Bank credit grew by 12.51 percent to Rs 89.82 lakh crore in the fortnight ended September 28, while the deposits rose by 8.07 percent to Rs 117.99 lakh crore. According to the recent RBI data, in the year-ago fortnight, advances stood at Rs 79.83 lakh crore, while the deposits at Rs 109.17 lakh crore.
Data further indicated that during the fortnight ended September 14, bank credit had risen by 13.46 percent to Rs 87.98 lakh crore, while the deposits grew by 8.58 per cent to Rs 115.70 lakh crore. It also noted that in August this year, non-food bank credit increased by 12.4 percent compared with an increase of 5.5 per cent in the year-ago month. It added that loans to industry rose by 1.9 percent in August, against a contraction of 0.3 per cent in August 2017.
As per to the data, advances to agriculture and allied activities were up by 6.6 percent, compared with an increase of 6.5 percent in the same month last year. Besides, services sector advances expanded by 26.7 percent compared with 5 percent last year. It also showed that personal loans rose by 18.2 percent in August 2018, against 15.7 percent in August last year.
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