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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today (Feb 7)announced its sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2018-19 in Mumbai. The Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity…

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High lights of Interim Budget 2019

The highlights of Finance minister Piyush Goyal presented on Friday 01.02.2019 are as under. *   Individual tax payers with income upto Rs. 5 lakh taxable income will get full tax rebate * Even those earning ₹6.5 lakh will not have to pay tax, if they invest in specified savings *The threshold for TDS on…

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Mandatory SLR requirement for banks reduced

Latest edit: RBI has decided to reduce statutory liquidity ratio, the portion of funds which banks are required to park in treasury bills and other instruments, by 0.25% every quarter beginning January. The calibrated reduction in statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) will continue till it reaches18%. The first reduction of 25 basis points taken effect in…

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Bank Holidays 2019: Holiday lists of all the states of India

Here you will find the statewise lists of  Public holidays/Bank Holidays declared by diferent states viz.1.Andhra Pradesh, 2.Arunachal Pradesh, 3.Assam, 4.Bihar, 5. Chhattisgarh,  6. Delhi, 7. Goa, 8.Gujarat,9. Haryana,10. Himachal Pradesh, 11.Jammu & Kashmir,  12. Jharkhand, 13.Karnataka, 14.Kerala, 15.Madhya Pradesh, 16. Maharashtra,  17. Manipur, 18. Meghalaya, 19.Mizoram,20. Nagaland,  21. Odisha, 22. Pudhucherry, 23.Punjab,  24. Rajasthan,…

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Bank Holidays 2019: Puducherry

Bank holidays in India are declared as public holidays under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. The holiday declared under NI Act is applicable exclusively to the banks located within the administration area of specific State and Union Territory.  In other States and Union territories where it is not a holiday,…

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