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INSTUMENTS OF MONETARY
POLICY AND ROLE OF RBI
MEANING OF MONETARY
POLICY
Monetary policy is essentially a programme of action
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Rate of Interest
Rate of Interest
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Investment demand
Quantity of Money Z
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Y1 Y2
National Income
WORKING OF CONTRACTIONARY MONETARY POLICY
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Rate of Interest
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MONETARY POLICY:
KEYNESIAN VIEW
• EASY MONETARY • TIGHT MONETARY
POLICY POLICY
• RECESSION (problem) • INFLATION
• Central bank buys • Central bank sells
securities by open mkt. securities through open
mky
• Reduces CRR
• Raises CRR & SLR
• Lowers bank rate
• Raises Bank rate
• Raises max margin
against holding stock of
goods.
LIMITATIONS OF MONETARY
POLICY
• The time lag in planing the policy and its
implementation and working time
• Correct assessment of the problem – recession or
inflation and the magnitude of the problem is
required.
• The presence of non-banking financial
intermediairies.
• Underdevelopment of money and capital markets.
Monetary Policy In a developed country
INDIA.
• In a developed Economy - Overcome depression and
inflation situations
• In a developing economy – Promote economic growth
• Prior to 1991
• Tight credit policy
• Restrict credit availability to private sector
3.Exchange Rate Stability
• Before 1991-Fixed Exchange Rate System
• After 1991-Floating Exchange Rate System
• Exchange rate of rupee volatile
• Cause fluctuations in foreign exchange rate
• Need to prevent large appreciation and depreciation of money
• Exchange rate of rupee is determined by demand and supply of foreign exchange
• Mismatch – external value of rupee changes
• Depreciation of rupee caused as against US Dollars increase in
demand for Dollars from
• Corporate sector to finance imports
• FII to take out their dollars from India
• Increase in demand for Dollars by Indian Banks to finance imports
from abroad
• To arrest the fall of rupee, RBI
Exchange Market