Finance Ministry expects RBI to support growth revival

03 Dec 2014 Evaluate

With Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeping interest rates unchanged, Finance Minister has stated that RBI has taken note of the structural change in the outlook for inflation. The ministry is further looking forward to the central bank to support revival of growth and employment.

In line with general expectations, the RBI, in the fifth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy review, 2014-15, kept the key policy rate unchanged at 8.0 per cent. Similarly the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks was kept unchanged at 4.0 per cent of NDTL. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) will remain unchanged at 7.0 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate will stand at 9.0 per cent.

Referring to the proposed new monetary policy framework, Finance Ministry stressed that the Government and RBI will work towards a monetary policy framework that will help institutionalize the gains achieved on the inflation front, so as to reduce inflationary expectations and further support the revival of investment and growth. Further, the new monetary policy framework involves setting of a formal inflation target and accountability to deliver on inflation front. The RBI has set the CPI inflation target at 6% by January 2015.

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