The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Saibaba Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Latur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2598/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 21, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 22, 2023, as modified from time to time, which was last extended up to the close of business on July 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-03/12.22.705/2024-25 dated April 15, 2024

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(20) - W&M/2017 dated July 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series II-Issue date July 28, 2017) 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 July 26, 2024 (July 27 and 28 being non-working Saturday and Sunday respectively).

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(22) – B (W&M) /2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series V - Issue date January 22, 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 July 22, 2024.

Large scale outage in Microsoft Services is impacting IT systems globally leading to disruptions in various sectors. The Reserve Bank has made an assessment of the impact of this outage on its Regulated Entities. Critical systems of most banks are not in cloud and further, only a few banks are using the CrowdStrike tool. Our assessment shows that only 10 banks and NBFCs had minor disruptions which have either been resolved or are being resolved. Overall, the Indian financial sector in the Reserve Bank’s domain remains insulated from the global outage. The Reserve Bank has issued an Advisory today to its Regulated Entities for taking necessary steps to remain alert and ensure operational resilience and continuity.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,90,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Ninety Thousand only) on Muthoot Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provision of ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹12,100 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 1000 15 Yield 2. Goa 100 10 Yield 3. Kerala 1000 30 Yield 4. Rajasthan 1000 10 Yield 5. Tamil Nadu 1000 8 Yield 2000 10 Yield 6. Telangana 1000 13 Yield 1000 16 Yield 1000 18 Yield 7. West Bengal 3000 16 Yield Total 12100

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 July 24,2024 (Wednesday) July 25,2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 20,000

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Jul. 14 Jul. 5 Jul. 12 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 17596 25838 16359 -9479 -1236 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.10% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 Crore ₹11,000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹20,000 Crore ₹11,000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received  (i)  Number 378 252 (ii) Amount ₹ 57108.689 Crore ₹ 33240.410 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.83 104.98 (YTM: 6.9788%) (YTM: 7.0938%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted  (i)  Number 146 59 (ii) Amount ₹ 19983.865 Crore ₹ 10988.822 Crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 61.08% 28.58%

7.10% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.83/6.9788% 104.98/7.0938% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/733

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 33,705 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 33,705 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended July 12, 2024.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on July 19, 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) 7.10% GS 2034 20,000 10,017 9,983 20,000 0.06 7.46% GS 2073 11,000 5,502 5,498 11,000 0.11 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on July 19, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@   Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 533,274.55 6.41  5.00-6.80 I. Call Money  9,934.97  6.47  5.10-6.60  II. Triparty Repo  369,588.85  6.40  6.36-6.60 III. Market Repo 153,007.73  6.43  5.00-6.80  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  743.00  6.62  6.60-6.70 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money**  258.20  6.38  5.90-6.55  II. Term Money@@  523.00  -  6.60-7.00

Reserve Bank had launched its third global hackathon – ‘HaRBInger 2024 – Innovation for Transformation’ with two themes of ‘Zero Financial Frauds’ and ‘Being Divyang Friendly’ which was communicated vide Press Release dated June 7, 2024. Keeping in view the requests received, it has been decided to extend the timeline for registration and submission of applications up to July 31, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated July 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Chandrapur District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Chandrapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the 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 vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Sree Harihareshwara Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Harihar, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions − UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 July 11, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vaishali District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bihar (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know your Customer (KYC) norms’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. 

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 19, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM July 22, 2024 (Monday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.