Arbitrage between the lending and deposit rates, higher credit demand, and lower loan provisions resulted in public sector banks (PSB) posting handsome profits during Q2FY23 and H1FY23, say experts.
However, the happy times for the government banks may not continue for much long as competition will soon emerge for deposits, and loans, which, in turn, would increase the cost of funds and reduce the margins, the experts added.
Further maintaining good employee relations by the PSB managem...
Happy days now, but challenging times ahead for public sector banks
As banks' outstanding dues shot up to a whopping Rs 8.58 lakh crore, Maharashtra and Delhi top the list of defaulters, as per the latest official data of TransUnion CIBIL Ltd.
The figures show that as on March 31, 2022, there were 30,359 records of borrowers with defaults of Rs one crore and above, with recovery suits filed against them by various banks, totalling to outstanding of Rs 858,396.32 crore.
This amount has more than tripled since March 31, 2017 -- from 17,236 accounts ...
Maha, Delhi top defaulters as banks` dues mount to Rs 8.58 lakh crore