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On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Monday, August 18, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 3 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM August 21, 2025 (Thursday)

In the Fifth Cohort of the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) which was ‘Theme Neutral’, five entities were shortlisted to commence testing of their products, which was communicated vide Press Release dated July 26, 2024.

Reserve Bank of India has been reviewing and rationalising the regulations issued under FEMA, 1999 with an intent to promote ease of doing business. On a review, it has been decided to rationalise regulations pertaining to guarantees issued under FEMA, 1999. Salient features of proposed regulations are as under:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Sardargunj Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Patan, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Sarvodaya Commercial Cooperative Bank Ltd., Dist. Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations / Contributions for public / charitable purposes out of profits of UCBs’, ‘Financial Statements – Presentation and Disclosures’, ‘Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban) Co- operative Banks’, ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated August 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Uma Co-operative Bank Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban) 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹17,600 Crore (Face Value).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 12, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.20 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Twenty Thousand only) on Maharashtra Gramin Bank, Aurangabad (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Offsite Surveillance System – Revision

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 20, 2025 (Wednesday) August 21, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 5,000 Total 21,000

Government Stock - Full Auction Results (Amount in ₹ Crore) Auction Results    6.01% GS 2030    New GS 2055 I.    Notified Amount 15,000    13,000 II.    Competitive Bids Received    (i) Number 165    259 (ii) Amount    34,811.000    46,545.000 III.    Cut-off price / Yield 98.96    100.00 (YTM: 6.2572%)    (YTM: 7.2400%) IV.    Competitive Bids Accepted    

6.01% GS 2030 New GS 2055 I. Notified Amount ₹15,000 crore ₹13,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 98.96/6.2572% 7.24% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹15,000 crore ₹13,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

Tenor 8-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 2,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 1,82,790 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 1,82,790 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 14, 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) 6.01% GS 2030 15,000 7,518 7,482 15,000 0.40 New GS 2055 13,000 6,510 6,490 13,000 0.78

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,24,770.93 5.35 2.50-6.45 I. Call Money 13,293.67 5.46 4.75-5.55 II. Triparty Repo 4,13,411.25 5.36 5.10-5.50 III. Market Repo 1,94,366.96 5.33 2.50-6.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,699.05 5.61 5.55-6.45

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 14, 2025, as under:

In pursuance to the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released along with the Monetary Policy Statement dated December 06, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India had set up the committee to develop a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) in the Financial Sector on December 26, 2024.

In terms of GOI notification F. No. 4(7)-B(W&M)/2019 dated May 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series-III-Issue date August 14, 2019) 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

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 10,000 6,000 5,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 114 101 94 (ii) Amount 26,050.090 20,020.500 20,723.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.6497 97.2987 94.7199 (YTM: 5.4902%) (YTM: 5.5678%) (YTM: 5.5898%)