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Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

The share of deposits banks must hold in safe liquid assets.

Definition

The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) is the minimum percentage of deposits that a bank must maintain in the form of liquid assets like cash, gold or approved government securities, before offering credit to customers.

Example

With an 18% SLR, a bank keeps ₹18 of every ₹100 of deposits in liquid assets like G-Secs.

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