Rajan sided with the consensus, minutes show

RBI governor cuts rates in line with views of external advisers

Raghuram Rajan
Rajan takes heed of advisory board majority vote for rate cut

The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan, sided with the majority view of the bank's external advisory body for monetary policy at its April 5 meeting, agreeing to cut the repo rate, minutes released on April 28 reveal.

Five external members, four deputy governors and the governor make up the policy committee, though the final decision falls to the governor alone. Four of the five external members recommended a reduction in the repo rate.

Two of the external members

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.