The RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra delivered the first interest rate cut in nearly five years. The RBI MPC reduced the repo rate cut to 6.25% from 6.50%.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), under the leadership of new Governor Sanjay Malhotra, announced a 25 basis point reduction in the repo rate for the first time in five years,

The Reserve Bank of India announced a 25 basis point cut in the repo rate, now at 6.25%, the first reduction in five years. The decision follows declining inflation rates and the need to support economic growth.