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Download Solution PDFWhich of these institutions fixes the Repo Rate and the Reverse Repo Rate in India?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 4:
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is responsible for fixing Repo or Reverse Repo Rate.
- RBI regulates these rates as a part of its monetary policy.
- Monetary policy refers to the steps undertaken by the central bank to control the liquidity and supply of money in the market.
- Repo Rate: It is an Acronym for the Repurchasing Agreement Rate. It is the rate at which RBI lends money to other banks in the country for the short term.
- Reverse Repo Rate: When banks deposit their surplus funds with RBI for a short term, the rate then offered by RBI is called Reverse Repo Rate.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
- It was established on April 1, 1935, under the RBI Act 1934, but as a private bank.
- RBI was nationalized in 1949.
- It is the apex banking institute of India.
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