Press Releases

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Basic Statistical Return on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) in India – March 2025’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ (DBIE) portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). The publication provides information on various characteristics of bank credit in India, based on data submitted by SCBs {including Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} under the annual ‘Basic Statistical Return (BSR) – 1’ system, which collects information on type of account, organisation, occupation/activity and category of the borrower, district and population group of the place of utilisation of credit, rate of interest, credit limit and amount outstanding.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – March 2025 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications).

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹29,400 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 09 Yield 1500 11 Yield 1500 12 Yield 1500 13 Yield 1500 14 Yield 2. Chhattisgarh 500 Re-issue of 7.08% Chhattisgarh SDL 2029, issued on February 24, 2021 Price 500 Re-issue of 7.00% Chhattisgarh SGS 2029, issued on September 19, 2024 Price

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 9,000 June 04, 2025 (Wednesday) June 05, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 5,000 3 364 Days 5,000 Total 19,000

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of May 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 9.26 per cent in April 2025 (9.35 per cent in March 2025).

International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) January – 2025 34,726 (12.0) 16,706 (12.6) February – 2025 31,625 (11.6) 14,506 (-4.8) March – 2025 35,600 (18.6) 17,475 (5.3) April – 2025 32,843 (8.8) 16,909 (0.9) Notes: (i) Data for January-April 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.

The Government of India has announced the buyback of its Securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹25,000 crore (face value). The security-wise deatails of the buyback are as under: S.No. Security Date of Maturity 1. 7.27% GS 2026 08 April, 2026 2. 6.99% GS 2026 17 April, 2026 3. 6.97% GS 2026 06 September, 2026 4. 7.33% GS 2026 30 October, 2026 5. 8.24% GS 2027 15 February, 2027

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 May 24 May 16 May 23 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 18822 36404 24410 -11994 5587 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 17-May-2024 02-May-2025* 16-May-2025* 17-May-2024 02-May-2025* 16-May-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 289665.55 349543.61 356140.08 293548.27 355582.28 362127.16** b) Borrowings from banks 162652.31 110268.37 112764.97 162655.67 110369.38 112767.97 c) Other demand & time liabilities 74638.62 23238.10 23875.31 74865.42 23598.95 24262.77

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of April 2025 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all SCBs, 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 April 18, 2025, grew by 11.2 per cent as compared to 15.3 per cent during the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (i.e., April 19, 2024).

Auction Results 6.64% GS 2027 6.33% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 96 398 (ii) Amount ₹31151.000 Crore ₹70944.700 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 102.19 100.97 (YTM: 5.6939%) (YTM: 6.1969%)

6.64% GS 2027 6.33% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 102.19/5.6939% 100.97/6.1969% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

With a view to encourage original writing in Hindi on the subjects of Economics/ Finance/Banking and general interest, Reserve Bank of India conducts an Inter-bank Hindi Essay Competition every year. All Officers and Staff Members (Except Rajbhasha Officers and Translators) of Reserve Bank of India and Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) sponsored by them, can participate in this competition. For the competition to be held for the year 2025-26 the topic is as under:

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 8,721 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 8,721 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on May 30, 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)

Money Market Operations as on May 29, 2025 (Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg)    Weighted Average Rate    Range A.    Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,77,073.30    5.71    2.00-6.80 I. Call Money 15,981.90    5.78    4.85-5.82 II. Triparty Repo 3,88,926.60    5.72    5.66-5.80 III. Market Repo 1,71,005.60    5.69    2.00-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,159.20    5.91    5.90-6.00 B.    Term Segment I. Notice Money** 70.00    5.67    5.45-5.85 II. Term Money@@ 405.00    -    6.05-6.15 

It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. CO.DOS.SED.No. S1580/12-22-321/2025-2026 dated May 28, 2025, has issued certain Directions to The YASHWANT CO-OPERATIVE BANK Ltd., Phaltan, (“the bank”), whereby, as from the close of business on May 29, 2025, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise, enter into any compromise or arrangement and sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets except as notified in the RBI Direction dated May 28, 2025, a copy of which has been directed to be displayed on the bank's website / premises for perusal by interested members of the public. Considering the bank's present liquidity position, the bank has been directed not to allow withdrawal of any amount from savings bank or current accounts or any other account of a depositor but is allowed to set off loans against deposits subject to the conditions stated in the above RBI Directions. The bank may incur expenditure in respect of certain essential items such as salaries of employees, rent, electricity bills, etc., as specified in the said Directions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Kunbi Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF) and certain directions issued by RBI on ‘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 BR Act. 

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.