The growth forecasts appear to be encouraging and the economic activity momentum will be further consolidated, says an expert
Industry body Assocham said that this decision would also get immense support from a slew of other critical measures announced by RBI
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said businesses, particularly the private sector ones, are better prepared today to deal with the situation and to contin
Payments banks were launched to provide banking services to the under-served population who who lack banking access
In addition, RBI has enhanced the aggregate WMA limit of states and Union Territories (UTs) to Rs 47,010 crore per year
The central bank also doubled the maximum balance a single account in a payments bank can carry to Rs 2 lakh at the end of the day
The benchmark equity index BSE Sensex traded 548 points, or 1.11%, higher at 49,749 at around 12 pm (IST)
The six-member MPC has kept the repo rate steady at 4% in the last four bi-monthly Monetary Policy Reviews.
In opening trade, Sensex rose 117 points or 0.24% to 49,318 whereas the broader market index Nifty50 traded at 14,744 up 60 points to 0.41%.
UBS Securities India chief economist Tanvee Gupta-Jain on April 6 retained the earlier house view of 11.5% GDP growth this fiscal