Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- RBI has stated that Bank credit growth (y-o-y) accelerated to 16.5 per cent as at end-June 2026 from 9.9 per cent a year ago. Bank borrowings by the private corporate sector accelerated to 21.1 per cent at end-June 2026, marked up from 7.9 per cent in the previous year. The credit to public and household sectors also recorded robust growth of 14.6 per cent and 15.2 per cent, respectively, in June 2026.

Bank credit to female individual borrowers expanded by 19.7 per cent in June 2026 as compared to 12.9 per cent in June 2025. Term loans, which comprised 64.1 per cent of total bank credit, grew by 15.4 per cent in June 2026 as compared to 8.3 per cent a year ago. In tandem, growth in working capital loans improved to 18....