7.33% GS 2026  7.18% GS 2037  7.25% GS 2063  I.  Notified Amount  ₹8,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  II.  Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off  100.67/ 7.0464%  100.53/ 7.1172%  101.40/ 7.1421%  III.  Amount accepted in the auction  ₹8,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  IV.  Devolvement on Primary Dealers  NIL  NIL  NIL

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Co-operative Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra  vide Directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-7/12.22.395/2017-18 dated May 18, 2018, for a period of six months up to November 18, 2018 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to February 17, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-89/12.22.395/2023-24 dated November 15, 2023.

Result of the 7-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on February 16, 2024  Tenor 7-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,36,986 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 75,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.60

In the underwriting auctions conducted on February 16, 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:

In view of transient frictional liquidity imbalances expected during February 20-23, 2024, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 20, 2024, Tuesday, as under:  Sl. No.  Notified Amount (₹ crore)  Tenor (day)  Window Timing  Date of Reversal  1  50,000  3  10:30 AM to 11:00 AM  February 23, 2024  (Friday)

MONEY MARKETS@  Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 526,033.69 6.65 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money      11,243.60 6.66 5.00-6.77 II. Triparty Repo  362,756.20 6.64 6.25 -6.75 III. Market Repo    151,393.89 6.68 6.25-6.80 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  640.00 6.88 6.75-6.90

It has come to the notice of Reserve Bank of India that a Card Network had an arrangement that enables businesses to make card payments through certain intermediaries, to entities that do not accept card payments. 2. Under this arrangement, the intermediary accepts card payments from corporates for their commercial payments and then remits the funds via IMPS/RTGS/NEFT to non-card accepting recipients.

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.