8,100 defaulters owe over ₹76,000 crore to banks
Public sector banks reported a 16% rise in the number of wilful defaulters at the end of March 2016 compared to the year-ago period, with 8,167 defaulters collectively owing the banks ₹76,685 crore. Additionally, there were 129 wilful defaulters who had borrowed loans in excess of ₹100 crore each from the public sector banks as of June 30, 2016.