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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2006
ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, 10 MARCH, 2026/19 PHALGUNA, 1947 (SAKA)
UNPAID CREDIT CARD DUES
2006. SHRI SUKHENDU SEKHAR RAY:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the total unpaid credit card dues in the last three years, year-wise;
(b) the share of customers who roll over balances instead of paying in full; and
(c) the amount of credit card loans in the last three years that became bad loans or were written
off and the recovery made, year-wise?
Answer
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that data on unpaid credit card dues and roll
over balances at an ecosystem level is not maintained by them. However, information on credit
card receivables of Scheduled Commercial Banks, including advances outstanding, gross NPAs,
write‑offs and actual recoveries for the last three financial years is given below.
(Amount in Rupees crore)
31-03-2023 31-03-2024 31-03-2025
Advance Outstanding (As on date) 2,10,400 2,64,691 2,95,084
Gross NPAs
4,072 4,870 6,778
(As on date)
Write Offs
8,208 10,733 15,674
(April to date)
Actual recoveries
1,513 1,560 1,968
(April to date)
The write‑offs undertaken by banks are technical or prudential in nature, and banks remain fully
empowered to continue recovery efforts in all such accounts.
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