New Delhi, April 8 -- National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Ayog) on Wednesday said in areport that women borrowers in India now hold a credit portfolio of Rs 76 lakh crore, accounting for 26% of the total system credit. It further notes that women's credit exposure has expanded 4.8 times since 2017, indicating a shift from access-led inclusion to progression-led participation in the formal credit ecosystem.

The report prepared under the aegis of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) was prepared by TransUnion CIBIL and MicroSave Consulting (MSC).

Underscoring the importance of expanding women's access to formal credit, CEO, NITI Aayog, Nidhi Chhibber said, "Economic development advances when participation in markets bec...