The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is responsible for setting the nation’s key interest rates, particularly the repo rate, which influences borrowing costs across the economy.

The first RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2025 began on February 5, with everyone eagerly awaiting Governor Sanjay Malhotras decision, which will be announced on. This will be his first review as the newly appointed Governor,

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra is set to announce the outcome of the two-day meeting on February 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM.

The repo rate, till now, stood at 6.5 per cent. The move comes barely a week after the Centre cut personal income tax to boost consumption.

RBI MPC meeting 2025 Check Time, Where and How to Watch Live Telecast Online: The RBI is expected to commence the rate easing cycle this with a 25 bps cut, reflecting the current domestic growth-inflation dynamics.

New RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, who is chairing his first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, will announce the decision of the six-member panel on Friday morning, amid widespread expectations of 25 basis points reduction in interest rate after a gap of nearly five years.

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee, under new Governor Sanjay Malhotra, forecasts inflation at 4.2% for the coming fiscal year, with inflation control remaining critical amid economic challenges. Former Governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted the volatility,

Repo rate cut by 25 basis points to 6.25% to boost growth amid easing inflation and global uncertainties, maintaining neutral stance.

After a hiatus of over 5 years, Sanjay Malhotra, the newly appointed RBI governor presiding  over the first monetary policy under his stewardship has gone ahead to complement the fiscal policy to resuscitate the economy with higher growth by cutting the repo rate by 25 bps to 6.