The asset quality of Banks have also improved, as per the apex bank report, with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio falling to its lowest in 13 years at 2.7 per cent at March-end 2024 and 2.5 per cent at September-end 2024.
The gross nonperforming assets (NPA) ratio for scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) witnessed a significant reduction to 2.67 percent in June 2024 from 11.18 percent in March 2018, the Finance Ministry stated on Saturday.
The Gross NPA ratio of public sector banks has declined to 3.12 per cent in September 2024 from 4.97 per cent in March 2015 and from a peak of 14.58 per cent in March 2018, the government said in a statement Thursday, reaffirming the good health in the banking system.
The gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell by 15.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to Rs 4.57 lakh crore as of Q1FY25, compared to Rs 5.66 lakh crore in the same period last year.
Despite the robust current state of India's banking system--characterized by high profitability, strong capital adequacy, and low non-performing assets (NPAs)--the sector faces challenges and opportunities to sustain its growth and support national economic ambitions.
The expected reduction in AUM, which is forecasted to fall to between Rs 1.2 lakh crore and Rs 1.25 lakh crore by the end of fiscal 2025, down from Rs 1.35 lakh crore the previous fiscal year, is attributed to a slowdown in acquisitions and a steady rate of redemptions.
In a post on X, Surjewala said, "Modi ji's "tempo service" to select crony friends has no bounds! The loan write-offs to selected cronies is an annual affair of the Modi Government, with little recovery."
The gross NPAs (GNPA) of SCBs have shown a declining trend over the past five yeaRs As of March 31, 2020, the GNPA stood at Rs 8,96,082 crore, with a GNPA ratio of 8.21 per cent. By March 31, 2021, this figure had decreased to Rs 8,35,051 crore (GNPA ratio of 7.33 per cent), and further down
For the first time, the total net profit of the banking sector crossed Rs 3 lakh crore in FY24, with all bank groups achieving a return on assets (ROA) greater than 1 per cent.
The Return on Assets (RoA) improved markedly to 0.82 per cent from 0.34 per cent, while the Return on Equity (RoE) saw a notable rise to 16.82 per cent from 7.50 per cent a year earlier.
India can become the second largest economy by 2031 and the largest economy in the world by 2060, said Michael Debabrata Patra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) during a program at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.
The global economy is currently facing significant risks stemming from ongoing geopolitical tensions, high levels of public debt, and slow progress in reducing inflation, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 29th Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on Thursday.