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"We have put across the asks. One, of course, is a reduction in CRR for green deposits and second, if at all as a policy it can be incorporated," Khara said
The deficit liquidity neared Rs 1.47 trillion on 19 September, the highest since 29 January 2020, when the banking system liquidity deficit went up to Rs 3 trillion
The surplus liquidity in the banking system fell to Rs 2,696 crore on Thursday ahead of the second tranche of Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (I-CRR) disbursement on September 23
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The amounts impounded under the I-CRR will be released in stages so that system liquidity is not subjected to sudden shocks and money markets function in an orderly fashion
The I-CRR could be reduced to 5%-8% in a phased manner from the current 10%, treasury officials have said
The RBI asked banks to hold incremental CRR of 10% on an increase in deposits between May 19 and July 28 in Thursday's monetary policy decision, when it expectedly kept its key policy rate unchanged
The weighted average interbank call money rate jumped to 6.66% from an average of 6.38% between Aug. 1 and Aug. 10, and above the policy repo rate of 6.5%
Action is part of central bank's efforts to reduce surplus liquidity, it says after monetary policy announcement
The banking system liquidity surplus has averaged around Rs 2.5 trillion ($30.19 billion) in August, up from Rs 1.6 trillion in July
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The challenge before the banking system is how to keep the net interest margin healthy in a rising interest rate cycle
The fall in the liquidity surplus is owing to multiple factors, including the RBI's interventions in the forex market and a sharp pick-up in bank credit growth, which is currently at nine-year highs
According to SBI's website, the interest rate on US dollar category deposits with maturities up to 2 and 3 years are up by 85 basis points to 2.85 per cent and 3 per cent
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the benchmark interest rate, or repo rate, in May and then in June to control demand and liquidity in the economy
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In the last policy meeting in April, the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the RBI had shifted its focus to tackle the rising inflation in India after the Russian invasion of Ukraine