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RBI releases draft Master Direction on secondary market transactions in G-Secs; T-bill calendar for July-September

Mahesh Dixit appointed Director, Intelligence Bureau

Banking and RBI

RBI releases draft Master Direction on secondary market transactions in G-Secs; T-bill calendar for July-September

25 June 2026 | Reserve Bank of India

The RBI on 25 June 2026 released the draft Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Secondary Market Transactions in Government Securities) Directions, 2026, inviting comments from banks, market participants and investors by 17 July 2026.

The RBI also released the Treasury Bills auction calendar for July-September 2026. The first auction is on 1 July 2026 (issue 2 July) for Rs 24,000 crore in total: Rs 9,000 crore of 91-day, Rs 8,000 crore of 182-day and Rs 7,000 crore of 364-day bills, with the same notified amounts shown for the following weekly auctions read.

Key facts
  • Draft Master Direction: secondary market transactions in G-Secs; comments by 17 July 2026
  • T-bill calendar: July to September 2026
  • Weekly notified amount: Rs 24,000 crore (91-day 9,000; 182-day 8,000; 364-day 7,000)
  • First auction: 1 July 2026, issue 2 July

Exam takeaway: Treasury Bills are short-term government securities of 91, 182 and 364 days.

Quick revision: RBI draft G-Sec secondary market Master Direction and T-bill calendar, 25 June 2026.

Reserve Bank of India original source

Appointments, Awards and Important Days

Mahesh Dixit appointed Director, Intelligence Bureau

25 June 2026 | The Hindu and The Indian Express

The Hindu reported on 25 June 2026 that Mahesh Dixit, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, was appointed Director, Intelligence Bureau (DIB), succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka, who has held the post since 2022 and whose tenure ends on 30 June.

The Indian Express quoted the DoPT order: the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Dixit, presently Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, as DIB for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of charge.

Key facts
  • Appointed: Mahesh Dixit, IPS (AP:93), as Director, Intelligence Bureau
  • Succeeds: Tapan Kumar Deka (in post since 2022; tenure ends 30 June)
  • Tenure: two years from assumption of charge
  • Approved by: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

Exam takeaway: The DIB heads India's domestic intelligence agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Quick revision: Mahesh Dixit appointed DIB for two years (The Hindu, Indian Express, 25 June 2026).

The Hindu and The Indian Express original source