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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on The Karjan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Karjan, Dist. Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of provisions of sections 18 and 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Amod Nagric Co-operative Bank Ltd., Amod, Dist. Bharuch, 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’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms’. 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) has, by an order dated November 15, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijay Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Rajkot, Gujarat (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 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) and the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Mumbai for establishing a framework to promote the use of local currencies viz., the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR) for cross-border transactions. The MoU was signed by the Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Shri Shaktikanta Das and the Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority, Mr. Ahmed Munawar.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on The Sundargarh District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Odisha (the bank) for contravention of provisions of sections 20 and 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and 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 provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 15, 2024.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 102 68 72 (ii) Amount ₹ 27212.175 Crore ₹ 10920.150 Crore ₹ 16105.450 Crore

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 November 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-46/12-22-705/2024-25 dated August 20, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Kerala, under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S3361/12-07-005/2022-2023 dated August 23, 2022, from close of business on August 23, 2022, for a period of six months, which were extended from time to time, the last being up to November 23, 2024, vide Directive No. DOR.MON.D-41/12.16.051/2024-25 dated August 14, 2024.

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.4154 (YTM: 6.4581%) 96.7905 (YTM: 6.6501%) 93.8070 (YTM: 6.6200%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched a ‘Scheme for writing books originally in Hindi on Economics/Banking/Financial subjects. Under this scheme, working/retired Professors (Including Assistant and Associate Professor etc.) of Indian Universities (UGC recognized) are awarded three prizes of ₹1,25,000.00 (One lakh twenty-five thousand) each for writing books originally in Hindi on Economics/Banking/Financial subjects. Details of scheme are given in the annex. All concerned willing to participate in the scheme are requested to submit their nominations along with copies of books in the prescribed proforma to Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Rajbhasha Vibhag, Central Office, C-9, 8th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai - 400 051 by December 16, 2024 by 05.00 PM or before.

(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 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

Government of India has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on November 22, 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) 574,866.77 6.38 1.25-7.20 I. Call Money 9,415.67 6.49 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 409,692.75 6.40 6.22-6.65 III. Market Repo 154,931.55 6.34 1.25-7.20 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 826.80 6.54 6.52-6.65

Today, the  Reserve Bank released the November 2024 issue of its monthly  Bulletin. The Bulletin includes five  speeches, five articles, and current statistics. The five articles  are: I. State of the Economy; II. A Suite of Approaches for Estimating  Equilibrium Exchange Rates for India; III. Dynamic Landscape of Monetary Policy  Communication in India; IV. Agri-tech Startups and Innovations in Indian  Agriculture; and V. Seasonality in Key Economic Indicators of India.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on November 19, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) BIHAR 2034 GOA 2034 KERALA 2031 ODISHA 2038 Notified Amount 2000 100 1249 1000 Tenure 10 10 7 14 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 63 21 25 65 (ii) Amount 8465 770 2599 5330 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.13 7.13 7.08 7.15

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Bihar 2000 2000 7.13 10 2. Goa 100 100 7.13 10 3. Kerala 1249 1249 7.08 07 4. Odisha 1000 1000 7.15 14 5. Tamil Nadu 2000 2000 7.11 10 6. Uttar Pradesh 3000 3000 7.10 08 Total 9349 9349

It has come to the notice of Reserve bank of India that fake videos of the Governor are being circulated in social media that claim launch of or support to some investment schemes by the RBI. These videos attempt to advise people to invest their money in such schemes, through use of technological tools.

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 22,565 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 22,565 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 595,768.93 6.28 0.01-6.60 I. Call Money 7,529.65 6.43 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 433,555.45 6.28 6.09-6.40 III. Market Repo 153,315.03 6.25 0.01-6.55 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,368.80 6.53 6.45-6.60