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The value of exports and imports of services during August 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April – 2024 30,179 (17.1) 16,749 (20.0) May – 2024 29,614 (9.7) 16,863 (6.2)

The stock of external debt at end-June 2024 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format ) and II (old format). The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-June 2024 are presented below. Highlights • At end-June 2024, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 682.3 billion, an increase of US$ 13.3 billion over its level at end-March 2024 (Table 1).

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 01, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of August 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.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June of 2024-25 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-June 2024 are detailed below in Table 1

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June 2024-25, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q1:2024-25 • India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened marginally to US$ 9.7 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2024-25 from US$ 8.9 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2023-24 and against a surplus of US$ 4.6 billion (0.5 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2023-24.

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 1,000 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 1,000 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) 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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 576,030.71 6.47 5.10-6.75 I. Call Money 10,317.52 6.53 5.10-6.65 II. Triparty Repo 409,571.75 6.44 6.25-6.60 III. Market Repo 154,783.44 6.55 6.00-6.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,358.00 6.62 6.60-6.75

To mark the 90th year of its establishment, Reserve Bank of India hosted RBI@90 Inter Institutional Cricket Tournament at Jaipur, Rajasthan from September 21-28, 2024. Teams with Indian players having experience of playing at International and National level participated in the tournament. The tournament was played in the twenty over format.

It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. CO.DOS.SED.No. S4800/12-23-151/2024-2025 dated September 26, 2024, has issued certain Directions to Shree Mahalaxmi Urban Co-operative Credit Bank Ltd., Gokak, (the bank) whereby, as from the close of business on September 27, 2024, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise, enter into any compromise or arrangement and sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets except as notified in the RBI Direction dated September 26, 2024. Considering the bank's present liquidity position, the bank has been directed not to allow withdrawal of any amount from savings bank, current accounts or any other account of a depositor, but set off of loans against deposits is allowed, subject to the conditions stated in the above RBI Directions. The bank may incur expenditure in respect of certain essential items such as salaries of employees, rent, electricity bills, etc. as specified in the said Directions.

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, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of issue of the Gold Bonds.  Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be September 30, 2024.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹19,942 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised. (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 14 Yield 1000 20 Yield 1000 24 Yield 2 Assam 750 15 Yield

The Reserve Bank today held a Conference in Bengaluru for the Directors on the Boards of Small Finance Banks (SFBs). Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor inaugurated the Conference. The event, with the theme ‘Governance in SFBs - Driving Sustainable Growth and Stability’, is part of a series of supervisory engagements that the Reserve Bank has been organising with the Directors of its Supervised Entities in recent past. Earlier, the Conferences for Directors on the Boards of Public Sector Banks and Private Sector Banks were held in May 2023 and for UCBs in August 2023 and June 2024.

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 October – December 2024, is expected to be ₹3,20,121 Crore.

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 October 03, 2024 (Thursday) October 04, 2024 (Friday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on September 30, 2024, Monday, as under:

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Sep. 22 Sep. 13 Sep. 20 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 13480 29725 26447 -3279 12967 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.04% GS 2029 7.23% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 154 196 203

7.04% GS 2029 7.23% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.52/6.6530% 104.07/6.7848% 102.28/6.9076% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹12,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL

In the underwriting auctions conducted on September 27, 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) 7.04% GS 2029 12,000 6,006 5,994 12,000 0.03 7.23% GS 2039 12,000 6,006 5,994 12,000 0.04 7.09% GS 2054 10,000 5,019 4,981 10,000 0.09 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on September 27, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 579,199.63 6.48 5.00-6.80 I. Call Money 12,503.25 6.54 5.10-6.70 II. Triparty Repo 398,599.90 6.43 6.20-6.80 III. Market Repo 166,728.48 6.58 5.00-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,368.00 6.66 6.65-6.75

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 20, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Bihar Awami Co-operative Bank Ltd., Patna (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ . 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 23, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹61.60 lakh (Rupees Sixty one lakh and sixty thousand only) on The Surat People’s Co-operative Bank Limited, Surat (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters’, ‘Loans and advances to directors and their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’, ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts’ and ‘Customer Service’. 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.

It has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, that the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second half of the financial year 2024-25 (October 2024 to March 2025) will be ₹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 December 2024 as under

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 second half of the fiscal year 2024-25 (October 01, 2024 to March 31, 2025). The issuance calendar is as under:

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a research study titled “Status of Digital Financial Literacy in Lakshadweep Islands: Bottlenecks and Way Forward” under the Project Research Study . The study is based on the primary data collected from all the ten inhabited islands in Lakshadweep - Agatti, Amini, Andrott, Bitra, Chetlat, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kiltan and Minicoy - to analyse the present status of digital financial literacy and digital financial inclusion. While households were the primary unit of enumeration of the survey, SHG members, bank employees, school authorities, students and business-persons in the islands were also interviewed.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on September 27, 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: (₹ crore)

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Colour Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad vide Directive AMD.DOS.SSM.No.S1053/11-03-039/2023-2024 dated September 25, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on March 25, 2024, which was last extended up to September 25, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-29/12.21.039/2024-25 dated June 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) 558,492.52 6.55 5.10-6.85 I. Call Money 10,906.90 6.68 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 383,880.85 6.49 6.24-6.65 III. Market Repo 162,306.77 6.67 5.50-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,398.00 6.80 6.80-6.85

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 20, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 574,172.54 6.68 5.10-6.95 I. Call Money 11,157.67 6.69 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 397,183.95 6.66 6.20-6.77 III. Market Repo 164,382.92 6.74 6.25-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,448.00 6.85 6.80-6.90

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on September 24, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ASSAM 2031 BIHAR 2033 CHHATTISGARH 2030 GOA 2034 Notified Amount 250 2000 1000 150 Tenure 7 9 6 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 11 59 36 23 (ii) Amount 1150 6085 5060 938 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.05 7.12 7.03 7.12

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Assam 250 250 7.05 7 2 Bihar 2000 2000 7.12 9 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 7.03 6 4 Goa 150 150 7.12 10 5 Haryana 1000 1000 7.12 12 6 Karnataka 3000 3000 6.95 4 7 Madhya Pradesh 2500 2500 7.12 12

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 91,035 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,003 Cut off Rate (%) 6.62 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.64 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 89.83

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on September 24, 2024, Tuesday, 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) 584,136.10 6.69 1.00-6.95 I. Call Money 9,938.90 6.68 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 403,004.70 6.67 6.30-6.77 III. Market Repo 169,807.50 6.74 1.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,385.00 6.88 6.85-6.95

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹34,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.04% GS 2029 Jun 03, 2029 12,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated September 23, 2024 September 27, 2024 (Friday) September 30, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.23% GS 2039 Apr 15, 2039 12,000 3 7.09% GS 2054 Aug 05, 2054 10,000 Total 34,000

A. Source Security 5.22% GS 2025 8.20% GS 2025 7.59% GS 2026 8.15% GS 2026 B. Notified Amount (amount in ₹ cr) 2,000 6,000 2,000 3,000 Destination Security 7.40% GS 2035 7.40% GS 2035 8.32% GS 2032 6.67% GS 2035 C. i. No. of offers received 15 4 3 9 ii. Total amount of Source Security offered (Face value in ₹ cr) 3,638.000 6,626.671 2,265.000 2,360.000 iii. No of offers accepted 12 2 2 9 iv. Total amount of source security accepted (Face value in ₹ cr) 2,000.000 6,000.000 2,000.000 2,360.000

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,02,655 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.65 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.66 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 91.74

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on September 23, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 1 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM September 24, 2024 (Tuesday)

(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) 22,475.09 6.66 5.00-6.80 I. Call Money 1,061.10 6.29 5.75-6.70 II. Triparty Repo 19,575.90 6.73 6.25-6.80 III. Market Repo 1,838.09 6.19 5.00-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 2.00 6.00 6.00-6.00 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) 7,728.83 6.48 5.75-7.00 I. Call Money 1,164.20 6.22 5.75-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 5,257.05 6.48 6.10-7.00 III. Market Repo 199.58 6.75 6.75-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,108.00 6.74 6.71-6.80

The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033 (GOI FRB 2033) applicable for the half year September 22, 2024 to March 21, 2025 shall be 7.93 percent per annum.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹34,400 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised. (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Assam 250 7 Yield 2 Bihar 2000 9 Yield 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 6 Yield 4 Goa 150 10 Yield 5 Haryana 1000 12 Yield 6 Karnataka 3000 4 Yield 7 Madhya Pradesh 2500 12 Yield 2500 19 Yield

The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme  of Amalgamation of The Rajapur Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra with The  Malad Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Scheme has been sanctioned  in exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section (4) of Section 44A read  with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Scheme will come into  force with effect from September 23, 2024. The branches of The Rajapur Sahakari  Bank Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra) will function as branches of The Malad Sahakari  Bank Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra) with effect from September 23, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the September 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes eleven speeches, four articles, and current statistics. The four articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Synchronisation of Indian States’ Business Cycle; III. Priority Sector Lending: The Indian Experience; IV. Peeling the Layers: A Review of the NBFC Sector in Recent Times.