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What is Banking Liquidity Deficit?

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RBI Grade BNABARD ESISEBI
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Liquidity means  available cash that banks need to meet short-term business and financial needs.

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  • Reason of Liquidity Deficit?
    • Increase in bank credit, corporate payment of advance tax, and growth in deposits not keeping pace with credit demand.
    • Increased GST outflows and festive season cash withdrawals.
    • The RBI is working continuously to avoid the depreciation of rupees against dollars.
  • Only in case of a net borrowing of the banking system from the RBI under Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) can the system liquidity be said to be in deficit.

Liquidity Adjustment Facility:

  • The LAF refers to the operations of RBI under which it injects or absorbs liquidity into or from the banking system.
  • How do banks mitigate the Liquidity Deficit?
    • Commercial banks generally borrow from the Reserve Bank of India at repo rate.
    • Banks raise the deposit rates for the customers; higher the rates for deposit; more holds the customer deposits in banks to gain more profit for banks.
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