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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 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:

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.

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