Indian banks are expected to register loan growth of 12-14 per cent in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), driven by an increase in deposit inflows, according to a report by Ambit Capital Research.
Referring to reports of a surge in gold loan NPAs, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his jibes at the party during the Lok Sabha election campaign and said his government has earned "the dubious distinction of being the only government to
Indian Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have recorded their highest-ever aggregate net profit of Rs 1.41 lakh crore in the financial year 2023-24, the Ministry of Finance said in a release on Sunday.
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.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to onboard rural customers to digital services such as Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, and UPI.
The Indian Public Sector Banks (PSBs) reported a robust performance in the first half of the financial year 2024-25, with aggregate business standing at Rs 236.04 lakh crore, showing 11 per cent Year on Year growth, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.
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 banks were in trouble, we made several reforms and today our banks are counted among the strongest banks in the world. This increases the strength of the formal economy," said PM Modi.
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
The operating profit for the quarter saw a more significant rise, increasing by 4.55 per cent YoY to Rs 26,449 crores. The bank's Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) stood at 1.10 per cent and 20.98 per cent respectively, underscoring the bank's efficient management and profita