Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers

Last updated: 28 July 2010

Notice Date : 27 July 2010

Standing Liquidity Facilities for Banks and Primary Dealers

RBI/2010-11/140

REF.No.MPD.BC. 335 /07.01.279/2010-11

July 27, 2010

All Scheduled Banks [excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)]

and Primary Dealers

Dear Sir/Madam,

Standing Liquidity Facilities for

Banks and Primary Dealers

Please refer to the First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 dated July 27, 2010, in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been increased by 25 basis points from 5.50 per cent to 5.75 per cent with immediate effect.

2. Accordingly, the Standing Liquidity Facilities provided to banks (export credit refinance) and Primary Dealers (PDs) (collateralised liquidity support) from the Reserve Bank would be available at the revised repo rate, i.e., at 5.75 per cent with effect from July 27, 2010.

Yours faithfully,

(Janak Raj)

Adviser-in-Charge