The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dholka, 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’ and ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 18, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Chhapi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Banaskantha, 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’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (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 September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Mahila Co-operative Nagrik Bank Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Government of India has announced the sale (issue/re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on October 20, 2023.

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:

(₹ crore)

SecurityNotified AmountMinimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) amount per PDMinimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction

New GS 20287,000167167

7.18% GS 203313,000310310

7.30% GS 205310,000239239

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume
(One Leg)Weighted
Average RateRange A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)527,822.036.735.00-7.80 I. Call Money11,005.946.735.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo366,754.856.746.55-6.80 III. Market Repo149,782.676.725.00-6.86

     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond278.577.216.85-7.80

B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**418.006.736.35-6.80

     II. Term Money@@60.00-6.65-6.97

     III. Triparty Repo55.006.806.80-6.80

     IV. Market Repo103.886.906.90-6.90

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction on October 20, 2023, Friday, as under:

Sl. No.Notified Amount
(₹ crore)Tenor (day)Window TimingDate of Reversal

150,0001410:30 AM to 11:00 AMNovember 03, 2023
(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.

SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 07-Oct-2222-SEP-2023*06-OCT-2023*07-Oct-2222-SEP-2023*06-OCT-2023* ILIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks191780.92238947.18233687.07194707.13241286.81236022.15 **

b) Borrowings from banks61002.31195119.2199276.661308.31195203.11199285.6

c) Other demand & time liabilities50315.1170559.3472142.7950858.9670625.03

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹18,900 Crore (Face Value).

Sr. No.State / UTAmount to be raised (₹ Cr)Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr)Tenure (Year)Type of Auction

1Andhra Pradesh1000-13Yield

1000-19Yield

2Jammu and Kashmir300-30Yield

3Karnataka1000-10Yield

1000-11Yield

4Madhya Pradesh1000-11Yield

Today, the Reserve Bank released the October 2023 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes two speeches, six articles and current statistics.

The six articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Measuring Uncertainty: An Indian Perspective; III. Impact of G-Sec Yield Movements on Bank Profitability in India; IV. Production Weighted Rainfall Index and Agriculture Production: Relationship Re-visited; V. Housing Finance Companies and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Size Matter?; and VI. COVID-19 Pandemic and the Resilience of India’s R&D Expenditure.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 39th round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period October-December 2023. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q3:2023-24) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2023-24) 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 (Q1:2024-25 and Q2:2024-25) are also covered.

I.T-Bill91 days182 days364 days II.Total Face Value Notified₹7,000 Crore₹8,000 Crore₹9,000 Crore III.Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price98.3105 (YTM: 6.8930%)96.5635 (YTM: 7.1372%)93.3529
(YTM: 7.1400%) IV.Total Face Value Accepted₹7,000 Crore₹8,000 Crore₹9,000 Crore Ajit Prasad Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1133

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume
(One Leg)Weighted
Average RateRange A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)535,099.416.745.00-7.80 I. Call Money10,896.086.725.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo377,200.756.746.26-6.78 III. Market Repo146,752.586.745.51-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond250.007.236.85-7.80

B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**252.206.635.80-6.85

     II. Term Money@@54.00-6.75-6.90

     III. Triparty Repo100.006.806.80-6.80

     IV. Market Repo500.006.596.59-6.59

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

Auction Results91 Days182 Days364 Days I.Notified Amount₹7000 Crore₹8000 Crore₹9000 Crore II.Competitive Bids Received (i) Number151198178 (ii) Amount₹26543.351 Crore₹24590.777 Crore₹29674.700 Crore

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 13, 2023 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended October 06, 2023.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 104th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period October-December 2023. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q3:2023-24) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2023-24), 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 (Q1:2024-25 and Q2:2024-25) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 17, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.95 crore (Rupees Three crore Ninety Five lakhs only) on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI Directions on “Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks”, “Recovery Agents engaged by Banks”, “Customer Service in Banks”, and “‘Loans and Advances - Statutory and Other Restrictions’”. 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) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 17, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹12.19 crore (Rupees Twelve crore and nineteen lakh only) on ICICI Bank Ltd. (the bank) for contravention of sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the BR Act) read with directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances-Statutory and Other restrictions', sub-section (2) of Section 6 and Section 8 of the BR Act read with directions issued by the RBI on ‘Financial Services provided by the Banks’, and non-compliance with the RBI directions on ‘Frauds classification and reporting by commercial banks and select Fls’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) of the BR Act.

Sr. NoState / UTAmount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted
(₹ Crore) Cut off Yield
(%)Tenure (Year) 1Andhra Pradesh5005007.6614 5005007.6120 2Assam100010007.6710

3Bihar200020007.708

4Goa1001007.6710

5Haryana100010007.6612

6Himachal Pradesh100010007.6220

7Jammu and Kashmir4004007.5630

8Karnataka100010007.649

9Meghalaya3223227.728

10Mizoram60607.7215

11Rajasthan100010007.6220

12Tamil Nadu200020007.6510

13Telangana5005007.6516

14Uttar Pradesh200020007.6811

15West Bengal*250030007.6420

TOTAL15,88216,382
 

*West Bengal has accepted an additional amount of ₹500 Crore in the 20-year security.

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)527,061.676.745.00-7.80 I. Call Money11,931.216.725.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo368,817.256.756.70-6.80

     III. Market Repo146,143.216.715.00-6.88

     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond170.007.526.86-7.80

B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**276.506.566.00-6.80

     II. Term Money@@183.00-6.85-6.95

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.DSD.No.S2469/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 15, 2022, had placed Raigad Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on July 18, 2022, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time to time, the last being up to October 18, 2023.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 17, 2023 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2037ANDHRA PRADESH 2043ASSAM 2033BIHAR 2031 Notified Amount5005001000200 Tenure1420108 Competitive Bids Received (i) No.51156496 (ii) Amount3780258549207343.5 Cut-off Yield (%)7.667.617.677.70 Competitive Bids Accepted

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Babra, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of Section 26 A (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and RBI directions on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives, firms/concerns in which they are interested’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (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 September 15, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.70 lakh (Rupees One lakh Seventy thousand only) on West End Housing Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with National Housing Bank (NHB) directions on ‘Housing Finance Companies – Approval of Acquisition or Transfer of Control (NHB) Directions 2016’ and RBI direction on ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four lakh Fifty thousand only) on Gujarat Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (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 September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Sevalia Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sevalia, dist. Kheda, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance of 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 47 A (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 September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Makarpura Industrial Estate Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dist. Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of Section 26A (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and RBI directions on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives, firms/concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the BR Act.

A.Source SecurityGOI FRB, 2024GOI FRB, 2024GOI FRB, 20249.15% GS 20247.59% GS 20268.15% GS 20268.24% GS 20278.24% GS 2027

B.Notified Amount (amount in ₹ cr)1,50010,0002,5002,0001,0001,0001,0001,000

Destination Security7.95% GS 20327.40% GS 20359.20% GS 20308.28% GS 20327.50% GS 20346.80% GS 20607.16% GS 20506.80% GS 2060

C.i. No. of offers received627006338

ii. Total amount of Source Security offered (Face value in ₹ cr)3,425.00016,791.000002,050.000300.000350.0001,384.553

iii. No of offers accepted14002004

iv. Total amount of source security accepted (Face value in ₹ cr)1,500.0002,000.000001,000.00000434.553

v. Total amount of destination security issued (Face value in ₹ cr)1449.9372000.550001000.49600489.548

vi. Cut-off price (₹) / yield (%) for destination security103.37/7.422199.87/7.4152NANA100.53/7.4257NANA91.01/7.5216

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg)Weighted Average RateRange A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)0.00-- I. Call Money0.00-- II. Triparty Repo0.00-- III. Market Repo0.00-- IV. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average RateRange A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)528,258.576.742.01-7.85 I. Call Money9,149.226.715.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo383,608.556.766.60-6.78 III. Market Repo135,370.806.682.01-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond130.007.466.85-7.85 B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**191.006.556.15-6.75

     II. Term Money@@377.00-6.55-7.40

     III. Triparty Repo313.506.766.75-6.80

     IV. Market Repo49.397.107.10-7.10

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹39,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.99% GS 2026 Apr 17, 2026 8,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2023 dated August 28, 2023 September 01, 2023 (Friday) September 04, 2023 (Monday) 2 7.17% GS 2030 Apr 17, 2030 7,000 3 7.18% GS 2037 July 24, 2037

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-5/12.22.039/2017-18 dated April 17, 2018, had placed The City Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai under Directions from the close of business on April 17, 2018. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to October 16, 2023.

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 next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be October 16, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of The Suvikas People’s Co-operative Bank Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat with The Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Scheme has been sanctioned in exercise of the powers conferred under Sub-Section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Scheme will come into force with effect from October 16, 2023. The branches of The Suvikas People’s Co-operative Bank Limited, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) will function as branches of The Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank Limited, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) with effect from October 16, 2023.

Auction Results7.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount₹12000 Crore₹10000 Crore₹12000 Crore II.Underwriting Notified Amount₹12000 Crore₹10000 Crore₹12000 Crore

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 03, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 Crore (Rupees One Crore only) on Union Bank of India (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation (lSE 2021) of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2021. The examination of the Risk Assessment Report / Inspection Report pertaining to ISE 2021, and all related correspondence in that regard revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the aforesaid directions by the bank, to the extent it sanctioned a term loan to a Corporation (i) in lieu of or to substitute budgetary resources envisaged for certain projects; (ii) without undertaking due diligence on the viability and bankability of the projects to ensure that revenue streams from the projects were sufficient to take care of the debt servicing obligations; and (iii) the repayment / servicing of which was made out of budgetary resources. In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the said direction, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1106

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹64 Lakh (Rupees Sixty Four Lakh only) on RBL Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions of Reserve Bank of India (Prior approval for acquisition of shares or voting rights in private sector banks) Directions, 2015. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation (lSE 2020) of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2020, and the examination of the Risk Assessment Report / Inspection Report pertaining to ISE 2020, and all related correspondence in that regard revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the aforesaid directions by the bank, to the extent it failed to (i) obtain annual declaration in Form B from one of its major shareholders, within one month of the close of the three financial years ending on March 31, 2018, March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020, and (ii) furnish certificates to RBI regarding continuance of the 'fit and proper’ status of one of its major shareholders, by the end of September of the said three financial years. In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the said direction, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1107

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.50 Lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Bajaj Finance Limited, Pune, Maharashtra (the company) for non-compliance with the ‘Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ issued by 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 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58 B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the company with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the company was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, and examination of the Risk Assessment Report and Inspection Report pertaining to the aforementioned inspection and all related correspondence pertaining to the same, revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the RBI directions to the extent of not reporting and delay in reporting of certain frauds to RBI. Consequently, a notice was issued to the company advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for its failure to comply with the RBI directions, as stated therein.

After considering the company’s reply to the notice, additional submissions made by it and oral submissions made during the Personal Hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty, to the extent of such non-compliance with such directions.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1110

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)528,258.576.742.01-7.85 I. Call Money9,149.226.715.00-6.85 II. Triparty Repo383,608.556.766.60-6.78 III. Market Repo135,370.806.682.01-6.90

     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond130.007.466.85-7.85

B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**191.006.556.15-6.75

     II. Term Money@@377.00-6.55-7.40

     III. Triparty Repo313.506.766.75-6.80

     IV. Market Repo49.397.107.10-7.10

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

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 2023.

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1105

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 18, 2023
(Wednesday)    October 19, 2023
(Thursday)
2    182 Days    8,000
3    364 Days    9,000

Total    24,000    

The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 along with the Amendment Notification No.F.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated April 05, 2018 and Amendment Notification No.F-4(2)-W&M/2018 dated December 23, 2021, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard, can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, during the below given timings:

Category    Timing
Competitive bids    10:30 am - 11:30 am
Non-Competitive bids    10:30 am - 11:00 am
Results will be announced on the day of the auction.

Payment by successful bidders will have to be made on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends. In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516). For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1108

7.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹1 2,000 crore II.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off98.85/7.3959%97.73/7.4444%96.36/7.5387%

III.Amount accepted in the auction₹12,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 crore

IV.Devolvement on Primary DealersNILNILNIL

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1103

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20222023Variation Oct. 7Sep. 29Oct. 6WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments1083911606243031269713464 * Data are provisional.

2. Foreign Exchange Reserves*

ItemAs on October 6, 2023Variation over

WeekEnd-March 2023 Year

₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.

12345678

1 Total Reserves4867956584742-14828-2166113691629248102051873

1.1 Foreign Currency Assets #4325067519529-3057-707135935983844342148033

1.2 Gold35220042306-11624-1425-19299-2894315003352

1.3 SDRs14921217923-31-15-1952-4694467342

1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF414774983-116-19-992-1831631147

* Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); and (c) amounts lent under the SAARC Currency swap arrangements.

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,882 Crore (Face Value).

In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 13, 2023 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:

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 29A (6) of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, has cancelled the CoR of following company.

Sr. No.Name of the CompanyRegistered Office AddressCoR No.CoR Issued OnCancellation Order Date

1Ind Bank Housing Ltd3rd Floor, 480 Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 60003501.0023.01August 16, 2001September 21, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 15, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Jawhar Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Palghar, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (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 orThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 10, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.39 Crore (Rupees Five Crore and Thirty Nine Lakh only) on Paytm Payments Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’, ‘RBI Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks’ read with ‘Enhancement of maximum balance at end of the day’, ‘Cyber security framework in banks’ read with ‘Guidelines on reporting of unusual cyber security incidents’ and ‘Securing mobile banking applications including UPI ecosystem’. 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) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Kalyan, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rates on Deposits’ and ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts’. 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.

This action is based on deficiency in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the bank conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2021, and examination of the Risk Assessment Report, Inspection Report and all related correspondence pertaining to the same, revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) opened Savings Bank (SB) accounts of ineligible institutions, and (ii) levied charges for non-maintenance of minimum balances in SB accounts without notifying the customers. Consequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for non-compliance with the RBI directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, its additional submissions and the oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)      
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1074

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 15, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.20 lakh (Rupees One lakh twenty thousand only) on Finquest Financial Solutions Private Limited, Mumbai (the company) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’ and ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’. 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.

The Reserve Bank had launched the second edition of its global hackathon - “HARBINGER 2023 – Innovation for Transformation” with the theme ‘Inclusive Digital Services’ which was communicated vide Press Release dated February 14, 2023.