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The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Bank Regulation Act, 1949 to The Karwar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karwar vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1932/12-23-065/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024, for a period of six months up to close of business on December 12, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on March 12, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-83/12-23-065/2024-2025 dated December 06, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond close of business on March 12, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8240/12-22-493/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Pune Sahakari Bank Ltd., Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to March 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to National Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow vide Directive No. LKO.DOS.SED.No.S875/10-03-759/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on September 10, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on March 10, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-81/12-28-015/2024-2025 dated December 05, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond close of business on March 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Bank Regulation Act, 1949 to The Amanath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1931/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024 for a period of six months upto December 12, 2024 as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto March 12, 2025 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-80/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated December 05, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond March 12, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sikar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sikar, Rajasthan vide Directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-2/12.27.215/2018-19 dated October 26, 2018, for a period of six months up to May 09, 2019 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to March 09, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-77/12.27.215/2024-25 dated December 02, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond March 09, 2025.

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 8,375 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 8,375 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 3,970 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 3,970 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 23-Feb-2024 07-Feb-2025* 21-Feb-2025* 23-Feb-2024 07-Feb-2025* 21-Feb-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 266228.41 279857.77 272536.90 269765.72 284464.40 278902.34** b) Borrowings from banks 178118.67 111793.69 112777.48 178124.17 111975.09 112883.73 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71817.97 35856.38 36706.38 72457.74 36234.35 37064.81 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposits (other than from banks) 20204829.50 22325408.16 22284445.56 20650053.90 22793493.60 22750154.47 i) Demand 2368307.46 2492532.46 2524095.52 2416162.58 2541046.75 2571677.58 ii) Time 17836522.04 19832875.70 19760350.03 18233891.32 20252446.84 20178476.88 b) Borrowings @ 779018.52 940558.40 900975.06 783905.26 945358.11 906079.59 c) Other demand & time liabilities 921387.11 1041736.46 1021781.88 933701.29 1055387.21 1035671.29 III BORROWINGS FROM R.B.I. (B) 256374.00 185420.00 301901.00 256409.00 185420.00 301936.00

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,34,789.93 5.92 3.50-6.50 I. Call Money 14,033.49 6.21 5.15-6.35 II. Triparty Repo 3,36,760.85 5.87 5.60-6.05 III. Market Repo 1,82,163.69 5.98 3.50-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,831.90 6.14 6.08-6.25

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Vanchinad Finance Pvt. Ltd., Ernakulam, Kerala (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of ‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 ’ read with ‘Master Direction - 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Sri Basaveshwar Sahakar Bank Niyamitha, Gulbarga, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’, ‘Donations / Contributions for Public / Charitable purposes out of profits of UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The A.P. Raja Rajeswari Mahila Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad (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.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on March 07, 2025, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 14 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM March 21, 2025 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/2305 dated March 05, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on March 12, 2025. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 27 – January 31, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 20 – January 24, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions 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

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 13 – January 17, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 06 – January 10, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 30, 2024 – January 03, 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

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,442 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,442 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

Governor, Reserve Bank of India today held an interaction with non-bank Payment System Operators and FinTechs along with their associations/SROs. The interaction was a part of the Reserve Bank's series of engagements with the Payments and Fintech ecosystem. The interaction was also attended by Deputy Governors Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Shri T. Rabi Sankar and Shri Swaminathan J., along with Executive Directors-in-Charge of Payments, Fintech and Regulation.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct the following operations to inject liquidity into the banking system:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 28, 2025 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended February 21, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Dr. Ajit Ratnakar Joshi as Executive Director (ED) with effect from March 03, 2025.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 113 86 85 (ii) Amount ₹31323.710 Crore ₹30736.500 Crore ₹21815.150 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4078 96.8106 93.8500 (YTM:6.4896%) (YTM:6.6070%) (YTM:6.5710%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4078 (YTM: 6.4896%) 96.8106 (YTM: 6.6070%) 93.8500 (YTM: 6.5710%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹14,000 Crore ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 5,089 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 5,089 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,66,314.76 5.97 4.99-6.50 I. Call Money 13,610.28 6.27 5.15-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,82,192.65 5.93 5.65-6.18 III. Market Repo 1,68,859.58 6.05 4.99-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,652.25 6.29 6.25-6.50

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on March 04, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2034 ANDHRA PRADESH 2035 ANDHRA PRADESH 2036 ASSAM 2035 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1600 900 Tenure 9 10 11 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 38 39 49 21 (ii) Amount 3151 5020 3685 1430

Sr. No State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.22 09 1000 1000 7.22 10 1600 1600 7.28 11 2 Assam 900 900 7.34 10

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 5,855 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 5,855 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,77,489.16 6.11 5.15-6.75 I. Call Money 12,742.85 6.32 5.15-6.45 II. Triparty Repo 3,90,173.80 6.04 5.25-6.28 III. Market Repo 1,72,735.61 6.23 5.70-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,836.90 6.42 6.35-6.50

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an  order dated February 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees  One Lakh only) on The Magadh Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar (the  bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The 29th Meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) to review the flow of credit to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector was held in Ahmedabad, on March 3, 2025, under the chairmanship of Shri Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The meeting was attended by Executive Director, RBI, Senior Officials from Ministry of MSME and Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India; Chairman, SIDBI, Senior Management of major banks and NABARD, senior executives of Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises, National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited, Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Indian Banks’ Association, Finance Industry Development Council and MSME Associations.

(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 - -

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 20,058.59 5.99 3.50-6.45 I. Call Money 965.50 5.91 5.70-6.45 II. Triparty Repo 18,439.75 6.05 5.90-6.32 III. Market Repo 653.34 4.53 3.50-5.75 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 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 16,557 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 16,557 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.27 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,261.85 6.33 5.25-6.80 I. Call Money 1,111.65 6.18 5.25-6.40 II. Triparty Repo 3,591.00 6.34 5.85-6.80 III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,559.20 6.41 6.40-6.45

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on February 03, 2025. 2. The facility for deposit and / or exchange of the ₹2000 banknotes was available at all bank branches in the country upto October 07, 2023.

The value of exports and imports of services during January 2025 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) October – 2024 34,309 (22.3) 17,215 (27.9) November – 2024 32,014 (13.9) 17,229 (26.0)

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹50,500 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 09 Yield 1000 10 Yield 1600 11 Yield 2 Assam 900 10 Yield 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 09 Yield 2000 10 Yield 2000 12 Yield 4 Gujarat 500 05 Yield

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of February 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹33.10 lakh (Rupees Thirty Three Lakh Ten Thousand only) on IIFL Samasta Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the 'Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 ' and 'Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016 '

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹66.60 lakh (Rupees Sixty Six Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer ’, ‘Reporting of Information on Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposures of the Borrowers to Credit Information Companies’ and ‘Interest Rates on Deposits’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section

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 14,000 March 05, 2025 (Wednesday) March 06, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 12,000 3 364 Days 7,000 Total 33,000