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15. Deployment of Gross Bank Credit by Major Sectors
Date : Jun 22, 2026
(₹ Crore)
Sector Outstanding as on Growth (%)  
Mar. 31, 2026 2025 2026 Financial year so far Y-o-Y
Apr. 18 Mar. 31 Apr. 30 2026-27 2026
(1) (2) (3) (4) % %
I. Bank Credit (II + III) 21361435 18284957 21361435 21211828 -0.7 16.0
II. Food Credit 70271 62446 70271 103915 47.9 66.4
III. Non-food Credit 21291163 18223867 21291163 21107913 -0.9 15.8
1. Agriculture & Allied Activities 2644250 2309631 2644250 2626040 -0.7 13.7
2. Industry (Micro and Small, Medium and Large) 4584304 3943927 4584304 4537732 -1.0 15.1
2.1 Micro and Small 1059417 806396 1059417 1049053 -1.0 30.1
2.2 Medium 442585 368212 442585 441429 -0.3 19.9
2.3 Large 3082303 2769318 3082303 3047250 -1.1 10.0
3. Services 6061400 5021392 6061400 5954519 -1.8 18.6
3.1 Transport Operators 286807 263409 286807 286206 -0.2 8.7
3.2 Computer Software 45738 33451 45738 51096 11.7 52.7
3.3 Tourism, Hotels & Restaurants 102559 84965 102559 102767 0.2 21.0
3.4 Shipping 10384 7778 10384 10944 5.4 40.7
3.5 Aviation 52688 46571 52688 52704 0.0 13.2
3.6 Professional Services 218324 194450 218324 219386 0.5 12.8
3.7 Trade 1376531 1161710 1376531 1317230 -4.3 13.4
3.7.1. Wholesale Trade¹ 775808 619650 775808 731935 -5.7 18.1
3.7.2 Retail Trade 600723 542060 600723 585295 -2.6 8.0
3.8 Commercial Real Estate 627117 540775 627117 635404 1.3 17.5
3.9 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)² of which, 2069732 1609972 2069732 2056412 -0.6 27.7
3.9.1 Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) 373339 314914 373339 367439 -1.6 16.7
3.9.2 Public Financial Institutions (PFIs) 348766 220806 348766 346877 -0.5 57.1
3.10 Other Services³ 1271520 1078312 1271520 1222370 -3.9 13.4
4. Personal Loans 6939750 5999592 6939750 6960422 0.3 16.0
4.1 Consumer Durables 21962 23081 21962 22302 1.5 -3.4
4.2 Housing 3355963 3008941 3355963 3351752 -0.1 11.4
4.3 Advances against Fixed Deposits 169107 144157 169107 158016 -6.6 9.6
4.4 Advances to Individuals against share & bonds 10546 10488 10546 10111 -4.1 -3.6
4.5 Credit Card Outstanding 294461 287172 294461 298016 1.2 3.8
4.6 Education 155824 137454 155824 155698 -0.1 13.3
4.7 Vehicle Loans 738678 629691 738678 742870 0.6 18.0
4.8 Loan against gold jewellery4 461373 220953 461373 488761 5.9 121.2
4.9 Other Personal Loans 1731838 1537655 1731838 1732898 0.1 12.7
5. Priority Sector (Memo)            
(i) Agriculture & Allied Activities5 2652747 2233685 2652747 2620849 -1.2 17.3
(ii) Micro & Small Enterprises6 2896912 2313293 2896912 2973317 2.6 28.5
(iii) Medium Enterprises7 709163 604299 709163 708509 -0.1 17.2
(iv) Housing 1043836 744228 1043836 1041436 -0.2 39.9
(v) Education Loans 77289 62637 77289 77212 -0.1 23.3
(vi) Renewable Energy 13011 11979 13011 13852 6.5 15.6
(vii) Social Infrastructure 1486 1147 1486 1551 4.4 35.3
(viii) Export Credit 11436 13193 11436 11607 1.5 -12.0
(ix) Others 44820 48690 44820 42626 -4.9 -12.5
(x) Weaker Sections including net PSLC- SF/MF 2071083 1789687 2071083 1980618 -4.4 10.7
Notes: (1) Data are provisional. Bank credit, Food credit and Non-food credit data are based on fortnightly Section-42 return, which covers all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), while sectoral non-food credit data are based on sector-wise and industry-wise bank credit (SIBC) return, which covers select banks accounting for about 95 per cent of total non-food credit extended by all SCBs. Reference date for Section-42 data (rows I, II & III) in Column (2) is May 2, 2025.
(2) With effect from December 31, 2025, definition of last reporting fortnight has been changed to the last day of the month under the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act 2025. Accordingly, the y-o-y growth rates from December 2025 onwards are based on end-of-month data for the current year and data for the last reporting fortnight (as per old definition) for the corresponding month of the previous year.
1. Wholesale trade includes food procurement credit outside the food credit consortium.
2. NBFCs include HFCs, PFIs, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), NBFCs engaged in gold loan and others.
3. “Other Services” include Mutual Fund (MFs), Banking and Finance other than NBFCs and MFs, and other services which are not indicated elsewhere under services.
4. Since May 2024, a bank has changed the classification of a category of agricultural loan into “Loans against gold jewellery” under retail segment.
5. “Agriculture and Allied Activities” under the priority sector also include priority sector lending certificates (PSLCs).
6. “Micro and Small Enterprises” under the priority sector include credit to micro and small enterprises in industry and services sectors and also include PSLCs.
7. “Medium Enterprises” under the priority sector include credit to medium enterprises in industry and services sectors.

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