<h1>RBI Maintains Policy Rate Amidst Revised Growth Forecast; Supports Enhanced B2B NBFC Financing and Retail Participation in Govt Securities.</h1> The government acknowledges the RBI Monetary Policy Committee's decision to maintain the current policy rate and stance. This decision reflects a revised real GVA growth forecast for 2017-18, lowered from 7.3% to 6.7%, indicating a larger output gap. Additionally, the CPI inflation forecast for the second half of the year has been slightly increased, with an annual average inflation expected to be under 4%. The government also supports RBI's initiatives to enhance B2B NBFC financing regulations and boost retail participation in government securities through bid aggregation by stock exchanges.