MPC members decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent: RBI Governor

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the ninth time in a row, saying food inflation remains stubborn. The rate increase cycle was paused in April last year after six consecutive rate hikes, aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. "The monetary policy committee met on 6th, 7th and 8th of August and after a detailed assessment of the evolving macro economic and financial conditions and the overall outlook it decided by a majority of 4:2 members to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent," Das said. Announcing the third bi-monthly monetary policy for the current financial year, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent. He said MPC will remain watchful of elevated food inflation. The RBI keeps the growth projection unchanged at 7.2 per cent for the current financial year. #rbi #shaktikantadas #rbimpcmeeting #ptinews #ptivideos #presstrustofindia Subscribe to PTI's YouTube channel for in-depth reports, exclusive interviews, and special visual stories that take you beyond the headlines. #PTIVideos PTI News : ptinews.com PTI Fact Check : ptinews.com/factcheck/factcheck.aspx PTI X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/PTI_News PTI Instagram:   / ptinews_multimedia   PTI Facebook:   / presstrustofindia