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The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,900 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 - 11 Yield 2 Bihar 2000 - 8 Yield 3 Goa 100 - 10 Yield 4 Haryana 1500 - 10 Yield 1000 - 12 Yield 5 Kerala 1300 - 18 Yield 6 Rajasthan 1000 - 10 Yield 1000 - 16 Yield 500 - 18 Yield 7 Tamil Nadu 2000

The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of Akola Merchant Co-operative Bank Ltd., Akola, Maharashtra with The Jalgaon Peoples Co-operative Bank Ltd., Jalgaon, Maharashtra. 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 August 28, 2023. The branches of Akola Merchant Co-operative

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2022 2023 Variation Aug. 19 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 7689 14255 15343 1088 7654 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on August 18, 2023 Variation over Week End-March 2023 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 4943746 594888 -44617 -7273 1

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 22,419 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 22,419 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: 2023-2024/811

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 17, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Kolhapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kolhapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 14, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Midnapore People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction on August 25, 2023, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 14 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM September 08, 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. Ajit Prasad

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 17, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Municipal Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4)