New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting is under close scrutiny this week, with expectations of a possible 25-basis-point cut in the repo rate. This marks the first MPC meeting under the leadership of newly appointed RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

The policy announcement comes just days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered the Union Budget 2025 speech. While the budget aimed to boost consumption by adjusting income tax slabs, attention has now shifted to the central bank for measures to stimulate GDP growth.

India's GDP growth for the second quarter of FY 2024-25 decelerated to 5.4%, marking its lowest level in two years. Economists and experts believe that since inflation i...