New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The Finance Ministry today said RBI action to allow banks to borrow more funds from it would inject liquidity into the system that is facing a cash crunch due to a slew of IPOs and busy credit season.
"They have taken some action yesterday and that would put money in the system and (RBI) would keep doing it as and when necessary," Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised by the Finance Ministry and think tank NIPFP.
RBI yesterday allowed banks to borrow funds from it, even if they miss mandatory requirement to keep 25 per cent of their deposits in government bonds by 2 per cent.
For this purpose, RBI will continue to conduct special Liquidity Adjustment Facility.
RBI lends and borrows money from banks against government securities under this facility. Liquidity injection: RBI allowing banks to borrow despite shortfalls in government securities holdings, easing temporary cash crunch. RBI authorised temporary lending through the Liquidity Adjustment Facility to inject liquidity, permitting banks to borrow from the central bank despite a limited shortfall in the statutory government securities holding requirement, and will conduct special LAF operations as necessary to address the cash crunch caused by concentrated primary market activity and seasonal credit demand.
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Liquidity injection: RBI allowing banks to borrow despite shortfalls in government securities holdings, easing temporary cash crunch.
RBI authorised temporary lending through the Liquidity Adjustment Facility to inject liquidity, permitting banks to borrow from the central bank despite a limited shortfall in the statutory government securities holding requirement, and will conduct special LAF operations as necessary to address the cash crunch caused by concentrated primary market activity and seasonal credit demand.
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