Change in Bank Rate
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RBI/2019-20/190
DOR.No.Ret.BC.53/12.01.001/2019-20
March 27, 2020
All Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks
Dear Sir/Madam
Change in Bank Rate
Please refer to our circular DBR.No.Ret.BC.19/12.01.001/2019-20 dated October 04, 2019, on the captioned subject.
2. As announced in the Seventh Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 of March 27, 2020, the Bank Rate is revised downwards by 75 basis points from 5.40 per cent to 4.65 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,
(Dr.S.K.Kar)
Chief General Manager
Encl. : As above
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 (8.40 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (10.40 per cent). | Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage points (7.65 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (9.65 per cent). |
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