This document provides an overview of monetary policy in India. It defines monetary policy and outlines its key objectives such as maintaining full employment, price stability, and economic growth. It then describes different types of monetary policy approaches including expansionary, contractionary, countercyclical, rule-based and discretionary. The document also discusses quantitative and qualitative monetary policy tools used by the Reserve Bank of India, including bank rates, open market operations, reserve requirements, and credit rationing. It concludes with recent trends, noting the RBI has kept key policy rates unchanged following COVID-19 disruptions.