The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the SLR ( Statutory Liquidity Ratio) by 1% from 24% to 25%, while other key ratios have been kept unchanged. The move is aimed to keep a check on the inflation rate as it will suck up Rs 30,000 from the banking system. After the RBIs move banks are unlikely to increase rates in auto, home and education loans in the near term. But the RBI has raised the requirement for banks to keep the money aside while lending to this sector from 0.40 per cent to one per cent. This is a move to have provision for the NPAs in this sector. Continue reading RBI Tries To Contain Inflation By Increasing SLR By 1% →