The Reserve Bank of India has today issued the Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector (Amendment) Directions, 2026. These amendment directions modify certain provisions of the Master Direction - Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector (Updated as on July 23, 2025).

The Reserve Bank has been conducting Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 to promote financial literacy. 2. Governor Shri Sanjay Malhotra launched the eleventh edition of Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2026, on the theme ‘KYC – सुरक्षित बैंकिंग की ओर पहला कदम / KYC – Your First Step to Safe Banking’. The top management and Regional Heads of the Reserve Bank, NABARD and heads of select commercial banks participated in the event.

(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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 8,592.01 4.14 3.05-5.10 I. Call Money 865.45 4.55 4.00-5.10 II. Triparty Repo 7,580.90 4.10 3.25-5.05 III. Market Repo 145.66 3.36 3.05-3.60 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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 8,843.49 4.65 3.50-5.50 I. Call Money 973.55 4.71 4.40-5.10 II. Triparty Repo 2,538.00 4.60 4.01-5.25 III. Market Repo 184.94 3.66 3.50-4.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 5,147.00 4.69 4.50-5.50 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 13,892.77 5.06 4.45-5.10

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹48,615 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 1000 - 20 Yield 2. Bihar 1500 - 13 Yield 1500 - 26 Yield

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated October 09, 2020 (SGB 2020-21 Series-XI-Issue date February 09, 2021) 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on February 09, 2026.

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 01, 2025, Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), with approval of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has today advised the insured banks on implementation of Risk Based Premium (RBP) framework. The framework aims to incentivise sound risk management by banks and reduce premium to be paid by better rated banks.

The names of the following six Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have been altered in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7704/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated February 03, 2026. The old and new names are as follows: