India's top 50 loan defaultersowe Rs. 87,295 crore to banks and financial institutions, with Mehul Choksi's Gitanjali Gems, being the largest wilful defaulter.
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Top 10 defaulters' debt
The top 10 defaulters alone account for Rs. 40,825 crore of debt owed to scheduled commercial banks (SCBs).
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Other top defaulters
Era Infra Engineering Limited and REI Agro Limited trail Gitanjali Gems, owing Rs. 5,750 crore and Rs. 5,148 crore respectively.
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Massive write-offs
Over the past five financial years, SCBs have written off a total ofRs. 10,57,326 crore, said Union Minister Bhagwat Karad.
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Fraud losses
In 2022-23, 66,069 frauds were reported, causing a loss of Rs. 85.25 crore. In the previous year, 65,983 frauds were reported.