RBI to hold ₹75,000 crore overnight VRR auction on June 15

The central bank will provide banks with up to ₹75,000 crore in overnight funding to ease short-term liquidity tightness in the banking system.

Summary

The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a ₹75,000 crore overnight Variable Rate Repo auction on June 15, offering banks access to funds that must be repaid the following day. The step is aimed at easing short-term liquidity tightness in the banking system, using a repo operation (central bank liquidity injection against collateral) to supply temporary cash to lenders.

Terms & Concepts
  • Variable Rate Repo: Central bank funding auction with market-based interest rates.
  • liquidity tightness: A shortage of readily available cash in the financial system.
  • repo operation: Short-term borrowing against securities as collateral.