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The 616th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held today at Mumbai under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor.

In its 578th meeting held on August 26, 2019, the Central Board had adopted the Economic Capital Framework based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee to Review the Extant Economic Capital Framework of the Reserve Bank of India (Chairman: Dr. Bimal Jalan). The Expert Committee, inter-alia, recommended that the framework may be periodically reviewed every five years.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹63.60 lakh (Rupees Sixty Three Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on Union Bank of India (the bank) for non-compliance with the provisions of Section 26A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Credit Flow to Agriculture - Collateral free Agricultural Loans’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) and Section 51(1) of the BR Act.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation May. 17 May. 9 May. 16 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 17624 51342 36404 -14938 18780 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

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 190 364 (ii) Amount ₹51,901.000 crore ₹47,697.287 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 103.49 103.39 (YTM: 5.8675%) (YTM: 6.8197%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 40 23 (ii) Amount ₹14,986.906 crore 11,986.900 crore

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 103.49/5.8675% 103.39/6.8197% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹15,000 crore ₹12,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,371 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,371 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 May 23, 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) 6.75% GS 2029 15,000 7,518 7,482 15,000 0.03 7.09% GS 2054 12,000 6,006 5,994 12,000 0.19

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,19,034.06 5.78 1.00-6.03 I. Call Money 19,706.01 5.85 4.85-5.90 II. Triparty Repo 4,18,840.25 5.79 5.60-5.91 III. Market Repo 1,78,992.80 5.78 1.00-6.03 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,495.00 5.93 5.90-6.00

The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 has enabled certain capital related provisions such as issuance of special shares, issuance of shares at a premium, etc., which are new to the co-operative banking sector. The Report of the Expert Committee on Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (the Expert Committee), chaired by Shri. N.S. Vishwanathan, former Deputy Governor, RBI, had provided broad guiding principles on these provisions through its recommendations. Thereafter, a Working Group was constituted in RBI to inter alia operationalise the recommendations of the Expert Committee on these newly enabled capital related provisions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 20, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) on The Aska Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Aska, Odisha (the bank) for 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 25(1)(iii) read with Section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

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.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on May 23, 2025 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC)

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,341 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,341 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) 5,88,274.67 5.74 1.00-5.95 I. Call Money 17,914.80 5.80 4.85-5.90 II. Triparty Repo 3,91,287.55 5.73 5.61-5.79 III. Market Repo 1,77,177.32 5.75 1.00-5.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,895.00 5.92 5.88-5.95

Today, the Reserve Bank released the May 2025 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes two speeches, four articles and current statistics. The four articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Economic Activity and Banknotes: New Approaches; III. Digital Footprints: Decoding India’s Inbound Tourism through Internet Searches; and IV. Impact of Weather Anomalies on Vegetable Prices in India.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Shimsha Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Maddur, Mandya District vide Directive BLR.DOS.SSMS.No.S2174/12-08-295/2022-23 dated February 23, 2023, for a period of six months up to August 24, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on May 24, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-73/12.23.292/2024-25 dated November 21, 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 May 24, 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.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 16, 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 135 76 111 (ii) Amount ₹62922.160 Crore ₹36328.500 Crore ₹36415.000 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.5958 97.2316 94.5948 (YTM: 5.7124%) (YTM: 5.7101%) (YTM: 5.7298%)

I. T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified ₹9,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.5958 (YTM: 5.7124%) 97.2316 (YTM: 5.7101%) 94.5948 (YTM: 5.7298%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted ₹9,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore ₹5,000 Crore

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,348 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,348 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) 5,74,008.90 5.67 0.01-6.75 I. Call Money 16,733.50 5.79 4.85-5.85 II. Triparty Repo 3,77,859.80 5.66 5.62-5.80 III. Market Repo 1,77,682.60 5.69 0.01-6.75 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,733.00 5.87 5.82-6.75

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 result of the auction of State Government Securities held on May 20, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ASSAM SGS 2035 CHHATTISGARH SGS 2032 GOA SGS 2035 GUJARAT SGS 2036 Notified Amount 700 1000 100 1000 Tenure 10 Re-issue of 7.38% Chhattisgarh SGS 2032, issued on March 13, 2024 10 11

Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹)/ Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1. Assam 700 700 6.63 10 2. Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 104.88/6.4799 Re-issue of 7.38% Chhattisgarh SGS 2032, issued on March 13, 2024

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 4,617 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 4,617 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) 5,91,996.32 5.66 0.01-6.95 I. Call Money 15,136.12 5.79 4.85-5.90 II. Triparty Repo 3,83,321.90 5.64 5.50-5.76 III. Market Repo 1,91,620.30 5.68 0.01-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,918.00 5.89 5.85-6.73 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 155.30 5.73 5.40-5.85 II. Term Money@@ 806.00 - 5.70-6.13 III. Triparty Repo 2,550.00 5.82 5.75-5.85 IV. Market Repo 1,643.77 5.90 5.85-5.98

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated May 19, 2025, has cancelled the licence of “HCBL Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on May 19, 2025. The Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative, Uttar Pradesh has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(25)-W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 , (SGB 2017-18 Series VIII- Issue date November 20, 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 next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be May 20, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to grant “in-principle” approval to Emirates NBD Bank PJSC for setting up a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) in India, under the “Scheme for Setting up of WOS by foreign banks in India”.

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹27,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ Crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.75% GS 2029 Dec 23, 2029 15,000 F.No.4(1)-B(W&M)/2025 dated May 19, 2025 May 23, 2025 (Friday) May 26, 2025 (Monday) 2 7.09% GS 2054 Aug 05, 2054 12,000 Total 27,000

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

The Reserve Bank had, on December 19, 2023, issued guidelines relating to investment by the regulated entities (REs) in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), with the objective of addressing certain concerns relating to possible evergreening through this route. Subsequently, certain clarifications were issued vide circular dated March 27, 2024.

I. Summary OMO Purchase Results Aggregate Amount (Face value) notified by RBI : ₹25,000 crore Total amount offered (Face value) by participants : ₹50,369 crore Total amount accepted (Face value) by RBI : ₹19,203 crore

A. Source Security 5.63% GS 2026 6.99% GS 2026 7.33% GS 2026 8.15% GS 2026 8.24% GS 2027 B. Notified Amount (amount in ₹ cr) 2,000 2,000 2,000 5,000 2,000 Destination Security 8.32% GS 2032 6.19% GS 2034 6.67% GS 2035 6.22% GS 2035 7.40% GS 2062 C. i. No. of offers received 6 6 11 8 3 ii. Total amount of Source Security offered (Face value in ₹ cr) 4,355.000 2,381.362 3,777.127 2,670.000 1,200.000

Security 7.10% GS 2029 7.95% G.S 2032 7.18% GS 2033 7.73% GS 2034 7.54% GS 2036 Total amount notified Aggregate amount of ₹25,000 crore (no security-wise notified amount) Total amount (face value) accepted by RBI (₹ in crore) 660 6,458 6,454 3,831 1,800 Cut off yield (%) 5.9395 6.1716 6.2654 6.2909 6.3527 Cut off price (₹) 103.99 110.28 105.80 110.23 109.30 

(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    -    -

MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 8,230.83 5.34 4.00-5.90 I. Call Money 1,457.30 5.42 5.20-5.90 II. Triparty Repo 6,735.70 5.32 4.75-5.75 III. Market Repo 37.83 4.47 4.00-5.00

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 5,170 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 5,170 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) 6,686.90 5.73 5.00-6.80 I. Call Money 1,699.15 5.56 5.25-5.90 II. Triparty Repo 3,253.75 5.74 5.00-6.24 III. Market Repo 41.00 5.25 5.25-5.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,693.00 5.88 5.85-6.80

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹20 denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor. The design of these notes is similar in all respects to ₹20 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. All banknotes in the denomination of ₹20 issued by the Reserve Bank in the past will continue to be legal tender.

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4 (4) -B (W&M) /2020 dated April 13, 2020, (SGB 2020-21 Series II- Issue date May 19, 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be May 19, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 13, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50 lakh (Rupees Fifty Lakh only) on Deutsche Bank AG, India (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures-Across Banks’ read with ‘Central Repository of lnformation on Large Credits (CRlLC) – Revision in Reporting’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 16, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹29,60,000 (Rupees Twenty-Nine Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on Yes Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Financial Statements Presentation and Disclosures'. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹14,800 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State/ UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1. Assam 700 10 Yield 2. Chhattisgarh 1000 Re-issue of 7.38% Chhattisgarh SGS 2032, issued on March 13, 2024 Price 3. Goa 100 10 Yield 4. Gujarat 1000 11 Yield 1000 12 Yield 5. Haryana 1000 14 Yield 6. Jammu and Kashmir 400 06 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 May 21, 2025 (Wednesday) May 22, 2025 (Thursday) 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. 2. Based on assessment of the liquidity conditions, it is decided that the notified amount for the daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction to be conducted on May 19, 2025, Monday, between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM will be ₹25,000 crore.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation May 10 May 2 May 9 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 11584 38480 51342 12862 39758 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 03-May-2024 18-Apr-2025* 02-May-2025* 03-May-2024 18-Apr-2025* 02-May-2025* LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 291055.36 346519.46 350035.11 295223.02 352576.56 356073.79** b) Borrowings from banks 167685.78 105133.47 110267.74 167685.78 105135.36 110368.75 c) Other demand & time liabilities 76526.46 23924.94 23236.44 76795.51 24211.61 23597.28 LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)