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Latest Important Banking  Sector  Data - 2013


by

Rajesh Goyal 

 

 

 

Bank Rate

 8.25% (w.e.f. close of business of  03/05/2013)

Decreased from 8.50% to 825% which was continuing since  19/03/2013

 

 

[Remember Bank Rate is not the same thing as Deposit Rates offered by banks for fixed deposits and recurring deposits.  If you are a non banker and have landed on this page while looking at Deposit Rates, please click here to go to correct page i.e. Best Deposit Rates offered by banks for fixed deposits]

 

 

 

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Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4.00% (wef   09/02/2013) -announced on 29/01/2013 Decreased from 4.25%which was continuing since 30/10/2012

 

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

 23%(w.e.f. 11/08/2012) (announced on 31/07/2012)

Decreased from 24% which was continuing since 18/12/2010 

 

Repo Rate under LAF

 7.25% (w.e.f.

03/05/2013)

Decreased  from 7.50% which was continuing since  19/03/2013

 

Reverse Repo Rate under LAF *

 6.25% (w.e.f.

03/05/2013)

Decreased from 6.50% which was continuing since 19/03/2013

 

No Change in CRR or Repo Rates (Mid-Quarter Review of Monetary Policy on 17/06/2013)

 

 

*Reverse Report rate was an independent rate till 03/05/2011.  However, in the monetary policy announced on 03/05/2011, RBI has decided that now onwards the Reverse Repo Rate will not be announced separately, but will be linked to Repo rate and it will always be 100 bps below the Repo rate (till RBI decides to delink the same)

 

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Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) **

 8.25% (w.e.f. 03/05/2013)

Decreased from 8.50% which was continuing since 19/03/2013

 

** The concept of Marginal Standing Facility has been announced by RBI wef 03/05/2011 (However implemented wef 09/05/2011).  It was decided that Marginal Standing Facility i.e. MSF rate will be linked to Repo rate and it will always be 100 bps above the Repo Rate (till RBI decides to delink the same).  What is Marginal Standing Facility or What is MSF?

 

 

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Saving Deposits - For residents

 RBI has amended the rate of interest on SF accounts in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

 Deregulated by RBI wef 25/10/2011

It remained regulated by RBI till 24th October, 2011.

(a) It was 4% between 3/5/2011 to 24/10/2011;            

(b) It was 3.50% between 1/3/2003 to 2/5/2011)

 

 

 

  (Click Here to see the latest guidelines for SF accounts and Highest Rate of Interest on Saving Fund Accounts )

 

 

Saving Deposits under NRO and NRE categories 4% wef (03/05/2011) Increased from 3.50% which was continuing since 1st March, 2012

 

 

 

Wants to Know More About the following:

 

WHAT IS SLR?  WHAT IS CRR? WHAT IS BANK RATE? WHAT IS REPO AND REVERSE REPO

 

Chronology of Marginal Standing Facility / History of Marginal Standing Facility

Chronology of Bank Rate in India  / History of Bank Rate

Chronology of SLR Rates in India / History of Statutory Liquidity Ratio Rates in India

Chronology of CRR Rates in India / History of Cash Reserve Rates in India

Chronology of Repo Rates / History of Repo Rates in India

Chronology of Reverse Repo Rates in India / History of Reverse Repo Rates in India

 

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