New Delhi, May 1 -- Bank credit to the agriculture sector has slowed significantly, registering a growth of 10.4 percent year-on-year for the fortnight ended March 21, 2025, compared to 20 percent during the same period last year, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday.

The data was collected fr0m 41 select commercial banks that account for approximately 95 percent of the total non-food credit deployed by all banks combined.

Industrial credit growth remained unchanged at 8.0 percent year-on-year, matching the figure fr0m the corresponding period in the previous year.

Within this sector, several industries showed accelerated growth, including 'petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels', 'basic metal and me...