
Bank credit growth slows to 16.8% in Dec quarter: RBI
Growth in credit was led by bank branches in metropolitan centres, says RBI.
Growth in credit was led by bank branches in metropolitan centres, says RBI.
Increased write-offs, higher loan growth, and improvement in asset quality have boosted the financial performance of Indian banks, says Fitch.
Incremental growth in FY22 over FY21 was ₹9.41 lakh crore.
Credit to MSMEs has seen a significant increase in part assisted by the introduction of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), says Economic Survey.
‘Personal loans’, rather than credit to agri, industry, and services, remains at the top and drive credit offtake, which needs to be corrected to avoid low-middle income trap and stalling growth
As credit offtake improves due to growing corporate interest and optimism around GDP growth, the banking sector is set to reap the riches.
Retail credit is expected to grow the fastest at 17-19%.
The average ticket size per loan stood at ₹39,903 as on March 2022 whereas it was ₹36,510 as on March 2021.
Total bank credit rose by 16.4% on a YoY basis as of Sep’22, supported by higher non-food credit demand.
From tax collections to credit outflow, capex, sectoral growth, inflation, interest rates, rupee devaluation and external factors, there are challenges to sustaining growth.