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Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Mauritius, Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and Hon’ble President of Sri Lanka Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe today witnessed the virtual launch of RuPay cards and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) connectivity between India and Mauritius, as well as UPI connectivity between India and Sri Lanka. Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shri Shaktikanta Das, Bank of Mauritius Governor, Mr. Harvesh Seegolam, and Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe were also present on the occasion.

Tenor  4-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  25,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  97,280  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  25,004  Cut off Rate (%)  6.66  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.68  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 12, 2024, Monday, as under:

(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) 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 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,23,310 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.70 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.71 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 95.13

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 12, 2024, Monday, as under:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 478,137.48 6.74 5.00-7.15 I. Call Money 10,314.12 6.73 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo 304,920.30 6.73 6.60-6.79 III. Market Repo 162,413.06 6.77 6.25-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 490.00 6.96 6.95-7.15

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the following companies.

The following Nine Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.

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 July-September of 2023-24.

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 February 14, 2024 (Wednesday) February 15, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 10,000 3 364 Days 9,000 Total 27,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹17,500 Crore (Face Value).

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Feb. 3 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20732 12810 22237 9427 1505

Auction Results 7.37% GS 2028 7.18% GS 2033 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹16000 Crore ₹10000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹16000 Crore ₹10000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received   (i)  Number 95 172 238 (ii) Amount ₹ 12927.727 Crore ₹ 27439.800 Crore ₹ 25442.928 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 101.19 100.57 101.99

In terms of Government of India Notification F.No.4(6)-B(W&M)/2023 and Reserve Bank press release dated December 08, 2023, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 - Series IV will be open for subscription duringFebruary 12–16, 2024.

In terms of Government of India Notification F. No. 4(22) – B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19, Series VI - Issue date February 12, 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 which interest is payable.  Accordingly, the next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be February 12, 2024.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 40,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 35,120 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)

7.37% GS 2028 7.18% GS 2033 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹7,000 crore ₹16,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.19/ 7.0640% 100.57/ 7.0964% 101.99/ 7.1361% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹7,000 crore ₹16,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1840  

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 09, 2024, Friday, as under:

Tenor  14-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  1,75,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  2,42,004  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  1,75,008  Cut off Rate (%)  6.71  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.73  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)  23.01

In the underwriting auctions conducted on February 09, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  504,897.54  6.65  5.00-7.00  I. Call Money  11,744.71  6.65  5.00-6.75  II. Triparty Repo  332,430.30  6.63  6.25-6.74  III. Market Repo  160,232.53  6.67  6.25-6.85  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  490.00  6.95  6.95-7.00

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Navnirman Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to Directors etc. - Directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’. 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 February 6, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹63.30 lakh (Rupees Sixty-Three Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’, ‘Gold Loan – Bullet Repayment - UCBs’ and ‘Unclaimed Deposits and Inoperative/ Dormant Accounts in UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 February 6, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹43.30 lakh (Rupees Forty-Three Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts’, ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting mechanism’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 imposed, by an order dated February 03, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Nakodar Hindu Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd., Nakodar (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters (IRAC Norms) and specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). 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 February 09, 2024, Friday, as under

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 09, 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:

 (Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS  27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * 27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)   a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 208480.12 262755.38 265720.09 210725.37 266353.52 269500.31 **  b) Borrowings from banks 62698.3 180980.15 197683.64 63048.66 181010.43 197782.34 

This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulations; and (iii) Payment Systems and Fintech.  (I) Financial Markets  1. Review of the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (February 8, 2024) decided to: Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent.

This is the first monetary policy statement of 2024, a momentous year for the Reserve Bank of India which enters its 90th year of existence and operations on April 1. Over the years, the Reserve Bank has established itself as a credible institution which stands for stability, trust and economic progress. In recent years, it has become a pioneer in fostering innovation and technology in the financial system. Customer centricity and financial inclusion have always been its priorities. The Reserve Bank’s tireless efforts towards maintaining a fine balance among price stability, financial stability and external sector stability have paid rich dividends as the country embarks on a higher growth trajectory in the years to come. As India gains a pole position in the new global order, the contribution of the Reserve Bank is getting widely recognised in India and abroad.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  484,917.64  6.41  5.00-7.65  I. Call Money  12,162.45  6.48  5.00-6.75  II. Triparty Repo  305,689.90  6.39  6.25-6.87  III. Market Repo  166,480.29  6.46  6.20-7.65  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  585.00  6.74  6.60-7.55  B.  Term Segment I. Notice Money**  269.80  6.66  6.20-6.75  II. Term Money@@  347.00  -  6.80-7.50  III. Triparty Repo  200.00  6.50  6.50-6.50  IV. Market Repo  80.00  6.75  6.75-6.75  V. Repo in Corporate Bond  0.00  -  -

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 December 2023. 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 02, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended January 26, 2024.

Auction Results  91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II.  Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 91 121 158 (ii) Amount ₹ 22368.160 Crore ₹ 25593.250 Crore ₹ 41519.750 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.2812 96.5575 93.3756 (YTM:7.0147%) (YTM:7.1501%) (YTM:7.1138%) IV.  Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 42 66 16

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore  III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.2812 (YTM: 7.0147%) 96.5575 (YTM: 7.1501%) 93.3756 (YTM: 7.1138%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 11,829 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 11,829 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 second Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on February 07, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 96,093 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 50,019 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate 44.29 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1817

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 510,047.01 6.35 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 10,515.66 6.46 5.00-6.56 II. Triparty Repo 327,881.25 6.29 6.12-6.40 III. Market Repo 171,200.10 6.45 6.00-6.58 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 450.00 6.68 6.65-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated February 5, 2024, has cancelled the licence of “Jai Prakash Narayan Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Basmathnagar, Maharashtra”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on February 6,2024. The Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, Karnataka vide Directive DOS.CO.UCB.BSD-III.D-2/12.23.283/2019-20 dated January 02, 2020, for a period of six months up to July 10, 2020, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on February 10, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-86/12.23.283/2023-24 dated November 07, 2023. 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 February 10, 2024.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on February 07, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 6, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.80 lakh (Rupees Eight lakh eighty thousand only) on Power Finance Corporation Limited, New Delhi (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the RBI’s directions on ‘Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies and Core Investment Companies’. 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 (RBI Act).

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on February 06, 2024 is as under:

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.39 5 500 500 7.49 12 1000 1000 7.49 15 500 500 7.46 17 1000 1000 7.52 19 2 Assam 1000 1000 7.52 10 3 Bihar 2000 2000 7.52 15

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 41,804 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 41,804 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%)