<h1>Reserve Bank holds repo rate at 5.25% and announces consumer compensation, MSME credit boost, NBFC and market reforms.</h1> The central bank kept the repo rate at 5.25% and retained a neutral stance, citing benign inflation and sustained growth momentum. It announced draft guidelines on mis selling, loan recovery, recovery agents and limiting customer liability for unauthorized electronic transactions, proposed customer compensation up to Rs 25,000 for small-value frauds, a discussion paper on digital payments safety, raised collateral free MSME loan limits to Rs 20 lakh, eased NBFC registration and branch approval requirements for small NBFCs, and proposed removing the Rs 2.5 lakh crore VRR investment cap subject to category ceilings.