Category: RBI

RBI’s Bimonthly Monetary Policy – Highlights and Key takeaways

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its 53rd meeting from February 5 to 7, 2025 under the chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The MPC members Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof. Ram Singh, Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, and Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao attended the meeting. The MPC revised the repo rate for the first time in two years, voting unanimously to cut it by 25 basis points from 6.50% to 6.25% in view of easing retail inflation and slowing growth. The rate cut comes even as the Rupee continues to reel to under pressure from global tariff wars. The MPC decided unanimously to reduce the policy repo rate to 6.25% at its meeting, The MPC also decided unanimously to continue with the ‘neutral’ stance and to remain unambiguously focused on a durable alignment of inflation with the target, while supporting growth.

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RBI’s Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy 7th June 2024 – Key Highlights

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 5th, 6th and 7th June 2024. After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic and financial developments and the outlook, it decided by a 4 to 2 majority to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent. The MPC also decided by a majority of 4 out of 6 members to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation progressively aligns to the target, while supporting growth.

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RBI Monetary Policy 5th April 2024: Key Highlights

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced the first monetary policy of the financial year 2024-25. The two-day review meeting of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the rate-setting panel, commenced on April 3 and concluded today, April 5. The RBI decided to keep the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for the seventh consecutive time. The six-member MPC headed by Governor Das also decided to maintain the policy stance at ‘withdrawal of accommodation’.

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Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies

RBI Governot has announced several additional regulatory measures through Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies.

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RBI’s Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Dt. 8th February 2024 – Key Highlights

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept repo rates unchanged at 6.5 percent. It has also decided to remain focused on the withdrawal of the accommodative stance, Governor Shaktikanta Das said. This is the sixth consecutive unchanged decision and comes after the Interim Budget was announced on February 1, 2024.

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RBI’s Bi-Monthly Review Meeting 6th October 2023 – Key Highlights

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)—chaired by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das—decided unanimously to keep the repo rate unchanged at the existing 6.5 per cent at the end of its three-day, bi-monthly deliberations on October 6

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Portfolios of Deputy Governors

Consequent on the appointment of Shri Swaminathan Janakiraman as Deputy Governor, the following will be the portfolios of the Deputy Governors with effect from June 26, 2023:

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RBI’s Financial Stability Report, June 2023 – Highlights

Financial Stability Report (FSR), reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on risks to financial stability and the resilience of the Indian financial system. RBI released the FSR on 28th June 2023

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RBI’s Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Review 8th June 2023 – Highlights and Key Takeaways

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday the 8th June 2023, kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in a unanimous decision. Governor Shaktikanta Das, while announcing the MPC decision, said that the central bank has retained the withdrawal-of-accommodation stance. This was second time in a row that the RBI opted for a pause in rate hike. The central bank has retained growth projection at 6.5 per cent for FY24, expects 8 per cent growth in Q1, 6.5 per cent in Q2, 6 per cent in Q3, while 5.7 per cent in Q4. “Domestic demand condition remains supportive of growth, while rural demand on revival path,” the governor said.

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₹2000 Denomination Banknotes – Withdrawal from Circulation; Will continue as Legal Tender

THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of its highest value currency note, Rs 2,000, from circulation, adding that the notes will continue to be legal tender. It said the existing Rs 2,000 notes can be deposited or exchanged in banks until September 30, but set a limit of “Rs 20,000 at a time”.

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