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Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 09, 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) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS  27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * 27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)   a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 208480.12 262755.38 265720.09 210725.37 266353.52 269500.31 **  b) Borrowings from banks 62698.3 180980.15 197683.64 63048.66 181010.43 197782.34 

This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulations; and (iii) Payment Systems and Fintech.  (I) Financial Markets  1. Review of the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (February 8, 2024) decided to: Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent.

This is the first monetary policy statement of 2024, a momentous year for the Reserve Bank of India which enters its 90th year of existence and operations on April 1. Over the years, the Reserve Bank has established itself as a credible institution which stands for stability, trust and economic progress. In recent years, it has become a pioneer in fostering innovation and technology in the financial system. Customer centricity and financial inclusion have always been its priorities. The Reserve Bank’s tireless efforts towards maintaining a fine balance among price stability, financial stability and external sector stability have paid rich dividends as the country embarks on a higher growth trajectory in the years to come. As India gains a pole position in the new global order, the contribution of the Reserve Bank is getting widely recognised in India and abroad.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  484,917.64  6.41  5.00-7.65  I. Call Money  12,162.45  6.48  5.00-6.75  II. Triparty Repo  305,689.90  6.39  6.25-6.87  III. Market Repo  166,480.29  6.46  6.20-7.65  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  585.00  6.74  6.60-7.55  B.  Term Segment I. Notice Money**  269.80  6.66  6.20-6.75  II. Term Money@@  347.00  -  6.80-7.50  III. Triparty Repo  200.00  6.50  6.50-6.50  IV. Market Repo  80.00  6.75  6.75-6.75  V. Repo in Corporate Bond  0.00  -  -

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of December 2023. 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 02, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended January 26, 2024.

Auction Results  91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II.  Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 91 121 158 (ii) Amount ₹ 22368.160 Crore ₹ 25593.250 Crore ₹ 41519.750 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.2812 96.5575 93.3756 (YTM:7.0147%) (YTM:7.1501%) (YTM:7.1138%) IV.  Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 42 66 16

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 98.2812 (YTM: 7.0147%) 96.5575 (YTM: 7.1501%) 93.3756 (YTM: 7.1138%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 11,829 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 11,829 Cut off Rate (%)6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on February 07, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 96,093 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 50,019 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate 44.29 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1817

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 510,047.01 6.35 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 10,515.66 6.46 5.00-6.56 II. Triparty Repo 327,881.25 6.29 6.12-6.40 III. Market Repo 171,200.10 6.45 6.00-6.58 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 450.00 6.68 6.65-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated February 5, 2024, has cancelled the licence of “Jai Prakash Narayan Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Basmathnagar, Maharashtra”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on February 6,2024. The Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, Karnataka vide Directive DOS.CO.UCB.BSD-III.D-2/12.23.283/2019-20 dated January 02, 2020, for a period of six months up to July 10, 2020, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on February 10, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-86/12.23.283/2023-24 dated November 07, 2023. 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 February 10, 2024.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on February 07, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 6, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.80 lakh (Rupees Eight lakh eighty thousand only) on Power Finance Corporation Limited, New Delhi (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the RBI’s directions on ‘Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies and Core Investment Companies’. 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 (RBI Act).

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on February 06, 2024 is as under:

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.39 5 500 500 7.49 12 1000 1000 7.49 15 500 500 7.46 17 1000 1000 7.52 19 2 Assam 1000 1000 7.52 10 3 Bihar 2000 2000 7.52 15