Press Releases

The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 56th round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period October-December 2021 (Q3:2021-22). The Reserve Bank has been conducting the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) of the manufacturing sector on a quarterly basis since 2008. The information collected in the survey includes quantitative data on new orders received during the

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 4,646.20 3.22 0.50-3.80 I. Call Money 2,518.20 3.64 2.70-3.80 II. Triparty Repo 2,128.00 2.71 0.50-3.51 III. Market Repo 0.00 - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 6,630.00 3.38 2.00-3.65 II. Term Money@@ 454.00 - 3.30-4.25 III. Triparty Repo 4,22,462.60 3.45 3.20-3.65 IV. Market Repo 1,01,199.82 3.50 2.00

The following State Governments have offered to sell securities by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹19,340 Cr. (Face Value). The revision is due to inclusion of Andhra Pradesh. Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr) Tenure (Yrs) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 500 - 16 Yield 1000 - 18 Yield 1000 - 20 Yield 2 Assam 653 - 10 Yield 3 Haryana 1500 500 10 Yield 4 Karnataka 2000 - 10 Yield 2000 - 11 Yield 1000 - 1

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter January - March 2022, is expected to be ₹3,24,009.74 crore. The weekly schedule of auctions to be held during the quarter along with the name of States/UTs who have confirmed participation and tentative amounts indicated by them is as under: Month Proposed Date Expected quantum

The Reserve Bank has today placed on its website the ‘Framework for facilitating small value digital payments in offline mode’. The framework incorporates the feedback received from the pilot experiments on offline transactions conducted in different parts of the country during the period from September 2020 to June 2021. An offline digital payment means a transaction which does not require internet or telecom connectivity. Under this new framework, such payments can

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹24,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 4.56% GS 2023 Nov 29, 2023 2,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2021 dated January 03, 2022 January 07, 2022 (Friday) January 10, 2022 (Monday) 2 5.74% GS 2026 Nov. 15, 2026 6,000 3 6.67% GS 2035 Dec 15, 2035 9,0

The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction on January 04, 2022, Tuesday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 2,00,000 7 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM January 11, 2022 (Tuesday) 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. (Yogesh Dayal) Chief General Manager Press Release: 2021-2022/1481

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 06 – December 10, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 6/12/2021 3,563 1,842 495 221 63 69 10,633 10,403 1,071 3,019 1,562 126 7/12/2021 3,803 1,540 72

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 29 – December 03, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 29/11/2021 4,856 2,663 1,321 520 656 518 14,245 14,798 722 3,738 3,779 251 30/11/2021 4,780 3,33

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 22 – November 26, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 22/11/2021 6,131 1,390 729 391 184 204 11,269 10,932 199 3,532 2,599 139 23/11/2021 4,360 1,188