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The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Uravakonda Co-operative Town Bank Ltd., Uravakonda (Anantapur District) vide Directive No. AP.DOS.INSP1.No.S89/03-02-097/2022-2023 dated February 23, 2023, for a period of six months up to the close of business on August 24, 2023 as modified from time to time, which was last extended up to the close of business on February 24, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-92/12.22.789/2023-24 dated November 15, 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 the close of business on February 24, 2024.

(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) 13,481.34 6.36 5.05-6.75 I. Call Money 737.13 6.20 5.70-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 12,391.10 6.38 6.10-6.64 III. Market Repo 353.11 5.77 5.05-6.10

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 68,640 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,003 Cut off Rate (%) 6.55 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.60 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 91.19  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1900

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 8,386.18 6.52 5.75-6.90 I. Call Money 812.53 6.14 5.75-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 7,108.65 6.54 6.00-6.74

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

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 February 24, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-91/12.23.292/2023-24 dated November 15, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of January 2024. Ajit Prasad              
Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1896

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of its powers under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, had put certain business restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL or the bank), vide Press Releases dated March 11, 2022 and January 31, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive: LKO.DOS.SED.No.S842/10.12.133/2022-23 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 February 24, 2024. 2. It is hereby notified for the information of the public that, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (As Applicable to Co-operative Societies), hereby directs that the aforesaid Directions shall continue to apply on to the bank from close of business on February 24, 2024 to close of business on May 24, 2024 as per the Directive DOR.MON.No.D-123/12.28.007/2023-24 dated February 14, 2024, subject to review.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Feb. 10 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 2401 22237 20255 -1982 17854 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.33% GS 2026 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received    (i) Number 90 144 206 (ii) Amount ₹ 22327.587 Crore ₹ 21395 Crore ₹ 25737.220 Crore

7.33% GS 2026  7.18% GS 2037  7.25% GS 2063  I.  Notified Amount  ₹8,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  II.  Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off  100.67/ 7.0464%  100.53/ 7.1172%  101.40/ 7.1421%  III.  Amount accepted in the auction  ₹8,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  IV.  Devolvement on Primary Dealers  NIL  NIL  NIL

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Co-operative Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra  vide Directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-7/12.22.395/2017-18 dated May 18, 2018, for a period of six months up to November 18, 2018 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to February 17, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-89/12.22.395/2023-24 dated November 15, 2023.

Result of the 7-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on February 16, 2024  Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,36,986 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 75,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.60

In the underwriting auctions conducted on February 16, 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:

In view of transient frictional liquidity imbalances expected during February 20-23, 2024, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 20, 2024, Tuesday, as under:  Sl. No.  Notified Amount (₹ crore)  Tenor (day)  Window Timing  Date of Reversal  1  50,000  3  10:30 AM to 11:00 AM  February 23, 2024  (Friday)

MONEY MARKETS@  Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 526,033.69 6.65 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money      11,243.60 6.66 5.00-6.77 II. Triparty Repo  362,756.20 6.64 6.25 -6.75 III. Market Repo    151,393.89 6.68 6.25-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  640.00 6.88 6.75-6.90

It has come to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that a Card Network had an arrangement that enables businesses to make card payments through certain intermediaries, to entities that do not accept card payments. 2. Under this arrangement, the intermediary accepts card payments from corporates for their commercial payments and then remits the funds via IMPS/RTGS/NEFT to non-card accepting recipients.