The first edition of the India Finance Report was published by the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), an independent body set up by the RBI.
The report points out that there are 9,666 non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), classified into different categories.
The phase from 2013 to 2018, was high growth, with NBFCs’ credit-GDP ratio increasing from 8.6 percent to 11.5 percent.
The credit-GDP ratio of banks declined from 59.1 percent to 51.2 percent in the same period.
In 2022-23, NBFCs witnessed a notable improvement with the CRAR rising to 27.6 per cent from 22.9 per cent in 2019-2020.
Similarly, gross and net non-performing asset (NPA) ratios continue trending downwards.
The RBI has discouraged deposit-taking NBFCs and their number has declined from 784 in 2002 to 49 now.