The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Samarth Sahakari Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions -UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 April 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bikaner, Rajasthan (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47 A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by NABARD with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with NABARD directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The May 2024 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the three months ahead as well as in the one year ahead period and quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one year ahead inflation rates. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The May 2024 round of the survey is being launched.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 17, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Vaish Co-operative Adarsh Bank Limited, New Delhi (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank has cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC): Sr. No. Name of the NBFC Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued On Name of the services provider/mobile app

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 97,000 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 97,000 Cut off Rate (%) 6.52 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.62 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

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) 0.00    - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 -    - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 -    -

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on April 29, 2024, Monday, as under: