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Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of March 2024[1] 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[2] registered a growth of 16.3 per cent in March 2024[3] as compared with 15.4 per cent a year ago. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit3 are given below: Credit growth to agriculture and allied activities was robust at 20.1 per cent (y-o-y) in March 2024 (15.4 per cent a year ago). Credit to industry grew by 8.5 per cent (y-o-y) in March 2024 as compared with 5.6 per cent in March 2023. Among major industries, growth in credit (y-o-y) to ‘chemicals & chemical products’, ‘food processing’, and ‘infrastructure’ accelerated in March 2024 as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, while that to ‘basic metal & metal products’ moderated. Credit growth to services sector improved to 20.2 per cent (y-o-y) in March 2024 (from 19.6 per cent a year ago), with higher growth in credit to ‘transport operators’ and ‘commercial real estate’. Credit growth to ‘non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)’ and ‘trade’, however, decelerated in March 2024 as compared with March 2023.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on April 30,2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2036    ANDHRA PRADESH 2041    ANDHRA PRADESH 2044    ASSAM 2034 Notified Amount    1000    1000    1000    1000 Tenure    12    17    20    10 Competitive Bids Received    (i) No.    92    33    34    68 (ii) Amount    4280    2505    3430    3905 Cut-off Yield (%)    7.53    7.51    7.49    7.54 Competitive Bids Accepted    (i) No.    31    3    4    31 (ii) Amount    965.867    988.294    989.985    965.526 

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.53 12 1000 1000 7.51 17 1000 1000 7.49 20 2 Assam 1000 1000 7.54 10 3 Haryana 1000 1000 7.52 10 4 Kerala 2000 2000 7.47 26 5 Punjab 1000 1000 7.54 08 1000 1000 7.53 12 700 700 7.53 13 6 Rajasthan 1000 1000 7.52 10 1000 1000 7.52 13 1000 1000 7.52 15 1000 1000 7.49 20 7 Tamil Nadu 1000 1000 7.49 20 Total 14,700 14,700

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 515,777.49 6.66 4.00-8.25 I. Call Money 12,317.21 6.69 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 328,618.50 6.67 6.25-6.85 III. Market Repo 173,634.61 6.62 4.00-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,207.17 7.28 6.85-8.25 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 393.00 6.65 5.95-6.78 II. Term Money@@ 266.00 - 6.60-6.98 III. Triparty Repo 1,000.00 6.73 6.70-6.75 IV. Market Repo 1,163.42 6.87 6.85-6.90 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued as a part of the Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2023-24 dated February 08, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India has today placed on its website Draft Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Electronic Trading Platforms) Directions, 2024. Comments/feedback on the draft Directions are invited from Electronic Trading Platform operators, banks, market participants and other interested parties by May 31, 2024.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹28,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.33% GS 2026 Oct 30, 2026 6,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated April 29, 2024 May 03, 2024 (Friday) May 06, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.23% GS 2039 Apr 15, 2039 10,000 3 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 12,000 Total 28,000

The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2034 (GOI FRB 2034) applicable for the half year April 30, 2024 to October 29, 2024 shall be 8.00 per cent per annum.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series V - Issue date October 30, 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 April 30, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 10, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy-Five thousand only) on Indira Mahila Sahakari Bank Limited, Malegaon, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI Directions on ‘Policy and Practice regarding Nominal Membership’ and ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/ Other Restrictions - UCBs. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47 A (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 April 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Chitradurga District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Chitradurga, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the 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 the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.