Monetary Policy

Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures relating to (i) Regulations; (ii) Payments System; (iii) Financial Inclusion; (iv) Financial Markets; and (v) Capacity Building. I. Regulations 1. Advertising, Marketing and Sales of Financial Products and Services by Regulated Entities (REs)

Good morning. I welcome you all to the first policy of 2026. We are only in the second month of the new year and have already witnessed momentous actions on the geopolitical and trade-tariff fronts. 2. Amidst heightened geo-political tensions and elevated uncertainty, the Indian economy is in a good spot with strong growth and low inflation. Inflation remains below the tolerance band and its outlook continues to be benign. High frequency indicators suggest continuation of the strong growth momentum in Q3:2025-26 and beyond. With the signing of a landmark trade deal with the European Union and the US trade agreement in sight, growth momentum is likely to be sustained for a longer period.

Monetary Policy Decisions The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its 59th meeting from February 4 to 6, 2026, under the chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The MPC members Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof. Ram Singh, Dr. Poonam Gupta and Shri Indranil Bhattacharyya attended the meeting.

Tenor 90-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 2,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,11,500 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 1,11,500 Cut off Rate (%) 5.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) N.A.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a second Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Friday, January 30, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 2,00,000 90 1:00 PM to 01:30 PM April 30, 2026 (Thursday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022. 3. Participants will also have an option to prepay the amount borrowed in the above auction, and the operational guidelines for the same are as under: i) Prepayment requests can be placed only through the Ekuber portal during 09:00–17:00 hours on working days in Mumbai.

Tenor 90-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 25,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 95,062

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 6,235 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 6,235 Cut off Rate (%) 5.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 2 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 30, 2026 (Friday)

As announced vide the Press Release 2025-2026/1984 dated January 23, 2026, the Reserve Bank will be conducting a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Friday, January 30, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 90 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM April 30, 2026 (Thursday)

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended January 15, 2026.