Press Releases

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of May 2024 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit registered a growth of 16.2 per cent in May 2024 as compared with 15.5 per cent a year ago.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 24, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹29.60 lakh (Rupees Twenty-Nine lakh and Sixty thousand only) on The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Credit Card, Debit Card and Rupee Denominated Co-branded Pre-paid Card operations of Banks’ reiterated in ‘Reserve Bank of India (Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct) Directions, 2022’.This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on June 28, 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 0.08 7.34% GS 2064 11,000 5,502 5,498 11,000 0.10 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on June 28, 2024.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 88,625 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,003 Cut off Rate (%) 6.65 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.69 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 18.37

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 572,514.96 6.70 4.00-7.00 I. Call Money 12,363.72 6.72 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 392,211.65 6.71 6.60-6.80 III. Market Repo 167,050.84 6.68 4.00-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 888.75 6.95 6.94-7.00

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on June 28, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM July 01, 2024 (Monday) 2. No Main Operation i.e. 14-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) / Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction will be conducted on June 28, 2024. 3. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

The Reserve Bank of India with the concurrence of the Government of India has decided to put in place a revised Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC countries for the period 2024 to 2027. Under this Framework, the Reserve Bank would enter into bilateral swap agreements with SAARC central banks, who want to avail of the swap facility. It may be recalled that the SAARC Currency Swap Facility came into operation on November 15, 2012 with an intention to provide a backstop line of funding for short term foreign exchange liquidity requirements or balance of payment crises of the SAARC countries till longer term arrangements are made.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on June 28, 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

Today, the Reserve Bank released the 29th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), which reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on the resilience of the Indian financial system and risks to financial stability. Highlights:The global economy is facing heightened risks from prolonged geopolitical tensions, elevated public debt, and the slow progress in the last mile of disinflation. Despite these challenges, the global financial system has remained resilient, and financial conditions stable.

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 589,788.00 6.54 5.10-7.00 I. Call Money 13,845.66 6.59 5.10-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 412,647.50 6.54 6.44-6.73 III. Market Repo 162,369.13 6.54 5.50-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 925.71 6.78 6.75-7.00 Term Segment I. Notice Money** 205.50 6.53 6.25-6.65 II. Term Money@@ 154.00 - 6.95-7.45 III. Triparty Repo 10,400.00 6.85 6.45-7.00 IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 -