The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)today kept the key lending rate unchanged at 6.5% for the third time in a row, but said inflation rates are likely to rise led by vegetable prices.
Banks shall maintain an incremental CRR of 10% on increase in deposits between May 19 and July 28, with effect from the fortnight starting Aug. 12, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in his monetary policy announcement.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday directed banks to set aside a larger part of incremental deposits under cash reserve ratio (CRR) to tighten liquidity in the near term. The remark from Das came while he was announcing key decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held from August 8-10.