bank credit growth: Growth in fresh personal loan disbursals falls in November
In November, fresh personal loan disbursals grew at 18.6%, down from 19.9% last year, impacted by the RBI's loan risk weight changes. Total outstanding loans hit Rs 50,56,524 crore from Rs 41,80,838 crore last year. Non-food bank credit grew 16.3% annually to Rs 1,56,20,554 crore. Credit to industries like basic metals rose, while engineering and infrastructure slowed. Agricultural credit grew to 18.2%, and service sector credit increased to 21.9% compared to last year's 21.3%.