RBI relaxation due to COVID19



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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced significant relief measures. These include a 75 bps cut in the repo rate to 4.4% and a 90 bps cut in the reverse repo rate to 4%. A key measure is a three-month moratorium on term loan repayments, allowing borrowers to defer payments. The RBI also injected substantial liquidity into the system through various operations.

RBI governor vide Press Conference dated 27.03.2020 has discussed about various relaxation due to COVID19.

Targeted Long Term Repos Operations (TLTROs):

Reserve Bank will conduct auctions of targeted term repos of up to three years tenor of appropriate sizes for a total amount of up to Rs. 1,00,000 crore at a floating rate linked to the policy repo rate.

1. Repo rate reduce - Repo rate cut by 75 bps to 4.4%

2. Reverse repo rate cut by 90 bps to 4%

3.CRR reduced by 100 basis points to 3%. Rs. 1.37 trillion of liquidity to be injected

4. Home loans - 3 months relaxation

5. Moratorium on Term Loans: The repayment schedule and all subsequent due dates, as also the tenor for such loans, may be shifted across the board by three months

6. OMOs are ongoing, LTROs are done. Regulatory moratoriums are done.

RBI COVID-19 Relief Measures: Loan Moratorium and More

7. Rs. 1,00,000 crore 3 month bill auctions, first tranche of Rs. 25,000 crore auction starts today.

8. Rs. 3,74,000 lakh crore into the system.

9. Min daily CRR balance reduced from 90% - 80% till 30/06/2020

10. Total liquidity injection 3.4% of GDP

11. Deferment of Last Tranche of Capital Conservation Buffer: It has been decided to further defer the implementation of the last tranche of 0.625 per cent of the CCB from March 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020. Consequently, the pre-specified trigger for loss absorption through conversion/write-down of Additional Tier 1 instruments (PNCPS and PDI) shall remain at 5.5 per cent of risk-weighted assets (RWAs) and will rise to 6.125 per cent of RWAs on September 30, 2020.

 

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FAQ :

The RBI announced various relaxation measures due to COVID-19 to provide relief and inject liquidity into the financial system.

The RBI has announced a moratorium on term loans, shifting repayment schedules and due dates by three months.

The RBI has injected liquidity amounting to Rs. 1.37 trillion and a total liquidity injection of 3.4% of GDP.

The repo rate was cut by 75 basis points to 4.4%, and the reverse repo rate was cut by 90 basis points to 4%.

Yes, the CRR has been reduced by 100 basis points to 3%, and the minimum daily CRR balance requirement was reduced from 90% to 80% until June 30, 2020.

The implementation of the last tranche of the Capital Conservation Buffer was deferred from March 31, 2020, to September 30, 2020.




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