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RBI policy, 5 December 2025: repo rate cut to 5.25%

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% on 5 December 2025. The previous cut was on 6 June 2025. CPI inflation for October 2025, the latest reading before the decision, was 0.25%.

5 December 2025
Repo rate5.25%
Before the decision5.50%
RBI policy repo rateJan 2021 – Oct 2026
−2.0%0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%202220232024202520265.25%
The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends to banks overnight; it is set by the Monetary Policy Committee, which meets six times a year. CPI inflation is shown for context.

Source: Reserve Bank of India, monetary policy statements. The latest figures for every indicator are on the India macro dashboard.