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Latest RBI Bank Rates in Indian Banking - 2018


SLR Rate CRR MSF Repo Rate Reverse Repo Rate Base Rate
20% 4% 6.25% 6% 5.75% 9% - 9.55%


RBI Repo Rate Trend Chart


Repo rate also known as the benchmark interest rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to the banks for a short term. When the repo rate increases, borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive. If RBI wants to make it more expensive for the banks to borrow money, it increases the repo rate similarly, if it wants to make it cheaper for banks to borrow money it reduces the repo rate. Current repo rate is 6%

Reverse Repo rate is the short term borrowing rate at which RBI borrows money from banks. The Reserve bank uses this tool when it feels there is too much money floating in the banking system. An increase in the reverse repo rate means that the banks will get a higher rate of interest from RBI. As a result, banks prefer to lend their money to RBI which is always safe instead of lending it others (people, companies etc) which is always risky.

Repo Rate signifies the rate at which liquidity is injected in the banking system by RBI, whereas Reverse Repo rate signifies the rate at which the central bank absorbs liquidity from the banks.


RBI Policy Rates Chart


Created with Highcharts 3.0.9Chart context menuMonth / YearPercentagePolicy RatesSource: rbi.org.inRepo RateReverse Repo RateNov 2008Dec 2008Jan 2009Mar 2009Apr 2009Mar 2010Apr 20102 Jul 1027 Jul 10Sep 2010Nov 2010Jan 2011Mar 11May 2011Jun 2011Jul 2011Sep 2011Oct 2011Dec 2011Apr 2012Dec 2012Jan 2013Mar 2013May 2013Sep 2013Oct 2013Dec 2013Jan 2014Aug 2014Dec 2014Jan 2015Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Apr 2016Jun 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Aug 2017246810Craytheon.com

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SLR Rate, CRR Chart


Created with Highcharts 3.0.9Chart context menuMonth / YearPercentageReserve RatiosSource: rbi.org.inStatutory LiquidityCash Reserve RatioApr 2008May 2008Jul 2008Aug 2008Oct 2008Nov 2008Jan 2009Feb 2010Apr 2010Dec 2010Dec 2011Jan 2012Feb 2012Aug 2012Sep 2012Oct 2012Jan 2013Mar 2013Sep 2013Dec 2013Jun 2014Aug 2014Dec 2014Mar 2015Apr 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Oct 2016Jan 2107Jun 20170102030Craytheon.com



CRR - Cash Reserve Ratio - Banks in India are required to hold a certain proportion of their deposits in the form of cash. However Banks don't hold these as cash with themselves, they deposit such cash(aka currency chests) with Reserve Bank of India , which is considered as equivalent to holding cash with themselves. This minimum ratio (that is the part of the total deposits to be held as cash) is stipulated by the RBI and is known as the CRR or Cash Reserve Ratio.

When a bank's deposits increase by Rs100, and if the cash reserve ratio is 9%, the banks will have to hold Rs. 9 with RBI and the bank will be able to use only Rs 91 for investments and lending, credit purpose. Therefore, higher the ratio, the lower is the amount that banks will be able to use for lending and investment. This power of Reserve bank of India to reduce the lendable amount by increasing the CRR, makes it an instrument in the hands of a central bank through which it can control the amount that banks lend. Thus, it is a tool used by RBI to control liquidity in the banking system.


SLR - Statutory Liquidity Ratio - Every bank is required to maintain at the close of business every day, a minimum proportion of their Net Demand and Time Liabilities as liquid assets in the form of cash, gold and un-encumbered approved securities. The ratio of liquid assets to demand and time liabilities is known as Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR). RBI is empowered to increase this ratio up to 40%. An increase in SLR also restricts the bank's leverage position to pump more money into the economy.

Net Demand Liabilities - Bank accounts from which you can withdraw your money at any time like your savings accounts and current account.
Time Liabilities - Bank accounts where you cannot immediately withdraw your money but have to wait for certain period. e.g. Fixed deposit accounts.

Call Rate - Inter bank borrowing rate - Interest Rate paid by the banks for lending and borrowing funds with maturity period ranging from one day to 14 days. Call money market deals with extremely short term lending between banks themselves. After Lehman Brothers went bankrupt Call Rate sky rocketed to such an insane level that banks stopped lending to other banks.


MSF - Marginal Standing facility - It is a special window for banks to borrow from RBI against approved government securities in an emergency situation like an acute cash shortage. MSF rate is higher then Repo rate. Current MSF Rate: 6.25%


Bank Rate - This is the long term rate(Repo rate is for short term) at which central bank (RBI) lends money to other banks or financial institutions. Bank rate is not used by RBI for monetary management now. It is now same as the MSF rate. Current bank rate is 6.25%
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