A Timeline of changes to RBI's Key Rates in India

Reverse repo rate since February 2001

Rate	Effective date
6.50	20-09-2013
6.25	03-05-2013
6.50	19-03-2013
6.75	29-01-2013
7.00	17-04-2012
7.50	25-11-2011
7.25	16-09-2011
7.00	26-07-2011
6.50	16-06-2011
6.25	03-05-2011
5.75	17-03-2011
5.50	25-01-2011
5.25	02-11-2010
5.00	16-09-2010
4.50	27-07-2010
4.00	02-07-2010
3.75	20-04-2010
3.50	19-03-2010
3.25	21-04-2009
3.50	04-03-2009
4.00	02-01-2009
5.00	08-12-2008
6.00	25-07-2006
5.75	08-06-2006
5.50	24-01-2006
5.25	26-10-2005
5.00	29-04-2005
4.75	27-10-2004
4.50	25-08-2003
5.00	03-03-2003
5.50	30-10-2002
5.75	27-06-2002
6.00	05-03-2002
6.50	28-05-2001
6.75	27-04-2001
7.00	02-03-2001
7.50	20-02-2001

Note: Prior to October 29, 2004, the reverse repo rate was known as the repo rate.

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)since 1992

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is a specified minimum fraction of the total deposits of customers, which commercial banks have to hold as reserves either in cash or as deposits with the RBI

CRR is a crucial monetary policy tool and is used for controlling money supply in an economy.

Rate	Effective date
4.00	09-02-2013
4.25	03-11-2012
4.50	22-09-2012
4.75	10-03-2012
5.50	28-01-2012
6.00	24-04-2010
5.75	27-02-2010
5.50	13-02-2010
5.00	17-01-2009
5.50	08-11-2008
6.00	01-11-2008
6.50	15-10-2008
7.50	11-10-2008
9.00	30-08-2008
8.75	19-07-2008
8.50	05-07-2008
8.25	24-05-2008
8.00	10-05-2008
7.75	26-04-2008
7.50	10-11-2007
7.00	04-08-2007
6.50	28-04-2007
6.25	14-04-2007
6.00	03-03-2007
5.75	17-02-2007
5.50	08-12-2006
5.00	02-10-2004
4.75	18-09-2004
4.50	14-06-2003
4.75	16-11-2002
5.00	01-06-2002
5.50	29-12-2001
5.75	03-11-2001
7.50	19-05-2001
8.00	10-03-2001
8.25	24-02-2001
8.50	12-08-2000
8.25	29-07-2000
8.00	22-04-2000
8.50	08-04-2000
9.00	20-11-1999
9.50	06-11-1999
10.00	08-05-1999
10.50	13-03-1999
11.00	29-08-1998
10.00	11-04-1998
10.25	28-03-1998
10.50	17-01-1998
10.00	06-12-1997
9.50	22-11-1997
9.75	25-10-1997
10.00	18-01-1997
10.50	04-01-1997
11.00	09-11-1996
11.50	26-10-1996
12.00	06-07-1996
13.00	11-05-1996
13.50	27-04-1996
14.00	09-12-1995
14.50	11-11-1995
15.00	06-08-1994
14.75	09-07-1994
14.50	11-06-1994
14.00	15-05-1993
14.50	17-04-1993
15.00	08-10-1992

Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) since 1949

Statutory liquidity ratio refers to the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of gold or govt. approved securities before providing credit to the customers

Statutory Liquidity Ratio is determined and maintained by the RBI in order to control the expansion of bank credit.

SLR is determined as percentage of total demand and time liabilities

Time Liabilities refer to the liabilities, which the commercial banks are liable to pay to the customers after a certain period mutually agreed upon

Example - fixed deposits for 6 months, which is not payable on demand but after six months

Demand liabilities are such deposits of the customers which are payable on demand.
 Example - deposit maintained in saving account or current account, which are payable on demand through a withdrawal form of a cheque.

The maximum limit of SLR is 40% and minimum limit of SLR is 23% 

Rate	Effective date
23.00	11-08-2012
24.00	18-12-2010
25.00	07-11-2009
24.00	08-11-2008
25.00	25-10-1997
31.50	29-10-1994
33.75	17-09-1994
34.25	20-08-1994
34.75	16-10-1993
37.25	18-09-1993
37.50	21-08-1993
37.75	06-03-1993
38.00	06-02-1993
38.25	09-01-1993
38.50	29-02-1992
38.50	22-09-1990
38.00	02-01-1988
37.50	25-04-1987
37.00	06-07-1985
36.50	08-06-1985
36.00	01-09-1984
35.00	30-10-1981
34.50	25-09-1981
34.00	01-12-1978
33.00	01-07-1974
32.00	08-12-1973
30.00	17-11-1972
29.00	04-08-1972
28.00	28-08-1970
27.00	24-04-1970
26.00	05-02-1970
25.00	16-09-1964
20.00	16-03-1949