In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XI - Issue date December 11, 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 December 11, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8241/12-22-316/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Defence Accounts Cooperative Bank ltd, Pune under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023.

2. It is hereby notified for the information of the public that, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, hereby directs that the aforesaid Directions shall continue to apply to the bank from close of business on December 10, 2023 till close of business on March 10, 2024 as per the directive DOR.MON.D-104/12.22.262/2023-24 dated December 07, 2023, subject to review.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 04, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.90 lakh (Rupees Four lakh ninety thousand only) on ECL Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016. 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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 07, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10.54 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh fifty four thousand only) on Berar Finance Limited, Nagpur (the company), for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58 B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

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.

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 7,000 December 13, 2023 (Wednesday) December 14, 2023 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 8,000 3 364 Days 9,000 Total 24,000

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 / UTAmount to be raised(₹ Cr)Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe)Option (₹ Cr)Tenure (Year)Type of Auction

7.32% GS 2030 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2033 I. Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹5,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.20/ 7.2811% 98.37/ 7.3703% 96.80/ 7.5039% 7.24% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹5,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL NIL Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1443

Auction Results 7.32% GS 2030 7.18% GS 2037 7.25% GS 2063 New GOI SGrB 2033 I. Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹12000 Crore ₹5000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 122 168 252 80

In our monetary policy statement of April 2016, we stated that we would watch macroeconomic and financial developments in the months ahead with a view to responding as space opens up. Incoming data since then show a sharper-than-anticipated upsurge in inflationary pressures emanating from a number of food items (beyond seasonal effects), as well as a reversal in commodity prices. A strong monsoon, continued astute food management, as well as steady expansion in supply