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On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 23, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 4 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM December 27, 2024 (Friday)

Tenor Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)

(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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 22,091.46 6.60 5.50-6.80 I. Call Money 717.15 6.14 5.50-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 20,948.65 6.62 6.26-6.75 III. Market Repo 425.66 6.35 6.01-6.70 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) 8,198.97 6.62 5.75-7.10 I. Call Money 881.85 6.27 5.75-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 5,477.15 6.59 6.25-6.77 III. Market Repo 53.47 6.20 6.20-6.20 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,786.50 6.88 6.85-7.10

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakh only) on Manappuram Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of “Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016” issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of 27.30 lakh (Rupees Twenty-Seven Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on IndusInd Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of ‘Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The following State Governments/UT have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹ 30,600 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised. (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 900 10 Yield 2. Bihar 2000 10 Yield 3. Gujarat 1500 09 Yield 4. Haryana 1000 13 Yield

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 7,000 December 26, 2024 (Thursday) December 27, 2024 (Friday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 23, 2024, Monday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM December 24, 2024 (Tuesday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 15 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 11131 0 -11131 0 4.2 State Governments 15212 34432 28744 -5688 13532 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The fifty second meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during December 4 to 6, 2024.

The 612th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held today in Guwahati under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor.

Auction Results New GS 2029 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 148 312 (ii) Amount ₹ 41417.000 Crore ₹ 39200.020 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield - 103.62 (YTM:6.75%) (YTM:7.0653%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 47 100 (ii) Amount ₹ 13988.940 Crore ₹ 14982.955 Crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 95.56% 99.73%

New GS 2029 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 6.75% 103.62/7.0653% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 2,00,795 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,50,004 Cut off Rate (%) 6.52 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.57 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 51.59

In the underwriting auction conducted on December 20, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,85,390.11 6.57 0.01-6.90 I. Call Money 13,055.23 6.71 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 4,25,855.40 6.55 6.38-6.88 III. Market Repo 1,44,755.78 6.60 0.01-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,723.70 6.81 6.80-6.90

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Guna Nagarik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Guna, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific direction issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Shri Vaibhav Lakshmi Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for non-compliance with the  directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific direction issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.10 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Raj Rajeshwari Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Shajapur (MP) (the bank), for non-compliance with certain direction issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and classification’, and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Indore Paraspar Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Indore (MP) (the bank), for non-comp

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen Lakh only) on Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited (the bank), for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs’. 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.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 20, 2024, Friday, as under:

Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Report “State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2024-25”. The theme of this year’s Report is “Fiscal Reforms by States”. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the finances of State governments for 2024-25 against the backdrop of actual and revised/provisional accounts for 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 25 – November 29, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 11-11-2024 2,004 852 596 553 497 434 10,898 9,237 938 5,355 1,061 193 12-11-2024 3,914 827 1,405 754 299 363 22,017 21,971 3,573 7,302 3,449 167

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 18 – November 22, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 11 – November 14, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 04 – November 08, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 04-11-2024 5,442 737 478 650 745 654 11,821 12,081 1,244 5,789 2,719 225 05-11-2024 4,768 1,507 1,020 570 275 399 13,096 13,768 1,673 5,757 2,041 273 06-11-2024 4,108 1,815 2,747 872 1,252 1,174 20,470 15,931 2,719 13,839 2,599 372 07-11-2024 3,822 1,549 746 786 574 526 13,468 17,201 2,218 7,438 3,191 486 08-11-2024 6,084 1,192 608 444 451 589 14,029 16,737 1,320 5,565 2,268 165

Government of India has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on December 20, 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) 5,92,544.43 6.53 1.00-6.85 I. Call Money 12,890.15 6.69 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 4,27,799.35 6.51 6.28-6.65 III. Market Repo 1,50,350.73 6.59 1.00-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,504.20 6.82 6.80-6.85

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 13, 2024.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 99 104 91 (ii) Amount ₹ 25391.000 Crore ₹ 20487.300 Crore ₹ 18029.130 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4119 96.7952 93.7982 (YTM:6.4726%) (YTM:6.6400%) (YTM:6.6300%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4119 (YTM: 6.4726%) 96.7952 (YTM: 6.6400%) 93.7982 (YTM: 6.6300%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

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

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,78,187.72 6.64 5.10-6.95 I. Call Money 12,895.02 6.70 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 4,14,179.90 6.62 6.00-6.77 III. Market Repo 1,49,768.60 6.69 5.50-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,344.20 6.86 6.85-6.90

On May 29, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India had, in exercise of its powers under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI) imposed business restrictions on the following supervised entities respectively, belonging to the Edelweiss Group.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25)–W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XII -Issue date December 18, 2017) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 17, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2044 BIHAR 2034 HIMACHAL PRADESH 2036 JAMMU AND KASHMIR UT 2049 Notified Amount 395 2000 500 400 Tenure 20 10 12 25 Competitive Bids Received

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Arunachal Pradesh 395 395 7.11 20 2. Bihar 2000 2000 7.12 10 3. Himachal Pradesh 500 500 7.12 12 4. Jammu and Kashmir 400 400 7.10 25 5. Karnataka 2000 2000 7.11 11 2000 2000 7.12 12 6. Kerala 1255 1255 7.10 18 7. Meghalaya 635 635 7.11 9

<p>Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 23,188 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 23,188 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.56 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA</p>
 

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of October 2024.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on December 17, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 83,570 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,005 Cut off Rate (%) 6.54 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.57 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 50.42

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 564,432.69 6.67 3.50-7.10 I. Call Money 13,531.76 6.70 5.50-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 375,075.30 6.69 6.55-6.83 III. Market Repo 174,529.93 6.63 3.50-7.01 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,295.70 6.83 6.80-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 464.05 6.74 6.10-6.80 II. Term Money@@ 760.00 - 7.00-7.10 III. Triparty Repo 2,948.00 6.81 6.70-6.85 IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Tarapur Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Dist. Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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 December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Bhadran People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dist. Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ 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.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹29,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 New GS 2029 Dec 23, 2029 14,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated December 16, 2024 December 20, 2024 (Friday) December 23, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 15,000 Total 29,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.96 lakh (Rupees Five lakh ninety six thousand only) on Vaishya Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen lakh only) on SBPP Co-operative Bank Limited, Killa Pardi (Dist. Valsad) (the bank), for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs’. 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.