Is MPC doing enough on inflation? Consumers are divided
Live MintMumbai: For the past 30 months, the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee has been fighting hard to bring inflation within its medium-term target of 4%. Nearly half of the total respondents surveyed favoured lower inflation and higher interest rates, and only 22% support the reverse. Governor Shaktikanta Das has repeatedly warned since the last policy that cutting rates at this juncture is “very very risky and premature" due to emerging risks to inflation outlook. The MPC has been trying to tame inflation since supply disruptions in the wake of the covid outbreak kept inflation above the 6% upper tolerance band for three consecutive quarters. While the MPC has been persistent in the war on inflation, these measures may not be enough to satisfy salaried individuals facing the brunt of rising inflation and lending rates.