RBI Announces Measures to Manage Liquidity Conditions - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
RBI Announces Measures to Manage Liquidity Conditions
With the withdrawal of the legal tender status of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 denomination bank notes (hereafter referred to as Specified Bank Notes - SBNs) beginning November 9, 2016, there has been a surge in deposits relative to the expansion in bank credit, leading to large excess liquidity in the system. The magnitude of surplus liquidity available with the banking system is expected to increase further in the fortnights ahead. In view of this, it has been decided to absorb a part of this surplus liquidity by applying an incremental cash reserve ratio (CRR) as a purely temporary measure, as under:
Operational details are set out in a circular issued separately. Alpana Killawala Press Release : 2016-2017/1335 |