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Change in Bank Rate

RBI/2022-23/65
DOR.RET.REC.44/12.01.001/2022-23

June 08, 2022

All Banks

Madam/Sir,

Change in Bank Rate

Please refer to our circular DOR.RET.REC.32/12.01.001/2022-23 dated May 04, 2022 on the captioned subject.

2. As announced in the Monetary Policy Statement 2022-23 dated June 08, 2022, the Bank Rate is revised upwards by 50 basis points from 4.65 per cent to 5.15 per cent with immediate effect.

3. All penal interest rates on shortfall in reserve requirements, which are specifically linked to the Bank Rate, also stand revised as indicated in the Annex.

Yours faithfully,

(Shrimohan Yadav)
Chief General Manager

Encl.: As above


Annex

Penal Interest Rates which are linked to the Bank Rate

Item

Existing Rate

Revised Rate
(With immediate effect)

Penal interest rates on shortfalls in reserve requirements (depending on duration of shortfalls).

Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage points (7.65 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (9.65 per cent).

Bank Rate plus 3.0 percentage points (8.15 per cent) or Bank Rate plus 5.0 percentage points (10.15 per cent)