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In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25)–W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series X - Issue date December 04, 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 December 04, 2024.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 03, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2034 ANDHRA PRADESH 2038 ANDHRA PRADESH 2039 ASSAM 2034 Notified Amount 1237 1500 1500 900 Tenure 10 14 15 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 57 49 47 37 (ii) Amount 3887 5015 5076.700 2455 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.10 7.11 7.11 7.12

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Andhra Pradesh 1237 1237 7.10 10 1500 1500 7.11 14 1500 1500 7.11 15 2. Assam 900 900 7.12 10 3. Bihar 2000 2000 7.13 10 4. Gujarat 2000 2000 7.04 08 5. Himachal Pradesh 500 500 7.11 10 6. Jammu and Kashmir 400 400 7.10 20

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 597,093.53 6.37 0.01-6.80 I. Call Money 10,563.40 6.52 5.10-6.65 II. Triparty Repo 431,701.40 6.36 6.21-6.51 III. Market Repo 153,530.03 6.41 0.01-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,298.70 6.60 6.55-6.70

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹30,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 New GS 2027 Dec 09, 2027 7,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated December 02, 2024 December 06, 2024 (Friday) December 09, 2024 (Monday)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on November 04, 2024.

On October 17, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India had, in exercise of its powers under Section 45L(1)(b) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, issued Directions to Navi Finserv Limited, Bengaluru (and three other NBFCs), to cease and desist from sanction and disbursal of loans, effective from close of business of October 21, 2024.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank has cancelled the CoR issued to the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC): Name of the NBFC Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR issued on Name of the services provider/mobile app Zavron Finance Private Limited PL. No.125, Sitabuldi, Maharajbaugh Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra – 440012 N-13.02268 August 03,2018 Ajaya Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (RupeeMax), Binenace Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., Microcard India Technology Consulting Service Private Limited, Truthigh Fintech Pvt. Ltd., Jcflash Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (FlashCash), Gradlane Systems Pvt. Ltd., Cash Bull Financial Technology Private Limited (Cash Bull), Onion Credit Private Limited (Cash Mama), TYTO Network Technologies Private Limited (Tytocash), Crazyrupee and Zincash. 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 29, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Panchkula Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Haryana (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 conferred on RBI 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 hosted the Nineteenth C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture on November 28, 2024 in Mumbai. The lecture was delivered by Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. The text of his lecture “Transforming Small-holder Agriculture in India in the 21st Century: Challenges and Strategies” is placed at www.rbi.org.in.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 29, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Patiala Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Patiala, Punjab (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 conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

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) 28,925.27 6.46 5.50-6.85 I. Call Money 1,234.05 6.23 5.50-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 27,235.30 6.48 5.50-6.75 III. Market Repo 455.92 5.97 5.50-6.10 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) 15,809.85 6.63 5.50-6.80 I. Call Money 1,229.35 6.26 5.50-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 13,258.80 6.65 6.15-6.80 III. Market Repo 3.00 6.60 6.60-6.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,318.70 6.76 6.75-6.80 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 10,163.89 6.75 5.50-6.90 II. Term Money@@ 590.00 - 6.70-7.05 III. Triparty Repo 455,998.70 6.65 6.55-6.85 IV. Market Repo 152,913.61 6.62 6.20-6.85 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

To mark the 90th year of its service to the nation, Reserve Bank of India, hosted RBI@90 51st All India Inter Institutional Table Tennis Tournament at Chandigarh from November 24-29, 2024. The tournament was organised in collaboration with Table Tennis Federation of India. Tournament was played across 7 formats: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Men’s Team & Women’s Team. In the team championship event, teams from 13 prestigious institutions participated comprising: Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), Airports Authority of India (AAI), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Indian Audit & Accounts Department (IA&AD), Canara Bank, BSNL, Defence Accounts Sports Control Board, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Food Corporation of India (FCI), Air Force and Central Revenue Sports Board. In Individual championship, total 330 individual players having experience of playing at International and National level including Olympians participated

The following State Governments/UT have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹25,837 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised. (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1237 10 Yield 1500 14 Yield 1500 15 Yield

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 7,000 December 04, 2024 (Wednesday) December 05, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 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 November 2024 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 9.54 per cent in October 2024 (9.37 per cent in September 2024).

Today, the Reserve Bank released its quarterly house price index (HPI) (base: 2010-11=100) for Q2:2024-25, based on transaction-level data received from the registration authorities in ten major cities . Time series data on all-India and city-wise HPIs are available at the Bank’s database on Indian economy (DBIE) portal (https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/home> Statistics > Real Sector > Prices & Wages).

The value of exports and imports of services during October 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July – 2024 30,580 (16.6) 15,903 (15.7) August – 2024 30,340 (5.7) 16,423 (8.8)

Today, the Reserve Bank released data on the performance of the private corporate sector during the second quarter of 2024-25, drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 2,911 listed non-government non-financial companies. This summary position also includes comparable data for Q2:2023-24 and Q1:2024-25 to enable study of sequential (q-o-q) and annual (y-o-y) change (web-link https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/reports/Statistics/Corporate%20Sector/Listed%20Non-Government%20Non-Financial%20Companies ).

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Nov. 24 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 11817 0 -11817 0 4.2 State Governments 16275 28634 22714 -5920 6439 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.02% GS 2031 New GOI SGrB 2034 7.34% GS 2064 Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹5,000 crore ₹15,000 crore Underwriting Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹5,000 crore ₹15,000 crore Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 155 73 328 (ii) Amount ₹ 26959.000 Crore ₹ 9630.000 Crore ₹ 45710.000 Crore Cut-off price / Yield 101.03 - 103.47 (YTM:6.8213%) (YTM:6.79%) (YTM:7.0766%) Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 51 9 126 

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

7.02% GS 2031 New GOI SGrB 2034 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹5,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.03/6.8213% 6.79% 103.47/7.0766% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹10,000 crore ₹1,502.015 crore ₹15,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL ₹3,497.985 crore NIL

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 2,476 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 2,476 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

In the underwriting auctions conducted on November 29, 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) 624,371.63 6.67 5.10-7.10 I. Call Money 9,454.64 6.71 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 469,068.55 6.67 6.26-6.74 III. Market Repo 144,649.74 6.66 6.20-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,198.70 6.83 6.80-7.10

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on November 29, 2024, Friday, as under:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Periyakulam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Issue and regulation of share capital and securities − Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Maxvalue Credits and Investments Limited, Thrissur, Kerala (the company) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ read with ‘Non-Banking Financial

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Kanara District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Raichur District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 52,069 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,008 Cut off Rate (%) 6.61 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.62 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 42.25

Government of India has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on November 29, 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

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on November 28, 2024, Thursday, as under:

(Amount in ₹ Crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 17-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2024* 15-Nov-2024* 17-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2024* 15-Nov-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 241123.09 289863.65 285900.51 244489.67 294354.23 291084.89** b) Borrowings from banks 187366.53 135897.86 136118.41 187461.76 136048.36 136192.88 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71762.95 24969.58 24937.38 72490.30 25304.29 25293.90

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 623,419.37 6.68 2.00-6.92 I. Call Money 9,293.26 6.71 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 466,981.35 6.69 6.59-6.75 III. Market Repo 145,963.06 6.65 2.00-6.92 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,181.70 6.82 6.80-6.85

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 22, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended November 15, 2024.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 87 91 69 (ii) Amount ₹ 19172.100 Crore ₹ 20278.260 Crore ₹ 14512.960 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4070 96.7859 93.7767

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Ajantha Urban Co-operative Bank Maryadit, Aurangabad, Maharashtra vide Directive No. NGP.DoS.SSM 3.No. S675/ 15.03.302/2023-2024 dated August 28, 2023, for a period of six months up to the close of business on February 29, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on November 29, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-44/12-22-740/2024-25 dated August 20, 2024.

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4070 (YTM:6.4929%) 96.7859 (YTM: 6.6599%) 93.7767 (YTM: 6.6545%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 639,904.11 6.69 5.10-8.85 I. Call Money 7,965.11 6.69 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 488,228.95 6.70 6.40-6.80 III. Market Repo 142,353.35 6.67 6.10-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,356.70 6.92 6.85-8.85

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Saibaba Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Latur vide Directive CO.DOS.

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 27, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – September 2024 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) {excluding regional rural banks (RRBs)} report branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, age wise distribution of deposits pertaining to individuals, maturity pattern, size and interest rate range wise distribution of term deposits as well as number of employees in the quarterly ‘Basic Statistical Return’ (BSR) - 2 return. These data are released at disaggregated level (viz., population groups , bank groups, states, districts and centres).

Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Returns (BSR)-1: Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) - September 2024 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). It captures various characteristics of bank credit such as occupation/activity and organisational sector of the borrower, type of account and interest rates based on account-level reporting . Data reported by SCBs {excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} are presented for bank groups, population groups and states.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on November 26, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2034 ANDHRA PRADESH 2040 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2044 BIHAR 2034 Notified Amount 1000 1000 400 2000 Tenure 10 16 20 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 28 37 17 26 (ii) Amount 3525 3085 1625 3020 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.14 7.18 7.16 7.18 Competitive Bids Accepted

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. Sr. No. Name of the Company Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued On Cancellation Order Date 1 Ulhas Securities Private Limited Q-202, Coral, Parshwanath Atlantis Park, Near Balaji Agora Mall, S.P. Ring Road, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382424 N.01.00462 December 08, 2003 September 24, 2024 2 Sikar Investment Co Ltd Shri Ramji Sadan, 30-B, New Civil Lines, Bharatpur City, Bharatpur, Rajasthan -321001 10.00029 March 06, 1998 October 07, 2024 As such, the above companies shall not transact the business of a Non-Banking Financial Institution, as defined in clause (a) of Section 45-I of the RBI Act, 1934. 

The following Six 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.

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price(₹)/Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.14 10 1000 1000 7.18 16 2. Arunachal Pradesh 400 400 7.16 20 3. Bihar 2000 2000 7.18 10

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 48,957 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,006 Cut off Rate (%) 6.60 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.62 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 18.96

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on November 26, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 3 11:30 AM to 12:00 Noon November 29, 2024 (Friday) 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) 6,03,016.99 6.70 5.50-7.00 I. Call Money 8,570.82 6.72 5.50-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 4,49,333.20 6.71 6.60-7.00 III. Market Repo 1,43,776.27 6.66 6.15-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,336.70 6.86 6.85-6.90

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 20, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 Lakh (Rupees Two lakh ten thousand only) on The Lunawada Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Lunawada, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’; ‘Area of Operation, Branch Authorisation Policy, Opening/Up-gradation of Extension Counters, ATMs and Shifting/Splitting/Closure of Offices’ and ‘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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two lakh ten thousand only) on The Kheda People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kheda, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 November 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 Lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on The Kapadwanj Peoples Co-operative Bank Limited, Kheda, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘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, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated November 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Anandeshwari Nagrik Sahkari Bank Maryadit, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer’. 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.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹30,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.02% GS 2031 Jun 18, 2031 10,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated November 25, 2024 November 29, 2024 (Friday) December 02, 2024 (Monday) 2 New GOI SGrB 2034 Dec 02, 2034 5,000 3 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 15,000 Total 30,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) on GPT Sons Pvt Ltd., (the company) for non-compliance with the provisions of Section 45IC of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (RBI Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 58G(1) read with Section 58B(6) of RBI Act.

(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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. 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) 52,969 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,005 Cut off Rate (%) 6.60 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.60 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 68.30

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on November 25, 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) 616,016.96 6.70 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money 9,109.84 6.73 5.10-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 455,748.90 6.71 6.26-6.75 III. Market Repo 150,002.42 6.65 5.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,155.80 6.84 6.80-6.87

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹32,000.00 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised. (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 10 Yield 1000 16 Yield

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Shankarrao Mohite Patil Sahakari Bank Ltd., Akluj, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive NGP.DOS.SSM 2.No.S1389/15-04-616/2022-2023 dated February 23, 2023, for a period of six months up to August 24, 2023 as modified from time to time which were last

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 7,000 November 27, 2024 (Wednesday) November 28, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 19, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹61.40 lakh (Rupees Sixty-one lakh and forty thousand only) on RBL Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer’ . This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Nov. 17 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 11817 11817 11817 4.2 State Governments 17338 37124 28634 -8490 11296 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to HCBL Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow vide Directive No. LKO.DOS.SED.No.S842/10-12-133/2022-2023 dated February 23, 2023 for a period

As part of commemoration of the Reserve Bank of India’s 90th year since its establishment (RBI@90), a “High-Level Policy Conference of Central Banks from the Global South” was organised during November 21-22, 2024 in Mumbai. The theme of the conference was “Building Synergies” across the central banking fraternity of the Global South. This is the third international conference as part of several conferences and seminars being organised by the Reserve Bank of India during the year. The previous two international conferences on the themes ‘Digital Public Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies’ and Central Banking at Crossroads’ were organised in Bengaluru and New Delhi in the months of August and October 2024, respectively.

Auction Results 6.79% GS 2034 New GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 274 185 (ii) Amount ₹48506.000 Crore ₹34774.000 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 99.48 - (YTM:6.8618%) (YTM:7.09%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 158 73 (ii) Amount ₹21994.023 Crore ₹9994.001 Crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 43.33% 28.57% (26 Bids) (55 Bids) VII. Weighted Average Price/Yield 99.51 100.11 (WAY: 6.8576%) (WAY: 7.0821%) VIII. Non-Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 6 4 (ii) Amount ₹5.977 Crore ₹5.999 Crore IX. Non-Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 6 4 (ii) Amount ₹5.977 Crore ₹5.999 Crore (iii) Partial Allotment Percentage - - X. Amount of Underwriting accepted from primary dealers ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore XI. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Shimsha Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Maddur, Mandya District vide Directive BLR.DOS.SSMS.No.S2174/12-08-295/2022-23 dated February 23, 2023, for a period of six months up to August 24, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on November 24, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-40/12.23.292/2024-25 dated August 07, 2024. 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 November 24, 2024.

6.79% GS 2034 New GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.48/6.8618% 7.09% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore

Tenor 6-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 35,420 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,001 Cut off Rate (%) 6.58 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.62 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 29.19

In the underwriting auctions conducted on November 22, 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: (₹ crore) Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted Total Amount underwritten ACU Commission Cut-off rate (paise per ₹100) 6.79% GS 2034 22,000 11,004 10,996 22,000 0.09 New GS 2074 10,000 5,019 4,981 10,000 0.13 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on November 22, 2024.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on November 22, 2024, Friday, 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) 610,376.59 6.68 4.00-7.15 I. Call Money 8,987.68 6.62 5.10-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 444,469.60 6.70 6.50-6.90 III. Market Repo 155,682.51 6.61 4.00-7.15 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,236.80 6.81 6.79-7.00

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.25 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Five Thousand only) on The Rajula Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Rajula, Dist. Amreli, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ and ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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 November 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on The Karjan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Karjan, Dist. Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of provisions of sections 18 and 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Amod Nagric Co-operative Bank Ltd., Amod, Dist. Bharuch, 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’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms’. 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 November 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijay Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Rajkot, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms’. 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) and the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Mumbai for establishing a framework to promote the use of local currencies viz., the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR) for cross-border transactions. The MoU was signed by the Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Shri Shaktikanta Das and the Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority, Mr. Ahmed Munawar.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on The Sundargarh District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Odisha (the bank) for contravention of provisions of sections 20 and 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 15, 2024.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 102 68 72 (ii) Amount ₹ 27212.175 Crore ₹ 10920.150 Crore ₹ 16105.450 Crore

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Saibaba Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Latur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2598/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 21, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 22, 2023, as modified from time to time, which was last extended up to the close of business on November 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-46/12-22-705/2024-25 dated August 20, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Kerala, under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S3361/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated August 23, 2022, from close of business on August 23, 2022, for a period of six months, which were extended from time to time, the last being up to November 23, 2024, vide Directive No. DOR.MON.D-41/12.16.051/2024-25 dated August 14, 2024.

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4154 (YTM: 6.4581%) 96.7905 (YTM: 6.6501%) 93.8070 (YTM: 6.6200%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

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. Details of scheme are given in the annex. All concerned willing to participate in the scheme are requested to submit their nominations along with copies of books in the prescribed proforma to Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Rajbhasha Vibhag, Central Office, C-9, 8th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai - 400 051 by December 16, 2024 by 05.00 PM or before.

(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 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Government of India has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on November 22, 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, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 574,866.77 6.38 1.25-7.20 I. Call Money 9,415.67 6.49 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 409,692.75 6.40 6.22-6.65 III. Market Repo 154,931.55 6.34 1.25-7.20 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 826.80 6.54 6.52-6.65

Today, the  Reserve Bank released the November 2024 issue of its monthly  Bulletin. The Bulletin includes five  speeches, five articles, and current statistics. The five articles  are: I. State of the Economy; II. A Suite of Approaches for Estimating  Equilibrium Exchange Rates for India; III. Dynamic Landscape of Monetary Policy  Communication in India; IV. Agri-tech Startups and Innovations in Indian  Agriculture; and V. Seasonality in Key Economic Indicators of India.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on November 19, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) BIHAR 2034 GOA 2034 KERALA 2031 ODISHA 2038 Notified Amount 2000 100 1249 1000 Tenure 10 10 7 14 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 63 21 25 65 (ii) Amount 8465 770 2599 5330 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.13 7.13 7.08 7.15

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Bihar 2000 2000 7.13 10 2. Goa 100 100 7.13 10 3. Kerala 1249 1249 7.08 07 4. Odisha 1000 1000 7.15 14 5. Tamil Nadu 2000 2000 7.11 10 6. Uttar Pradesh 3000 3000 7.10 08 Total 9349 9349

It has come to the notice of Reserve bank of India that fake videos of the Governor are being circulated in social media that claim launch of or support to some investment schemes by the RBI. These videos attempt to advise people to invest their money in such schemes, through use of technological tools.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 22,565 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 22,565 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 595,768.93 6.28 0.01-6.60 I. Call Money 7,529.65 6.43 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 433,555.45 6.28 6.09-6.40 III. Market Repo 153,315.03 6.25 0.01-6.55 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,368.80 6.53 6.45-6.60