INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bank credit development rate is partially lower compared to the previous fortnightThe credit development for the current fiscal year
2021-2022 is most likely to remain in the low double-digits due to soft economic activity in the middle of the lethal COVID-19 pandemic,
according to credit ranking firm Care Ratings
The bank credit development rate is partially lower, compared to the previous fortnight and stayed mainly stable, compared to the previous
This is because of the risk hostility and the regional lockdowns enforced by states, in order to include the spread of the infection amidst
the 2nd wave of the pandemic, said the ranking agency.Several states have actually declared relaxation in lockdown or imposed a partial
The outcome of this on the bank credit will be understood only after examining the additions in bank credit by the end of the month
Regardless of the low base impact of last year, when the country was under a complete lockdown due to the pandemic, the credit development
grew at a slower rate - at 6.3 percent, compared to the fortnight ending June 5, 2020
On the other hand, deposit development stayed at a similar level recorded in the previous fortnight - at 9.7 per cent growth for the
fortnight ended Might 21, and June 4 which is lower, compared to 11.3 percent year-on-year development registered in the year-ago period.The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its month-to-month bulletin for June 2021, exposed that the second wave of COVID-19 may lead to a loss of Rs
2 lakh crore in regards to output throughout the present fiscal year as the containment steps and the spread of infection in smaller cities,
villages affected the rural need.
