RBI/2018-19/199
DBR.No.Ret.BC.44/12.01.001/2018-19
June
06, 2019
The Chairperson / CEOs of all
Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks
Dear Sir / Madam,
Change
in Bank Rate
Please refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.33/12.01.001/2018-19 dated April
04, 2019 on the captioned subject.
2. As announced in the Second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 of
June 06, 2019, the Bank Rate is revised downwards by 25 basis points
from 6.25 per cent to 6.00 per cent with immediate effect.
3. All penal interest rates on
shortfall in reserve requirements, which are specifically linked to the
Bank Rate, also stand revised as indicated in the Annex.
Yours faithfully
(Shrimohan Yadav)
Chief General Manager
Encl. : As above
Annex
Penal
Interest Rates which are linked to the Bank Rate
Item
|
Existing
Rate
|
Revised
Rate
(With immediate effect)
|
Penal interest rates on
shortfalls in reserve requirements (depending on duration of shortfalls).
|
Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage
points (9.25 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (11.25 per
cent).
|
Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage
points (9.00 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (11.00 per
cent).
|
|