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Sikar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sikar, Rajasthan was placed under All-Inclusive Directions from close of business on November 09, 2018 for a period of six months, subject to review, vide Directive dated October 26, 2018. The validity of the directions was last extended vide Directive dated March 07, 2024, for three months up to close of business June 09, 2024, subject to review

The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of The Yadagiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Telangana with The Gayatri Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Jagtial, Telangana. The Scheme has been sanctioned in exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Scheme will come into force with effect from June 10, 2024. The branches of The Yadagiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Yadadri Bhuvanagiri (Telangana) will function as branches of The Gayatri Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Jagtial (Telangana) with effect from June 10, 2024.

Reserve Bank is organising its third global hackathon – ‘HaRBInger 2024 – Innovation for Transformation’. The Hackathon invites participants to develop solutions using technology and innovative approaches under the following themes and problem statements:

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹ 7,750 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 - 15 Yield 500 - 19 Yield 1000 - 21 Yield 2 Haryana 1000 - 10 Yield 3 Jammu and Kashmir 500 - 25 Yield

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 4,000 June 12, 2024 (Wednesday) June 13, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 4,000 3 364 Days 4,000 Total 12,000 The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 along with the Amendment Notification No.F.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated April 05, 2018 and Amendment Notification No.F-4(2)-W&M/2018 dated December 23, 2021, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard, can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount.  Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: i) Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – May 2024 ii) Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – May 2024 iii) Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round 88th The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Jun 2 May 24 May 31 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 16049 18822 10723 -8099 -5325 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.10% GS 2034 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹9,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹9,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received  (i)  Number 338 259 (ii) Amount ₹49,274 Crore ₹27,845 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.54 101.96 (YTM:7.0210%) (YTM: 7.1388%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted  (i)  Number 169 68 (ii) Amount ₹19,993.441 Crore ₹8,992.564 Crore

7.10% GS 2034 7.30% GS 2053 I. Notified Amount ₹20,000 crore ₹9,000 crore II. Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.54 / 7.0210% 101.96 / 7.1388% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹20,000 crore ₹9,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auctions conducted on June 07, 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 0.11 7.30% GS 2053 9,000 4,515 4,485 9,000 0.14 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on June 07, 2024.

This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Regulations; and (ii) Payment Systems and FinTech. I. Regulations 1. Review of limit of Bulk Deposits for Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Small Finance Banks and Local Area Banks Banks have discretion to offer differential rate of interest on the bulk deposits as per their requirements and Asset-Liability Management (ALM) projections. The bulk deposits limit was enhanced in the year 2019 for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) (excluding Regional Rural Banks) and Small Finance Banks (SFBs) as ‘Single Rupee term deposits of ₹2 crore and above’.

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (June 7, 2024) decided to: Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent. The MPC also decided to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation progressively aligns to the target, while supporting growth.

In the recent years, the world has gone through one crisis after another; and the pattern continues. Even against this backdrop, the Indian economy exhibits strong fundamentals, together with financial stability and positive growth momentum. Nevertheless, we need to remain vigilant in an unsettled global environment. The new realities brought about by technological advancements; supply chain realignments; trade and financial fragmentation; and climate change pose opportunities as well as challenges. In this milieu, India looks ready to embark upon a new era of transformation aided by a favourable demography, improving productivity and technology, and a conducive policy environment. The confluence of these factors brightens the prospects of sustained high growth in India in the years ahead.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive: LKO.DOS.SED.No.S875/10-03-759/2022-23 dated March 09, 2023 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the National Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P)  under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023. The validity of these Directions was extended time-to-time, last being up to June 10, 2024. 

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 561,495.64 6.40 1.00-7.50 I. Call Money 10,728.30 6.51 5.40-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 384,754.55 6.39 6.00-6.50 III. Market Repo 165,084.79 6.40 1.00-7.37 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 928.00 6.73 6.55-7.50

The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2031 (FRB 2031) applicable for the half year June 07, 2024 to December 06, 2024 shall be 7.98 per cent per annum. It may be recalled that FRB 2031 carries a coupon, which has a base rate equivalent to the average of the Weighted Average Yield of last three auctions (from the rate fixing day i.e. June 07, 2024) of 182 Day T-Bills, plus a fixed spread of One per cent. 

I. SUMMARY RESULTS Aggregate amount (Face Value) notified by RBI ₹ 30,000.000 crore Total amount offered (Face Value) by participants ₹ 8,631.914 crore Total amount accepted (Face Value) by RBI ₹ 7,287.563 crore  II. DETAILS OF EACH SECURITY  Security 7.35% GS 2024 8.40% GS 2024 6.18% GS 2024 FRB 2024 9.15% GS 2024 No. of offers received 6 1 11 6 2 Total amount (Face Value) offered (₹ Crore) 953.017 500.000 1,566.334 5,592.563 20.000 No of offers accepted 2 1 6 4 1 Total amount (Face Value) accepted by RBI (₹ Crore) 308.000 500.000 1,077.000 5,392.563 10.000 Cut off price (₹) 100.02 100.21 99.66 100.00 100.90 Weighted Avg Price (₹) 100.02 100.21 99.65 99.99 100.90 Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/448

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Imperial Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd., Jalandhar vide Directive No. CDG.DOS.RSG.No.S1645/16-03-46/2022-23 dated March 9, 2023 for a period of six months up to close of business on September 10, 2023, as modified from time to time which were last extended up to close of business on June 10, 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 June 10, 2024.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on June 07, 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) 558,158.40 6.43 0.01-7.50 I. Call Money 12,547.11 6.52 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 387,115.95 6.44 6.35-6.64 III. Market Repo 157,487.34 6.39 0.01-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,008.00 6.70 6.60-7.50

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹4000 Crore ₹4000 Crore ₹4000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 62 77 96 (ii) Amount ₹12821.325 Crore ₹12948.200 Crore ₹16629.280 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3180 96.6185 93.4445 (YTM:6.8619%) (YTM:7.0189%) (YTM:7.0347%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹4,000 Crore ₹4,000 Crore ₹4,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3180 (YTM: 6.8619%) 96.6185 (YTM: 7.0189%) 93.4445 (YTM: 7.0347%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹4,000 Crore ₹4,000 Crore ₹4,000 Crore

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 31, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 520,476.60 6.34 0.01-7.45 I. Call Money 11,424.72 6.46 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 342,588.90 6.34 6.20-6.69 III. Market Repo 165,707.98 6.35 0.01-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 755.00 6.55 6.50-7.45

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – March 2024 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://dbie.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) {including regional rural banks (RRBs)} report branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, age wise distribution of deposits pertaining to individuals, maturity pattern of term deposits as well as number of employees in the annual ‘Basic Statistical Return’ (BSR) - 2 return. These data are released at disaggregated level (viz., type of deposits, population groups , bank groups, states, districts, centres, interest rate ranges, size, original and residual maturity).

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Basic Statistical Return on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) in India – March 2024’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ (DBIE) portal (https://dbie.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). The publication provides information on various characteristics of bank credit in India, based on data submitted by SCBs {including Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} under the annual ‘Basic Statistical Return (BSR) – 1’ system, which collects information on type of account, organisation, occupation/activity and category of the borrower, district and population group of the place of utilisation of credit, rate of interest, credit limit and amount outstanding.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on June 04, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore)  ANDHRA PRADESH 2042 ANDHRA PRADESH 2044 ANDHRA PRADESH 2046 ANDHRA PRADESH 2049 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000 1000 Tenure 18 20 22 25 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 32 14 10 13 (ii) Amount 1680 2115 1415 1540 Cut off Yield (%) 7.43 7.43 7.43 7.38 Competitive Bids Accepted

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 2,700 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 2,700 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

Sr. No.    State/UT    Amount to be raised (₹Crore)    Amount Accepted (₹ Crore)    Cut off Yield (%)    Tenure (Year) 1.    Andhra Pradesh    1000    1000    7.43    18 1000    1000    7.43    20 1000    1000    7.43    22 1000    1000    7.38    25 

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 June 04, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM June 07, 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 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 41,730 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 41,730 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.48 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on June 04, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 3 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM June 07, 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. (Puneet Pancholy)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 553,765.54 6.35 1.00-7.45 I. Call Money 10,519.04 6.46 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 362,057.40 6.32 6.05-6.45 III. Market Repo 180,309.10 6.38 1.00-6.55 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 880.00 6.63 6.55-7.45

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on The Bavla Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Dist. Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’ and ‘Master Direction - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 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

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹29,000 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 June 03, 2024 June 07, 2024 (Friday) June 10, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.30% GS 2053 June 19, 2053 9,000 Total 29,000

The Government of India has announced the buyback of its Securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹30,000 crore (face value). The following securities will be offered for buyback

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only) on The Ron Taluka Primary Teachers Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ron, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Frauds monitoring and reporting mechanism’ and ‘Policy and Practice regarding Nominal Membership’. 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. 

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 May 02, 2024. 2. The facility for deposit and / or exchange of the ₹2000 banknotes was available at all bank branches in the country upto October 07, 2023.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series X - Issue date December 04, 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 June 04, 2024.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 2023-24 of its annual survey on Computer Software and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Exports. The survey collects data on various aspects of computer services exports as well as exports of information technology enabled services (ITES) and business process outsourcing (BPO). The survey results are disseminated in public domain besides being used in compilation of India’s external sector statistics.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 2023-24 round of its annual survey on ‘Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Mutual Funds and Asset Management Companies’. The survey collects the information from mutual fund companies and asset management companies on their external financial liabilities and assets as at end-March of the latest financial year. The survey results are disseminated in the public domain besides being used in compilation of India’s external sector statistics.

(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) 12,563.99 6.35 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money 373.00 5.96 5.00-6.24 II. Triparty Repo 11,960.20 6.35 5.90-6.70 III. Market Repo 230.79 6.62 6.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term 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) 7,569.55 6.58 5.75-6.95 I. Call Money 588.60 6.10 5.75-6.24 II. Triparty Repo 4,942.95 6.56 6.30-6.75 III. Market Repo 1,000.00 6.66 6.65-6.67 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,038.00 6.82 6.80-6.95

The value of exports and imports of services during April 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) January – 2024 31,023 (10.8) 14,850 (0.2)

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 10, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹88.70 lakh (Rupees Eighty Eight Lakh Seventy Thousand only) on SBM Bank (India) Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with licensing conditions imposed by the RBI, and specific RBI directions to stop undertaking Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) transactions with immediate effect. 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) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of May 2024 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 9.55 per cent in April 2024 (9.37 per cent in March 2024). The WALR on outstanding rupee loans of SCBs was at 9.83 per cent in April 2024 (9.85 per cent in March 2024).[1] 1-Year median Marginal Cost of fund-based Lending Rate (MCLR) of SCBs moved to 8.79 per cent in May 2024 from 8.85 per cen

Today, the Reserve Bank released its quarterly house price index (HPI)1(base: 2010-11=100) for Q4:2023-24, based on transaction-level data received from the registration authorities in ten major cities2. Time series data on all-India and city-wise HPIs are available at the Bank’s database on Indian economy (DBIE) portal (https://cimsdbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/home > Statistics > Real Sector > Prices & Wages).

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹19,500 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 - 18 Yield 1000 - 20 Yield 1000 - 22 Yield 1000 - 25 Yield 2 Haryana 1500 - 10 Yield 3 Himachal Pradesh 500 - 10 Yield 700 - 12 Yield 4 Jammu and Kashmir 800 - 22 Yield 5 Kerala 2000 - 31 Yield 6 Meghalaya 200 - 10 Yield 7 Nagaland 300 - 10 Yield