Credit pick-up gathers steam for second fortnight at 14%

Deposits of commercial banks stood at Rs 70,60,636 crore in the year ago period

Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 24 2014 | 6:32 PM IST
Credit pick-up continued to inch up for the second fortnight in a row rising 13.67% to Rs 61,21,418 crore for the fortnight ended July 11 as against Rs 53,85,033 crore in the same period last year.

According to the latest Reserve Bank data, bank deposits grew 13.24% year-on-year to Rs 79,96,060 crore during the reporting fortnight.

According to the RBI data, deposits of commercial banks stood at Rs 70,60,636 crore in the year ago period.

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The demand deposit grew 10.71% to Rs 7,20,458 crore from Rs 6,50,751 crore in the year ago period, while time deposit rose 13.50% to Rs 72,75,600 crore in the period as against Rs 64,09,886 crore.

It can be noted that for the past many months, deposit growth has been higher than credit pick-up as corporates kept away from the banks, citing project delays.
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First Published: Jul 24 2014 | 4:52 PM IST

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