Certificates of deposit issuance by banks up 34% amid March rush
certificates of deposit (CDs) to meet the surge in credit demand in March. According to data from CDSL, banks raised ₹2.25 lakh crore through CDs in March 2025, nearly double of the ₹1.26 lakh crore in the same month the previous year.
Experts attribute this surge in CD borrowing to tighter liquidity conditions and slower deposit growth amid rising credit demand. Notably, IndusInd Bank borrowed over six times its usual CD amount to counter deposit outflows, raising ₹16,550 crore in March 2025, compared with ₹2,500 crore in the same month last year.
«Issuances of CDs by banks have accelerated in March owing to year-end asset liability management,» said Karan Gupta, head and director financial institutions, India Ratings. «We expect certificates of deposit issues to moderate in the June quarter owing to a sharp improvement in the liquidity conditions coupled with the seasonally generally soft demand for credit in the first quarter.»
Banking system has remained in deficit mode for the large part of March, despite the liquidity infusion by the RBI. Daily average liquidity deficit in March stood at ₹1.52 lakh crore.
In the fortnight ending March 21, banks issued certificates of deposits worth ₹1.17 lakh crore, while in the fortnight ending March 7, they borrowed nearly ₹71,000 crore-up from ₹30,000 crore in the fortnight ending February 21. As per RBI data, as on March 21, 2025 banks had a total certificates of deposit outstanding of ₹5.3 lakh crore.
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