 5,089 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 5,089 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,66,314.76 5.97 4.99-6.50 I. Call Money 13,610.28 6.27 5.15-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,82,192.65 5.93 5.65-6.18 III. Market Repo 1,68,859.58 6.05 4.99-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,652.25 6.29 6.25-6.50

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on March 04, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2034 ANDHRA PRADESH 2035 ANDHRA PRADESH 2036 ASSAM 2035 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1600 900 Tenure 9 10 11 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 38 39 49 21 (ii) Amount 3151 5020 3685 1430

Sr. No State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.22 09 1000 1000 7.22 10 1600 1600 7.28 11 2 Assam 900 900 7.34 10

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 5,855 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 5,855 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,77,489.16 6.11 5.15-6.75 I. Call Money 12,742.85 6.32 5.15-6.45 II. Triparty Repo 3,90,173.80 6.04 5.25-6.28 III. Market Repo 1,72,735.61 6.23 5.70-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,836.90 6.42 6.35-6.50

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an  order dated February 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees  One Lakh only) on The Magadh Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar (the  bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The 29th Meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) to review the flow of credit to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector was held in Ahmedabad, on March 3, 2025, under the chairmanship of Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The meeting was attended by Executive Director, RBI, Senior Officials from Ministry of MSME and Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India; Chairman, SIDBI, Senior Management of major banks and NABARD, senior executives of Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises, National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited, Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Indian Banks’ Association, Finance Industry Development Council and MSME Associations.

(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) 20,058.59 5.99 3.50-6.45 I. Call Money 965.50 5.91 5.70-6.45 II. Triparty Repo 18,439.75 6.05 5.90-6.32 III. Market Repo 653.34 4.53 3.50-5.75 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) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 16,557 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 16,557 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,261.85 6.33 5.25-6.80 I. Call Money 1,111.65 6.18 5.25-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,591.00 6.34 5.85-6.80 III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,559.20 6.41 6.40-6.45

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 regard was published on February 03, 2025. 2. The facility for deposit and / or exchange of the ₹2000 banknotes was available at all bank branches in the country upto October 07, 2023.

The value of exports and imports of services during January 2025 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) October – 2024 34,309 (22.3) 17,215 (27.9) November – 2024 32,014 (13.9) 17,229 (26.0)

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹50,500 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 09 Yield 1000 10 Yield 1600 11 Yield 2 Assam 900 10 Yield 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 09 Yield 2000 10 Yield 2000 12 Yield 4 Gujarat 500 05 Yield

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of February 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹33.10 lakh (Rupees Thirty Three Lakh Ten Thousand only) on IIFL Samasta Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the 'Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 ' and 'Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016 '

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹66.60 lakh (Rupees Sixty Six Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer ’, ‘Reporting of Information on Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposures of the Borrowers to Credit Information Companies’ and ‘Interest Rates on Deposits’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section

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 14,000 March 05, 2025 (Wednesday) March 06, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 12,000 3 364 Days 7,000 Total 33,000

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Feb. 23 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 14809 25646 22112 -3534 7303 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of January 2025 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit as on the fortnight ended January 24, 2025 grew at 12.5 per cent (a three-month high) as compared to 16.2 per cent for the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (January 26, 2024).

Auction Results 6.79% GS 2031 6.92% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 134 188 237 (ii) Amount ₹23824.000 Crore ₹32585.000 Crore ₹25094.276 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.27 100.12 99.35 (YTM:6.7376%) (YTM:6.9053%) (YTM:7.1425%)

Today, the Reserve Bank conducted a USD/INR Buy Sell swap auction for a notified amount of USD 10 billion as announced vide press release dated February 21, 2025.

6.79% GS 2031 6.92% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.27/6.7376% 100.12/6.9053% 99.35/7.1425%

Japan and India renewed the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) effective today (Feb. 28, 2025).  

     The Bank of Japan, acting as agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Reserve Bank of India signed the second Amendment and Restatement Agreement of the BSA. The BSA is a two-way arrangement where both authorities can swap their local currencies in exchange for the US Dollar. The size of the BSA remains unchanged, that is, up to 75 billion US Dollars.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 16,258 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 16,258 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

In the underwriting auction conducted on February 28, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,68,518.08 6.23 5.15-6.65 I. Call Money 18,397.29 6.31 5.15-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,97,349.95 6.21 5.90-6.32 III. Market Repo 1,51,241.64 6.27 5.75-6.45 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,529.20 6.41 6.40-6.65

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Business Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated February 17, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹33.30 lakh (Rupees Thirty Three Lakh Thirty Thousand only) on Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai (the bank), for contravention of the provisions of Section 6(2) read with Section 56 of The Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Lasalgaon Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Cla

Today, the Reserve Bank released its quarterly house price index (HPI) (base: 2010-11=100) for Q3:2024-25, based on transaction-level data received from the registration authorities in ten major cities . Time series data on all-India and city-wise HPIs are available at the Bank’s database on Indian economy (DBIE) portal (https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/home> Statistics > Real Sector > Prices & Wages).

The Reserve Bank had constituted the Regulations Review Authority 2.0 (RRA 2.0) in 2021 to review the regulatory prescriptions with a view to their simplification and ease of implementation. Based on detailed deliberation, RRA 2.0 finalized its report on June 10, 2022. One of the important recommendations of the RRA 2.0 report was:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 21, 2025.

     The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The March 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The March 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹14000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹7000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 127 89 99 (ii) Amount ₹34623.720 Crore ₹23642.150 Crore ₹27673.320 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4176 96.8144 93.8765 (YTM:6.4490%) (YTM:6.5989%) (YTM:6.5409%)

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 28, 2025 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4176 (YTM: 6.4490%) 96.8144 (YTM: 6.5989%) 93.8765 (YTM: 6.5409%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore

(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 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 49,955 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 49,955 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.f