RBI MPC meeting, Feb. 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is all set to announce its policy decision on Friday, February 6. The central bank's six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, began its meeting on Wednesday, February 4. This will be the last policy review for the financial year 2026.

The February MPC meeting announcement comes after the Union Budget has laid out the government's growth strategy and fiscal plans. The RBI's approach will now be key in shaping how accommodative monetary policy is for consumption, investment, and credit expansion in the closing months of the year.

In the last policy meeting, the central bank announced a 25 basis point rate cut to 5.25%. Subsequently, the SDF rate...