India studying all options to fund current account gap: Rajan

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan said all options were being considered to fund the country's record-high current account deficit.

He said policy measures were geared to stabilise a weak rupee in a way that only does "minimal damage" to growth.

Rajan called for a clear distinction between the need to steady the rupee and the way forward for the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy, in an interview to television channel CNBC-TV18.

The RBI has taken slew of measures recently in its efforts to protect the rupee by making cash conditions tighter for lenders including by lifting short-term rates.

The lead adviser to the finance ministry also said there was no intention to fix the rupee at a particular level.

 

The Indian rupee had hit a record low of 61.21 to the dollar on July 8. (Reporting by India Policy Team; Editing by Toby Chopra)