MPC maintains repo rate on hold and makes several other important announcements
In the second bi-monthly monetary policy statement announced on Thursday (dated 06.08.2020), MPC decided to keep policy REPO rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 4.25 per cent. The MPC also decided to continue with the accommodative stance as long as it is necessary to revive growth, while ensuring that inflation remains within…
Read article Important measures announced in Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Measures dated August 6
In the second bi-monthly monetary policy statement announced on Thursday (dated 06.08.2020), The RBI Governor said that while he is outlining the following main measures, the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Measures which addresses them in greater detail. 1. Additional Special Liquidity Facility (ASLF) Governor announced additional special liquidity facility of ₹10,000 crore will be…
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Fifth tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds is open for subscription
The fifth tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds is open for subscription from today until the 7th of August, 2020. The issue price is Rs. 5,284 per gram including an Rs. 50 discount for online applications.These bonds are a substitute for holding physical gold. Each of those tranches will be kept open for a specified period…
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Dearness relief for bank pensioners from August 2020 to January 2021
On the basis of CPI data announced by the Labour Bureau for the period of April 2020 to June 2020, the average index number works out to 7540 (base 1960=100) or 775-slabs(77.50 %) for the above period. It means bank Pensioners have entitled dearness relief to an increase of 16slabs for the ensuing quarter of…
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Dearness Allowance to Bank officers and employees: DA Chart for August- October 2020
On the basis of CPI data announced by the Labour Bureau for the period of April 2020 to June 2020, the average index number works out to 7540 (base 1960=100) or 775-slabs(77.50 %) for the above period. It means bank employees and officers have entitled dearness allowance to an increase of 14 slabs (1.40%) for…
DA chart for bank Officers from August to October 2020
On the basis of CPI data announced by the Labour Bureau for the period of April 2020 to June 2020, the average index number works out to 7540 (base 1960=100) or 775-slabs(77.50 %) for the above period. It means bank employees and officers have entitled dearness allowance to an increase of 14slabs (1.40%) for the…
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