The proportion of insured deposits to assessable deposits of commercial banks has declined to nearly 42% in fiscal 2024.
Public, private and foreign banks have witnessed a year-on-year decline in the proportion of insured deposits to assessable deposits.
Small finance banks, payments banks, regional rural banks and local area banks have seen a rise in the proportion of insured deposits to assessable deposits.
The deposit insurance coverage limit is Rs 5 lakh per depositor per account, covering 97.7% of deposit accounts.