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Hasty withdrawal of easy policy can undo gains: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

Inflation is showing signs of stickiness, but it is only a "transitory hump" that should moderate in the third quarter, he said.

Shaktikanta Das, RBI Governor
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The govt has taken certain supply side measures in recent weeks but more such measures are necessary, especially on taxes from both Central and state governments, the RBI Governor said

Anup Roy Mumbai
Any hasty withdrawal from the present monetary policy accommodation can potentially undo all the gains that have been achieved after the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das told Business Standard in an exclusive interview.  

Inflation is showing signs of stickiness, but it is only a “transitory hump” that should moderate in the third quarter, he said. Therefore, the monetary policy committee (MPC) is more inclined to look through the perk-up in prices, as “growth is the main challenge” for now.

The governor said the RBI is still very watchful about the inflation scenario, but is