The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest report has showed that bank credit growth increased by 14.46 percent to Rs 95.53 trillion, while deposits grew in double-digits at 10.03 percent to Rs 122.26 trillion for the fortnight ending March 15. In the year-ago fortnight, advances stood at Rs 83.46 trillion and deposits at Rs 111.11 trillion.
In the previous fortnight ending March 1, credit had increased by 14.55 percent to Rs 95.29 trillion and deposits grew by 9.81 percent to Rs 122.30 trillion. Non-food credit rose 13.1 percent in January 2019 compared to a 9.5 percent growth in the year-ago month. Credit to agriculture and allied sectors grew 7.6 percent in January as against a growth of 9.4 percent in the same month last year.
Similarly loans to the services sector expanded at a healthy 23.9 percent, much higher than 13.2 percent registered in January 2018, while personal loans lost the momentum with a 16.9 percent growth in January as against a healthy 20 percent spike in demand in the same month last year. Industrial credit jumped six-fold to 5.2 percent in January from 1.1 percent in the year-ago period.
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