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June 2026 Monetary Policy Highlights and Rationale
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from June 3 to June 5, 2026. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: – The MPC unanimously decided to maintain the repo rate at 5.25%. Consequently, the SDF rate is […]
April 2026 Monetary Policy Highlights
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from April 6 to April 8, 2026. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy Decision Rationale: 1. Inflation In January-February, headline inflation continued to remain below target […]
February 2026 Monetary Policy
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from February 4 to February 6, 2026. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy Decision Rationale: 1. Inflation Headline CPI inflation remained low in Nov’25 and Dec’25 even […]
Union Budget FY 26-27
Fiscal Deficit The government has achieved its budgeted fiscal deficit target for FY25-26 at 4.4% of GDP, thereby meeting the fiscal consolidation objective set in FY20-21 to reduce the deficit below 4.5% by FY25-26. For FY26–27, the government has set a fiscal deficit target of 4.3% of GDP, exceeding market expectations Deficit Statistics 2024-2025 […]
December 2025 Monetary Policy Highlights and Rationale
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from December 3 to December 5, 2025. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy decision Rationale: Inflation The headline inflation has declined sharply since the Oct’25 policy, […]
October 2025 – RBI Monetary Policy Highlights
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from September 29 to October 1, 2025. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy decision Rationale: 1. Inflation The headline inflation for FY26 has been revised downwards to […]
Aug’ 2025 Monetary Policy Highlights and Rationale
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from August 4-6, 2025. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: MPC unanimously decided to keep Repo rate unchanged at 5.50%, consequently the standing deposit facility (SDF) stands at 5.25%. Part […]
June ’2025 Monetary Policy Highlights and Rationale
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from June 6-8, 2025. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy decision Rationale: 1. Inflation CPI headline inflation saw a significant decline of 45 bps over Mar’25 […]
April’ 2025 Monetary Policy Highlights and Rationale
The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from April 7-9, 2025.On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy decision Rationale: 1. Inflation CPI Headline inflation eased sequentially in Feb’25 and Jan’25 from its recent peak […]
