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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 31, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 Crore (Rupees One crore only) on Indian Overseas Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions’. 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 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.34 crore (Rupees Four crore and thirty four lakh only) on Bank of Baroda (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures - Across Banks’ dated September 11, 2013 read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) –The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.34 crore (Rupees Four crore and thirty four lakh only) on Bank of Baroda (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures - Across Banks’ dated September 11, 2013 read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) –The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.34 crore (Rupees Four crore and thirty four lakh only) on Bank of Baroda (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures - Across Banks’ dated September 11, 2013 read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) –

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 crore (Rupees Five crore only) on Citibank N.A. (the bank) for contravention of Section 26A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the BR Act) read with Paragraph 3 of ‘The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Operational Guidelines’, Section 10(1)(b)(ii) of the BR Act, and non-compliance with RBI Directions on ‘Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks’ read with ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016’.

7.33% GS 20267.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063I.Notified Amount₹8,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 croreII.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off100.15/7.2688%98.16/7.3947%96.99/7.4880%III.Amount accepted in the auction₹8,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 croreIV.Devolvement on Primary DealersNILNILNILShweta Sharma Deputy General ManagerPress Release: 2023-2024/1349

In the underwriting auctions conducted on November 24, 2023 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:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has added the following entities/platforms/websites to the Alert List of unauthorized forex trading platforms. Updated Alert List is available here. Sr. No    Name    Website 1    Admiral Market    https://admiralmarkets.com 2    BlackBull    https://blackbull.com 3    Easy Markets    https://www.easymarkets.com

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume(One Leg)   Weighted Average Rate   Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)   526,375.06   6.80   0.01-7.05 I. Call Money   11,157.20   6.79   5.00-6.93 vII. Triparty Repo   368,441.10   6.80   6.25-6.82 III. Market Repo   146,501.76   6.81   0.01-6.92 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond   275.00   7.01

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive LKO.DOS.SED.No.S842/10-12-133/2022-2023 dated February 23, 2023 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the HCBL Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.) under Directions from the close of business on February 24, 2023. The validity of these Directions was extended time-to-time, last being up to November 24, 2023.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹35,300 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No.    State / UT    Amount to be raised (₹ Cr)    Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 - 12    Yield

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series IX - Issue date November 27, 2017) 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 November 24, 2023 (November 25, 26 and 27 being non-working Saturday, Sunday and holiday respectively).