RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan expressed anguish at the banks' reluctance to pass on benefits of the earlier rate cuts.
RBI to ensure loans rate fall
The friction with the political class is not only about interest rates and monetary policy. While the government often spoke freely about its discomfiture, the RBI had to be careful even in its response to the government as any loose statement would affect the markets.
India's captains of industry said they were disappointed at the exit of Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan.
The inflation target of the RBI would be reviewed once every five years.
Most central banks across the world have around 5-7 years of tenure for the governor and deputy governors.
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Rajan said an interest rate cut won't by itself lead to higher economic growth
However, some analysts say RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan may delay the rate cuts amid mounting concerns over the government's fiscal health.
'The RBI is something like a seat belt. As a driver, the driver being the government, it has the possibility of not putting on a seat belt but of course if you do not put on your seat belt you get into an accident and the accident can be quite severe,' Raghuram Rajan told CNBC TV18. 'The aim of the board is to be Rahul Dravid -- sensible, thoughtful and not, with due respect, Navjot Sidhu,' he added.
However, some experts, including RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, have favoured doing away with curbs on gold imports because they lead to smuggling.
'They are not tom-tomming what a great thing the Supreme Court decision is.' 'If they say it was a great thing, the public will react because people suffered and are still suffering.'
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Rajesh Vardhan, managing director, Vardhman Group, will chat on home loans on Wednesday, September 25, at 3 pm.
Given the stability of the rupee over the last 10 months, many companies have been tempted not to hedge their foreign currency risk.
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The central bank was seen selling dollars consistently when the rupee would approach the record low of 68.86 hit on August 28.
In response the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have taken steps to strengthen cooperation such as setting up a joint development bank
Few proposals included in the Finance Bill would not help ease liquidity concerns in the economy, say RBI officials.
A committee headed by Patel recommended retail inflation targeting and a monetary policy committee.
It has been decided to reduce home loan rate by 20 basis points.
Monetary transmission has been an issue for the Indian banking sector.
"Finance Ministry and RBI keep talking all the time," Rajan said.
He was responding to a question on economic reforms in the country.
Head of state-run Indian Bank T M Bhasin had called for a CRR cut.
India is gearing up to introduce a six-member monetary policy committee that would vote on interest rates.
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Vijay Mallya owes several banks thousands of crores of rupees which he had taken as loans for his businesses including the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Rupee, he said, is not in shambles and "we should not be overtly pessimistic".
To provide exporters/importers greater flexibility in risk management, RBI enhanced the limit available to exporters to 50 per cent
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Reserve Bank and the Finance Ministry have "very mature level of consultation" and it wasn't fair to comment on them.
The message to bankers from Raghuram Rajan was clear.
Three members will be representatives from the government, and three from the RBI.
He will presumably choose to remain true to the framework he has put in place.
Governor Raghuram Rajan lowered the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.75 per cent from 8 per cent, the first reduction since May 2013.
Despite no change in interest rates, India's largest lender, State Bank of India, last week became among the latest to lower deposit rates, often a precursor to lower lending rates, something some banks have already done for certain consumer loans.
Investors will see that India story actually continues to be a good one, he said.
The industry has stepped up its demand for a rate cut
