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What is a Central Bank?
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Solution
The central bank is a country’s leading banking organisation. The central bank is responsible for creating and implementing monetary policy, as well as regulating the financial sector.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central bank. It was formed in 1935 by the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
- Initially privately owned, it was nationalised in 1949 and has since been wholly owned by the Government of India.
- The central bank is solely responsible for currency issuance.
- It also provides banking services to both government and commercial banks.
- It regulates and supervises all other financial institutions in the country. The central bank promotes economic growth and financial stability, ensuring the general health of the economy.
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