Sunday, February 26, 2012

CRR reduced to 5.5% from 6% with effect from January 28, 2012


After nearly two years of tight check on money supply to tame inflation, Reserve Bank of India (India's central bank) took steps on 24.01.2012 (Tuesday) to infuse more liquidity in the system by reducing a key rate (CRR) to help industry out of the current downturn.

The Cash ReserveRatio (CRR), the amount against deposits which commercial banks have to keep as liquid assets such as cash, has been lowered by 50 basis points to 5.5 percent from 6 percent with effect from 28 January 2012.

"This step will release Rs. 320 billion into the system," Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao said in a statement, soon after presenting the third quarter review of the monetary policy for the current fiscal year.

"The policy actions and the guidance are expected to ease liquidity conditions, mitigate downside risks to growth and anchor medium-term inflation expectations on the basis of a credible commitment to low and stable inflation," he added.

If you want to check more about the above details, please pay a visit to: http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/CRR240112.pdf

If you wish to know how CRR requirements affects the money supply, Please wait to check out my next post to have a clear idea.


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