On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to 8.0 per cent; and keep the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0 per… Read More
Tags: Bank Rate, Central bank, Consumer Price Index - CPI (CPIS), December, Economic growth, Repurchase agreement, Reserve Bank, Urjit Patel Committee
Shri Srikant Kumar Jena, Minister of State (Independent charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the release of the monthly provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2010=100 along with annual inflation rates for March 2013, compiled by the Central Statistics Office. Final CPI numbers for the month of February 2013 have also been… Read More
Tags: Central Statistics Office, Consumer Price Index, Consumer Price Index - CPI (CPIS), India, Inflation rate, Minister of State, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India), Rural area