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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, maintains ‘accommodative’ stance

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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, maintains ‘accommodative’ stance

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 4% and the reverse repo rate at 3.35%, even during the second wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) After the wave, the economy showed signs of recovery.

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, announced the October bimonthly monetary policy statement at 10 am on this day, saying: “As long as it is necessary to restore and maintain growth and mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic , While ensuring inflation, the monetary policy stance will remain accommodative. Stay within the target range.”

This is the eighth consecutive time that MPC, led by Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has maintained the status quo. The Reserve Bank of India last revised its policy repo rate or short-term loan rate on May 22, 2020, in a non-policy cycle to boost demand by reducing interest rates to historical lows. Last Friday, the Reserve Bank of India also maintained its forecast of a real GDP growth rate of 9.5% for the 2021-22 fiscal year.

This includes 7.9% in the second quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year, 6.8% in the third quarter, and 6.1% in the fourth quarter. The real GDP growth rate in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022-23 is expected to be 17.2%. The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India said at a press conference on Friday: “We have decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 4%. The reverse repo rate remains at 3.35%.” He said that India’s economic recovery is gaining traction, adding that its situation is better than the prospects of the last MPC meeting.

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“The growth momentum is strengthening and the inflation trajectory is more favorable than expected,” said Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. “Because the economic fundamentals of our economy are resilient, we hope to move towards a normal period.” The consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate for fiscal year 2022 is expected to be 5.3%, while the CPI inflation rate for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022-23 is expected to be 5.2%. With rising fuel prices, the retail inflation rate in August was 5.3%.

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.

As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.

Congress demands JPC probe

Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.

He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.

The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.

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“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.

Other Oppn leaders join attack

Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.

ALSO READ- Adani Group shares plunge after US SEC charges, Adani Green down 16%

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The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.

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