The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made several changes to monetary policy measures in 2011-12, including hiking repo and reverse repo rates, adjusting cash reserve and statutory liquidity ratios, and revising GDP growth and inflation projections. Specifically, the RBI hiked repo rate by 0.5% to 7.25% and reverse repo by 0.5% to 6.25%, kept CRR at 6% and SLR at 24%, and projected 2011-12 GDP growth at around 8% and inflation at 6% by March 2012. Over subsequent policy reviews, the RBI further adjusted these rates and ratios in response to economic conditions, and revised GDP and inflation projections downward.
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1. MONETARY POLICY 2011-12
Repo rate hiked by 50 bps from 6.75% to 7.25%
Reverse Repo rate hiked by 50 bps from 5.75% to
6.25% (dependent
variable on the Repo rate – 100 bps below the Repo
rate)
CRR kept unchanged at 6%
SLR kept unchanged at 24%
GDP growth projection for FY 2011-12 placed at
around 8% (in the range of 7.4% and 8.5%)
2. CONT-
FY 2011-12 March end WPI inflation baseline projection
placed at 6% with an upward bias
M3 growth projected at 16%, deposit growth at 17% and
non-food credit growth at 19%
Bank rate kept unchanged at 6%.
MSF introduced at 1% above the Repo rate (8.25%)
LAF corridor width set at 200 bps (with base at reverse
repo – 6.25% & ceiling at MSF – 8.25%)
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3. FIRST QUARTERLY REVIEW
Increase / (Decrease) At present
since March 2010
Repo Rate .5%
8%.
Reverse Repo Rate .5%
7%
Cash Reserve Ratio Unchanged 6%.
Statutory Liquidity Unchanged 24%
Ratio
Bank Rate Unchanged
6%
4. KEY FEATURES
GDP growth projection for FY 2011-12 kept unchanged at
around 8%
Inflation projection for March end FY 2011-12 revised
upwards to 7% from 6%
5. SECOND QUARTERLY REVIEW
Increase / (Decrease) At present
Repo Rate .25%
8.5%
Reverse Repo Rate .25%.
7.5%
Cash Reserve Ratio Unchanged
6%
Statutory Liquidity Unchanged
24%
Ratio
Bank Rate Unchanged
6%
6. KEY FEATURES
RBI lowered the growth forecast for 2011-12 from 8%
to 7.6% (in line with our expectations)
Inflation forecast is kept at 7% by Mar-12 end.
Money supply and Credit growth maintained at 15.5%
and 18% respectively
Depreciation of the rupee has emerged as another risk
for inflation.
Indian economy continued to face suppressed inflation
as prices are administered in petroleum sector.
8. Increase / (Decrease) At present
Repo Rate Unchanged
8.50%
Reverse Repo Unchanged
7.50%
Rate
Cash Reserve .50%
5.50%
Ratio
Statutory Unchanged
24.00%
Liquidity Ratio
Bank Rate Unchanged
6.00%
9. KEY FEATURES
The drop in November 2011 WPI inflation to 9.11%, mainly due
to softening in food inflation (4.35% for the week ended
December 3, 2011)
GDP growth rate has fallen to 6.9% from 7.7%(expected in Q2)
Due to sharp moderation in industrial growth to
-5.1%
The fiscal deficit at 74.4% of budgeted 2011-12 was
significantly higher than 42.6% in 2010-11
10. CONT-
FDs (Fixed Deposits) are offering interest
in the range of 7.25% - 9.40% p.a.
Projection of GDP growth for 2011-12 is
revised downwards from 7.6% to 7%.
In reducing the CRR,INR 320 bn of
primary liquidity will be injected into the
banking system