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On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 02, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 3 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM July 05, 2024 (Friday)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 601,609.81 6.46 0.01-6.80 I. Call Money 10,820.99 6.54 5.10-6.65 II. Triparty Repo 407,011.70 6.45 6.10-6.53 III. Market Repo 182,932.12 6.47 0.01-6.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 845.00 6.74 6.70-6.80

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    7.02% GS 2027    May 27, 2027    6,000    F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated
July 01, 2024
July 05, 2024 (Friday)    July 08, 2024
(Monday)
2    7.23% GS 2039    Apr 15, 2039    12,000            
3    7.30% GS 2053    Jun 19, 2053    10,000            
     Total        28,000               

2. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹2,000 crore against each security mentioned above.  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Smt. Charulatha S Kar as Executive Director (ED) with effect from July 01, 2024. Prior to being promoted as ED, Smt. Kar was serving as Chief General Manager-in-Charge in the Human Resource Management Department.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7.50 lakh (Rupees Seven lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Gujarat Rajya Karmachari Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Financial Statements - Presentation and Disclosures’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’, ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’ and contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 35 read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act as well as provisions of section 47A(1)(a) read with sections 46(2) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh and fifty thousand only) on The Rohika Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Madhubani, Bihar (the bank) for non-compliance with certain Directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 27, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(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 June 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Bank Employees’ Co-operative Bank Ltd., West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A (1) (c) read with sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Shri Arnab Kumar Chowdhury as Executive Director (ED) with effect from June 3, 2024. Prior to being promoted as ED, Shri Chowdhury was serving as Chief General Manager-in-Charge in the Department of Supervision.

In terms of Para 13 (ii) of Government of India Notification F.No.4(10)- B(W&M)/2020 dated June 26, 2020 on Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable)- FRSB 2020 (T), the coupon/interest rate of the bond would be reset half yearly, starting with January 01, 2021 and the coupon/interest rate will be set at a spread of (+) 35 bps over the prevailing National Savings Certificate (NSC) rate. 2. Accordingly, the coupon rate on FRSB 2020 (T) for the period July 01, 2024 to December 31, 2024 and payable on January 1, 2025 remains at 8.05% (7.70%+0.35%), unchanged from the previous half-year.