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The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of 30,200 Crore (Face Value).

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 16, 2024, Friday, as under:   Sl. No.  Notified Amount (₹ crore)  Tenor (day)  Window Timing  Date of Reversal  1  75,000  7  10:30 AM to 11:00 AM  February 23, 2024  (Friday)

Reserve Bank of India and Nepal Rastra Bank today signed and exchanged Terms of Reference for integration of fast payment systems of India and Nepal, viz., Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and National Payments Interface (NPI) of Nepal, respectively.  The integration is aimed at facilitating cross-border remittances between India and Nepal by enabling users of the two systems to make instant, low-cost fund transfers.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 16, 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) 506,128.26 6.69 5.00-7.85 I. Call Money      9,471.71 6.70 5.00-6.81 II. Triparty Repo  348,803.80 6.67 6.25 -6.73

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks and select Private Sector Banks on February 14, 2024, in Mumbai. These engagements are part of Reserve Bank’s continuous interaction with the Senior Management of its Regulated/Supervised Entities.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 09, 2024. 

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 92 110 140 (ii) Amount ₹ 19763.510 Crore ₹ 21849.604 Crore ₹ 35969.500 Crore

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,11,456 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 25,001 Cut off Rate (%) 6.64 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.66 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) 72.39  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1875

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 503,388.81 6.73 5.00-7.85 I. Call Money 9,100.05 6.74 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo 339,081.55 6.71 6.45-6.75 III. Market Repo 154,207.21 6.77 6.50-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,000.00 6.95 6.85-7.85 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 1,410.88 6.79 5.80-6.85

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 14, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on February 13, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2038 ANDHRA PRADESH 2039 ANDHRA PRADESH 2044 ASSAM 2031 Notified Amount 500 500 1000 500 Tenure 14 15 20 7 Competitive Bids Received   (i) No. 93 79 31 29 (ii) Amount 4375.2 3730.15 1955 2240 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.45 7.44 7.48 7.45

Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 500 500 7.45 14 500 500 7.44 15 1000 1000 7.48 20 2 Assam 500 500 7.45 7

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 501,632.69 6.75 5.00-7.85 I. Call Money      12,481.64 6.76 5.00-6.86 II. Triparty Repo  319,257.15 6.73 6.52-6.80 III. Market Repo 169,429.90 6.78 6.25-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  464.00 7.08 6.95-7.85

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹30,000 crore as per the following details

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated February 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.75 lakh (Rupees Seventy-Five thousand only) on Sri Satya Sai Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’. 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. This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated February 08, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank Limited, Anjangaon Surji, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of Directives and specific directions issued by RBI under sections 35(A)(1) and 36(1) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), respectively. 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 08, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand only) on Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pusad, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’. 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 February 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Shillong Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Meghalaya (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 47A (1) (c) read with Sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.