Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position  for end-December 2023[1]. [1] India’s quarterly IIP is disseminated with a lag of one quarter and the previous quarterly IIP for end-September 2023 was released in the RBI website on December 29, 2023.

The facility of exchange / deposit of ₹2000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, April 01, 2024 at the 19 Issue Offices1 of the Reserve Bank of India due to operations associated with the Annual Closing of Accounts. The facility will resume on Tuesday, April 02, 2024.

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 12,000 April 03, 2024 (Wednesday) April 04, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 7,000 3 364 Days 8,000 Total 27,000

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of March 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of February 2024[1] collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the totalnon-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 496,185.17 6.65 5.00-7.00 I. Call Money 14,998.99 6.64 5.00-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 316,548.50 6.66 6.56-6.85 III. Market Repo 164,189.68 6.64 5.25-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 448.00 6.80 6.75-6.95

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five thousand only) on The Rajapalayam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A (1) (c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

It has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, that the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2024-25 (April to September 2024) will be ₹1,50,000 crore.

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 June 2024 as under: Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills
(April 01, 2024 to June 30, 2024) (₹ Crore) Date of Auction Date of Issue

In order to enable institutional and retail investors to plan their investments efficiently and to provide transparency and stability to the Government Securities Market, the Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, hereby, notifies the indicative calendar for issuance of Government dated securities, including Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrB), for the first half of the fiscal year 2024-25 (April 01, 2024 to September 30, 2024).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Howrah District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Howrah (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) 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 (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated March 19, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Standard Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Aurangabad (the bank), for contravention of 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 the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Excellent Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai, 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 sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

As per Section 45ZI of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, it has been decided that the Monetary Policy Committee will meet during the 2024-25 on the dates indicated below: Dates of meetings of Monetary Policy Committee for 2024-25

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 22, 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2129

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has by an order dated March 05, 2024 imposed, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Mandi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mandi, Himachal Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI directions on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹10000 Crore ₹15000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 46 131 122 (ii) Amount ₹ 14001.070 Crore ₹ 34324.420 Crore ₹ 37189.255 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield
98.2823 96.5600 93.4062 (YTM:7.0101%) (YTM:7.1447%) (YTM:7.0787%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 37

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹15,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.2823 (YTM: 7.0101%) 96.5600 (YTM: 7.1447%) 93.4062 (YTM: 7.0787%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹10,000 Crore ₹15,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2126

Tenor 6-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,31,815 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 75,002 Cut off Rate (%) 6.60 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.66 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 79.87

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume 
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,28,763.77 6.66 5.00-7.00 I. Call Money 11,561.35 6.65 5.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 3,55,819.05 6.63 6.00-6.76 III. Market Repo 1,60,620.37 6.74 5.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 763.00 6.95 6.95-7.00 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 547.35 7.15 5.90-7.75

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five thousand only) on The Dindigul Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dindigul, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI directions on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/ Other Restrictions – UCBs’. 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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Chikkamagaluru District Cooperative Central Bank Ltd., Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. 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 result of the auction of State Government Securities held on March 26, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ASSAM 2031 CHHATTISGARH 2032 CHHATTISGARH 2033 CHHATTISGARH 2034 Notified Amount 500 1000 1000 1000 Tenure 7 8 9 10

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹59.90 lakh (Rupees Fifty-nine lakh and Ninety thousand only) on The Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank Limited, Nashik (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Constitution of Board of Management (BoM) in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’,  ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’ and specific order issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹28.30 lakh (Rupees Twenty-Eight lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on Solapur Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Solapur (the bank), for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI directions on ‘Constitution of Board of Management in Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and prohibitory order/direction issued under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). 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.

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the third quarter (Q3), i.e., October-December 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q3:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a deficit of US$ 10.5 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24, lower than US$ 11.4 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2023-24 and US$ 16.8 billion (2.0 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q3:2022-23].
 

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on March 27, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for October-December 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-December 2023 are detailed below in Table 1

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated February 23, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Mathura Jilla Sahkari Bank Ltd, Uttar Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with provisions of Section 9 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 the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Assam 500 500 7.46 07 2 Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 7.47 08 1000 1000 7.47 09 1000 1000 7.47 10

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,52,795 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,00,003 Cut off Rate (%) 6.69 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.73 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 50.24

(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 - -

(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 current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on March 26, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 1 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM March 27, 2024 (Wednesday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

 (Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@  Volume 
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 4,97,806.136.775.00-7.10 I. Call Money 11,652.756.705.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo  3,19,092.656.766.65-6.80 III. Market  Repo  1,66,297.736.805.60-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  763.00 

In terms of GOI notifications F.No.4(19) - W&M/2014 dated March 04, 2016 (SGB 2016, Series II - Issue date March 29, 2016)on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of the issue of the Gold Bonds.  Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be March 28, 2024 (March 29, 2024 being a holiday).

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(7) - W&M/2016 dated August 29, 2016 (SGB 2016-17 Series II-Issue date September 30, 2016) 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 March 30, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.DSD.No.S2322/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 07, 2022, had placed Sangli Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on July 08, 2022, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to April 08, 2024.

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 10,000 March 27, 2024 (Wednesday) March 28, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 15,000 3 364 Days 9,000 Total 34,000

Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Mar. 17 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Week Year  

The 607th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held today in Nagpur under the Chairmanship of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor. The Board reviewed the global and domestic economic situation and outlook, including the challenges posed by geopolitical developments and global financial market volatility. Further, the Board also discussed the Reserve Bank’s activities including the progress made in digital payments, consumer education and awareness during the current accounting year 2023-24. The Board also approved the Bank’s budget for the accounting year 2024-25.

With a view to providing greater convenience to tax payers, it has been decided that RBI offices dealing with Government business and all designated branches of agency banks conducting government banking business will keep their counters open as per normal working hours on March 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024; electronic transactions can be done till the stipulated time on both the days.

Result of the third Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on March 22, 2024

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a third Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on March 22, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 4 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM March 26, 2024 (Tuesday)  2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,32,080 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,005 Cut off Rate (%) 6.74 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.74 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 55.89  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2098

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on March 22, 2024, Friday, as under:

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,05,925 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,004 Cut off Rate (%) 6.72 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.73 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 30.37 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2096

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One  Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 509,212.84 6.73 5.00-7.10 I. Call Money 10,681.34 6.63 5.00-6.85

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹60,032.49 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option