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Date : Sep 15, 2026
Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on August 31, 2026
(Amount in ₹ crore)
  SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS
(Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs)
ALL SCHEDULED BANKS
05-Sep-2025# 15-Aug-2026 31-Aug-2026 05-Sep-2025# 15-Aug-2026 31-Aug-2026
I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)            
  a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 322323.47 483090.88 452672.26 329890.76 491331.41 460749.03**
  b) Borrowings from banks 96816.68 69825.01 76307.46 96885.30 69844.51 76457.30
  c) Other demand & time liabilities 27734.75 51839.69 54702.50 28235.85 52604.44 55354.23
II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)            
  a) Deposits (other than from banks) 23668815.19 26931345.54 27871529.68 24164697.72 27481920.84 28422673.46
  i) Demand 2891415.24 3302392.47 3448741.82 2942638.90 3363167.02 3508820.58
  ii) Time 20777399.95 23628953.08 24422787.86 21222058.81 24118753.82 24913852.88
  b) Borrowings @ 816568.99 891863.14 997898.39 820898.80 897710.61 1003867.14
  c) Other demand & time liabilities 1115495.09 1162718.55 1311123.48 1131477.54 1179152.66 1328401.38
III BORROWINGS FROM R.B.I. (B) 3936.00 2219.00 551.00 3936.00 2219.00 551.00
  Against usance bills and / or prom. Notes            
IV CASH 84105.92 71952.57 79923.72 86735.56 74271.52 82545.48
V BALANCES WITH R.B.I. (B) 926600.77 773770.91 816188.73 945830.22 789313.01 831770.56
VI ASSETS WITH BANKING SYSTEM            
  a) Balances with other banks            
  i) In current accounts 8382.11 23250.25 14231.92 10594.67 25795.29 17766.58
  ii) In other accounts 237905.85 328064.10 332899.43 297102.73 403809.76 408518.01
  b) Money at call & short notice 25498.58 25725.44 27432.99 44075.04 48583.15 50229.87
  c) Advances to banks (i.e. due from bks.) 29087.88 36731.70 37182.54 30268.77 38936.37 39396.97£
  d) Other assets 66159.02 113437.73 108506.72 71667.24 118334.10 113428.29
VII INVESTMENTS (At book value) 6819997.10 7191634.41 7263348.96 6988324.49 7373180.22 7448491.32
  a) Central & State Govt. securities+ 6819538.08 7191095.97 7262983.07 6978868.38 7359179.43 7433920.09
  b) Other approved securities 459.01 538.43 365.89 9456.11 14000.79 14571.22
VIII BANK CREDIT (Excluding Inter-Bank Advances) 18800685.56 22007763.94 22387566.99 19272285.39 22515402.74 22897634.46
  a) Loans, cash credits & Overdrafts $ 18457191.68 21570082.77 21945849.93 18926803.23 22075361.14 22453575.00
  b) Inland Bills purchased 78734.43 109508.79 110647.01 79016.44 109534.08 110670.84
  c) Inland Bills discounted 230151.81 294484.01 297189.72 231301.74 296257.97 298937.00
  d) Foreign Bills purchased 13045.19 13260.39 13591.47 13265.48 13455.53 13798.11
  e) Foreign Bills discounted 21562.46 20427.98 20288.86 21898.52 20794.03 20653.50
NOTE
# These figures relates to corresponding reporting Friday of previous year (as per old fortnight definition) and it shall continue till the publication of Press Communique as on November 30th, 2026.
(A) Demand and Time Liabilities do not include borrowings of any Scheduled State Co-operative Bank from State Government and any reserve fund deposits maintained with such banks by any co-operative society within the areas of operation of such banks.
** This excludes deposits of Co-operative Banks with Scheduled State Co-operative Banks. These are included under item II (a).
@ Other than from Reserve Bank, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Export Import Bank of India.
(B) The figures relating to Scheduled Commercial Banks' Borrowings in India from Reserve Bank and balances with Reserve Bank are those shown in the statement of affairs of the Reserve Bank. Borrowings against usance bills and/ or promissory notes are under Section 17(4)(c) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.Following a change in the accounting practise for LAF transactions with effect from July 11, 2014, as per the recommendations of Malegam Committee formed to Review the Format of Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account of the Bank, the transactions in case of Repo / Term Repo / MSF are reflected under 'Borrowings from RBI'.
£ This excludes advances granted by Scheduled State Co-operative Banks to Co-operative banks. These are included under item VIII (a).
+ Includes Treasury Bills, Treasury Deposits, Treasury Savings Certificates and postal obligations.
$ Includes advances granted by Scheduled Commercial Banks and Scheduled Cooperative Banks to Public Food Procurement Agencies (viz. Food Corporation of India, State Government and their agencies under the Food consortium).

Food Credit Outstanding as on
(Amount in ₹ crore)
Date 05-Sep-2025# 15-Aug-2026 31-Aug-2026
Scheduled Commercial Banks 45580.30 114135.95 112041.68
Scheduled Co-operative Banks 51974.00 52074.00 52074.00

The expression 'Banking System' or 'Banks' means the banks and any other financial institution referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (vi) of clause (d) of the explanation below Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

No. of Scheduled Commercial Banks as on Current Fortnight : 119

No. of Scheduled State Co-operative Banks as on Current Fortnight : 26

No. of Scheduled Primary(Urban) Co-operative Banks as on Current Fortnight : 55

Ajit Prasad          
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)    

Press Release: 2026-2027/1112


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