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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted an Art Competition, as part of the commemoration of its 90th year, for fine art students in India. 71 undergraduate fine arts students from 71 colleges in the country participated in the competition.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 25, 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:

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on October 25, 2024, Friday, 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) 586,241.55 6.66 0.01-7.60 I. Call Money 11,198.85 6.68 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 425,191.85 6.66 6.37-6.78 III. Market Repo 149,090.85 6.66 0.01-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 760.00 6.92 6.79-7.60

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 October 27, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-36/12.28.007/2024-25 dated July 19, 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 October 27, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Vidyasagar Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Midnapore, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Housing Finance’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 October 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.25 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Five Thousand only) on The Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bihar (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of BR Act and section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on October 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) 578,427.56 6.69 5.10-6.95 I. Call Money 11,484.88 6.75 5.10-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 424,741.25 6.69 6.55-6.80 III. Market Repo 141,021.43 6.67 6.25-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,180.00 6.86 6.85-6.95

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 18, 2024.

The fifty first meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during October 7 to 9, 2024.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 87 87 72 (ii) Amount ₹ 24299.670 Crore ₹ 13089.150 Crore ₹ 19740.700 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4102 96.8153 93.8253 (YTM:6.4797%) (YTM:6.5970%) (YTM:6.5991%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 36 55 44 (ii) Amount ₹ 6940.169 Crore ₹ 5986.820 Crore ₹ 5983.157 Crore V. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 77.00% 42.92% 31.88%

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 98.4102 (YTM:6.4797%) 96.8153 (YTM: 6.5970%) 93.8253 (YTM: 6.5991%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 563,557.45 6.65 5.10-6.85 I. Call Money 9,130.51 6.65 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 408,209.20 6.66 6.45-6.80 III. Market Repo 145,104.74 6.61 6.00-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,113.00 6.75 6.70-6.85 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 281.00 6.65 6.00-6.90 II. Term Money@@ 501.50 - 6.45-6.95 III. Triparty Repo 657.00 6.70 6.60-6.75 IV. Market Repo 874.20 6.66 6.62-6.80 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

In terms of GOI Notifications F. No. 4(25) – W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series IV - Issue date October 23, 2017) and F. No. 4(22) –B(W&M) /2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series II-Issue date October 23, 2018)  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 tranches shall be October 23, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive No.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. 2. It is hereby notified for the information of the public that, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, hereby directs that the aforesaid Directions shall continue to apply to the bank till close of business on January 23, 2025 as per the directive DOR.MON/D-62/12.22.805/2024-25 dated October 17, 2024, subject to review.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 22, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) BIHAR 2033 CHHATTISGARH 2033 GOA 2034 KARNATAKA 2035 Notified Amount 2000 1000 100 4000 Tenure 9 Re-issue of 7.46% Chhattisgarh SGS 2033 issued on February 14, 2024 10 11 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 56 23 18 141 (ii) Amount 4750 2585 730 15490.500 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.11 102.09 / 7.1199 7.12 7.10 Competitive Bids Accepted (i) No. 5 6 6 14 (ii) Amount 1925.848 989.857 95.346 3724.840

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. BLR.DOS.SSMS.No.S836/09-01-112/2023-2024 dated July 24, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on January 24, 2024, as modified from time to time which were last extended up to close of business on October 24, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-34/12-23-112/2024-2025 dated July 22, 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 October 24, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has added the following entities/platforms/websites to the Alert List of unauthorised forex trading platforms. The updated Alert List is available here.

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Bihar 2000 2000 7.11 9 2 Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 102.09 / 7.1199 Re-issue of 7.46% Chhattisgarh SGS 2033 issued on February 14, 2024 3 Goa 100 100 7.12 10 4 Karnataka 4000 4000 7.10 11 5 Tamil Nadu 1000 1000 7.00 5 Total 8100 8100

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 540,586.51 6.46 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money 9,384.15 6.50 5.10-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 373,248.65 6.46 6.30-6.85 III. Market Repo 156,933.71 6.46 5.00-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,020.00 6.56 6.54 - 6.70 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 141.30 6.38 6.20-6.50 II. Term Money@@ 567.50 - 6.65-6.95 III. Triparty Repo 713.00 6.62 6.43-6.74 IV. Market Repo 1,042.10 6.63 6.60-6.75 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 17, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Family Home Finance Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra (the company) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under section 52A of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 10, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Nazareth Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms /concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹32,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.79% GS 2034 Oct 07, 2034 22,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated October 21, 2024 October 25, 2024 (Friday) October 28, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.46% GS 2073 Nov 06, 2073 10,000 Total 32,000

Today, the Reserve Bank released the October 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Monetary Policy Statement (October 7-9) 2024-2025, six speeches, seven articles, and current statistics. The seven articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Monetary Policy Transmission in India: The Recent Experience; III. Nowcasting Food Inflation in India: Leveraging Price and Non-Price Signals through Machine Learning; IV. How Indian Banks are Adopting Artificial Intelligence?; V. COVID-19 and Performance of MSME Clusters in India; VI. Cash Usage Indicator for India; and VII. New Digital Economy and the Paradox of Productivity.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Suri Friends’ Union Co-operative Bank Ltd., Suri, West Bengal vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S2574/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 21, 2022 for a period of six months up to close of business on January 22, 2023 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on October 22, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-33/12.29.046/2024-25 dated July 18, 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 October 22, 2024

A. Source Security 7.27% GS 2026 5.63% GS 2026 8.33% GS 2026 6.97% GS 2026 B. Notified Amount (amount in ₹ cr) 2,000 4,000 1,000 4,000 Destination Security 7.40% GS 2035 7.50% GS 2034 7.40% GS 2035 7.40% GS 2035 C. i. No. of offers received 17 9 10 9 ii. Total amount of Source Security offered (Face value in ₹ cr) 4,610.000 9,238.568 1,857.692 5,284.841 iii. No of offers accepted 3 3 3 2 iv. Total amount of source security accepted (Face value in ₹ cr) 1,000.000 3944.568 1,000.000 500.000 v. Total amount of destination security issued (Face value in ₹ cr) 967.925 3,711.415 985.197 482.294 vi. Cut-off price (₹) / yield (%) for destination security 104.20/ 6.8448 104.79/ 6.8197 104.20/ 6.8448 104.20/ 6.8448

(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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 10,056.19 6.37 5.05-6.85 I. Call Money 1,105.70 6.23 5.50-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 8,850.10 6.39 6.20-6.85 III. Market Repo 100.39 5.76 5.05-6.15 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.60 6.20 6.20-6.20 II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,170.25 6.31 5.50-6.55 I. Call Money 970.10 6.11 5.50-6.24 II. Triparty Repo 4,266.15 6.34 5.81-6.55 III. Market Repo 6.00 5.90 5.90-5.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 928.00 6.40 6.39-6.45 

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data related to the 2023-24 round of its annual survey on computer software and information technology enabled services (ITES) exports. The survey collects details on India’s exports of software services {computer services and ITES/business process outsourcing (BPO) services} as per type of activity, on-site/off-site nature of services, country of destination and modes of supply.

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 7,000 October 23, 2024 (Wednesday) October 24, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000 The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹ 8,100.00 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised. (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Bihar 2000 09 Yield 2 Chhattisgarh 1000 Re-issue of 7.46% Chhattisgarh SGS 2033 issued on February 14, 2024 Price 3 Goa 100 10 Yield 4 Karnataka 4000 11 Yield 5 Tamil Nadu 1000 05 Yield Total 8100

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Oct. 13 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20364 35809 9074 -26735 -11290 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 10, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Andhra Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Strengthening of Prudential Norms- Provisioning Asset Classification and Exposure Limit’ read with ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning Norms-Guidelines (IRAC norms)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Auction Results 7.02% GS 2031 7.23% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹13,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹13,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 102 231 254 (ii) Amount ₹24236.000 crore ₹41041.000 crore ₹25707.298 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 101.33 103.37 101.35 (YTM: 6.7662%) (YTM: 6.8590%) (YTM: 6.9806%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 41 66 139 (ii) Amount ₹9991.798 crore ₹12985.360 crore ₹9989.326 crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 1.96% 43.12% 45.32% (9 Bids) (22 Bids) (6 Bids)

7.02% GS 2031 7.23% GS 2039 7.09% GS 2054 I. Notified Amount ₹10,000 crore ₹13,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.33/6.7662% 103.37/6.8590% 101.35/6.9806% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹10,000 crore ₹13,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL NIL

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,25,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 54,755 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 54,755 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 18, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,25,000 3 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM October 21, 2024 (Monday)

Tenor 13-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 20,073 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 20,073 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 18, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 556,222.72 6.29 0.01-6.50 I. Call Money 8,226.89 6.43 5.10-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 406,519.90 6.28 6.16-6.40 III. Market Repo 140,522.93 6.31 0.01-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 953.00 6.41 6.39-6.50 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 122.10 6.30 6.10-6.45 II. Term Money@@ 380.00 - 6.75-6.90 III. Triparty Repo 231.00 6.45 6.35-6.45 IV. Market Repo 98.04 6.55 6.55-6.55 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated October 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for contravention of the provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on GoCapital Finance Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of ‘Master Direction-Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company-Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023’, issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Kottarakara Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 October 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The Catholic Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’, ‘Management of advances-UCBs’ and ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms /concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India has today, in exercise of its powers under Section 45L(1)(b) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, issued Directions to the following NBFCs to cease and desist from sanction and disbursal of loans, effective from close of business of October 21, 2024:

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 18, 2024, Friday, as under:

I. Summary Results Aggregate amount (Face Value) notified by RBI ₹ 25,000.000 crore Total amount offered (Face Value) by participants ₹ 33,201.361 crore Total amount accepted (Face Value) by RBI ₹ 24,934.364 crore

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 23 – September 27, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 16 – September 20, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 09 – September 13, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 02 – September 06, 2024.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 40,385 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 40,385 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers 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 October 18, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 06-Oct-2023 20-Sep-2024* 04-Oct-2024* 06-Oct-2023 20-Sep-2024* 04-Oct-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 233633.16 305203.01 287752.63 235968.24 309831.75 292084.59** b) Borrowings from banks 199276.58 134095.86 128068.94 199285.58 134219.35 128119.50 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71823.77 22841.08 22578.52 72475.18 23153.09 22918.62 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 17, 2024, Thursday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 1 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM October 18, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 540,974.48 6.30 5.00-6.50 I. Call Money 8,755.18 6.44 5.10-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 390,913.55 6.28 5.90-6.43 III. Market Repo 140,357.75 6.33 5.00-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 948.00 6.45 6.40-6.50

Government of India announces the conversion/switch of its securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹30,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the conversion/switch are given as under:

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of August 2024.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 11, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended October 04, 2024.

The 611th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today in Bhubaneswar under the Chairmanship of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor. The Board passed a condolence resolution in memory of Shri Ratan N. Tata, a former Director of the Central Board. The Central Board Members also took the Integrity pledge in observance of the ensuing Vigilance Awareness week 2024. The Board reviewed the current economic and financial situation, including challenges posed by evolving geopolitical conflicts. The Board also discussed the functioning of various Sub-Committees of the Central Board, the Ombudsman Scheme and activities of select Central Office Departments.

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the following companies.

The following seven Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹7000 Crore ₹6000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 70 75 88 (ii) Amount ₹ 21112.500 Crore ₹ 17880.500 Crore ₹ 23166.500 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.4170 96.8376 93.8739 (YTM: 6.4515%) (YTM: 6.5493%) (YTM: 6.5438%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 32 22 36

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 98.4170 (YTM: 6.4515%) 96.8376 (YTM: 6.5493%) 93.8739 (YTM: 6.5438%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹7,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 38,133 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 38,133 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 16, 2024, Wednesday, 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) 532,197.56 6.29 4.50-6.50 I. Call Money 10,248.04 6.42 5.00-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 369,769.45 6.27 6.20-6.37 III. Market Repo 151,167.07 6.31 4.50-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,013.00 6.40 6.40-6.45

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to National Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pratapgarh vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S369/45-11-001/2024-25 dated April 15, 2024, for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 15, 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 the close of business on October 15, 2024.

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(25) – W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series III - Issue date October 16, 2017) 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be October 16, 2024.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 15, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) GUJARAT 2027 HIMACHAL PRADESH 2034 KARNATAKA 2034 KARNATAKA 2035 Notified Amount 1500 600 2000 2000 Tenure 3 10 10 11 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 71 26 99 112 (ii) Amount 10475 2549 8052.500 6584 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 6.82 7.08 7.08 7.09 Competitive Bids Accepted (i) No. 11 1 21 27

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Gujarat 1500 1500 6.82 03 2 Himachal Pradesh 600 600 7.08 10 3 Karnataka 2000 2000 7.08 10 2000 2000 7.09 11 4 Puducherry 200 200 7.09 10 100 100 101.00/7.0690 Re-issue of 7.25% Puducherry SDL 2032 issued on January 25, 2017 5 Punjab 1150 1150 7.11 20 6 Rajasthan 500 500 103.44/7.0907 Re-issue of 7.65% Rajasthan SGS 2033 issued on January 25, 2023

The Reserve Bank has launched the 108th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period October-December 2024. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q3:2024-25) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2024-25), based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for the two subsequent quarters (Q1:2025-26 and Q2:2025-26) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 43rd round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period October-December 2024. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q3:2024-25) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2024-25) based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for the two subsequent quarters (Q1:2025-26 and Q2:2025-26) are also covered.

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 26,060 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 26,060 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of September 2024.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 15, 2024, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 2 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM October 17, 2024 (Thursday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 532,740.60 6.26 4.50-6.50 I. Call Money 10,988.08 6.42 5.10-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 369,234.60 6.24 6.20-6.45 III. Market Repo 151,494.92 6.29 4.50-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,023.00 6.40 6.39-6.45

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(7) – B (W&M) /2019 dated September 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series V - Issue date October 15, 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be October 15, 2024.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹33,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.02% GS 2031 Jun 18, 2031 10,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated October 14, 2024 October 18, 2024 (Friday) October 21, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.23% GS 2039 Apr 15, 2039 13,000 3 7.09% GS 2054 Aug 05, 2054 10,000 Total 33,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated October 03, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹14.00 lakh (Rupees Fourteen Lakh only) on Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Strengthening of Prudential Norms- Provisioning Asset Classification and Exposure Limit’ and 'Know Your Customer (KYC) '. 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 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated October 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Dharangaon, Maharashtra (the bank), for non-compliance with the specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated October 03, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.75 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Seventy Five Thousand only) on Jilla Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Bhind, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 BR Act and section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 04, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Sri Kalahasti Co-operative Town Bank Limited, Andhra Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with provisions of Section 31 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 1, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹28.30 lakh (Rupee Twenty Eight Lakh Thirty Thousand only) on SG Finserve limited (formerly known as M/s Moongipa Securities Limited) (the company) for non-compliance with specific conditions under which the company was issued the Certificate of Registration (CoR) by RBI under section 45IA(5) of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (RBI Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with sub-section (6) of Section 58 B of the RBI Act

Tenor 4-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 24,070 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 24,070 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) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(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 - -

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on October 14, 2024, Monday, 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) 528,791.33 6.27 5.00-6.50 I. Call Money 7782.39 6.43 5.10-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 367,217.50 6.25 5.50-6.39 III. Market Repo 152,769.44 6.32 5.00-6.45 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,022.00 6.41 6.40-6.45 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 15.60 6.34 6.20-6.35 II. Term Money@@ 56.00 - 6.80-6.85 III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Government of India has announced the buyback of its Securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹25,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the buyback are as under: S.No. Security Date of Maturity 1 7.72% GS 2025 May 25, 2025 2 5.22% GS 2025 June 15, 2025 3 8.20% GS 2025 September 24, 2025 4 5.15% GS 2025 November 09, 2025 5 7.59% GS 2026 January 11, 2026

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹13,050 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised. (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Gujarat 1500 03 Yield 2 Himachal Pradesh 600 10 Yield 3 Karnataka 2000 10 Yield 2000 11 Yield 4 Puducherry 200 10 Yield

Today, the Reserve Bank released the provisional results of the 2023-24 round of the annual census on foreign liabilities and assets (FLA) covering cross-border liabilities and assets of the entities {viz., companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), alternative investment funds (AIFs) and partnership firms} with inward/outward direct investment (DI). Out of the 41,653 entities which responded in the latest census, 37,407 reported foreign direct investment (FDI) and/or overseas direct investment (ODI) in their balance sheet for March 2024. Of these entities, 29,926 had also reported in the previous census round and 7,481 have newly reported in the current round. Over three-fourths of the companies that reported inward direct investment were subsidiaries of foreign companies (i.e., single foreign investor holding more than 50 per cent of total equity).

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED. No. S370/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 15, 2024, had placed Sarvodaya Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai under Directions for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 15, 2024.

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 7,000 October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) October 17, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Oct. 6 Sep. 27 Oct. 4 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 24303 24412 35809 11397 11506 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results 7.04% GS 2029 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 155 369 (ii) Amount ₹42584.000 crore ₹43925.757 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 101.34 104.77 (YTM: 6.6961%) (YTM: 6.9830%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 72 167 (ii) Amount ₹13991.167 crore ₹14986.156 crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 39.16% 25.93% (15 Bids) (15 Bids)

7.04% GS 2029 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.34/6.6961% 104.77/6.9830% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹14,000 crore ₹15,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 45,260 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 45,260 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA