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The Reserve Bank of India, had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. Kerala vide Directive No.CO.DOS.SED.No.S3361/12.07.005/2022-23 dated August 23, 2022, for a period of six months.

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.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 20,469.59    6.24    5.20-6.70 I. Call Money 1,168.15    6.12    5.75-6.70

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 75,772 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 75,772 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.52 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 4,432.75 6.49 5.50-7.00 I. Call Money 1,298.30 6.26 5.75-6.70 II. Triparty Repo 1,281.75 6.33 5.50-7.00 III. Market Repo 37.00 6.20 6.20-6.20 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,815.70 6.76 6.72-6.78

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.75 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Seventy Five Thousand only) on Mukkuperi Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’, certain directions issued on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’, and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹17,500 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Bihar 1000 12 Yield 1000 20 Yield 2 Gujarat 1000 10 Yield

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.

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 12,000 January 22, 2025 (Wednesday) January 23, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 8,000 3 364 Days 8,000 Total 28,000

Today, the Reserve Bank released the January 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes seven articles and current statistics. Report on Trend and Progress of Banking 2023-24 and Financial Stability Report December 2024 are supplements to the January 2025 Bulletin.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Jan. 12 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 16087 36637 14620 -22017 -1467 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 6.75% GS 2029 6.92% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 124 211 240 (ii) Amount ₹22572.940 Crore ₹27947.193 Crore ₹28141.898 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.08 100.28 100.27 (YTM: 6.7289%) (YTM: 6.8881%) (YTM: 7.0677%)

6.75% GS 2029 6.92% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.08/6.7289% 100.28/6.8881% 100.27/7.0677% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹14,000 crore ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 33,467 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 33,467 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.52 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on January 17, 2025, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,68,031.51 6.43 5.10-7.52 I. Call Money 12,689.22 6.55 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 3,89,524.45 6.41 6.00-6.58 III. Market Repo 1,64,054.14 6.49 5.50-7.52 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,763.70 6.65 6.60-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Parbhani District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Parbhani, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 and Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act

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.

To encourage greater use of Indian Rupee (INR) for trade transactions, in July 2022, an additional arrangement in the form of Special Rupee Vostro Account (SRVA) was introduced. Several foreign banks have since opened SRVAs with banks in India. The Reserve Bank has also signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the central banks of the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Maldives, to encourage cross-border transactions in local currencies. Further, in December 2023 the Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment) Regulations were revised to enable cross border transactions in all foreign currencies (including local currencies of trading partner countries) and INR.

The Reserve Bank of India announced today the list of NBFCs in the Upper Layer under Scale Based Regulation for NBFCs for the year 2024-25. 2. The Reserve Bank had issued the Scale Based Regulation (SBR): A Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs (the framework) on October 22, 2021. The framework categorises NBFCs in Base Layer (NBFC-BL), Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) and Top Layer (NBFC-TL) and gives the methodology to identify the NBFCs in the Upper Layer as per their asset size and scoring methodology. Accordingly, the 2024-25 list of NBFC-UL is as under:

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Defence Accounts Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune vide Directive No.CO.DOS.SED.No.S8241/12-22-316/2022-23 dated March 09, 2023, for a period of six months. The same were modified from time to time and were last extended up to the close of business on March 10, 2025.

I SUMMARY RESULTS Aggregate amount (Face Value) notified by RBI ₹ 30,000.000 crore Total amount offered (Face Value) by participants ₹ 36,051.619 crore Total amount accepted (Face Value) by RBI ₹ 9,892.474 crore

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on January 17, 2025 (Friday).

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 30,760 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 30,760 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,47,006.59 6.38 0.01-6.85 I. Call Money 11,280.02 6.45 5.10-6.70 II. Triparty Repo 3,75,991.85 6.37 6.25-6.76 III. Market Repo 1,57,929.02 6.40 0.01-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,805.70 6.57 6.50-6.70

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice. The reversal of VRR auction conducted on a Friday will take place on the ensuing Monday or the next working day, if Monday is a holiday in Mumbai. The auction will be conducted between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM every day.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(7)–B(W&M) /2019 dated May 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series II -Issue date July 16, 2019) 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 January 16, 2025.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended January 10, 2025.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹8000 Crore ₹8000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 100 85 114 (ii) Amount ₹31166.080 Crore ₹19631.300 Crore ₹24784.350 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3803 96.7585 93.7335 (YTM:6.6036%) (YTM:6.7186%) (YTM:6.7038%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 45 44 45 (ii) Amount ₹11966.226 Crore ₹7970.328 Crore ₹7966.973 Crore V. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 42.03% 18.06% 94.57%

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹12,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3803 (YTM:6.6036%) 96.7585 (YTM: 6.7186%) 93.7335

The Reserve Bank has launched the 44th round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period January-March 2025. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q4:2024-25) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q1:2025-26) based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for the two subsequent quarters (Q2:2025-26 and Q3:2025-26) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 109th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period January-March 2025. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q4:2024-25) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q1:2025-26), based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for the two subsequent quarters (Q2:2025-26 and Q3:2025-26) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of December 2024.

Tenor 5-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 3,980 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 3,980 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.51 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,68,236.52 6.36 5.50-6.91 I. Call Money 7,195.50 6.53 5.50-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 3,96,078.65 6.30 6.08-6.60 III. Market Repo 1,63,156.67 6.51 6.00-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,805.70 6.86 6.80-6.91

Effective 15th January 2025, the distribution of portfolios among the Deputy Governors will be the following:

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the following companies.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on January 15, 2025, Wednesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 5 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM January 20, 2025 (Monday)

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on January 14, 2025 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) BIHAR 2035 BIHAR 2040 GUJARAT 2035 HARYANA 2038 Notified Amount 1000 1000 2000 1000 Tenure 10 15 10 13 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 60 36 100 72 (ii) Amount 3810 2835 2785 4310 Cut off Yield (%) 7.22 7.22 7.22 7.22 Competitive Bids Accepted (i) No. 10 8 76 20 (ii) Amount 978.441 994.995 1968.453 990.899

Sr. No State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Bihar 1000 1000 7.22 10 1000 1000 7.22 15 2 Gujarat 2000 2000 7.22 10 3 Haryana 1000 1000 7.22 13 4 Jammu and Kashmir 300 300 7.20 22 5 Karnataka 2000 2000 7.22 11 6 Kerala 2500 2500 7.24 19 7 Maharashtra 2500 2500 7.23 16

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,75,368.39 6.59 5.00-7.10 I. Call Money 9,243.74 6.81 5.80-7.10 II. Triparty Repo 3,96,520.80 6.49 5.95-6.75 III. Market Repo 1,67,788.15 6.79 5.00-7.10 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,815.70 7.04 7.00-7.06 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 4,344.08 6.82 5.70-7.05 II. Term Money@@ 22.50 - 6.70-7.00 III. Triparty Repo 765.25 6.52 6.05-6.74 IV. Market Repo 7,874.00 6.80 6.75-6.95 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Kamaraj Co-operative Town Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’, certain directions on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - UCBs’, and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Cordite Factory Co-operative Bank Ltd., Aravankadu, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (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 conferred on RBI under the provisions of 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five thousand only) on The Arcot Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (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 conferred on RBI under the provisions of 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Tamilnadu Circle Postal Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (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 conferred on RBI under the provisions of 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Virudhunagar Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu (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 conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹36,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.75% GS 2029 Dec 23, 2029 14,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated January 13, 2025 January 17, 2025 (Friday) January 20, 2025 (Monday) 2 6.92% GS 2039 Nov 18, 2039 12,000 3 7.09% GS 2054 Aug 05, 2054 10,000 Total 36,000

The Reserve Bank of India vide directive CO.DOS.SED. No. S370/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 15, 2024, had placed Sarvodaya Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai under Directions for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 15, 2024, which was modified from time to time and the latest being upto January 15, 2025.

The following seven Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.