There are incipient signs of stress in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and retail segments," said the recently released Financial Stability Report for July 2021.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong at 72.85 against the dollar and lost some ground to touch 72.87 in early deals, a rise of 12 paise over its previous close.
Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said that India's overall forex reserves have been fairly steady, below $500-600 billion, and the country is not accumulating reserves like China.
The apex court refused to interfere with the Centre's and the RBI's decision to not extend the loan moratorium beyond August 31 last year, saying it is a policy decision.
While Das did not elaborate further, the central bank had in the past expressed concerns on digital currencies being used for money laundering and terror funding.