The profitability of banks improved in the third quarter, supported by higher Net Interest Income (NII), lower slippages, better recoveries, and improved fee income, reflecting continued stability in the banking sector, according to a report by Systematix Group.
The Economic Survey highlighted that the recovery rate in NPAs in SCBs has approximately doubled from 13.2 per cent in FY18 to 26.2 per cent in FY25. The slippage ratio of SCBs, which measures the amount of new accretion to NPAs during the FY as a percentage of standard loans and advances as