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On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 17, 2024, Friday, as under:

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹5200 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 - 17 Yield 1000 - 20 Yield 2 Haryana 1000 - 10 Yield 3 Jammu and Kashmir 500 - 27 Yield 4 Manipur 200 - 12 Yield 5 Rajasthan 750 - 08 Yield 750 - 10 Yield Total 5200

The Reserve Bank today held a Conference in Mumbai for the Heads of Assurance Functions (i.e., Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Risk Officers and Heads of Internal Audit) of select Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). The Conference was attended by about 300 participants representing more than 120 UCBs. This event, with the theme ‘Resilient Financial System – Role of Effective Assurance Functions’, is a part of the series of supervisory engagements the Reserve Bank has been organising over the last one year with its Regulated Entities. As part of this series, Conference for the Heads of Assurance Functions of Scheduled Commercial Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies were held earlier.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs)    ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 5-May-23    19-APR-2024 *    03-MAY-2024 *    5-May-23    19-APR-2024 *    03-MAY-2024 * I    LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)    a) Demand & Time deposits from banks    243113.97    292789.19    291062.05    245662.62    297191.96    292738.77 ** b) Borrowings from banks    37219.65    172085.68    168949.53    37411.07    172085.68    171440.46 c) Other demand & time liabilities    59771.4    74776.64    76698.85    60435.9    75015.18    76967.9 

I. SUMMARY RESULTS Aggregate amount (Face Value) notified by RBI ₹ 60,000.000 crore Total amount offered (Face Value) by participants ₹ 40,595.449 crore Total amount accepted (Face Value) by RBI ₹ 2,069.999 crore II. DETAILS OF EACH SECURITY Security 6.18% GS 2024 9.15% GS 2024 6.89% GS 2025 No. of offers received 24 12 27 Total amount (Face Value) offered (₹ Crore) 26,877.161 6,479.791 7,238.497 No of offers accepted 6 2 1 Total amount (Face Value) accepted by RBI (₹ Crore) 552.999 1,513.000 4.000 Cut off price (₹) 99.61 100.98 99.86 Weighted Avg Price (₹) 99.60 100.98 99.86

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on May 17, 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) 490,995.72 6.32 4.00-6.80 I. Call Money 12,016.96 6.48 5.40-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 309,533.65 6.29 6.10-6.40 III. Market Repo 168,275.11 6.38 4.00-6.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,170.00 6.59 6.45-6.80 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 160.75 6.43 5.80-6.50 II. Term Money@@ 10.00 - 6.65-6.65 III. Triparty Repo 1,001.50 6.27 6.25-6.50 IV. Market Repo 1,915.98 6.77 6.50-7.00 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank today held a Conference in Mumbai for the Heads of Assurance Functions (i.e., Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Risk Officers and Heads of Internal Audit) of select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). The conference was attended by about 280 participants representing more than 100 NBFCs. This event, with the theme ‘<i>Resilient Financial System – Role of Effective Assurance Functions</i>’, is a part of the series of supervisory engagements the Reserve Bank has been organising over the last one year with its Regulated Entities. As part of this series, the Conference for the Heads of Assurance Functions of Scheduled Commercial Banks was held earlier in January 2024.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 10, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended May 03, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications)

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹7000 Crore ₹8000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received   (i)  Number 116 115 93 (ii) Amount ₹ 34251.409 Crore ₹ 15785.440 Crore ₹ 22951.220 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.2875 96.5879 93.4053 (YTM:6.9885%) (YTM:7.0847%) (YTM:7.0797%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted   (i)  Number 50 77 18 (ii) Amount ₹ 11958.103 Crore ₹ 6964.211 Crore ₹ 7975.230 Crore V. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 63.34% 14.59% 78.63% (1 Bid) (2 Bids) (1 Bid) VI. Weighted Average Price/Yield 98.2911 96.5925 93.4119 (WAY: 6.9736%) (WAY: 7.0748%) (WAY: 7.0721%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.2875 (YTM: 6.9885%) 96.5879 (YTM: 7.0847%) 93.4053 (YTM: 7.0797%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹12,000 Crore ₹7,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 493,028.00 6.57 4.50-7.10 I. Call Money 12,695.01 6.70 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 308,944.65 6.52 5.90-6.70 III. Market Repo 169,997.34 6.66 4.50-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,391.00 6.84 6.75-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 154.30 6.59 5.50-6.80 II. Term Money@@ 453.00 - 6.85-7.10 III. Triparty Repo 476.00 6.67 6.55-6.73 IV. Market Repo 600.00 7.01 7.01-7.01 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has by an order dated April 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Vaijapur Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Vaijapur, Maharashtra (the bank), for contravention of specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on May 14,2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2033 ANDHRA PRADESH 2040 ANDHRA PRADESH 2045 ANDHRA PRADESH 2046 Notified Amount 500 500 1000 1000 Tenure 9 16 21 22 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 85 38 30 24 (ii) Amount 3760 1895.1 3410 4495 Cut off Yield (%) 7.45 7.45 7.42 7.42

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 500 500 7.45 09 500 500 7.45 16 1000 1000 7.42 21 1000 1000 7.42 22 1000 1000 7.41 23 2 Jammu & Kashmir 1000 1000 7.41 25 3 Punjab 500 500 7.47 08 4 Telangana 1000 1000 7.44 17 Total 6500 6500

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,09,200 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,002 Cut off Rate (%) 6.62 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.64 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 13.15

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 14, 2024, Tuesday, as under:  Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM May 17, 2024 (Friday)  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. (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/298

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 4,98,320.33 6.70 4.00-7.10 I. Call Money  9,701.29 6.72 5.50-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 3,14,173.55 6.70 6.25-6.80 III. Market Repo  1,73,494.49 6.69 4.00-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 951.00 6.89 6.85-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money**  97.25 6.48 6.20-6.72 II. Term Money@@ 537.50 - 6.50-7.10 III. Triparty Repo 1,426.00 6.85 6.70-6.90 IV. Market Repo 1,020.46 6.85 6.85-7.00 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹20,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (Rs. crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.10% GS 2034 April 08, 2034 20,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated May 13, 2024 May 17, 2024 (Friday) May 21, 2024 (Tuesday) 2 7.34% GS 2064 April 22, 2064 11,000 Total 31,000 

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the 42nd half-yearly report on management of foreign exchange reserves with reference to end-March 2024. The position of foreign exchange reserves as on May 03, 2024 is as under: US $ Billion Foreign Exchange Reserves (i+ii+iii+iv) 641.59 i. Foreign Currency Assets (FCA) 564.16 ii. Gold 54.88 iii. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 18.05 iv. Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) 4.50 * Difference, if any, is due to rounding-off.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of March 2024.

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 86,950 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,004 Cut off Rate (%) 6.66 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.68 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 20.94

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 13, 2024, Monday, as under:  Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 4 11:30 AM to 12:00 Noon May 17, 2024 (Friday)  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. (Puneet Pancholy) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2024-2025/292

(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 - -

(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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 474,459.81 6.69 3.01-7.10 I. Call Money 10,213.83 6.73 5.50-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 299,050.05 6.71 6.67-6.87 III. Market Repo 164,279.93 6.67 3.01-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 916.00 6.89 6.85-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 1,242.54 6.65 5.40-6.80 II. Term Money@@ 643.00 - 6.90-7.05 III. Triparty Repo 2,925.40 6.87 6.55-7.05 IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Shri R. Lakshmi Kanth Rao as Executive Director (ED) with effect from May 10, 2024. Prior to being promoted as ED, Shri Rao was serving as Chief General Manager-in-Charge in the Department of Regulation.

The Government of India has announced the buyback of its Securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹60,000 crore (face value). The following securities will be offered for buyback:

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series VII - Issue date November 13, 2017) and F.No.4(22) – B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series III - Issue date November 13, 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 tranches shall be May 13, 2024

In terms of GOI Notification F.No. 4(16) - W&M/2016 dated October 20, 2016 (SGB 2016-17 Series III- Issue date November 17, 2016) 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 May 17, 2024.

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 12,000 May 15,2024 (Wednesday) May 16,2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 7,000 3 364 Days 8,000 Total 27,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 09, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Sundaram Home Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under section 52A of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. The statutory inspection of the company was conducted by the National Housing Bank with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the company 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated May 9, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3,10,000/- (Rupees Three lakh Ten thousand only) on Belstar Microfinance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 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 ₹6500 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 500 - 09 Yield 500 - 16 Yield 1000 - 21 Yield 1000 - 22 Yield 1000 - 23 Yield 2 Jammu & Kashmir 1000 - 25 Yield 3 Punjab 500 - 08 Yield 4 Telangana 1000 - 17 Yield Total 6500

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation May 5 Apr. 26 May 3 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 15455 13284 19755 6470 4300 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.32% GS 2030 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹9,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹9,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 234 306 (ii) Amount ₹ 42576 Crore ₹ 30974 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.97 101.12 (YTM: 7.1309%) (YTM: 7.2066%)

The following 15 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.  i) Due to exit from Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) business:  Sr. No. Name of the Company Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR Issued on Date of Cancellation of CoR 1 Vian Growth Capital Private Limited No.2151, 2nd Floor, HAL 2nd Stage, 17th Main, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560008 N-02.00351 September 19, 2022 April 04, 2024 2 Drap Leasing and Finance Pvt Ltd 701, Christa 1, Apollo D B City, Nipaniya Indore, Madhya Pradesh - 452010 B-03.00061 May 02, 1998 April 09, 2024

7.32% GS 2030 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹9,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.97/ 7.1309% 101.12/ 7.2066% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹11,000 crore ₹9,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auctions conducted on May 10, 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) 7.32% GS 2030 11,000 5502 5498 11,000 0.12 7.30% GS 2053 9,000 4515 4485 9,000 0.18

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 479,643.08 6.68 4.00-7.10 I. Call Money 11,240.16 6.71 5.40-6.83 II. Triparty Repo 305,524.50 6.69 6.50-6.75 III. Market Repo 162,112.42 6.67 4.00-6.87 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 766.00 6.91 6.90-7.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 1,240.32 6.57 5.85-6.90 II. Term Money@@ 719.00 - 6.55-7.95 III. Triparty Repo 435.00 6.65 6.60-6.75 IV. Market Repo 498.77 6.65 6.65-6.65

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 06, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Thoothukudi District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with the 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 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

I. SUMMARY RESULTS Aggregate amount (Face Value) notified by RBI ₹40,000.000 crore Total amount offered (Face Value) by participants ₹53,333.979 crore Total amount accepted (Face Value) by RBI ₹10,512.993 crore II. DETAILS OF EACH SECURITY Security 6.18% GS 2024 9.15% GS 2024 6.89% GS 2025 No. of offers received 47 20 23 Total amount (Face Value) offered (₹ Crore) 28,464.954

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,19,190 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,003 Cut off Rate (%) 6.61 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.64 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 9.84

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on May 10, 2024.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on May 09, 2024, Thursday, 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) 478,916.98 6.64 3.00-7.00 I. Call Money 11,628.92 6.61 5.40-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 310,812.70 6.65 6.53-6.80 III. Market Repo 155,659.36 6.62 3.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 816.00 6.89 6.85-7.00

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India held a meeting on May 08, 2024, with the major stakeholders in the UPI ecosystem viz. Banks, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Third Party Application Providers and Technology Service Providers to discuss potential strategies for further expanding the reach of UPI. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Governor, Shri T. Rabi Sankar along with Senior Officials of RBI. There were wide ranging discussions on various aspects to widen and deepen the adoption and usage of UPI. The stakeholders shared their valuable inputs and suggestions, covering broadly the following:

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 03, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/267

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹12000 Crore ₹7000 Crore ₹8000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 127 90 124 (ii) Amount ₹ 30068.955 Crore ₹ 14016.700 Crore ₹ 20078.855 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.2848 96.5900 93.3972 (YTM: 6.9997%) (YTM: 7.0802%) (YTM: 7.0890%)

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 66,050 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,005 Cut off Rate (%) 6.60 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.62 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 59.09