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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the banking sector recorded higher credit growth in the first month of FY24, led by an increase in advances to the agriculture sector.On a year-on-year basis, non-food bank credit grow by 15. %3 in April compared with 16.2% growth a year earlier. In absolute terms, bank non-food credit stood at Rs 159.55 lakh Crore in April compared to Rs 138.38 lakh Crore in April 2023.RBI's sectoral deployment of bank credit for April 2024 showed that credit to agriculture and allied activities increased to 19.7% in April 2024 from 16.8% a year ago.Growth in…

India Q4 GDP data live updates: India's gross domestic product (GDP) for the January-March quarter (Q4FY24) and full year (FY24) of the financial year 2023-24 (Q4FY24) will be released on Friday, May 31. The macroeconomic data will come only days before the high-stakes Lok Sabha election results 2024 on Tuesday, June 4.In the last October-December quarter (Q3FY24), the economy grew at the fastest pace in six quarters at 8.4% remaining the fastest-growing major economy in the world.In the current economic scenario, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India's GDP growth forecast by 30 basis points to 6.8% in FY2024,…