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The Assam Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification CO.DOR.RAUG.No.S7656/07-12-000/2025-2026 dated January 12, 2026 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated January 29, 2026.

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

The Reserve Bank of India has released today the draft revised Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2022. Comments on the draft revised Directions are invited from market participants, stakeholders and other interested parties by February 27, 2026.

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: i) Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS) – January 2026 ii) Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – January 2026 iii) Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS) – January 2026 iv) OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q2:2025-26 v) Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q3:2025-26 vi) Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round 98th vii) Bank Lending Survey for Q3:2025-26 viii) Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey for Q3:2025-26 The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2025 2026 Variation Jan. 31 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 19332 16817 13448 -3370 -5884 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank had issued the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025 (hereafter referred as the ‘Master Directions’), on November 28, 2025, which inter alia prescribes regulations on opening and closure of branches of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). As announced in the Governor’s Statement on February 06, 2026, the Reserve Bank has today published the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation) Amendment Directions, 2026. Consequently, relevant paragraphs of the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Acceptance of Public Deposits) Directions, 2025 and the Reserve Bank of India (Housing Finance Companies) Directions, 2025, shall be amended suitably.

(Amount in ₹ Crore) Auction Results 6.68% GS 2040 6.90% GS 2065 I. Notified Amount 16,000 13,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 264 156 (ii) Amount 40,282.000 24,335.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 95.67 92.53 (YTM: 7.1658%) (YTM: 7.4917%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 118 113 (ii) Amount 15,976.010 12,975.876

6.68% GS 2040 6.90% GS 2065 I. Notified Amount ₹16,000 crore ₹13,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 95.67/7.1658% 92.53/7.4917% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹16,000 crore ₹13,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auction conducted on February 06, 2026, 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) 6.68% GS 2040 16,000 8,001 7,999 16,000 0.80 6.90% GS 2065 13,000 6,510 6,490 13,000 0.92

Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Regulations; (ii) Payments System; (iii) Financial Inclusion; (iv) Financial Markets; and (v) Capacity Building. I. Regulations 1. Advertising, Marketing and Sales of Financial Products and Services by Regulated Entities (REs)