Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers

RBI/2016-17/75
REF.No.MPD.BC.381/07.01.279/2016-17

Ashwina 12,1938(Saka)
October 4, 2016

To

All Primary Dealers

Dear Sir/Madam,

Standing Liquidity Facility for
Primary Dealers

Please refer to the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 - Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been reduced by 25 basis points from 6.5 per cent to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.

2. Accordingly, the Standing Liquidity Facility provided to Primary Dealers (PDs) (collateralised liquidity support) from the Reserve Bank would be available at the revised repo rate, i.e., at 6.25 per cent with effect from October 4, 2016.

Yours faithfully,

(Janak Raj)
Principal Adviser