In terms of GOI notification F.No. 4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020 (SGB 2020-21 Series-VI-Issue date September 08, 2020) 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on September 06, 2025 (September 07 and September 08 being holidays).

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Aug. 30 Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 13381 27463 19623 -7840 6242 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 02, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Rohika Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 9 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act)

(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** 18,662.25 5.37 4.75-5.50 II. Term Money@@ 645.00 - 5.35-5.70 III. Triparty Repo 3,96,902.80 5.36 5.00-6.15 IV. Market Repo 1,84,726.51 5.32 4.00-5.75 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,940.55 5.48 5.38-6.35

A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC-SC) was held today at the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, chaired the meeting. The Sub-Committee discussed major global and domestic macroeconomic and financial sector developments and various issues that may have financial stability implications. The Sub-Committee reviewed the progress in several inter-regulatory matters including simplification of KYC processes and special drives for financial inclusion. It also deliberated upon the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2025–30. The Sub-Committee also reviewed the functioning of State-Level Coordination Committees (SLCCs) in States and Union Territories and activities of various technical groups.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,300 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Bihar 2000 05 Yield 2000 09 Yield 2000 11 Yield 2. Goa 100 11 Yield 3. Haryana 500 15 Yield 1000 16 Yield

The Government of Maharashtra has declared September 08, 2025, as a public holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The public holiday on September 05, 2025, declared earlier has been cancelled. Accordingly, there will be no transactions and settlements in Government securities, foreign exchange, money markets and rupee interest rate derivatives on September 08, 2025. The Government securities market, foreign exchange market, money market and rupee interest rate derivatives market will now be operational on September 05, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.02 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Two Thousand Only) on The Pataliputra Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bihar (the bank) for n

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 02, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Dakshin Dinajpur District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, West Bengal (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 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 September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Cuttack, Odisha (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 September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Dahanu Road Janata Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dahanu Road, Maharashtra (the bank), for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). 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 issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Amanath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1931/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024 for a period of six months upto December 12, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto September 12, 2025 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-14/12.23.001/2025-26 dated June 03, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond September 12, 2025.

Auction Results 6.28% GS 2032 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount 11,000 14,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 174 247 (ii) Amount 26,398.500 39,425.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.52 96.11 (YTM: 6.5497%) (YTM: 7.3844%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 75 89 (ii) Amount 10,985.863 13,955.519

6.28% GS 2032 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹14,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 98.52/6.5497% 96.11/7.3844% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹11,000 crore ₹14,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 23-Aug-2024 08-Aug-2025* 22-Aug-2025* 23-Aug-2024 08-Aug-2025* 22-Aug-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 294896.40 341956.14 347696.65 298809.39 349533.41 355276.68** b) Borrowings from banks 126681.45 100840.03 100383.06 126693.70 100849.93 100411.43 c) Other demand & time liabilities 77788.82 25575.23 24565.88 78091.77 26106.50 25090.82

Tenor    8-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)    1,50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore)    1,80,955 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore)    1,50,023 Cut off Rate (%)    5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%)    5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate    81.9 

In the underwriting auction conducted on September 04, 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: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (Paise per ₹100)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,14,313.01 5.27 4.00-6.30 I. Call Money 20,605.04 5.35 4.75-5.40 II. Triparty Repo 4,01,255.05 5.26 5.20-5.40 III. Market Repo 1,90,274.37 5.28 4.00-5.45 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,178.55 5.49 5.40-6.30

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, September 04, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,50,000 8 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM September 12, 2025 (Friday)

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 29, 2025 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended August 22, 2025.

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 10,000 6,000 5,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 112 72 58 (ii) Amount 28,502.000 17,400.700 10,115.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.6450 97.2742 94.6482 (YTM: 5.5095%) (YTM: 5.6198%) (YTM: 5.6699%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 41 32 39 (ii) Amount 9,969.588 5,984.378 4,977.477 V. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 96.9743% 55.3366% 56.7219%

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6450 (YTM:5.5095%) 97.2742 (YTM: 5.6198%) 94.6482 (YTM: 5.6699%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on September 04, 2025 (Thursday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,38,608.18 5.28 1.00-6.30 I. Call Money 19,453.43 5.39 4.75-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 4,19,838.50 5.27 5.01-5.32 III. Market Repo 1,96,842.70 5.28 1.00-5.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,473.55 5.51 5.40-6.30

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on September 02, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2033 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2034 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2036 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2037 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1500 1500 Tenor 8 -Years 9 -Years 11 -Years 12 -Years Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 98 91 94 100 (ii) Amount 6420 6545 8265 8358.20 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.48 7.48 7.62 7.63 Cut off Price (₹) 100 100 100 100

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.48 08 1000 1000 7.48 09 1500 1500 7.62 11 1500 1500 7.63 12 2. Assam 800 800 7.63 10 3. Bihar 2000 2000 7.24 06

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,19,876.26 5.30 2.00-6.35 I. Call Money 19,090.43 5.42 4.75-5.55 II. Triparty Repo 4,11,539.75 5.28 5.10-5.36 III. Market Repo 1,87,119.53 5.32 2.00-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,126.55 5.58 5.45-6.35 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 296.75 5.21 4.95-5.45

A comprehensive review of the various services offered by Reserve Bank of India under Citizens’ Charter and Regulatory Approvals was undertaken and the revised Citizen’s Charter was released on July 1, 2025. 2. An analysis of the performance under

Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹25,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.28% GS 2032 Jul 14, 2032 11,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated September 01, 2025 September 04, 2025 (Thursday) September 08, 2025 (Monday) 2 7.09% GS 2074 Nov 25, 2074 14,000 Total 25,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 26, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Jilla Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This p

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 26, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Jilla Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for contravention of provisions of 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) and Section 46(4)(i) read with Section 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 26, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, (the bank), for contravention of provisions of 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) and Section 46(4)(i) read with Section 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on August 01, 2025.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June of 2025-26 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-June 2025-26 are detailed below in

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June 2025-26, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q1:2025-26 • India’s current account balance recorded a deficit of US$ 2.4 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2025-26 as compared with US$ 8.6 billion (0.9 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2024-25 and against a surplus of US$ 13.5 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2024-25.

(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) 14,134.15 5.12 3.80-5.31 I. Call Money 956.00 4.97 4.75-5.24 II. Triparty Repo 12,805.55 5.17 5.00-5.31 III. Market Repo 372.60 3.99 3.80-4.01 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 48,820 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 48,820 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers 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) 14,546.80 5.32 4.50-6.25 I. Call Money 1,328.45 5.07 4.75-5.35 II. Triparty Repo 9,477.70 5.32 4.80-6.25 III. Market Repo 829.10 4.80 4.50-5.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,911.55 5.56 5.52-5.61

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Monday, September 01, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of August 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 8.80 per cent in July 2025 (8.62 per cent in June 2025). • The WALR on outstanding rupee

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹44.70 lakh (Rupees Forty-Four Lakh and Seventy Thousand only) on Bandhan Bank Limited (the bank) for contravention of section 10(1)(b)(ii) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Automation of Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning processes in banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with section 46 (4) of the BR Act.

The value of exports and imports of services during July 2025 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April – 2025 - 16,909 (0.9) May – 2025 32,452 (9.6) 16,694 (-1.1) June – 2025 32,105 (12.0) 15,897 (5.0)

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 10,000 September 03, 2025 (Wednesday) September 04, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 5,000 Total 21,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹31,650 Crore (Face Value).Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 08 Yield 1000 09 Yield 1500 11 Yield 1500 12 Yield

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Aug. 23 Aug. 15 Aug. 22 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 26802 34130 27463 -6667 661 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Today, the Reserve Bank published its annual publication “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2024–25 (HBS)”. The 27th edition in the series offers detailed time-series data on the Indian economy. It includes 244 statistical tables on macroeconomic and financial data such as national income, prices, money, banking, markets, public finances, foreign trade, balance of payments, and select socio-economic indicators. This edition has been released earlier than the scheduled date.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of July 2025 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all SCBs, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit grew by 9.9 per cent as on the fortnight ended July 25, 2025, compared to 13.6 per cent during the corresponding fortnight of the previous year (i.e., July 26, 2024).

Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Return (BSR)-1 on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) June 2025 on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). It captures various characteristics of bank credit such as occupation/activity and organisational sector of the borrower, type of account and interest rates based on account-level reporting. Data reported by SCBs {excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} are presented for bank groups, population groups and states. Highlights: • Bank credit growth (y-o-y) decelerated to 9.9 per cent in June 2025 from 15.0 per cent (net of merger ) in June 2024 (Chart - I).

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Return (BSR)-2 on Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – June 2025 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), excluding regional rural banks, report quarterly branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, age wise distribution of deposits pertaining to individuals,

(Amount in ₹ Crore) Auction Results 6.68% GS 2040 6.90% GS 2065 I. Notified Amount 16,000 16,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 249 234 (ii) Amount 28,597.722 39,607.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 97.38 93.87 (YTM: 6.9646%) (YTM: 7.3786%)

6.68% GS 2040 6.90% GS 2065 I. Notified Amount ₹16,000 crore ₹16,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 97.38/6.9646% 93.87/7.3786% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹16,000 crore ₹16,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auction conducted on August 29, 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: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (Paise per ₹100) 6.68% GS 2040 16,000 8,001 7,999 16,000 2 6.90% GS 2065 16,000 8,001 7,999 16,000 3.50

Tenor 6-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 1,38,366 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 1,38,366 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers 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) 6,53,452.30 5.37 3.00-6.40 I. Call Money 17,689.02 5.46 4.75-5.60 II. Triparty Repo 4,47,565.80 5.36 5.00-5.45 III. Market Repo 1,85,240.93 5.38 3.00-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,956.55 5.62 5.52-6.40

Today, the Reserve Bank released the August 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes monetary policy statement, three speeches, five articles and current statistics. The five articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Private Corporate Investment: Growth in 2024-25 and Outlook for 2025-26; III. Equity Mutual Funds: Transforming India’s Savings Landscape; IV. EV Policies and Two-Wheeler EV Adoption: Evidence from Indian States; and V. Horticultural Diversification: A Pathway to Agricultural Resilience.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Friday, August 29, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,50,000 6 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM September 04, 2025 (Thursday)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹45,000/- (Rupees Forty Five Thousand only) on The Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customers (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Ponani Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijayapura District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Purasawalkam Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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 has today released data on Reserve Money for the week

(Amount in ₹ crore) Auction Results 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day I. Notified Amount 10,000 6,000 5,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 87 85 72 (ii) Amount 22,227.000 18,583.000 12,673.000 III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.6452 97.2835 94.6752 (YTM: 5.5087%) (YTM: 5.6001%) (YTM: 5.6397%)

I. T-Bill 91-Day 182-Day 364-Day II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.6452 (YTM:5.5087%) 97.2835 (YTM: 5.6001%) 94.6752 (YTM: 5.6397%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹10,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on August 29, 2025 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(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 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 49,515 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 49,515 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers 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) 6,70,900.89 5.37 3.50-6.45 I. Call Money 17,767.78 5.44 4.75-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 4,56,046.05 5.36 5.18-5.45 III. Market Repo 1,93,823.01 5.37 3.50-5.60 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,264.05 5.58 5.50-6.45

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM August 29, 2025 (Friday)

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on August 26, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ASSAM SGS 2031* GOA SGS 2037 GUJARAT SGS 2034 HARYANA SGS 2039 Notified Amount 450 100 2000 1000 Tenor 6 -Years 12 -Years 9 -Years 14 -Years Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 2 19 75 85 (ii) Amount 200 730 4935 4204.45 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.13 7.40 7.25 7.52 Cut off Price (₹) 100 100 100 100 Competitive Bids Accepted

Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenor (Year) 1. Assam* 450 204.029 7.13 06 2. Goa 100 100 7.40 12 3. Gujarat 2000 2000 7.25 09 4. Haryana 1000 1000 7.52 14 1000 1000 106.22/7.4409 Re-issue of 8.44% Haryana SDL 2034, issued on March 06, 2019 5. Himachal Pradesh 500 500 7.27 10 1000 1000 7.56 15 6. Jammu and Kashmir 300 300 7.82 17 7. Kerala# 2000 988.007 7.52 08

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,70,429.03 5.39 2.00-6.40 I. Call Money 18,313.38 5.45 4.00-5.50 II. Triparty Repo 4,36,906.95 5.39 5.10-5.47 III. Market Repo 2,11,600.35 5.39 2.00-5.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,608.35 5.60 5.53-6.40

Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.68% GS 2040 Jul 07, 2040 16,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated August 25, 2025 August 29, 2025 (Friday) September 01, 2025 (Monday) 2 6.90% GS 2065 Apr 15, 2065 16,000 Total 32,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Anand Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks’ and 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Bellary District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Sections 19 and 20 rea

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Dharmapuri District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Kalaburagi and Yadgir District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data on performance of the private corporate sector during the first quarter of 2025-26, drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 3,079 listed non-government non-financial

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS). The September 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey collects current perceptions and one year ahead expectations of households on general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending from the households residing in the rural and semi-urban areas across 31 states/ UTs viz., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, NCT of Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Union Territory of Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS). The September 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The September 2025 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.

With a view to encourage writing originally in Hindi on the subjects of Economics/ Finance/Banking and general interest, Reserve Bank of India had invited entries for Inter-Bank Hindi Essay competition for the year 2025-26 vide press release dated 30 May 2025 in which Officers and Staff members (Other than Rajbhasha Officers and Translators) of Reserve Bank of India, Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) sponsored by them have participated. The result of the above-mentioned competition is attached herewith.

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) 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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,69,298.97 5.45 0.80-6.60 I. Call Money 17,970.39 5.51 4.00-5.63 II. Triparty Repo 4,44,453.45 5.51 5.15-5.60 III. Market Repo 2,04,044.63 5.32 0.80-5.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,830.50 5.69 5.60-6.60

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (₹ crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91-Day 10,000 August 28, 2025 (Thursday) August 29, 2025 (Friday) 2 182-Day 6,000 3 364-Day 5,000 Total 21,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹34,150 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenor (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 450 06 Yield 2. Goa 100 12 Yield 3. Gujarat 2000 09 Yield 4. Haryana 1000 14 Yield 1000 Re-issue of 8.44% Haryana SDL 2034, issued on March 06, 2019 Price

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Aug. 16 Aug. 08 Aug. 15 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 26767 42792 34130 -8662 7363 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The 618th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today in Lucknow under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. The Board assessed the emerging global and domestic economic landscape, including the geopolitical and financial market developments and associated challenges. The Board reviewed the functioning of select Central Office Departments of the Bank and also of Committees of Central Board and the Ombudsman Scheme.

(Amount in ₹ Crore) Auction Results 5.91% GS 2028 6.33% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount 6,000 30,000 II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 83 400 (ii) Amount 21,922.000 70,397.283 III. Cut-off price / Yield 99.75 98.39 (YTM: 6.0032%) (YTM: 6.5553%)

5.91% GS 2028 6.33% GS 2035 I. Notified Amount ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.75/6.0032% 98.39/6.5553% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹6,000 crore ₹30,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In terms of Para 13 of the Consolidated Procedural Guidelines on the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular IDMD.CDD.1100/14.04.050/2021-22 dated October 22, 2021, premature redemption of the gold bonds is permitted after five years from the date of issue of such bonds. 2. Accordingly, the details of tranches falling due for premature redemption during the period October 01, 2025 – March 31, 2026, along with the window available for submission of request for premature redemption by the investors are as under:

Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 75,781 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 75,781 Cut off Rate (%) 5.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on August 22, 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: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (Paise per ₹100)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,34,112.67 5.42 0.20-6.55 I. Call Money 19,022.22 5.52 4.75-5.75 II. Triparty Repo 4,15,978.15 5.55 5.40-5.77 III. Market Repo 1,96,101.80 5.13 0.20-5.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,010.50 5.72 5.60-6.55

In May 2016, the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 was amended to provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework in India. As per Section 45ZA of the RBI Act, 1934, the Central Government shall, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, determine the inflation target in terms of the CPI, once in every five years. The Central Government initially notified the inflation target with the tolerance band on August 5, 2016, for the period 2016-2021. In the first review conducted in March 2021, this target was retained for the subsequent five years till March 2026. A second review of the target is now due by end-March 2026.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on Friday, August 22, 2025, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 7 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM August 29, 2025 (Friday)