The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore (Karnataka) with Cosmos Co-operative Bank Limited (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 January 06, 2025. The branches of The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore (Karnataka) will function as branches of Cosmos Co-operative Bank Limited (Maharashtra) with effect from January 06, 2025.

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 12,000 January 08, 2025 (Wednesday) January 09, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 8,000 3 364 Days 8,000 Total 28,000

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 29 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 2579 19820 21841 2021 19262 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 6.79% GS 2034 7.09% 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 400 218 (ii) Amount ₹71732.879 Crore ₹25785.000 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 99.93 100.24 (YTM: 6.7979%) (YTM: 7.0717%)

6.79% GS 2034 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.93/6.7979% 100.24/7.0717% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auction conducted on January 03, 2025, 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: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (paise per ₹100) 6.79% GS 2034 22,000 11,004 10,996 22,000 0.13 7.09% GS 2074 10,000 5,019 4,981 10,000 0.19

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,47,234.14 6.26 5.10-6.65 I. Call Money 10,462.87 6.47 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 3,78,423.90 6.22 6.05-6.38 III. Market Repo 1,56,275.17 6.35 5.55-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,072.20 6.57 6.45-6.65

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated December 30, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.20 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Twenty Thousand only) on Smriti Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Mandsaur (MP) (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Service - UCBs’ and ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’. 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 December 31, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.30 lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh Thirty Thousand only) on The Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances - UCBs’. 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 December 31, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.40 lakh (Rupees Fifteen Lakh Forty Thousand only) on The Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank Limited, Akola (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 ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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.