Cash Reserve Ratio - Meaning, Importance and Calculation

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What is Cash Reserve Ratio It is the Ratio of Cash kept with RBI to Total Deposits It Determines Percentage of bank deposits which is required to be kept by a commercial bank with RBI Example 1 Deposits of Bank =100 Amount to be kept with RBI =2 CRR=2/100=2% Money Available to give loans 100-2=98 Example 2 Deposits of Bank =100 Amount to be kept with RBI =2 CRR=3/100=3% Money Available to give loans 100-3=97 Higher the CRR, lesser amount is available to bank for loan Lower the CRR, More amount is available to bank for loan