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The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited (IMCBL), Lucknow vide Directive DOS.CO.OCCD.185569/12.28.007/2021-22 dated January 28, 2022 for a period of six months upto July 27, 2022, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto April 27, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-94/12.28.007/2024-25 dated January 16, 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 April 27, 2025.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 9,634 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 9,634 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on April 25, 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) 6,17,832.68 5.87 4.51-6.75 I. Call Money 16,433.95 5.91 5.00-6.05 II. Triparty Repo 4,23,148.05 5.83 5.62-6.50 III. Market Repo 1,76,708.68 5.97 4.51-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,542.00 6.20 6.19-6.25

The Reserve Bank of India today herewith releases the 11th volume of the annual publication titled ‘Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ Outlook 2023-24’. It can be accessed at https://data.rbi.org.in/#/dbie/reports/Publication/Time-Series%20 Publications/ Primary%20%28Urban%29%20Co-operative%20Banks'%20Outlook. The publication has been brought out by the ‘Department of Supervision’ of the Reserve Bank of India. The publication covers the financial

As announced vide the Press Release 2025-26/4 dated April 01, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore on April 29, 2025. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method: Sr. No ISIN Security Date of Maturity Aggregate Amount 1 IN0020240050 7.04% GS 2029 03-Jun-2029 ₹20,000 crore (There is no security-wise notified amount)

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended April 18, 2025.

The fifty fourth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during April 7 to 9, 2025. 2. The meeting was chaired by Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor and was attended by all the members – Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi; Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Economist, Mumbai; Professor Ram Singh, Director, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi; Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Executive Director (the officer of the Reserve Bank nominated by the Central Board under Section 45ZB(2)(c) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934), and Shri M Rajeshwar Rao, Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S592/45-11-001/2024-25 dated April 23, 2024, had placed the Konark Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ulhasnagar, under Directions from the close of business on April 23, 2024, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to April 23, 2025.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹9,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 85 83 102 (ii) Amount ₹28246.100 Crore ₹18536.500 Crore ₹24947.000 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.5492 97.1180 94.3987 (YTM: 5.9048%) (YTM: 5.9514%) (YTM: 5.9500%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹9,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.5492 (YTM:5.9048%) 97.1180 (YTM: 5.9514%) 94.3987 (YTM: 5.9500%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹9,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 18,872 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 18,872 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,25,055.90 5.90 3.50-6.95 I. Call Money 16,344.62 5.87 5.00-6.15 II. Triparty Repo 4,28,406.90 5.86 5.65-5.99 III. Market Repo 1,78,167.38 5.98 3.50-6.20 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 2,137.00 6.23 6.00-6.95

The Central Government has re-appointed Shri T. Rabi Sankar as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India for a period of one year with effect from May 03, 2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

In terms of GOI Notification F. No.4(25)-W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series IV-Issue date October 23, 2017) and GOI Notification F. No.4(22)-W&M/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series II-Issue date October 23, 2018) 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 next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be April 23, 2025.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Suri Friends’ Union Co-operative Bank Ltd., Suri, West Bengal vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S2574/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 21, 2022 for a period of six months up to close of business on January 22, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on April 22, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-95/12.29.046/2024-25 dated January 20, 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 close of business on April 22, 2025.

Aggregate Amount (Face value) notified by RBI : ₹20,000 crore Total amount offered (Face value) by participants : ₹60,973 crore Total amount accepted (Face value) by RBI : ₹20,000 crore

Today, the Reserve Bank released the April 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes bi-monthly monetary policy statement (April 09, 2025), four speeches, four articles and current statistics. The four articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Three Years of the Standing Deposit Facility: Some Insights; III. Changing Dynamics of Climate Policy Uncertainty and Energy Commodity Prices; and IV. Rural Consumer Confidence in India: Bridging the Gap.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on April 22, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ASSAM SGS 2040 CHHATTISGARH SDL 2028 MAHARASHTRA SGS 2037 MAHARASHTRA SGS 2038 Notified Amount 900 970 2000 2000 Tenure 15 Re-issue of 6.62% Chhattisgarh SDL 2028, issued on October 27, 2021 12 13 Competitive Bids Received

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated April 21, 2025, has cancelled the licence of “Ajantha Urban Co-operative Bank Maryadit, Aurangabad”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on April 22, 2025. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for

Security 6.10% GS 2031 7.26% GS 2032 7.50% GS 2034 8.30% GS 2040 9.23% GS 2043 Total amount notified Aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore (no security-wise notified amount) Total amount (face value) accepted by RBI (₹ in crore) 8,525 3,930 5,870 1,000 675

Sr. No State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Assam 900 900 6.75 15 2 Chhattisgarh 970 970 100.84/ 6.3490 Re-issue of 6.62% Chhattisgarh SDL 2028, issued on October 27, 2021 3 Maharashtra 2000 2000 6.76 12 2000 2000 6.72 13 1500 1500 6.75 14

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 17,892 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 17,892 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,27,477.20 5.85 4.00-7.00 I. Call Money 18,423.34 5.87 4.95-6.05 II. Triparty Repo 4,16,314.00 5.83 5.70-6.10 III. Market Repo 1,90,944.01 5.90 4.00-6.15 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,795.85 6.06 6.00-7.00

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹27,000 crore as per the following details:

Sr No

Security

Date of Repayment

Notified Amount

(₹ Crore)

GoI specific Notification

Auction

Date

Settlement Date

1

6.75% GS 2029

Dec 23, 2029

15,000

F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated
April 21, 2025

April 25, 2025 (Friday)

April 28, 2025

(Monday)

2

7.09% GS 2054

Aug 05, 2054

12,000

Total

27,000

2. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹2,000 crore against each security mentioned above.  

The Reserve Bank issued a draft circular on July 25, 2024 on ‘Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) – Review of Haircuts on High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) and Run-off Rates on Certain Categories of Deposits’. The draft circular proposed certain amendments to the LCR framework and invited comments from banks and stakeholders. 2. The feedback received has been

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

A. Source Security 6.99% GS 2026 8.33% GS 2026 6.97% GS 2026 8.15% GS 2026 B. Notified Amount (amount in ₹ cr) 3,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Destination Security 6.22% GS 2035 6.64% GS 2035 6.67% GS 2035 6.19% GS 2034 C. i. No. of offers received 19 13 49 17

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 6,332 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 6,332 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 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) 10,947.58    5.58    4.00-6.25 I. Call Money 1,556.10    5.50    5.30-5.95 II. Triparty Repo 9,033.00    5.63    5.00-6.25 III. Market Repo 358.48    4.55    4.00-5.00

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) 6,331.27 5.71 5.25-6.00 I. Call Money 1,373.30 5.50 5.25-5.95 II. Triparty Repo 3,476.00 5.72 5.25-5.80 III. Market Repo 213.97 5.25 5.25-5.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,268.00 5.98 5.95-6.00

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Apr. 12 Apr. 4 Apr. 11 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 12921 38299 35191 -3108 22271 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹10,870 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Assam 900 15 Yield 2 Chhattisgarh 970 Re-issue of 6.62% Chhattisgarh SDL 2028, issued on October 27, 2021 Price

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 4, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹29.60 lakh (Rupees Twenty Nine Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on Punjab National Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Service in 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 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 3, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹38.60 lakh (Rupees Thirty Eight Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on IDFC First Bank Limited (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 Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 11, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹61.40 lakh (Rupees Sixty One Lakh Forty Thousand only) on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines on Loan System for Delivery of Bank Credit’ and ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions’

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (in ₹ Crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91 Days 9,000 April 23, 2025 (Wednesday) April 24, 2025 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 5,000 3 364 Days 5,000 Total 19,000

As announced vide the Press Release 2025-26/4 dated April 01, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore on April 22, 2025.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended April 4, 2025.

Auction Results 6.79% GS 2031 6.98% GOI SGrB 2054 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹5,000 crore ₹14,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹5,000 crore ₹14,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 171 83 155 (ii) Amount ₹36,543.860 crore ₹9,920.000 crore ₹31,324.000 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 103.14 101.29 102.72 (YTM:6.2072%) (YTM:6.8765%) (YTM:6.8951%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 22 44 70 (ii) Amount 10,996.946 crore 4,999.701 crore 13,991.107 crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 87.85% 39.70% 69.52%

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 05-Apr-2024 21-Mar-2025* 04-Apr-2025* 05-Apr-2024 21-Mar-2025* 04-Apr-2025* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 311538.58 309413.69 341552.68 316377.56 315674.68 347987.06** b) Borrowings from banks 176357.08 111975.77 105753.36 176367.15 112026.94 105753.36 c) Other demand & time liabilities 73116.43 29915.64 23126.31 73356.21 30309.78 23437.00

I. Summary OMO Purchase Results Aggregate Amount (Face value) notified by RBI : ₹40,000 crore Total amount offered (Face value) by participants : ₹81,015 crore Total amount accepted (Face value) by RBI : ₹40,000 crore

6.79% GS 2031 6.98% GOI SGrB 2054 7.09% GS 2074 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹5,000 crore ₹14,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 103.14/6.2072% 101.29/6.8765% 102.72/6.8951%

Security 7.37% GS 2028 7.32% GS 2030 6.54% GS 2032 7.18% GS 2033 7.54% GS 2036 7.23% GS 2039 Total amount notified Aggregate amount of ₹40,000 crore (no security-wise notified amount) Total amount (face value) accepted by RBI (₹ in crore) 7,421 7,922 14,603 4,085 1,919 4,050 Cut off yield (%) 6.0698 6.2031 6.3566 6.4100 6.5487 6.5951 Cut off price (₹) 104.05 105.18 100.98 104.89 107.72 105.74