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On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 09, 2024, Friday, as under:

Tenor  14-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  1,75,000  Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore)  2,42,004  Amount allotted (in ₹ crore)  1,75,008  Cut off Rate (%)  6.71  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.73  Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%)  23.01

In the underwriting auctions conducted on February 09, 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)  504,897.54  6.65  5.00-7.00  I. Call Money  11,744.71  6.65  5.00-6.75  II. Triparty Repo  332,430.30  6.63  6.25-6.74  III. Market Repo  160,232.53  6.67  6.25-6.85  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  490.00  6.95  6.95-7.00

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Navnirman Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, 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’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to Directors etc. - Directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’. 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 6, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹63.30 lakh (Rupees Sixty-Three Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’, ‘Gold Loan – Bullet Repayment - UCBs’ and ‘Unclaimed Deposits and Inoperative/ Dormant Accounts in UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI 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 February 6, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹43.30 lakh (Rupees Forty-Three Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts’, ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting mechanism’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI 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 imposed, by an order dated February 03, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Nakodar Hindu Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd., Nakodar (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters (IRAC Norms) and specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). 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 Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on February 09, 2024, Friday, as under

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on February 09, 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) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS  27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * 27-Jan-23 12-Jan-2024 * 26-JAN-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)   a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 208480.12 262755.38 265720.09 210725.37 266353.52 269500.31 **  b) Borrowings from banks 62698.3 180980.15 197683.64 63048.66 181010.43 197782.34 

This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulations; and (iii) Payment Systems and Fintech.  (I) Financial Markets  1. Review of the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (February 8, 2024) decided to: Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent.

This is the first monetary policy statement of 2024, a momentous year for the Reserve Bank of India which enters its 90th year of existence and operations on April 1. Over the years, the Reserve Bank has established itself as a credible institution which stands for stability, trust and economic progress. In recent years, it has become a pioneer in fostering innovation and technology in the financial system. Customer centricity and financial inclusion have always been its priorities. The Reserve Bank’s tireless efforts towards maintaining a fine balance among price stability, financial stability and external sector stability have paid rich dividends as the country embarks on a higher growth trajectory in the years to come. As India gains a pole position in the new global order, the contribution of the Reserve Bank is getting widely recognised in India and abroad.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  484,917.64  6.41  5.00-7.65  I. Call Money  12,162.45  6.48  5.00-6.75  II. Triparty Repo  305,689.90  6.39  6.25-6.87  III. Market Repo  166,480.29  6.46  6.20-7.65  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  585.00  6.74  6.60-7.55  B.  Term Segment I. Notice Money**  269.80  6.66  6.20-6.75  II. Term Money@@  347.00  -  6.80-7.50  III. Triparty Repo  200.00  6.50  6.50-6.50  IV. Market Repo  80.00  6.75  6.75-6.75  V. Repo in Corporate Bond  0.00  -  -

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 December 2023. 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 02, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended January 26, 2024.

Auction Results  91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹10000 Crore ₹9000 Crore II.  Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 91 121 158 (ii) Amount ₹ 22368.160 Crore ₹ 25593.250 Crore ₹ 41519.750 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.2812 96.5575 93.3756 (YTM:7.0147%) (YTM:7.1501%) (YTM:7.1138%) IV.  Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 42 66 16

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore  III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.2812 (YTM: 7.0147%) 96.5575 (YTM: 7.1501%) 93.3756 (YTM: 7.1138%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹8,000 Crore ₹10,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 11,829 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 11,829 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 February 07, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 96,093 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 50,019 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate 44.29 Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1817

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 510,047.01 6.35 5.00-6.70 I. Call Money 10,515.66 6.46 5.00-6.56 II. Triparty Repo 327,881.25 6.29 6.12-6.40 III. Market Repo 171,200.10 6.45 6.00-6.58 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 450.00 6.68 6.65-6.70

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated February 5, 2024, has cancelled the licence of “Jai Prakash Narayan Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Basmathnagar, Maharashtra”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on February 6,2024. The Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, Karnataka vide Directive DOS.CO.UCB.BSD-III.D-2/12.23.283/2019-20 dated January 02, 2020, for a period of six months up to July 10, 2020, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on February 10, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-86/12.23.283/2023-24 dated November 07, 2023. 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 February 10, 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 February 07, 2024, Wednesday, as under:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 6, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.80 lakh (Rupees Eight lakh eighty thousand only) on Power Finance Corporation Limited, New Delhi (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the RBI’s directions on ‘Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies and Core Investment Companies’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI 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 (RBI Act).

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on February 06, 2024 is as under:

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.39 5 500 500 7.49 12 1000 1000 7.49 15 500 500 7.46 17 1000 1000 7.52 19 2 Assam 1000 1000 7.52 10 3 Bihar 2000 2000 7.52 15

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 41,804 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 41,804 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%)

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on February 06, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

Tenor  1-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  75,000  Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore)  27,538  Amount accepted (in ₹ crore)  27,538  Cut off Rate (%)  6.49  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.49  Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate  NA  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1806

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average RateRange A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 516,440.39 6.32 1.00-7.50 I. Call Money 11,047.78 6.47 5.00-6.55

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 (Rs. crore) GoI specific Notification

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on February 06, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

Tenor  4-day  Notified Amount (in ₹ crore)  50,000  Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore)  18,750  Amount accepted (in ₹ crore)  18,750  Cut off Rate (%)  6.49  Weighted Average Rate (%)  6.49  Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1803

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction on February 05, 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)  0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00- - II. Triparty Repo

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 7,200.35 6.06 5.00-6.50 I. Call Money 728.30 6.10 5.65-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 6,170.70 6.09 6.00-6.21 III. Market Repo 301.35 5.50 5.00-6.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent)  MONEY MARKETS@  Volume (One Leg)  Weighted Average Rate  Range  A.  Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)  2,391.45  6.29  5.50-6.75  I. Call Money  842.55  6.13  5.50-6.24  II. Triparty Repo  1,073.90  6.24  5.90-6.70  III. Market Repo  50.00  6.00  6.00-6.00  IV. Repo in Corporate Bond  425.00  6.75  6.75-6.75  B.  Term Segment        I. Notice Money**  9,902.56  6.56  5.00-6.75  II. Term Money@@  478.00  -  6.65-7.50  III. Triparty Repo  331,227.90  6.32  6.05-6.70  IV. Market Repo  181,002.89  6.49  0.01-6.90  V. Repo in Corporate Bond  0.00  -  -

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(19) - W&M/2014 dated January 14, 2016 (SGB 2016-I - Issue date February 08, 2016) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of the issue of the Gold Bond.  Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be February 08, 2024.

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(7) - W&M/2016 dated July 14, 2016 (SGB 2016-17, Series I - Issue date August 05, 2016) 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 February 05, 2024.

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹26,710 Crore (Face Value).   Sr. No.  State/UT  Amount to be raised  (₹ Cr)  Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option  (₹ Cr)  Tenure (Year)  Type of Auction  1  Andhra Pradesh  1000  -  5  Yield  500  -  12  Yield  1000  -  15  Yield  500  -  17  Yield  1000  -  19  Yield

The Reserve Bank had cautioned members of public against frauds in the name of KYC updation vide its Press Release dated September 13, 2021. In the wake of continuing incidents/ reports of customers falling prey to frauds being perpetrated in the name of KYC updation, RBI once again urges the members of public to exercise caution and due care to prevent loss and safeguard themselves from such malicious practices.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 29, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Bajaj Housing Finance Limited, Pune (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021’ issued by the RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 52A read with clause (aa) of sub-section (3) of section 49 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets*  (₹ Crore)  Item  2023  2024  Variation  Jan. 27  Jan. 19  Jan. 26  Week  Year  1  2  3  4  5  4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government  0  0  0  0  0  4.2 State Governments  16745  18712  12810  -5902  -3935  * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Auction Results  7.32% GS 2030  7.18% GS 2037  7.25% GS 2063  7.37% GOI SGrB 2054  I.  Notified Amount  ₹12000 Crore  ₹10000 Crore  ₹12000 Crore  ₹5000 Crore  II.  Underwriting Notified Amount  ₹12000 Crore  ₹10000 Crore  ₹12000 Crore  ₹5000 Crore  III.  Competitive Bids Received (i)  Number  152  168  267  86  (ii) Amount  ₹ 28002 Crore  ₹ 29830.500 Crore  ₹ 32214 Crore  ₹ 12125 Crore  IV.  Cut-off price / Yield  101.75  100.90  101.33  102.84  (YTM: 6.9883%)  (YTM: 7.0749%)  (YTM: 7.1475%)  (YTM: 7.1387%)  V.  Competitive Bids Accepted(i)  Number  42  27  69  31  (ii) Amount  ₹ 11981.747 Crore  ₹ 9992.531 Crore  ₹ 11990.055 Crore  ₹ 4998.455 Crore

7.32% GS 2030  7.18% GS 2037  7.25% GS 2063  7.37% GOI SGrB 2054  I.  Notified Amount  ₹12,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  ₹5,000 crore  II.  Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off  101.75/ 6.9883%  100.90/ 7.0749%  101.33/ 7.1475%  102.84/ 7.1387%  III.  Amount accepted in the auction  ₹12,000 crore  ₹10,000 crore  ₹12,000 crore  ₹5,000 crore  IV.  Devolvement on Primary Dealers  NIL  NIL  NIL  NIL  Ajit Prasad Director (Communications)  Press Release: 2023-2024/1790