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The Mumbai Interbank Outright Rate (MIBOR) has long been the primary rupee interest rate benchmark in India. However, due to limitations in depth and representativeness, the RBI constituted a Committee on the MIBOR Benchmark, chaired by Shri Ramanathan Subramanian, to review its adequacy. The committee recommended developing a benchmark rate based on secured money markets (covering transactions like basket repos and TREPs). As a result, the RBI proposed introducing the Secured Overnight Rupee Rate (SORR) as the new benchmark. This rate is intended to be more robust, transparent, and reflective of actual secured funding costs.