Today, the Reserve Bank conducted the first long term repo operation (LTRO) for a notified amount of ₹ 25,000 crore with a 3-year tenor in pursuance of the LTROs announced vide press release dated February 7, 2020.

2. The response to the LTRO has been highly encouraging. The total bids that were received amounted to ₹ 1,94,414 crore, implying a bid to cover ratio (i.e., the amount of bids received relative to the amount announced) of 7.8. The total amount of bids has, in fact, exceeded the aggregate amount of ₹ 1,00,000 crore proposed to be offered under the LTRO scheme.

Allotment was done for all bids on a pro-rata basis as given below:

Ajit Prasad
Director  

Press Release: 2019-2020/1962