On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM August 29, 2025 (Friday)

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on August 26, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ASSAM SGS 2031* GOA SGS 2037 GUJARAT SGS 2034 HARYANA SGS 2039 Notified Amount 450 100 2000 1000 Tenor 6 -Years 12 -Years 9 -Years 14 -Years Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 2 19 75 85 (ii) Amount 200 730 4935 4204.45 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.13 7.40 7.25 7.52 Cut off Price (₹) 100 100 100 100 Competitive Bids Accepted

Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Assam* 450 204.029 7.13 06 2. Goa 100 100 7.40 12 3. Gujarat 2000 2000 7.25 09 4. Haryana 1000 1000 7.52 14 1000 1000 106.22/7.4409 Re-issue of 8.44% Haryana SDL 2034, issued on March 06, 2019 5. Himachal Pradesh 500 500 7.27 10 1000 1000 7.56 15 6. Jammu and Kashmir 300 300 7.82 17 7. Kerala# 2000 988.007 7.52 08

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,70,429.03 5.39 2.00-6.40 I. Call Money 18,313.38 5.45 4.00-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 4,36,906.95 5.39 5.10-5.47 III. Market Repo 2,11,600.35 5.39 2.00-5.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,608.35 5.60 5.53-6.40

Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.68% GS 2040 Jul 07, 2040 16,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated August 25, 2025 August 29, 2025 (Friday) September 01, 2025 (Monday) 2 6.90% GS 2065 Apr 15, 2065 16,000 Total 32,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Anand Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks’ and 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Bellary District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Sections 19 and 20 rea

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Dharmapuri District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Kalaburagi and Yadgir District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data on performance of the private corporate sector during the first quarter of 2025-26, drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 3,079 listed non-government non-financial

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS). The September 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey collects current perceptions and one year ahead expectations of households on general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending from the households residing in the rural and semi-urban areas across 31 states/ UTs viz., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, NCT of Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Union Territory of Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS). The September 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The September 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the three months ahead as well as in the one year ahead period and quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one year ahead inflation rates. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

With a view to encourage writing originally in Hindi on the subjects of Economics/ Finance/Banking and general interest, Reserve Bank of India had invited entries for Inter-Bank Hindi Essay competition for the year 2025-26 vide press release dated 30 May 2025 in which Officers and Staff members (Other than Rajbhasha Officers and Translators) of Reserve Bank of India, Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) sponsored by them have participated. The result of the above-mentioned competition is attached herewith.

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 - - 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) 6,69,298.97 5.45 0.80-6.60 I. Call Money 17,970.39 5.51 4.00-5.63 II. Triparty Repo 4,44,453.45 5.51 5.15-5.60 III. Market Repo 2,04,044.63 5.32 0.80-5.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,830.50 5.69 5.60-6.60

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 10,000 August 28, 2025 (Thursday) August 29, 2025 (Friday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 5,000 Total 21,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹34,150 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 450 06 Yield 2. Goa 100 12 Yield 3. Gujarat 2000 09 Yield 4. Haryana 1000 14 Yield 1000 Re-issue of 8.44% Haryana SDL 2034, issued on March 06, 2019 Price

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Aug. 16 Aug. 08 Aug. 15 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 26767 42792 34130 -8662 7363 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The 618th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today in Lucknow under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. The Board assessed the emerging global and domestic economic landscape, including the geopolitical and financial market developments and associated challenges. The Board reviewed the functioning of select Central Office Departments of the Bank and also of Committees of Central Board and the Ombudsman Scheme.

(Amount in ₹ Crore) Auction Results 5.91% GS 2028 6.33% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount 6,000 30,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 83 400 (ii) Amount 21,922.000 70,397.283 III. Cut-off price / Yield 99.75 98.39 (YTM: 6.0032%) (YTM: 6.5553%)

5.91% GS 2028 6.33% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.75/6.0032% 98.39/6.5553% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In terms of Para 13 of the Consolidated Procedural Guidelines on the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular IDMD.CDD.1100/14.04.050/2021-22 dated October 22, 2021, premature redemption of the gold bonds is permitted after five years from the date of issue of such bonds. 2. Accordingly, the details of tranches falling due for premature redemption during the period October 01, 2025 – March 31, 2026, along with the window available for submission of request for premature redemption by the investors are as under:

Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 75,781 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 75,781 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on August 22, 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)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,34,112.67 5.42 0.20-6.55 I. Call Money 19,022.22 5.52 4.75-5.75 II. Triparty Repo 4,15,978.15 5.55 5.40-5.77 III. Market Repo 1,96,101.80 5.13 0.20-5.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,010.50 5.72 5.60-6.55

In May 2016, the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 was amended to provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework in India. As per Section 45ZA of the RBI Act, 1934, the Central Government shall, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, determine the inflation target in terms of the CPI, once in every five years. The Central Government initially notified the inflation target with the tolerance band on August 5, 2016, for the period 2016-2021. In the first review conducted in March 2021, this target was retained for the subsequent five years till March 2026. A second review of the target is now due by end-March 2026.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Friday, August 22, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 7 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM August 29, 2025 (Friday)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 14, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Ayodhya Finlease Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of 'Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016' read with ‘Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 58G(1)(b) read with Section 58B(5)(aa) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

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 July 2025.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 09-Aug-2024 25-Jul-2025* 08-Aug-2025* 09-Aug-2024 25-Jul-2025* 08-Aug-2025* LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 291422.53 342422.14 341955.78 295618.64 347963.84 349533.04** b) Borrowings from banks 130962.87 105206.09 100840.03 130982.37 105216.43 100849.93 c) Other demand & time liabilities 76963.73 22326.92 25575.97 77260.46 22827.68 26107.24 LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposits (other than from banks) 21329643.09 23349826.99 23473888.12 21780903.56 23843714.65 23970007.08

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on August 22, 2025 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction,

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 31,025 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 31,025 Cut off Rate (%) 5.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,19,310.65 5.26 0.01-6.45 I. Call Money 16,699.90 5.47 4.75-5.55 II. Triparty Repo 4,00,321.15 5.40 5.34-5.75 III. Market Repo 1,98,968.05 4.96 0.01-5.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,321.55 5.56 5.50-6.45

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Thursday, August 21, 2025, as under:

Please refer to instructions on Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) as contained in paragraph 5.15.3 of the Master Circular DOR.CAP.REC.2/21.06.201/2025-26 dated April 1, 2025 on ‘Basel III Capital Regulations’. Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular on Counterparty Credit Risk: Add-on factors for computation of Potential Future Exposure – Revised Instructions which modifies the aforementioned instructions.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 15, 2025 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended August 08, 2025.

[Under Section 45ZL of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934] The fifty-sixth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during August 4 to 6, 2025. 2. The meeting was chaired by Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor and was attended by all the members – Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi; Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Economist, Mumbai; Professor Ram Singh, Director, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi; Dr. Poonam Gupta, Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy and Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Executive Director (the officer of the Reserve Bank nominated by the Central Board under Section 45ZB(2)(c) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934).

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 10,000 6,000 5,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 128 100 72 (ii) Amount 33,337.400 18,865.150 13,718.100 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.6510 97.2950 94.7120 (YTM: 5.4848%) (YTM: 5.5757%) (YTM: 5.5986%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 50 46 37

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6510 (YTM:5.4848%) 97.2950 (YTM: 5.5757%) 94.7120 (YTM: 5.5986%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,31,769.75 5.25 0.01-6.35 I. Call Money 16,735.50 5.43 4.70-5.52 II. Triparty Repo 4,17,278.35 5.34 5.20-5.45 III. Market Repo 1,94,784.35 5.05 0.01-5.55 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,971.55 5.55 5.50-6.35

(Amount in ₹ Crore) BIHAR SGS 2039 GOA SGS 2035 GUJARAT SGS 2033 KERALA SGS 2056 Notified Amount 2000 100 1500 2000 Tenor 14 -Years 10 -Years 8 -Years 31 -Years Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 75 15 72 38 (ii) Amount 4477.15 600 6530 4305.60 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.48 7.17 7.02 7.49 Cut off Price (₹) 100 100 100 100 Competitive Bids Accepted (i) No. 62 6 21 22 (ii) Amount 1829.960 95.218 1417.895 1994.332

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Bihar 2000 2000 7.48 14 2. Goa 100 100 7.17 10 3. Gujarat 1500 1500 7.02 08 4. Kerala 2000 2000 7.49 31 5. Maharashtra 1000 1000 97.48/7.2997 Re-issue of 6.98% Maharashtra SGS 2037, issued on June 25, 2025 1000 1000 96.95/7.4003 Re-issue of 7.03% Maharashtra SGS 2038, issued on June 25, 2025 1000 1000 97.62/7.3553 Re-issue of 7.08% Maharashtra SGS 2039, issued on June 25, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period July 07, 2025 – July 11, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 07-07-2025 3,730 2,013 982 578 264 494 18,034 25,568 3,224 6,997 2,248 254 08-07-2025 3,632 1,098 630 345 316 194 19,020 27,104 2,860 6,380 2,105 495 09-07-2025 4,268 1,458 657 390 263 180 20,524 28,243 2,521 6,594 2,072 438

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 30, 2025 – July 04, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 23, 2025 – June 27, 2025

Foreign Exchange Turnover Data: June 16, 2025 – June 20, 2025 The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 16, 2025 – June 20, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 09, 2025 – June 13, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward