Governor Sanjay Malhotra Archives

February 6, 2026 11:13 AM

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, maintains neutral stance

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent while maintaining a neutral policy stance. Announcing the dec...

December 10, 2025 12:05 PM

RBI Governor urges banks to lower intermediation costs, improve efficiency

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra has urged Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of public and select private sector banks to reduce intermediation costs and improve operational efficiency, citing the 125 basis points (b...

November 20, 2025 7:30 PM

Financial stability remains RBI’s top priority, says Governor Sanjay Malhotra

Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday said that the Reserve Bank of India’s foremost priority is to ensure financial stability and that the central bank is working to simplify regulations wherever possible while retaining essential safe...

February 7, 2025 4:49 PM

RBI defers rollout of LCR norms by a year in big relief to banks

In a big relief for banks, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Friday that the implementation of the proposed Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), as well as project financing norms, will be deferred by a year and will not be implemented before Marc...

February 7, 2025 10:57 AM

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25% in first policy review

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had unanimously decided to reduce the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps), from 6.50% to 6.25%. Malhotra addressed the challenges posed by the g...

February 7, 2025 9:56 AM

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 25 Bps in Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s first policy move

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its first monetary policy under new Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday. Experts predict that the central bank may reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to ...