Economists raise concerns over economic slowdown with RBI Governor

Shaktikanta Das met more than a dozen economists to get their views on the economy ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting on April 4.

Economists raised concerns over a sharp slowdown in Indian economy and pitched for a monetary policy boost to support growth at a meeting with Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday, according to three participants.

Das met more than a dozen economists to get their views on the economy ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision due on April 4.

Most economists expect the six-member MPC to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points for the second time in a row next month to 6.00 percent, a level last seen in August 2017. While the economists did not