Press Releases

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Wednesday, January 07, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 2 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 09, 2026 (Friday)

The Reserve Bank had undertaken a review of the extant guidelines on the prudential norms on declaration of dividend and remittance of profits by foreign banks operating in branch mode in India. Accordingly, a draft of the revised framework was issued for public comments on January 2, 2024. However, based on the stakeholder feedback and consultations, the following draft Directions proposing a new methodology for computing the maximum eligible dividend payout are being issued for public comments:

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Shirpur Merchants’ Co-operative Bank Ltd., Shirpur, Maharashtra, vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED. No. S175/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 05, 2024, for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 08, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on January 08, 2026, vide Directive DOR.MON.D-32/12-21-364/2025-26 dated October 06, 2025.

As announced vide the Press Release 2025-26/1759 dated December 23, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on January 12, 2026. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) for SCBs for September 2025. It measures data quality in terms of the Accuracy, Timeliness, Completeness and Consistency in the submission of returns. The objective of sDQI is to assess the adherence to the principles enunciated in the Master Direction on Filing of Supervisory Returns 2024.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on January 06, 2026, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2036 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2040 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2042 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2044 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000 1000 Tenor 10 -Years 14 -Years 16 -Years 18 -Years Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 94 121 73 73

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.53 10 1000 1000 7.64 14 1000 1000 7.61 16 1000 1000 7.60 18

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,70,938.38 5.21 1.99-6.40 I. Call Money 18,787.42 5.40 4.50-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 4,51,651.35 5.15 4.50-5.26 III. Market Repo 1,97,591.86 5.32 1.99-5.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,907.75 5.48 5.45-6.40 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 145.80 5.34 4.85-5.50

As part of the Reserve Bank’s ongoing engagement with regulated entities, the Governor, Reserve Bank of India, today held a meeting in Mumbai with the Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers (MDs & CEOs) of select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), including Government NBFCs, Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) and Microfinance Institutions. The Reserve Bank had last held a similar meeting with NBFCs on February 13, 2025.

The first meeting of the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) was held today in Mumbai under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. It may be recalled that PRB was constituted consequent to an amendment in the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 which came into effect on May 9, 2025