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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 24, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Alibag Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Alibag for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances-UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated July 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.08 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh and Eight thousand only) on Shrikrishna Co-operative Bank Limited, Umrer, Maharashtra (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms /concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 July 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Nagnath Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Hingoli, 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 vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the BR Act.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on August 02, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,50,000 7 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM August 09, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 30, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 Lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mainpuri (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions.

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 July 01, 2024.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 32,831 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 32,831 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

Government of India has announced the sale (issue/re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on August 02, 2024. As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on August 01, 2024, Thursday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM August 02, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 495,478.39 6.42 5.10-6.70 I. Call Money 11,300.63 6.49 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 335,962.45 6.41 6.20-6.65 III. Market Repo 147,617.31 6.45 5.75-6.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 598.00 6.62 6.60-6.70

Over the years, the Reserve Bank of India has prioritised security of digital payments, in particular the requirement of Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) for making payments. No specific factor was mandated for authentication, but the digital payments ecosystem has primarily adopted SMS-based OTP as AFA. While OTP is working satisfactorily, technological advancements have made available alternative authentication mechanisms.

The value of exports and imports of services during June 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April – 2024 30,332 (17.7) 16,631 (19.1) May – 2024 29,764 (10.3) 16,744 (5.4) June – 2024 28,818 (3.7) 15,021 (-3.8) Notes: (i) Data are provisional; and (ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of July 2024 are presented in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank today released data on India’s invisibles as per the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for January - March of 2023-24.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended July 26, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/805

As part of enhancing the robustness of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), it was announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 08, 2024, that the onboarding process of AePS Touchpoint Operators will be streamlined. In recent times, there have been instances of frauds perpetuated through AePS due to identity theft or compromise of customer credentials.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of June 20241 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 credit2 registered a growth of 13.9 per cent in June 20243 as compared with 16.3 per cent a year ago due to unfavourable base effect. 

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received   (i)  Number 88 93 120 (ii) Amount ₹19775.550 Crore ₹17547 Crore ₹25880.030 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3634 96.7259 93.6506 (YTM:6.6736%) (YTM:6.7885%) (YTM:6.7985%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted   (i)  Number 40 47 45 (ii) Amount ₹7952.014 Crore ₹5964.270 Crore ₹5983.723 Crore V. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 55.29% 6.91% 24.68% (1 Bid) (1 Bid) (1 Bid)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3634 (YTM:6.6736%) 96.7259 (YTM: 6.7885%) 93.6506 (YTM: 6.7985%)

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 7,000 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 7,000 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 31, 2024, Wednesday, as under:  Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 2 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM August 02, 2024 (Friday)  2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same. (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/799

rnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 542,589.82 6.38 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 11,239.34 6.47 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 371,397.75 6.37 6.27-6.53 III. Market Repo 159,279.73 6.42 5.00-6.62 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 673.00 6.60 6.60-6.70 B. Term Segment  I. Notice Money** 256.15 6.37 5.95-6.50 II. Term Money@@ 642.50 - 6.75-7.00

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on July 30, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2039 ANDHRA PRADESH 2044 ANDHRA PRADESH 2049 HARYANA 2036 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000 1500 Tenure

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.33 15 1000 1000 7.34 20 1000 1000 7.34 25 2 Haryana 1500 1500 7.34 12 3 Jammu and Kashmir 500 500 7.35 22 4 Kerala 2000 2000 7.30 28 5 Maharashtra 1500 1500 7.27 10 1500 1500 7.30 14 1500 1500 7.30 15 1500 1500 7.33 20

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 23,855 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 23,855 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 30, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 3 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM August 02, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 566,290.19 6.38 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 11,426.68 6.48 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 387,078.95 6.36 6.23-6.50 III. Market Repo 167,031.56 6.42 5.00-6.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 753.00 6.60 6.60-6.70 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 126.40 6.43 6.20-6.50 II. Term Money@@ 611.50 - 6.65-7.15 III. Triparty Repo 1,654.25 6.55 6.55-7.00 IV. Market Repo 1,720.60 6.59 6.56-6.74

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue/ re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹22,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No    Security    Date of Repayment    Notified Amount (₹ crore)    GoI specific Notification    Auction Date    Settlement Date 1    7.02% GS 2027    May 27, 2027    6,000    F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated July 29, 2024    August 02, 2024 (Friday)    August 05, 2024 (Monday) 2    New GOI SGrB 2034    Aug 05, 2034    6,000 3    New GS 2054    Aug 05, 2054    10,000 Total    22,000    2. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹2,000 crore against each security mentioned above.

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 41,785 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 41,785 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for the year 2023-24. The theme of the Report is “India’s Digital Revolution”. The Report reflects the views of the contributors and not of the Reserve Bank.

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 - -

(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 - -

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 29, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 4 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM August 02, 2024 (Friday)  2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same. (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/787

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 586,223.22 6.40 3.00-6.70 I. Call Money 11,220.28 6.48 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 405,514.10 6.39 6.15-6.50 III. Market Repo 168,748.84 6.39 3.00-6.57 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 740.00 6.60 6.60-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalty on the following two Payment System Operators (PSOs) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 dated February 25, 2016 (as updated from time to time). S.No. Name of the PSO Speaking Order dated Amount of Penalty (₹ lakh) 1 Manappuram Finance Limited July 16, 2024 41.50 2 Ola Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. July 16, 2024 33.40

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹29,500 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State / UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 15 Yield 1000 20 Yield 1000 25 Yield 2 Haryana 1500 12 Yield 3 Jammu and Kashmir 500 22 Yield 4 Kerala 2000 28 Yield 5 Maharashtra 1500 10 Yield 1500 14 Yield 1500 15 Yield

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 8,000 July 31,2024 (Wednesday) August 01,2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 20,000

The Reserve  Bank of India issued Directions to The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Amravati, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking  Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive No.CO.DOS.SED.No.S2698/12-07-005/2022-2023  dated July 27, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on  January 28, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to  the close of business on July 28, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-10/12.22.603/2024-25  dated April 24, 2024.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Jul. 21 Jul. 12 Jul. 19 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 12928 16359 19805 3446 6877 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank had announced opening of the Fifth Cohort (Theme Neutral) under Regulatory Sandbox vide Press release dated October 27, 2023. 2. The Reserve Bank received twenty-two applications of which five have been selected for the ‘Test Phase’. The entities, as per details below, shall commence testing of their solutions from August 2024:

Auction Results 7.04% GS 2029 7.23% GS 2039 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹11,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 179 247 236 (ii) Amount ₹32732.130 crore ₹31791.500 crore ₹29772.000 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.85 102.30 103.58 (YTM: 6.8279%) (YTM: 6.9758%) (YTM: 7.0686%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted

The Reserve Bank of India today issued a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs). The provisions of the PCA Framework will be effective from April 1, 2025. Background The Reserve Bank had issued a Supervisory Action Framework (SAF) as an early intervention tool for bringing about desired improvements in weak UCBs and UCBs which are experiencing financial stress. The SAF was last revised vide RBI Circular dated January 6, 20201 . This PCA framework shall replace the SAF. 

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to The Karmala Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2729/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 29, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 29, 2023, as modified from time to time which were last extended up to the close of business on July 29, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.No.D-08/12.22.130/2023-24 dated April 23, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore)  SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS  14-Jul-2023 28-Jun-2024* 12-Jul-2024* 14-Jul-2023 28-Jun-2024* 12-Jul-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)             a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 245861.45 281546.34 276953.70 248180.96 285619.46 280933.13  b) Borrowings from banks 196330.08 150168.05 137548.94 196446.94 150174.05 137558.44  c) Other demand & time liabilities 63687.26 76593.71 75484.94 64379.68 76874.54 75782.30 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposits (other than from banks) 19030776.86 (18876781.94) 21285820.86 (21196424.09) 21177216.41 (21090509.24) 19472237.28 (19318242.36) 21743456.65  (21654059.88) 21631374.15  (21544666.98)  i) Demand 2181426.56 2601677.37 2390991.08 2226914.90 2651692.30 2439811.75  ii) Time 16849350.30 18684143.49 18786225.33 17245322.38 19091764.35 19191562.41

7.04% GS 2029 7.23% GS 2039 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.85/6.8279% 102.30/6.9758% 103.58/7.0686% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹11,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been publishing a composite Reserve Bank of India – Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) since January 1, 2021 with March 2018 as base to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The index for March 2024 stands at 445.50 as against 418.77 for September 2023.  The RBI-DPI index has increased across all parameters driven by significant growth in payment performance and payment infrastructure across the country over the period.  The index series since its inception is as under:  Period RBI - DPI Index March 2018 (Base) 100 March 2019 153.47 September 2019 173.49 March 2020 207.84 September 2020 217.74 March 2021 270.59 September 2021 304.06 March 2022 349.30 September 2022 377.46 March 2023 395.57 September 2023 418.77 March 2024 445.50   (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/774

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 23,420 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 23,420 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/773

In the underwriting auctions conducted on July 26, 2024, 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: (₹ crore) Nomenclature of the Security  Notified Amount  Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted Total Amount underwritten  ACU Commission Cut-off rate (paise per ₹100) 7.04% GS 2029 12,000 6,006 5,994 12,000 0.05 7.23% GS 2039 12,000 6,006 5,994 12,000 0.07 7.34% GS 2064 11,000 5,502 5,498 11,000 0.09 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on July 26, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/772

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 587,006.90 6.46 3.00-6.85 I. Call Money 9,436.54 6.56 5.10-6.70 II. Triparty Repo 407,485.90 6.45 6.30-6.60 III. Market Repo 169,395.75 6.49 3.00-6.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 688.71 6.72 6.70-6.85 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 87.90 6.35 6.24-6.55 II. Term Money@@ 244.00 - 6.80-7.00 III. Triparty Repo 692.75 6.56 6.55-6.60 IV. Market Repo 1,982.90 6.51 6.50-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India today released the draft circular on ‘Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) – Review of Haircuts on High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) and Run-off Rates on Certain Categories of Deposits’. Comments on the draft circular are invited from banks and other stakeholders by August 31, 2024. Feedback on the draft circular may be forwarded to: The Chief General Manager-in-Charge Reserve Bank of India Department of Regulation 12th Floor, Central Office Building Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort Mumbai – 400001 Or by email with subject line "Feedback on Draft circular on modification to LCR framework".