Press Releases

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), set up under the RBI Act, 1934, commenced its operations on April 1, 1935. Today marks the 90th year from its establishment. To mark this momentous occasion, a commemorative event was organised by the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai with the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest and with the participation of Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C. Ramesh Bais, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde, Hon’ble Ministers of State for Finance, Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis and Shri Ajit Pawar.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (issue/re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹38,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (Rs. crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.33% GS 2026 Oct 30, 2026 6,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated April 01, 2024 April 05, 2024 (Friday) April 08, 2024 (Monday) 2 New GS 2034 Apr 08, 2034 20,000 3 7.25% GS 2063 June 12, 2063 12,000 Total 38,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on March 01, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on March 01, 2024. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The status of withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes is periodically published by the RBI. The last press release in this regard was published on March 01, 2024.

The value of exports and imports of services during February 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) October – 2023 28,048 (10.9) 13,460 (-0.4) November – 2023 28,108 (4.4) 13,679 (-11.1)

On a review of the prevailing and evolving market conditions, Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has decided that all securities under the market borrowing programme of Government of India shall, henceforth, be auctioned using multiple price auction method.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 78,173.67 6.68 5.00-7.10 I. Call Money 385.30 6.15 5.80-6.25 II. Triparty Repo 76,411.45 6.69 5.00-6.80 III. Market Repo 1,376.92 6.72 6.50-7.10 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 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 2,212.65 6.73 5.75-7.65 I. Call Money 1,464.65 5.75-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 748.00 7.61 7.50-7.65 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 7,341.84 7.63 5.00-9.00 II. Term Money@@ 521.30 - 7.00-7.90 III. Triparty Repo 254,426.70 6.98 5.00-7.60 IV. Market Repo 167,895.10 7.11 5.25-7.75

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20232024Variation Mar. 24Mar. 15Mar. 22WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments76251992913251-66785626 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.2. Foreign Exchange Reserves*

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹16,100 Crore (Face Value).

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter April – June 2024, is expected to be ₹2,54,040 Crore. The weekly schedule of auctions to be held during the quarter along with the name of States/UTs who have confirmed participation and tentative amounts indicated by them is as under:

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position  for end-December 2023[1]. [1] India’s quarterly IIP is disseminated with a lag of one quarter and the previous quarterly IIP for end-September 2023 was released in the RBI website on December 29, 2023.

The facility of exchange / deposit of ₹2000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, April 01, 2024 at the 19 Issue Offices1 of the Reserve Bank of India due to operations associated with the Annual Closing of Accounts. The facility will resume on Tuesday, April 02, 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 12,000 April 03, 2024 (Wednesday) April 04, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 7,000 3 364 Days 8,000 Total 27,000

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of March 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of February 2024[1] collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the totalnon-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 496,185.17 6.65 5.00-7.00 I. Call Money 14,998.99 6.64 5.00-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 316,548.50 6.66 6.56-6.85 III. Market Repo 164,189.68 6.64 5.25-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 448.00 6.80 6.75-6.95

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five thousand only) on The Rajapalayam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A (1) (c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

It has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, that the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2024-25 (April to September 2024) will be ₹1,50,000 crore.

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, hereby, notifies the calendar for issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending June 2024 as under: Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills
(April 01, 2024 to June 30, 2024) (₹ Crore) Date of Auction Date of Issue