As part of efforts to support business expansion, Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) have been permitted to open new branches, enabling wider outreach and improved customer access. In a move aimed at boosting credit flow, the permissible housing loan exposure of UCBs has been raised to 25 per ce
The gross NPA ratio, which is gross NPAs as a percentage of gross loans and advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), for domestic operations, has been continuously declining during the last eight financial years.
The financial health of banks in the country continues to strengthen, with non-performing assets (NPAs) registering a steady decline in the second quarter of the current financial year FY26, highlighted a report by CareEdge Ratings.