Monetary Policy

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of July 20231 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 93 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit2 registered a growth of 14.8 per cent in July 20233 as compared with 15.1 per cent a year ago. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit3 are

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

[Under Section 45ZL of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934] The forty fourth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under Section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, was held during August 8 to 10, 2023. 2. The meeting was attended by all the members – Dr. Shashanka Bhide, Honorary Senior Advisor, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi; Dr. Ashima Goyal, Emeritus Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mu

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 18, 2023 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended August 11, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/798

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 11, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/764

Tenor 14-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 34,139 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 34,139 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: 2023-2024/740

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (August 10, 2023) decided to: Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50 per cent. The standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged 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 to remain focused on wi

This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Financial Markets; (ii) Regulation and Supervision; (iii) Payment Systems; and (iv) FinTech. I. Financial Markets 1. Review of Regulatory framework for Financial Benchmark Administrators In June 2019, the Reserve Bank issued a regulatory framework on administration of ‘significant benchmarks’ by benchmark administrators in the financial markets regulated by the Reserve Bank su

As we celebrate India’s 77th Independence Day in a few days, I am happy to note that the Indian economy is exuding enhanced strength and stability despite the massive shocks to global economy in recent years. Our economy has continued to grow at a reasonable pace, becoming the fifth largest economy in the world1 and contributing around 15 per cent to global growth. We have also made significant progress towards controlling inflation. Our banks remain healthiest in mor

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction on August 11, 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 August 25, 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 Dir