Our goal is to maintain ‘Arjuna’s eye’ on inflation: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

The Reserve Bank of India needs to focus on inflation in the identical manner as Arjuna focussed on hitting the attention of a revolving fish within the epic Mahabharata, Governor Shaktikanta Das stated on Wednesday.

“No one can match the prowess of Arjuna, but our (RBI’s) constant effort is to keep an Arjuna’s eye on inflation,” Das stated on the annual FIBAC convention of bankers right here.

The remarks come at a time when inflation is ruling excessive and RBI will quickly be explaining to the federal government concerning the causes for overshooting the inflation goal for 9 consecutive months.

Probably hinting at numerous components which affect his personal combat in opposition to inflation, Das stated Arjuna would have assessed the velocity at which the fish was revolving, the prevailing wind situations, the depth of the ripples within the pool of water under and the noise ranges within the king’s courtroom whereas aiming on the fish.

Das additionally defended RBI’s methods within the current previous amid criticism over value rise.

He stated the nation would have needed to pay a heavy value if RBI had begun tightening sooner than when it did, hinting that the method of restoration needed to take root within the financial system first.

Das additionally stated that RBI’s rate-setting panel shall be assembly on Thursday to formulate a reply which can element the circumstances that led to lacking the inflation goal and the corrective measures it plans to undertake.

Further, the governor stated RBI selected to utilise the flexibleness out there within the financial coverage framework to tolerate a barely increased inflation which was inside the 2-6 per cent goal vary to make sure that general financial system remained resilient and monetary stability was maintained.