RBI data shows large industry loans hit six-year high of ₹33 lakh crore

Exam-focused facts from the 30 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on October 30, 2026 shows large industry loans rose 16% to ₹33 lakh crore in the fortnight ended September 30, 2026, the highest in six years.
The year-on-year growth rate of 16% was threefold compared with the 5% growth in the same fortnight of September 2025, when loans stood at ₹28.6 lakh crore.
Overall bank credit grew 19.4% to ₹229.95 lakh crore in the fortnight ended September 30, 2026, compared with 8.9% growth a year earlier.