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.