The credit score progress of banks declined to 9.8 per cent in Could 2025 from 19.5 per cent throughout the identical interval the earlier 12 months, in response to a report by the State Financial institution of India (SBI), indicating a slowdown in lending actions throughout the nation.
“Scheduled commercial banks‘ (SCBs) credit score progress slowed to 9.8 per cent as on Could 16, 2025, in comparison with final 12 months progress of 19.5 per cent,” stated the SBI report launched on Friday, Could 30, 2025.
The bank credit decreased by ₹15,676 crore throughout April to Could this 12 months, highlighting a detrimental year-to-date (YTD) progress of 0.1 per cent. Nonetheless, financial institution credit score progress was reported at ₹1.68 lakh crore or 1 per cent YTD throughout the identical interval earlier 12 months.
Deposit progress
Deposit growth marginally declined from the earlier 12 months. Throughout April to Could this 12 months, deposits grew by ₹3.06 lakh crore or 1.4 per cent YTD from ₹3.39 lakh crore or 1.7 per cent YTD in the identical interval final 12 months.
How did different sectors carried out?
The sector-wise credit score in April 2025 slowed down in all sectors. Agriculture and allied actions credit score rose by 9.2 per cent, decrease than 19.8 per cent a 12 months in the past, whereas industrial sector credit score grew by 6.6 per cent, down from 7.4 per cent in April 2024.
Nonetheless, there was a marginal enhance in credit score for sectors similar to fundamental metallic and metallic merchandise, engineering, autos and transport gear, textiles, and building, whereas credit score progress within the infrastructure sector slowed down.
When it comes to the companies sector, credit score progress fell to 10.5 per cent this 12 months from 22.0 per cent in 2024. This was largely attributed to a big lower in lending to non-banking monetary corporations (NBFCs). Nonetheless, credit score for sectors like commerce and laptop software program continued to be robust.
Slowdown in private loans
The personal loans sector skilled a slowdown as progress dropped to 14.5 per cent year-on-year from final 12 months’s 17.0 per cent. This decline was primarily as a consequence of a lower in progress charges for car loans, bank card balances, and different private loans.
The general pattern indicated a widespread slowdown in credit score demand throughout the financial system in the course of the early months of the FY26.
