RBI Meeting

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its monetary policy decision today, 5 August 2026, Wednesday. The RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its third bi-monthly policy meeting for FY27 from August 3 to August 5. RBI MPC decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintain a ‘neutral’ stance. The MPC voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said. In addition to leaving the benchmark lending rate unchanged, the RBI had also retained the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate at 5%, while keeping the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate unchanged at 5.5%.