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RBI Measures

March 29 , 2020 1491 days 700 0
  • The Central bank advanced its Monetary Policy Committee meet due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This was the 7th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement of the RBI for the financial year 2019-20.
  • The RBI is to inject Rs 3.74 lakh crore into the Indian Economy.
  • The repo rate was cut by 75 basis points (bps) to 4.4%, reverse repo rate was cut by 90 bps to 4%.
  • RBI rules banks and other institutions such as non-banking financial companies, including housing financiers and other financial institutions to provide a three-month moratorium on all loans.
  • The Cash Reserve Ratio was cut by 100 bps to 3% of NTDL (Net Time and Demand Liabilities).
  • This would release liquidity worth Rs 1,37,000 crore within banks.
  • The central bank's overall liquidity injection stands at 3.2 per cent of GDP.
  • RBI is to introduce Net Stable Funding Ratio between April and October, 2020.
  • It is the ratio between amount of stable funding available to the amount of stable funding required.
  • RBI also allowed banks to restructure the working capital cycle for companies without worrying that these will have to be classified as non-performing assets (NPAs) during the 21-day countrywide lockdown.
  • Rs 1.37 trillion will be made available under the emergency lending window called the marginal standing facility (MSF).
  • Banks will now be able to borrow 3% of their deposits under this window, up from the current 2%.

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