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MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 594,258.49 6.63 4.00-6.95 I. Call Money 9,887.54 6.68 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 418,089.80 6.62 6.25-6.74 III. Market Repo 165,513.15 6.65 4.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 768.00 6.91 6.90-6.95 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 127.75 6.55 6.20-6.75 II. Term Money@@ 303.00 - 6.75-7.00 III. Triparty Repo 1,140.00 6.67 6.60-6.70 IV. Market Repo 50.97 6.65 6.65-6.65 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 100.00 6.90 6.90-6.90

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Durga Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Vijayawada vide Directive No. HYD.DOS.INSP4.No.S241/15-36-070/2022-2023 dated July 28, 2022 for a period of six months up to January 29, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to July 29, 2024 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-06/12.24.020/2024-25 dated April 18, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of Directive beyond July 29, 2024

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended July 19, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/xxx

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated July 23, 2024, has cancelled the licence of “The Mahabhairab Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd., Tezpur, Assam”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on July 24, 2024. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹ 8000 Crore ₹ 6000 Crore ₹ 6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 94 113 125 (ii) Amount ₹ 30785.839 Crore ₹ 19853.800 Crore ₹ 27277.030 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3539 96.7089 93.6174 (YTM: 6.7130%) (YTM: 6.8249%) (YTM: 6.8365%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3539 (YTM: 6.7130%) 96.7089 (YTM: 6.8249%) 93.6174 (YTM: 6.8365%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

The following Eight Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 3,860 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 3,860 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive DOS.CO.OCCD/185569/12.28.007/ 2021-2022 dated January 28, 2022 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P) under Directions from the close of business on January 28, 2022. The validity of these Directions was extended time-to-time, last being up to July 27, 2024.

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 599,076.46 6.66 0.50-7.00 I. Call Money 10,660.09 6.67 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 419,338.75 6.67 6.35-6.74 III. Market Repo 167,906.62 6.64 0.50-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,171.00 6.92 6.90-7.00 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 160.00 6.46 5.95-6.75 II. Term Money@@ 619.50 - 6.85-7.10 III. Triparty Repo 1,200.00 6.70 6.70-6.70 IV. Market Repo 59.88 6.72 6.72-6.72 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 24, 2024, Wednesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 2 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM July 26, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on July 23, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ASSAM 2039 GOA 2034 KERALA 2054 RAJASTHAN 2034 Notified Amount 1000 100 1000 1000 Tenure 15 10 30 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 55 15 29 59 (ii) Amount 3655 399 3955 3465 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.35 7.36 7.33 7.36 Competitive Bids Accepted

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. BLR.DOS.SSMS.No.S836/09-01-112/2023-2024 dated July 24, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on January 24, 2024, as modified from time to time which were last extended up to close of business on July 24, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-05/12-23-112/2024-2025 dated April 18, 2024. 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 July 24, 2024.

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Assam 1000 1000 7.35 15 2 Goa 100 100 7.36 10 3 Kerala 1000 1000 7.33 30 4 Rajasthan 1000 1000 7.36 10 5 Tamil Nadu 1000 1000 7.33 8 2000 2000 7.34 10 6 Telangana 1000 1000 7.34 13 1000 1000 7.35 16 1000 1000 7.33 18 7 West Bengal 3000 3000 7.36 16 Total 12100 12100

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 588,291.86 6.59 4.00-6.90 I. Call Money 11,462.43 6.60 5.10-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 403,412.00 6.59 6.35-6.76 III. Market Repo 172,781.43 6.57 4.00-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 636.00 6.85 6.80-6.90 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 150.40 6.48 6.25-6.65 II. Term Money@@ 381.00 - 6.60-7.25 III. Triparty Repo 1,190.00 6.59 6.50-6.60 IV. Market Repo 1,100.57 6.76 6.70-6.78 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

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 Limited, Suri (West Bengal) vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S-2574/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 21, 2022 for a period of six months up to January 22, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to July 22, 2024 vide Directive No. DOR.MON.D-07/12.29.046/ 2024-25 dated April 18, 2024.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹35,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (Rs. crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.04% GS 2029 Jun 03, 2029 12,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated July 22, 2024 July 26, 2024 (Friday) July 29, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.23% GS 2039 Apr 15, 2039 12,000 3 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 11,000 Total 35,000 2. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹2,000 crore against each security mentioned above.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on The Yashwant Co-operative Bank Limited, Satara, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26 A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters- UCBs’, ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs’, ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms’ and ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts –Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the 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) 22,275.15 6.29 5.00-6.37 I. Call Money 768.10 6.11 5.50-6.24 II. Triparty Repo 21,018.00 6.30 6.05-6.37 III. Market Repo 489.05 6.29 5.00-6.35 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment      I. Notice Money** 3.00 6.24 6.24-6.24

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range 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 - - 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 - -

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,460.79 6.35 5.10-7.00 I. Call Money 868.24 6.11 5.10-6.25 II. Triparty Repo 4,894.55 6.34 6.06-7.00 III. Market Repo 80.00 6.26 6.26-6.26 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 618.00 6.75 6.75-6.75 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 8,642.52 6.53 5.55-6.60 II. Term Money@@ 422.00 - 6.60-7.00 III. Triparty Repo 380,148.80 6.47 6.22-6.65 IV. Market Repo 164,629.45 6.48 6.00-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated July 19, 2024, has cancelled the licence of Uravakonda Co-operative Town Bank Ltd., Uravakonda (Anantapur District), Andhra Pradesh. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on July 20, 2024. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Andhra Pradesh has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Saibaba Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Latur, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S2598/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated July 21, 2022, for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 22, 2023, as modified from time to time, which was last extended up to the close of business on July 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-03/12.22.705/2024-25 dated April 15, 2024

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(20) - W&M/2017 dated July 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series II-Issue date July 28, 2017) 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 July 26, 2024 (July 27 and 28 being non-working Saturday and Sunday respectively). 

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(22) – B (W&M) /2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series V - Issue date January 22, 2019) 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 July 22, 2024.

Large scale outage in Microsoft Services is impacting IT systems globally leading to disruptions in various sectors. The Reserve Bank has made an assessment of the impact of this outage on its Regulated Entities. Critical systems of most banks are not in cloud and further, only a few banks are using the CrowdStrike tool. Our assessment shows that only 10 banks and NBFCs had minor disruptions which have either been resolved or are being resolved. Overall, the Indian financial sector in the Reserve Bank’s domain remains insulated from the global outage. The Reserve Bank has issued an Advisory today to its Regulated Entities for taking necessary steps to remain alert and ensure operational resilience and continuity.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,90,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Ninety Thousand only) on Muthoot Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provision of ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹12,100 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 1000 15 Yield 2. Goa 100 10 Yield 3. Kerala 1000 30 Yield 4. Rajasthan 1000 10 Yield 5. Tamil Nadu 1000 8 Yield 2000 10 Yield 6. Telangana 1000 13 Yield 1000 16 Yield 1000 18 Yield 7. West Bengal 3000 16 Yield Total 12100

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 8,000 July 24,2024 (Wednesday) July 25,2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 20,000

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Jul. 14 Jul. 5 Jul. 12 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 17596 25838 16359 -9479 -1236 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.10% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 Crore ₹11,000 Crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹20,000 Crore ₹11,000 Crore III. Competitive Bids Received  (i)  Number 378 252 (ii) Amount ₹ 57108.689 Crore ₹ 33240.410 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.83 104.98 (YTM: 6.9788%) (YTM: 7.0938%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted  (i)  Number 146 59 (ii) Amount ₹ 19983.865 Crore ₹ 10988.822 Crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 61.08% 28.58%

7.10% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.83/6.9788% 104.98/7.0938% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹20,000 crore ₹11,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/733

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 33,705 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 33,705 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended July 12, 2024.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on July 19, 2024, 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: (₹ crore) Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted Total Amount underwritten ACU Commission Cut-off rate (paise per ₹100) 7.10% GS 2034 20,000 10,017 9,983 20,000 0.06 7.46% GS 2073 11,000 5,502 5,498 11,000 0.11 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on July 19, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@   Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 533,274.55 6.41  5.00-6.80 I. Call Money  9,934.97  6.47  5.10-6.60  II. Triparty Repo  369,588.85  6.40  6.36-6.60 III. Market Repo 153,007.73  6.43  5.00-6.80  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  743.00  6.62  6.60-6.70 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money**  258.20  6.38  5.90-6.55  II. Term Money@@  523.00  -  6.60-7.00

Reserve Bank had launched its third global hackathon – ‘HaRBInger 2024 – Innovation for Transformation’ with two themes of ‘Zero Financial Frauds’ and ‘Being Divyang Friendly’ which was communicated vide Press Release dated June 7, 2024. Keeping in view the requests received, it has been decided to extend the timeline for registration and submission of applications up to July 31, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with certain 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 section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated July 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Chandrapur District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Chandrapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the 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 vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated July 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Sree Harihareshwara Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Harihar, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions − UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 July 11, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vaishali District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bihar (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know your Customer (KYC) norms’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. 

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 19, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM July 22, 2024 (Monday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the July 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes six speeches, five articles, and current statistics. The five articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Updating Estimates of the Natural Rate of Interest for India with Post-Pandemic Evidence; III. Estimating the Financial Wealth of Indian Households; IV. Measuring the Contribution of Labour Composition in Gross Value Added in India – The Human Capital Approach; and V. Fiscal Performance of Himalayan States/ Union Territories.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 84 91 125 (ii) Amount ₹31,361.060 Crore ₹18,666.100 Crore ₹29,830.250 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3474 96.6995 93.5846 (YTM:6.7399%) (YTM:6.8451%) (YTM:6.8740%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 36 41 10

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 20,353 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3474 (YTM: 6.7399%) 96.6995 (YTM: 6.8451%) 93.5846 (YTM: 6.8740%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 18, 2024, Thursday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 1 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM July 19, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 53,885 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 25,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.48 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.48 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate 94.81

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on July 19, 2024. As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting 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 - -