Relevant Extracted Data –

Auction results of Government/State Securities

No auction data provided in this release.

Money market operations (repo, reverse repo, VRRR, LAF)

| Date | Variable Rate Repo (₹) | MSF (₹) | SDF (₹) | Liquidity Facilities (₹) | Absorption (₹) |

| May 18, 2026 | 16,005 | 1,569 | 209,146 | – | -191,572 |

| May 19, 2026 | – | 105 | 176,119 | – | -176,014 |

| May 20, 2026 | 16,435 | 164 | 169,209 | -1,163 | -153,773 |

| May 21, 2026 | 25,360 | 1,038 | 126,441 | 752 | -99,291 |

| May 22, 2026 | 81,590 | 435 | 178,481 | 312 | -96,144 |

| May 23, 2026 | – | 117 | 171,042 | – | -170,925 |

| May 24, 2026 | – | 112 | 174,590 | – | -174,478 |

Foreign exchange turnover data

No foreign exchange turnover data provided in this release.

Surveys or reports (liabilities, assets, mutual funds, etc.)

Liabilities and Assets (₹ Crore)

  • Total Reserves: 6,523,216 (May 23) vs 6,813,84 (May 15); variation -87,875.
  • Foreign Currency Assets: 5,198,620 vs 5,430,32; variation -40,250.
  • Gold: 1,098,889 vs 1,147,86; variation -46,156.
  • SDRs: 179,476 vs 18,748; variation -1,173.
  • Reserve Position in IMF: 46,231 vs 4,818; variation -296.

Loans and Advances

  • State Government loans: ₹26,314 crore (May 23) vs ₹24,410 crore (May 15); week‑on‑week decline ₹1,0750 crore.

Scheduled Commercial Banks – Business in India

  • Aggregate Deposits: ₹25,688,821 crore; fortnightly variation -₹179,764 crore; YoY growth -0.7%.
  • Demand Deposits: ₹3,165,054 crore; variation -₹138,435 crore.
  • Time Deposits: ₹22,523,767 crore; variation -₹41,329 crore.
  • Borrowings: ₹991,949 crore; fortnightly increase ₹34,720 crore.
  • Other Demand & Time Liabilities: ₹1,107,704 crore; variation -₹23,956 crore.
  • Bank Credit: ₹21,186,890 crore; fortnightly variation -₹23,807 crore; YoY growth -0.1%.
  • Food Credit: ₹116,049 crore; increase ₹12,133 crore.
  • Non‑food Credit: ₹21,070,842 crore; decrease ₹35,941 crore.

Money Stock – Components and Sources (₹ Crore)

  • M3 (as on May 15): ₹31,023,176 crore; fortnightly change -₹140,802 crore (-0.5%).
  • Currency with Public: ₹4,200,272 crore; +₹39,159 (+0.9%).
  • Demand Deposits with Banks: ₹3,315,263 crore; -₹139,547 (-4.0%).
  • Time Deposits with Banks: ₹23,388,034 crore; -₹40,743 (-0.2%).
  • Other Deposits with RBI: ₹119,606 crore; +₹330 (+0.3%).
  • Sources:
  • Net Bank Credit to Government: ₹9,549,273 crore; +₹61,060 (+0.6%).
  • Reserve Bank share: ₹2,249,358 crore; +₹15,963.
  • Other Banks: ₹7,299,915 crore; +₹45,097.
  • Bank Credit to Commercial Sector: ₹22,030,292 crore; -₹28,200 (-0.1%).
  • Reserve Bank share: ₹11,255 crore; -₹2,657.
  • Other Banks: ₹22,019,037 crore; -₹25,543.

Any data on borrowings, liquidity, or capital markets that can affect stocks/companies/economy

  • State‑government loans and advances fell by ₹17,075 crore week‑on‑week, indicating reduced fiscal borrowing.
  • Aggregate deposits of scheduled commercial banks contracted by ₹179,764 crore fortnightly, reflecting liquidity outflow.
  • Net liquidity absorption from repo operations ranged between -₹96,144 crore and -₹191,572 crore daily in mid‑May 2026.
  • Money‑stock M3 contraction of 0.5% signals tightening of overall money supply.

Press Release: 2026-2027/349

Deputy General Manager

Ajit Prasad (Communications)