RBI to inject Rs 36,000 crore into system in October
Team Udayavani, Oct 1, 2018, 1:23 PM IST
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today announced that it will inject Rs 36,000 crore liquidity into the system through the purchase of government bonds in October to meet the festival season demand for funds.
The auctions to purchase government bonds as part of the Open Market Operations (OMO) to manage liquidity in the system will be conducted in the second, third and fourth week of October.
“Based on an assessment of the durable liquidity needs going forward and the seasonal growth in currency in circulation observed in build-up to the festive season, RBI has decided to conduct purchase of Government securities under OMOs for an aggregate amount of Rs 360 billion in the month of October,” the central bank said in a release.
The auctions, it further said, “would be conducted during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week of October. The auction dates and the Government securities to be purchased in respective auctions would be communicated in due course”.
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