New Delhi/Mumbai, December 2 (Udaipur Kiran): The Reserve Bank of India’s fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) review meeting has begun today. The three-day meeting, held under the chairmanship of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, will conclude on December 5, when the policy decisions will be announced at 10 am.
According to experts on economic affairs, the RBI may reduce the policy repo rate by up to 0.25 per cent. Official sources said the MPC members will hold detailed discussions on the future direction of monetary policy after reviewing the latest data on GDP growth and inflation.
The policy outcome will be announced by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday morning. The meeting is taking place at a time when the country’s economic performance remains strong and inflation has fallen sharply.
Experts said that in the fifth MPC meeting of the current financial year 2025–26, the central bank may go for a 0.25 per cent cut in the repo rate. The meeting, chaired by Governor Malhotra, will continue from December 3 to December 5. Earlier, the RBI had kept the repo rate unchanged for two consecutive policy reviews.
If the RBI announces a rate cut this time, the repo rate will come down to 5.25 per cent, which is expected to ease loan EMIs.
It is noteworthy that India’s GDP growth stood at 8.2 per cent in the second quarter (July–September) of the current financial year 2025–26. Meanwhile, retail inflation declined sharply to 0.25 per cent in October.
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