Certain important data that needs to put forward here:
Current inflation(Year 2009):
WPI: 11.9%
CPI: 9.63%
Containing the above figures has become a very important necessity for RBI. This particular need has begun to be met in the policy. RBI has raised its key lending rates i.e. CRR(Cash Reserve Ratio), Repo rate & Reverse Repo rate by 25 basis points(bps), thus making current figures at CRR: 6%, Repo rate: 5.25%, Reverse Repo rate: 3.75%.Moreover the rates are lokely to be increased further. RBI's present stance shows that it is now determined to return to "pre-crisis" era & contain the above 10% inflation(WPI inflation). Our economy has now entered the expansion period. Here seems a bigger challenges for Mr. Subbarao as the margin of errors can be quite large here.
Now, increasing the floor & ceiling limit of interest rates(reverse repo & repo rates respectively) means that the excess liquidity flow is to be contained & needs an increase in cost of money(i.e. interest rates). This would ensure that inflation remains at healthy levels & doesn't march towards a running or a galloping one. Good day readers.
Bhagirath Baria
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