The move comes as an effort by the central bank to reduce cash reserve ratio and review bank liquidity. India's banking system liquidity surplus stood at Rs 2.44 tn as of 23 June.
While speaking at an event, RBI governor said the fine-tuning operations was done so that liquid conditions in the system evolve in a balanced and evenly distributed manner.
A Rs 50,000-crore window for healthcare sector, loan repayment relief for individuals and small firms, and a relief from updating KYC are some of the measures announced.
The RBI has assured both the market and government of creating comfortable liquidity conditions so that private and government borrowing are not hampered.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced collateral-free loans, credit guarantees, capital infusion and various other liquidity-boosting measures for MSMEs, NBFCs & DISCOMs.
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