Credit Control Policy In India

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Credit control policy by RBI
The credit control measures are very essential for proper functioning of an economy. The RBI controls the monetary policy of India. The RBI aims at controlling inflation by controlling secondary expansion of credit and regulating supply of money in order to meet the different sectors of economy to accelerate growth of the Indian economy. The Reserve Bank of India counters the inflation and deflation in the economy of India using 2 measures The RBI’s objectives of monetary policy are The bank rate
Bank rate is one of the major tools for credit control which affects the cash flow in long term. It is the rate at which the RBI lends to the commercial banks. An increase in bank rate leads to an increase in interest …show more content…

The RBI enter in the buying and selling of government securities of banks and their by influencing cash reserve position and credit creation policy. The central bank trades with banks with government securities only. When there is an inflation to reduce the cash in the economy RBI sells the government securities in open market. When there is a deflation that is when cash in economy is less government securities are purchased by the RBI so that the banks get enough cash which will pump cash to economy.
Manipulation of CRR
Cash Reserve Ratio is the portion of Net Demand and Time Liabilities(NDTL) that the banks have to keep in the RBI(no interest for banks) which is fixed by the RBI. The RBI has the freedom to change the CRR in accordance with economic scenario. If RBI increases CRR, the cash available with the commercial banks will correspondingly come down there by reducing inflation and vice versa.
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Repo rate is the rate at which commercial banks borrows rupees from RBI. RBI uses this as a tool to control money flow in economy. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get money at cheaper rate and thereby increasing the money flow into the economy. When the repo rate increases borrowing form RBI becomes more expensive and banks are automatically forced to increase the rate of interest for public their by reducing inflation.
Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which RBI borrows money from commercial banks. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money is in the safe hands with a good interest. An increase in reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. During inflation RBI increases reverse repo rate their by reducing cash flow to economy by providing interesting rates of the banks.

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