New Delhi, May 7 -- Gross bank credit deployment to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector reached Rs 28.4 lakh crore in March 2025, recording a 15.2 percent growth compared to Rs 24.6 lakh crore disbursed during the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

The credit disbursed represented 15.6 percent of India's total non-food credit, which stood at Rs 182 lakh crore in March.

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) received Rs 22.4 lakh crore in credit, marking a 13.5 percent increase from Rs 19.7 lakh crore in March of the previous year.

Medium enterprises witnessed a more substantial growth of 22.6 percent, with credit allocation rising to Rs 6 lakh crore from Rs 4.9...