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The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033 (GOI FRB 2033) applicable for the half year March 22, 2024 to September 21, 2024 shall be 8.34 percent per annum.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on March 21, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) MAHARASHTRA 2034 MAHARASHTRA  2037 MAHARASHTRA  2038 MAHARASHTRA  2039 Notified Amount 3000 3000 3000 3000 Tenure 10 13 14 15 Competitive Bids  Received  (i) No. 236 225 224 165  

Pursuant to the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of the Reserve Bank, as part of its Monetary Policy Statement – 2023-24 (dated October 06, 2023), a draft framework titled ‘Draft Omnibus Framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations for its Regulated Entities’ was issued for public comments on December 21, 2023. Based on the examination of the inputs received, the Reserve Bank has now finalised the Omnibus Framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations (SRO) for its Regulated Entities, which is given in the Annex.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 10-Mar-23 23-FEB-2024 * 08-MAR-2024 * 10-Mar-23 23-FEB-2024 * 08-MAR-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 218699.94 266228.42 293601.62 220990.08 269753.71 297404.13 **  b) Borrowings from banks 81541.3 178118.67 182369.52 81963.31 178124.17 183015.74  c) Other demand & time liabilities 59183.75 71817.98 71907.6 59827.09 72457.75 72556.82

RBI had announced a Financial Literacy Ideathon for post graduate students on February 26, 2024 with a timeline of March 20, 2024 for submission of entries. In view of requests received for an extension of the timeline, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is pleased to announce the extension of last date of submission, to April 15, 2024.

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off  Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Maharashtra 3000 3000 7.42 10 3000 3000
 

Result of the 5-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on March 21, 2024

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on March 21, 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) 501,781.74 6.49 5.00-6.95 I. Call Money 12,124.25 6.48 5.00-6.78 II. Triparty Repo 309,961.15 6.49 6.25-6.95 III. Market Repo 178,838.34 6.47 5.50-6.88 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 858.00 6.62 6.60-6.85 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 973.85 6.53 6.25-6.55

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 15, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended March 08, 2024.

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹10,000 Crore ₹15,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price

The Reserve Bank of India issued All Inclusive Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Colour Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad vide Directive AMD.DOS.SSM.No.S1053/11-03-039/2023-2024 dated September 25, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on March 25, 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 March 25, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY  MARKETS@  Volume 
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,09,855.096.395.00-6.77 I. Call Money 11,489.516.515.00-6.77 II. Triparty Repo 3,27,872.256.346.20-6.50 III. Market Repo 1,69,440.336.475.60 

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹24,000 Crore (Face Value).

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on March 19, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ASSAM 2034 CHHATTISGARH 2032 CHHATTISGARH 2033 CHHATTISGARH 2034 Notified Amount 1000 1000
 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 13, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,31,80,000/- (Rupees One crore thirty one lakh eighty thousand only) on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Advances’ and ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) - Revision in Reporting’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of section 47 A (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 March 13, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹63,60,000 (Rupees Sixty three lakh sixty thousand only) on DCB Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Advances’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India organised the Annual Conference of RBI Ombudsmen, on March 15, 2024 in Mumbai. The theme of the conference was “Protecting the Consumers – Building Robust Systems and Procedures”. The Conference was attended by Chairman/ Managing Director & CEOs of regulated entities from major banks, NBFCs, Non-bank Payment System Participants, NPCI, senior officials of RBI along with the RBI Ombudsmen and Deputy RBI Ombudsmen. Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, inaugurated the conference.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the March 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes four speeches, three articles, and current statistics. The three articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Pandemic-induced Policy Stimulus and Inflation: A Cross-Country Perspective; and III. Seasonality in India’s Key Economic Indicators.