Press Releases

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹36,30,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Six Lakhs Thirty Thousand only) on IDBI Bank Limited in exercise of powers vested in the Reserve Bank under the provisions of Section 11(3) of FEMA, 1999, for not undertaking due diligence while processing the inward remittances from a Foreign Currency Account opened by a constituent, resulting in contravention of Section 10 (4) of FEMA, 1999.

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹36,28,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Six Lakhs Twenty Eight Thousand only) on Citibank N.A. in exercise of powers vested in the Reserve Bank under the provisions of Section 11(3) of FEMA, 1999, for contravention of the directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India related to reporting of transactions undertaken under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme.

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 14,000 March 26, 2025 (Wednesday) March 27, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 12,000 3 364 Days 7,000 Total 33,000 

The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033 (GOI FRB 2033) applicable for the half year March 22, 2025 to September 21, 2025 shall be 7.81 percent per annum. It may be recalled that FRB 2033 carries a coupon, which has a base rate equivalent to the average of the Weighted Average Yield (WAY) of last three auctions

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Mar. 15 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 - 0 - 4.2 State Governments 19929 39684 23828 -15856 3899 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The 614th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today in Thiruvananthapuram under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. The Board assessed the emerging global and domestic economic landscape, including the evolving geopolitical and financial market developments and associated challenges. Further, the Board discussed the Reserve Bank’s activities during the current accounting year 2024-25. The Board also approved the Bank’s budget for the accounting year 2025-26.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs)    ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 08-Mar-2024    21-Feb-2025*    07-Mar-2025*    08-Mar-2024    21-Feb-2025*    07-Mar-2025* I    LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)    a) Demand & Time deposits from banks    293601.63    272677.28    284322.07    297409.87    279042.72    289252.63** b) Borrowings from banks    180434.60    112778.14    113375.74    181080.82    112884.38    113395.68 c) Other demand & time liabilities    71907.57    36706.95    38843.52 

Tenor 5-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 46,204 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 46,204 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 96,581 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 96,581 Cut off Rate (%) 6.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA