RBI may raise GDP target

 This was indicated by RB Barman, executive director of RBI, here today. Barman said, the need for revision of rate of GDP growth and inflation has come in view of bumper kharif crop. The GDP growth was pegged at 6 per cent in the last credit policy.

 He attributed the bumper crop to good and widespread monsoon this year. Only 40 per cent of our agriculture land is irrigated while the rest 60 per cent is dependent on rains, he said. He, however, declined to drop any hints on possible reduction of CRR, SLR and bank rates.