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.