Credit offtake from public and private sector banks in the country grew by over 23.3% for the one-year period ended February 25, indicating an upswing in the industrial activity. According to the RBI, for the one-year period ended February 25, credit offtake stood at Rs 39.26 lakh crore as against Rs 31.83 lakh crore a year ago. During the period, deposits rose to Rs 52.29 lakh crore from Rs 45.07 lakh crore. This is a rise of over 16% on an annual basis.
Several banks raised their deposit rates after the Second Quarter Review of 2010-11, which led to a larger deposit mobilization in December. Consequently, deposit growth increased to 16.5% by end-December 2010, close to the indicative projection of 17% for the current financial year.
However, annual non¬food credit growth has been above the Reserve Bank's indicative projection of 20% since early October 2010, rising to 24% by end-December 2010. The wide gap between credit growth and deposit growth resulted in a sharp increase in the incremental non-food credit-deposit ratio to 102% by end-December 2010, up from 58% in the corresponding period of previous year. During the past few months, credit offtake has grown at the rate of 20% on average. Credit offtake has been higher this fiscal on account of large borrowings by telecom firms to pay for 3G spectrum licences.
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: