After cutting the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 bps from 4.5% of NDTL, to 4.0% of NDTL in the December 2024 policy, the RBI maintained status quo on CRR in the February 2025 policy. With the system liquidity deficit still at ₹1.96 Trillion, another CRR cut was expected to bridge the current liquidity gap, but that was not to be.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), under the leadership of new Governor Sanjay Malhotra, announced a 25 basis point reduction in the repo rate for the first time in five years,

The six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), led by governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Friday reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent from 6.5 per cent.

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Real estate experts feel this rate cut will have a positive impact on the overall sector, making home loans more affordable and increasing demand for housing.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to look for additional measures other than a rate cut to infuse enough liquidity in the banking system according to a report by Emkay Research.Among other options suggested by Emkay Research,

The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years. This is according to a Reuters survey of economists and analysts. Inflation in India has declined;