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Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated July 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Smriti Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Comprehensive Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) – A Graded Approach’ 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 July 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Batlagundu Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’

The Reserve Bank has released the draft Master Direction on Business Authorization for Co-operative Banks. The comments on the draft Directions are invited from public/stakeholders till August 25, 2025. Comments/feedback may be submitted through the respective link under the ‘Connect 2 Regulate’ Section available on the RBI’s website or may alternatively be forwarded to:

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range 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 - -

(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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,00,423.27 5.35 4.75-6.40 I. Call Money 17,742.32 5.39 4.75-5.45 II. Triparty Repo 3,88,181.05 5.32 5.20-5.40 III. Market Repo 1,92,068.35 5.39 5.00-5.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,431.55 5.58 5.50-6.40

The Central Government has nominated Ms. Anuradha Thakur, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India vice Shri Ajay Seth. The nomination of Ms. Anuradha Thakur is effective from July 24, 2025 and until further orders.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(20)-W&M/2017 dated July 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series-II - Issue date July 28, 2017) 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 July 28, 2025.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹30,000 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 500 07 Yield 2. Haryana 1000 14 Yield 1000 15 Yield 3. Himachal Pradesh 1000 22 Yield