Mumbai, April 2 -- Heaping praise on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for being "at the very centre of India's incredible growth story", President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that the RBI had earned this trust by steadfastly maintaining its mandate of price stability, growth, and financial stability.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the commemoration of the 90th year of the RBI, Murmu said, "The RBI, as the central bank, is at the very centre of India's incredible growth story. It has witnessed the whole journey of the country so far, from the time before Independence when it was suffering from widespread poverty to the time now when it is among the top economies in the world".

"The RBI earned this trust by steadfastly maintaining it...