RBI monetary policy 2021: The recent surge in Covid-19 infections, however, imparts greater uncertainty to the outlook, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said today
The focus was to be more on the language of the RBI on growth and inflation. Here, the RBI has been pragmatic on growth with a forecast of 10.5 per cent for fiscal 2021-22 (FY22), which is quite timel
RBI retains its growth outlook for the fiscal year started April 1 at 10.5%, unchanged from its February outlook.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member MPC is scheduled to meet from April 5 to 7. The policy meet outcome will be announced on April 7
However, some want core to be monitored as well, MPC should be given leeway to choose target
RBI will need to do a tough balancing act
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, and Deputy Governors Michael Debabrata Patra and B P Kanungo spoke on a range of topics in a post-policy press meet
The Economic Survey, last week, had suggested that there should be one more round of AQR of banks after the Covid-related forbearance is over
Despite the fiscal activism in the Budget, the MPC stated that the recovery was yet to gain firm traction and needed continued policy support
The six-member MPC kept interest rates on hold, but said it will keep its stance accommodative to support the government's huge borrowing programme
GDP projection revised upwards, but lower than Eco Survey's
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RBI has done exceptionally well in managing government's extended borrowing this year when fiscal deficit has shot-up to 9.5 per cent of GDP
The MPC meet outcome is neutral to different sectors. Although some sectors were eyeing for cut in rates, this was impractical going by the large spend envisaged by the Budget
This is the fourth time in a row that MPC has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4%. The central bank had slashed the repo rate by 115 basis points since late March 2020 to support growth
The CRR is the percentage of the total deposit that banks have to mandatorily park with the apex bank
Higher inflation projection rules out any rate cut possibility in the first half of FY22; bond yield jumps
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The capital conservation buffer ensures that banks have an additional layer of usable capital that can be drawn down when losses are incurred