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Items
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October
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November
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December
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January
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February
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March
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2002
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2002
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2002
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2003
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2003
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2003
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
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(11)
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(12)
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a. Cash Reserve Ratio
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5.00
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4.75
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4.75
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4.75
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4.75
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4.75
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(per cent) (1)
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b. Bank Rate
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6.50
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6.25
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6.25
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6.25
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6.25
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6.25
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c. Prime Lending Rate (2)
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11.00-12.00
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10.25-11.50
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10.75-11.50
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10.75-11.50
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10.75-11.50
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10.75-11.50
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d. Deposit Rate (3)
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6.50-7.50
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6.00-6.75
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6.00-6.75
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5.50-6.25
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5.50-6.25
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5.25-6.25
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e. Call Money Rate (4)
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- Borrowings
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(i) High
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6.55
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5.70
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6.80
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6.55
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7.10
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8.25
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(ii) Low
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4.25
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1.00
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3.50
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4.30
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4.50
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4.00
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- Lendings
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(i) High
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6.55
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5.70
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6.80
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6.55
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7.10
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8.25
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(ii) Low
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4.25
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1.00
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3.50
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4.40
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4.50
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4.00
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Notes
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(1): As applicable to Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional
Rural Banks) as on
last Friday of Month.
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(2): Prime Lending Rate (PLR) relates to five major banks.
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(3): Deposit rate relates to major banks for term deposits of more than
one year maturity.
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(4): Data cover 75-80 per cent of total transactions reported by major
participants. Based on
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highs/lows of the the weeks ending on Fridays of the month.
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Source: Reserve Bank of India Bulletin / Weekly Statistical Supplement,
various issues.
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