RBI keeps rates unchanged: 5 key takeaways – From unveiling key banking sector reforms to raising GDP estimates

After a three-day meeting, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent. But that’s not the big news. The central bank has unveiled key measures to strengthen the banking system. It has also raised the FY26 GDP estimates to 6.8%.

Here are the additional key highlights from the MPC meeting outcome

CPI Inflation projection.

Further, the Reserve Bank of India projected the CPI Inflation for FY26 at 2.6 per cent, down from 3.1 per cent in the August Projection.

The central bank projected CPI inflation for Q2 and Q3 of FY26 at 1.8 per cent and for Q4 at 4 per cent. Further, the CPI inflation for Q1 FY26 is projected at 4.5.

The RBI stated that benign inflation conditions during 2025-26 have been primarily driven by a sharp decline in foo