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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 524,609.68 6.67 0.02-7.10 I. Call Money 9,577.69 6.68 5.10-6.87 II. Triparty Repo 351,712.55 6.70 6.60-6.75 III. Market Repo 162,528.44 6.59 0.02-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 791.00 6.86 6.85-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 39.50 6.63 5.85-6.70 II. Term Money@@ 337.00 - 6.85-6.90 III. Triparty Repo 1,650.00 6.80 6.75-6.80 IV. Market Repo 442.29 6.92 6.80-6.95 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated December 08, 2023 regarding issuance of a regulatory framework for aggregation of loan products by lending service providers (LSPs), the Reserve Bank of India has today placed on its website the Draft Circular on ‘Digital Lending – Transparency in Aggregation of Loan Products from Multiple Lenders’.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on April 26, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 3 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM April 29, 2024 (Monday)  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. (Yogesh Dayal) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/182

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹14,700 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 - 12 Yield 1000 - 17 Yield 1000 - 20 Yield

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 2023 2024 Variation Apr. 21 Apr.12 Apr. 19 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 3145 0 0 0 -3145 4.2 State Governments 3146 12921 17496 4575 14350 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Equity Markets and Monetary Policy Surprises” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series . The paper is co-authored by Mayank Gupta, Amit Pawar, Satyam Kumar, Abhinandan Borad and Subrat Kumar Seet.  

Auction Results 7.10% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹12,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹12,000 crore Competitive Bids Received

Tenor    3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)    25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)    26,040 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)    25,001 Cut off Rate (%)    6.52 Weighted Average Rate (%)    6.61 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)    31.81 

7.10% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹12,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.37/ 7.1889% 101.67/ 7.3338% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹20,000 crore ₹12,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL