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MONEY MARKETS@  Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 526,033.69 6.65 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money      11,243.60 6.66 5.00-6.77 II. Triparty Repo  362,756.20 6.64 6.25 -6.75 III. Market Repo    151,393.89 6.68 6.25-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  640.00 6.88 6.75-6.90

It has come to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that a Card Network had an arrangement that enables businesses to make card payments through certain intermediaries, to entities that do not accept card payments. 2. Under this arrangement, the intermediary accepts card payments from corporates for their commercial payments and then remits the funds via IMPS/RTGS/NEFT to non-card accepting recipients.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of 30,200 Crore (Face Value).

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 16, 2024, Friday, as under:   Sl. No.  Notified Amount (₹ crore)  Tenor (day)  Window Timing  Date of Reversal  1  75,000  7  10:30 AM to 11:00 AM  February 23, 2024  (Friday)

Reserve Bank of India and Nepal Rastra Bank today signed and exchanged Terms of Reference for integration of fast payment systems of India and Nepal, viz., Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and National Payments Interface (NPI) of Nepal, respectively.  The integration is aimed at facilitating cross-border remittances between India and Nepal by enabling users of the two systems to make instant, low-cost fund transfers.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 16, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 506,128.26 6.69 5.00-7.85 I. Call Money      9,471.71 6.70 5.00-6.81 II. Triparty Repo  348,803.80 6.67 6.25 -6.73

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks and select Private Sector Banks on February 14, 2024, in Mumbai. These engagements are part of Reserve Bank’s continuous interaction with the Senior Management of its Regulated/Supervised Entities.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 09, 2024. 

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 92 110 140 (ii) Amount ₹ 19763.510 Crore ₹ 21849.604 Crore ₹ 35969.500 Crore

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,11,456 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,001 Cut off Rate (%) 6.64 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.66 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 72.39  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1875

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 503,388.81 6.73 5.00-7.85 I. Call Money 9,100.05 6.74 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo 339,081.55 6.71 6.45-6.75 III. Market Repo 154,207.21 6.77 6.50-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,000.00 6.95 6.85-7.85 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 1,410.88 6.79 5.80-6.85

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 14, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on February 13, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2038 ANDHRA PRADESH 2039 ANDHRA PRADESH 2044 ASSAM 2031 Notified Amount 500 500 1000 500 Tenure 14 15 20 7 Competitive Bids Received   (i) No. 93 79 31 29 (ii) Amount 4375.2 3730.15 1955 2240 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.45 7.44 7.48 7.45

Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 500 500 7.45 14 500 500 7.44 15 1000 1000 7.48 20 2 Assam 500 500 7.45 7

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 501,632.69 6.75 5.00-7.85 I. Call Money      12,481.64 6.76 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo  319,257.15 6.73 6.52-6.80 III. Market Repo 169,429.90 6.78 6.25-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  464.00 7.08 6.95-7.85

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹30,000 crore as per the following details

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated February 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.75 lakh (Rupees Seventy-Five thousand only) on Sri Satya Sai Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions - 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. This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated February 08, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank Limited, Anjangaon Surji, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of Directives and specific directions issued by RBI under sections 35(A)(1) and 36(1) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), respectively. 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 08, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand only) on Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pusad, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – 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 February 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Shillong Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Meghalaya (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 47A (1) (c) read with Sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

The 606th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held today at New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 23 – January 25, 2024.   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 Purchase

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 15 – January 19, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 8 – January 12, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 1 – January 5, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 26 – December 29, 2023.   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     Purchase

Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Mauritius, Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and Hon’ble President of Sri Lanka Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe today witnessed the virtual launch of RuPay cards and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) connectivity between India and Mauritius, as well as UPI connectivity between India and Sri Lanka. Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shri Shaktikanta Das, Bank of Mauritius Governor, Mr. Harvesh Seegolam, and Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe were also present on the occasion.

Tenor  4-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  25,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  97,280  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  25,004  Cut off Rate (%)  6.66  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.68  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 12, 2024, Monday, 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) 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  -  -

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,23,310 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.70 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.71 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 95.13

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 12, 2024, Monday, 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) 478,137.48 6.74 5.00-7.15 I. Call Money 10,314.12 6.73 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo 304,920.30 6.73 6.60-6.79 III. Market Repo 162,413.06 6.77 6.25-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 490.00 6.96 6.95-7.15

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the following companies.

The following Nine Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.

The Reserve Bank today released data on India’s invisibles as per the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for July-September of 2023-24.

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 8,000 February 14, 2024 (Wednesday) February 15, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 10,000 3 364 Days 9,000 Total 27,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹17,500 Crore (Face Value).

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Feb. 3 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20732 12810 22237 9427 1505

Auction Results 7.37% GS 2028 7.18% GS 2033 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹16000 Crore ₹10000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹16000 Crore ₹10000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received   (i)  Number 95 172 238 (ii) Amount ₹ 12927.727 Crore ₹ 27439.800 Crore ₹ 25442.928 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 101.19 100.57 101.99

In terms of Government of India Notification F.No.4(6)-B(W&M)/2023 and Reserve Bank press release dated December 08, 2023, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 - Series IV will be open for subscription duringFebruary 12–16, 2024.

In terms of Government of India Notification F. No. 4(22) – B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19, Series VI - Issue date February 12, 2019) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable.  Accordingly, the next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be February 12, 2024.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 40,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 35,120 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)

7.37% GS 2028 7.18% GS 2033 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹7,000 crore ₹16,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.19/ 7.0640% 100.57/ 7.0964% 101.99/ 7.1361% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹7,000 crore ₹16,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1840  

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 09, 2024, Friday, as under:

Tenor  14-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  1,75,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  2,42,004  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  1,75,008  Cut off Rate (%)  6.71  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.73  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)  23.01

In the underwriting auctions conducted on February 09, 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: