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RBI Monetary Policy Committee maintains repo rate at 5.25 percent

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent during its third bi-monthly meeting of the current financial year. Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced that the committee maintained a neutral stance, citing the need to balance resilient domestic economic activity against global geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain disruptions. While retail inflation reached 4.38 percent in June, exceeding the central bank's 4 percent target, the MPC noted that price pressures remain largely driven by food and fuel costs rather than broad-based economic factors.

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General Post Office and Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata, India
File photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee held its third bi-monthly meeting of the financial year on Wednesday. Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced that the committee voted unanimously to maintain the repo rate at 5.25 percent. The decision was accompanied by a neutral policy stance, reflecting the committee's assessment of current economic conditions and global market volatility.

The decision comes as the central bank monitors the impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia on global trade routes and energy prices. While headline retail inflation has risen above the 4 percent target, the committee observed that the increase is primarily concentrated in food and fuel sectors. The RBI also marginally increased its GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year to 6.7 percent, citing continued resilience in domestic demand.

Background

The Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for setting the repo rate to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth, as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India Act.

Standing context, compiled from public reference sources rather than from the coverage above.

SourcesReserve Bank of India Act and MPC mandate

Key Facts

  1. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent.
  2. The decision to maintain the rate was unanimous.
  3. The MPC maintained a neutral policy stance.
  4. Retail inflation reached 4.38 percent in June.
  5. The RBI increased its GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.7 percent.
  6. The committee attributed current inflation pressures primarily to food and fuel prices.

The Timeline4

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  1. 5 Aug

    1. DHDeccan Herald
      RBI MPC meeting 2026: Repo rate kept unchanged at 5.25%; GDP growth forecast marginally increased to 6.7% for FY27
    2. NDNDTV
      RBI MPC Meeting 2026: RBI Keeps Repo Rate Steady At 5.25% Amid US-Iran War
    3. DHDeccan Herald
      RBI keeps policy rate unchanged for third time in row in FY27 amid West Asia crisis
    4. HiThe Hindu
      RBI MPC keeps policy rate unchanged at 5.25%

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