10. Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends
to commercial banks by purchasing securities
while bank rate is the lending rate at which
commercial banks can borrow from the RBI
without providing any security.
Repo rate Vs. bank rate
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12. Current rates (as of July 2023) of key RBI indicators:
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To control inflation RBI will follow dear or contractionary
monetary policy to reduce money supply in the economy.
It will increase reserve ratios (CRR,SLR), sell government
securities under OMOs or raise various rates such as
REPO, MSF, Bank rates, etc.