The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated December 29, 2023, has cancelled the licence of Adarsh Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on December 29, 2023. The Commissioner 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.

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter January – March 2024, is expected to be ₹4,13,452 Crore. The weekly schedule of auctions to be held during the quarter along with the name of States/UTs who have confirmed participation and tentative amounts indicated by them is as under:

After reviewing the cash position of the Central Government, the Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, hereby, notifies the calendar for issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending March 2024 as under:

With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched a ‘Scheme for writing books originally in Hindi on Economics/Banking/Financial subjects. Under this Scheme, working/retired Professors (Including Assistant and Associate Professor etc.) of Indian Universities (UGC recognized) are awarded three prizes of ₹1,25,000.00 (One lakh twenty-five thousand) each for writing books originally in Hindi on Economics/Banking/Financial subjects.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is satisfied to notify The Botad Peoples Co-operative Bank Ltd., Botad as a non-banking institution under Section 36A (2) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Accordingly, RBI has cancelled the licence dated February 17, 1998, granted to The Botad Peoples Co-operative Bank Ltd., Botad to carry on banking business in India under Section 22 read with Section 56 of the Banking

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of December 2023 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The January 2024 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended December 15, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The January 2024 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram.