Every line of the Section 42 return of scheduled commercial banks, every reporting fortnight since 1997, as the Bulletin prints it (also report 741), base RBI DBIE report 42
44 series, fortnightly, June 1997 to September 2026. Published by Reserve Bank of India (via DBIE).
What the file holds
Every line of the Section 42 return of scheduled commercial banks, every reporting fortnight since 1997, as the Bulletin prints it (also report 741).
RBI DBIE report 42 (data provider DP1), read from the local Data Bank mirror, as published. Final figures where published, else provisional. Amounts in ₹ crore. Left out as printed in the wrong unit (Borrowings from Reserve Bank on 2005-11-11).
Revisions: Section 42 figures are provisional, then final; sectoral credit is provisional and revised the next month; NPAs and capital ratios are final on release. Seams disclosed, never joined: the 2019 sectoral classification, the July 2023 HDFC merger, the December 2025 reporting calendar.
Missing values are left empty, never zero. Every series with its latest value and trend, in the guide to bank credit and money.
The series
| Series | Published values | Values |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| 2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| 3.1 PSUs | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| 3.2 Private Corporate Sector | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| 3.3 Others | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| 4.1 PSUs | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| 4.2 Private Corporate Sector | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| 4.3 Others | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| Advances to Banks | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Aggregate Deposits | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Aggregate Deposits (Adjusted) | June 1997 to August 2025 | 737 |
| Assets with the Banking System | June 1997 to April 2025 | 688 |
| Balances with Other Banks | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Balances with Reserve Bank | October 2003 to September 2026 | 596 |
| Bank Credit | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Bank Credit (Adjusted) | June 1997 to August 2025 | 737 |
| Borrowings | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Borrowings from Banks | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Borrowings from Reserve Bank | October 2003 to September 2026 | 594 |
| Cash in Hand | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Cash in Hand and Balances with Reserve Bank | March 2023 to September 2026 | 84 |
| Commercial Paper | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| Demand | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Demand and Time Deposits from Banks | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Financial institutions | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| Foreign Bills-Discounted | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Foreign Bills-Purchased | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Government Securities | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| In Current Account | June 1997 to January 2024 | 687 |
| In Other Accounts | June 1997 to January 2024 | 687 |
| Inland Bills-Discounted | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Inland Bills-Purchased | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Investment in other Government Securities (Non- SLR) | September 2012 to July 2026 | 359 |
| Liabilities to Others | September 2023 to April 2025 | 5 |
| Liabilities to the Banking System | June 1997 to August 2026 | 738 |
| Loans, Cash-credits and Overdrafts | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Money at Call and Short Notice | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Mutual funds | June 1997 to July 2026 | 758 |
| Other Approved Securities | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Other Assets | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| Public Financial Institutions | June 1997 to August 2023 | 683 |
| SLR Securities | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
| SLR Securities (Adjusted) | June 1997 to August 2025 | 737 |
| Time | June 1997 to September 2026 | 763 |
Cite this data
Reserve Bank of India (via DBIE), compiled by Measure of India, “Every line of the Section 42 return of scheduled commercial banks, every reporting fortnight since 1997, as the Bulletin prints it (also report 741), base RBI DBIE report 42”, vintage 10 October 2026. measure.thisindianlife.today/data/credit-deep-scb-section42-full/
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