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Monetary Policy & Rates
Bank Credit Growth
13.8%
+0.7ppfrom 13.1%
As of 13 June 2026Fortnightly (shown monthly)
Lending has picked up through the year
Non-food bank credit growth, year-on-year %, monthly
Source: RBI; illustrative seriesShare or embed this chart
What this measures
Bank credit growth tracks how fast outstanding loans from scheduled commercial banks are expanding year-on-year. It's a real-time gauge of how much businesses and households are borrowing to spend or invest.
Source & release schedule
Reserve Bank of India
Released fortnightly; month-end figures shown here.
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