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Timeline: Changes to cash reserve ratio since 1992

The RBI cut its policy rate by 25 basis points on March 19 for the second time since the start of 2013 to help revive flagging growth, but warned that scope for further policy easing was limited.

April 02, 2013 / 20:41 IST

The RBI cut its policy rate by 25 basis points on March 19 for the second time since the start of 2013 to help revive flagging growth, but warned that scope for further policy easing was limited.


The Reserve Bank of India cut the key repo rate to 7.50 percent, as forecast by a Reuters poll. Subsequently, the reverse repo rate fell to 6.50 percent.


The RBI kept the cash reserve ratio (CRR), the share of deposits banks must keep with the central bank, steady at 4.00 percent.


It also left the minimum requirement for banks' government bond holdings at 23 percent of deposits.


Also Read Timeline: Changes to repo rate since June 2000


Following is a timeline of changes to the CRR since 1992.


RATE (percent) EFFECTIVE DATE (day-month-year)


4.00 09-02-2013


4.25 03-11-2012


4.50 22-09-2012


4.75 10-03-2012


5.50 28-01-2012


6.00 24-04-2010


5.75 27-02-2010


5.50 13-02-2010


5.00 17-01-2009


5.50 08-11-2008


6.00 01-11-2008


6.50 15-10-2008


7.50 11-10-2008


9.00 30-08-2008


8.75 19-07-2008


8.50 05-07-2008


8.25 24-05-2008


8.00 10-05-2008


7.75 26-04-2008


7.50 10-11-2007


7.00 04-08-2007


6.50 28-04-2007


6.25 14-04-2007


6.00 03-03-2007


5.75 17-02-2007


5.50 08-12-2006


5.00 02-10-2004


4.75 18-09-2004


4.50 14-06-2003


4.75 16-11-2002


5.00 01-06-2002


5.50 29-12-2001


5.75 03-11-2001


7.50 19-05-2001


8.00 10-03-2001


8.25 24-02-2001


8.50 12-08-2000


8.25 29-07-2000


8.00 22-04-2000


8.50 08-04-2000


9.00 20-11-1999


9.50 06-11-1999


10.00 08-05-1999


10.50 13-03-1999


11.00 29-08-1998


10.00 11-04-1998


10.25 28-03-1998


10.50 17-01-1998


10.00 06-12-1997


9.50 22-11-1997


9.75 25-10-1997


10.00 18-01-1997


10.50 04-01-1997


11.00 09-11-1996


11.50 26-10-1996


12.00 06-07-1996


13.00 11-05-1996


13.50 27-04-1996


14.00 09-12-1995


14.50 11-11-1995


15.00 06-08-1994


14.75 09-07-1994


14.50 11-06-1994


14.00 15-05-1993


14.50 17-04-1993

15.00 08-10-1992

first published: Apr 2, 2013 08:22 pm

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