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The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2034 (GOI FRB 2034) applicable for the half year April 30, 2025 to October 29, 2025 shall be 6.99 per cent per annum. It may be recalled that FRB 2034 carries a coupon, which has a base rate equivalent to the average of the Weighted Average Yield (WAY) of last three auctions (from the rate fixing day i.e., April 30, 2025) of 182 Day T-Bills, plus a fixed spread (0.98 per cent).

In terms of GOI Notification F.No. 4(25)-(W&M)/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series V - Issue date October 30, 2017) and GOI Notification F. No. 4(7)-B(W&M)/2019 dated September 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series VI - Issue date October 30, 2019) 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 April 30, 2025.

As announced vide the Press release 2025-26/197 dated April 28, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on May 06, 2025. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS). The May 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey collects current perceptions and one year ahead expectations of households on general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending from the households residing in the rural and semi-urban areas across 31 states/ UTs viz., NCT of Delhi, Telangana, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Union Territory of Ladakh. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS). The May 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The results of this survey

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The May 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the three months ahead as well as in the one year ahead period and quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one year ahead inflation rates. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on April 29, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) HARYANA SGS 2038 HIMACHAL PR SGS 2032 HIMACHAL PR SGS 2034 KERALA SGS 2046 Notified Amount 1000 500 800 2000 Tenure 13 7 9 21 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 42 14 15 13 (ii) Amount 3040 1825 1340 4260

I. Summary OMO Purchase Results Aggregate Amount (Face value) notified by RBI : ₹20,000 crore Total amount offered (Face value) by participants : ₹39,218 crore Total amount accepted (Face value) by RBI : ₹20,000 crore II. Details of OMO Purchase Issue

Security 7.04% GS 2029 6.10% GS 2031 7.26% GS 2032 6.19% GS 2034 8.33% GS 2036 Total amount notified Aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore (no security-wise notified amount) Total amount (face value) accepted by RBI (₹ in crore) 1,605 9,869 2,656 1,610 4,260 Cut off yield (%) 6.0975 6.2238 6.2570 6.3476 6.5005 Cut off price (₹) 103.36 99.36 105.80 98.89 114.30 Detailed results will be issued shortly.

Sr. No State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Haryana 1000 1000 6.75 13 2. Himachal Pradesh 500 500 6.65 7 800 800 6.79 9 3. Kerala 2000 2000 6.78 21 4. Maharashtra 2000 2000 6.77 12

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 5,901 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 5,901 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,09,110.25 5.77 0.01-6.30 I. Call Money 15,719.99 5.87 4.95-5.95 II. Triparty Repo 4,01,754.30 5.75 5.70-5.85 III. Market Repo 1,89,873.96 5.82 0.01-6.30 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,762.00 5.99 5.95-6.00

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue / re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹36,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.64% GS 2027 Dec 09, 2027 6,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated April 28, 2025 May 02, 2025 (Friday) May 05, 2025 (Monday) 2 New GS 2035 May 05, 2035 30,000 Total 36,000

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct OMO purchase auctions of Government of India securities for an aggregate amount of ₹1,25,000 crore in four tranches as follows:

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025 , the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

(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 - -

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 - -

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,998 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,998 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids 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) 6,16,051.71 5.79 0.01-6.85 I. Call Money 14,474.89 5.86 4.95-5.95 II. Triparty Repo 4,05,721.70 5.76 5.65-5.90 III. Market Repo 1,94,293.12 5.85 0.01-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,562.00 6.00 6.00-6.05

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 17, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹63.60 lakh (Rupees Sixty three lakh sixty thousand only) on Indian Overseas Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Credit Flow to Agriculture- Collateral free agricultural loans’ and ‘Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector’. 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 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,61,40,000 (Rupees One crore sixty one lakh forty thousand only) on Indian Bank (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Advances’, ‘Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme’ and ‘Lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector’. 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 51(1) of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹71.30 lakh (Rupees Seventy One Lakh Thirty Thousand only) on Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under clause (b) of

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020 (SGB 2020-21 Series I - Issue date April 28, 2020) 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 April 28, 2025.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹24,700 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Haryana 1000 13 Yield 2 Himachal Pradesh 500 7 Yield 800 9 Yield 3 Kerala 2000 21 Yield 4 Maharashtra 2000 12 Yield 2000 13 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 9,000 April 30, 2025 (Wednesday) May 02, 2025 (Friday) 2 182 Days 5,000 3 364 Days 5,000 Total 19,000

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Apr. 19 Apr. 11 Apr. 18 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 17496 35191 36792 1600 19295 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated April 24, 2025, has cancelled the licence of “Imperial Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Jalandhar”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on April 25, 2025. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Punjab has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

Auction Results 6.75% GS 2029 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹15,000 crore ₹12,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹15,000 crore ₹12,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 200 219 (ii) Amount ₹42,433.000 crore ₹32,418.000 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 102.35 103.46 (YTM:6.1587%) (YTM:6.8145%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted

6.75% GS 2029 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹15,000 crore ₹12,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 102.35/6.1587% 103.46/6.8145% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹15,000 crore ₹12,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 24, 2025 – February 28, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 24-02-2025 6,259 2,292 2,311 403 447 283 20,214 25,752 2,362 4,760 2,178 500 25-02-2025 9,033 3,590 3,501 437 880 645 27,261 25,135 2,603 6,698 4,802 1,472

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 17, 2025 – February 21, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date    MERCHANT    INTER BANK FCY / INR    FCY / FCY    FCY / INR    FCY / FCY

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 10, 2025 – February 14, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 03, 2025 – February 07, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 6,947 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 6,947 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

In the underwriting auction conducted on April 25, 2025, 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: Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount (₹ crore) Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount (₹ crore) Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted (₹ crore) Total Amount underwritten (₹ crore) ACU Commission Cut-off rate (paise per ₹100)

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,20,925.63 5.81 0.01-6.75 I. Call Money 12,680.45 5.85 4.95-5.96 II. Triparty Repo 4,11,215.45 5.77 5.61-6.00 III. Market Repo 1,95,422.73 5.89 0.01-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,607.00 6.09 5.95-6.15

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited (IMCBL), Lucknow vide Directive DOS.CO.OCCD.185569/12.28.007/2021-22 dated January 28, 2022 for a period of six months upto July 27, 2022, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto April 27, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-94/12.28.007/2024-25 dated January 16, 2025. 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 April 27, 2025.

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 9,634 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 9,634 Cut off Rate (%) 6.01 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.01 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on April 25, 2025 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) 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) 6,17,832.68 5.87 4.51-6.75 I. Call Money 16,433.95 5.91 5.00-6.05 II. Triparty Repo 4,23,148.05 5.83 5.62-6.50 III. Market Repo 1,76,708.68 5.97 4.51-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,542.00 6.20 6.19-6.25

The Reserve Bank of India today herewith releases the 11th volume of the annual publication titled ‘Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ Outlook 2023-24’. It can be accessed at https://data.rbi.org.in/#/dbie/reports/Publication/Time-Series%20 Publications/ Primary%20%28Urban%29%20Co-operative%20Banks'%20Outlook. The publication has been brought out by the ‘Department of Supervision’ of the Reserve Bank of India. The publication covers the financial

As announced vide the Press Release 2025-26/4 dated April 01, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore on April 29, 2025. 2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method: Sr. No ISIN Security Date of Maturity Aggregate Amount 1 IN0020240050 7.04% GS 2029 03-Jun-2029 ₹20,000 crore (There is no security-wise notified amount)

As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/1933 dated January 15, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions on all working days in Mumbai with reversal taking place on the next working day, until further notice.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended April 18, 2025.

The fifty fourth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during April 7 to 9, 2025. 2. The meeting was chaired by Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor and was attended by all the members – Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi; Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Economist, Mumbai; Professor Ram Singh, Director, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi; Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Executive Director (the officer of the Reserve Bank nominated by the Central Board under Section 45ZB(2)(c) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934), and Shri M Rajeshwar Rao, Deputy Governor in charge of monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S592/45-11-001/2024-25 dated April 23, 2024, had placed the Konark Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ulhasnagar, under Directions from the close of business on April 23, 2024, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to April 23, 2025.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹9,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 85 83 102 (ii) Amount ₹28246.100 Crore ₹18536.500 Crore ₹24947.000 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.5492 97.1180 94.3987 (YTM: 5.9048%) (YTM: 5.9514%) (YTM: 5.9500%)