UPSC Prelims 2022
Economy
In India, which one of the following is responsible for maintaining price stability by controlling inflation?
Explanation
The responsibility for maintaining price stability and controlling inflation in India lies primarily with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI formulates and implements monetary policy to maintain price stability and ensure adequate flow of credit to productive sectors of the economy. As the central bank of the country, the RBI uses various tools such as repo rate, reverse repo rate, cash reserve ratio (CRR), and statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) to influence liquidity and interest rates in the economy, thereby affecting inflationary pressures.
Linked concepts
Revision pages for syllabus ideas tested in this PYQ.
Central Bank Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Management
Retail Inflation (Consumer Price Index - CPI)
Monetary Policy and Inflation Targeting
Producer Price Index (PPI) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
Global Crude Oil Prices and Domestic Fuel Pricing
Inflation Measurement and Price Indices in India