{"id":1818,"date":"2024-12-16T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2024-12-16T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:42:10","slug":"banks-magic-trick-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kapilgupta.in\/blog\/banks-magic-trick-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank&#8217;s Magic Trick Exposed: The \u20b912 Lakh Crore Disappearing Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The \u20b912.3 Lakh Crore Disappearing Act: Bank&#8217;s Magic Trick Exposed <\/h1>\n<p>Let\u2019s crunch some numbers\u2014and by crunch, I mean watch \u20b912.3 lakh crore of bad loans vanish into thin air. Over the past decade, Indian banks have pulled off the financial equivalent of a disappearing act, with public sector banks leading the show. Of course, \u201cpublic sector\u201d is just a fancy way of saying your money.<\/p>\n<p>Take a bow, SBI: \u20b92 lakh crore gone. A round of applause for PNB: \u20b994,702 crore wiped clean. And let\u2019s not forget FY 2019, the crown jewel of fiscal irresponsibility\u2014\u20b92.4 lakh crore written off in a single year. While middle-class borrowers get harassed for a late EMI, these big boys simply stroll off into the sunset.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t worry, they tell us. \u201cWrite-offs\u201d don\u2019t mean the loans are forgiven. Recovery efforts are ongoing. Sure, and unicorns are real. Where\u2019s the \u20b912.3 lakh crore, then? What\u2019s been recovered? Crickets. No answers, no accountability, no transparency\u2014just a colossal sinkhole devouring taxpayer money.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the dirty little secret: you pay for this circus. Higher interest rates, fewer loans, more taxes\u2014it\u2019s the honest citizens who foot the bill. Meanwhile, the big borrowers? They\u2019re busy planning their next vacation. It\u2019s not just a banking crisis; it\u2019s a robbery in plain sight.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s the \u20b912 lakh crore question: when does the outrage translate into action? When do we stop letting the system bleed us dry while pretending to chase \u201crecovery\u201d? Because let\u2019s be real\u2014this isn\u2019t just about money. It\u2019s about trust. And at this rate, India can\u2019t afford to lose more of either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u20b912.3 Lakh Crore Disappearing Act: Bank&#8217;s Magic Trick Exposed Let\u2019s crunch some numbers\u2014and by crunch, I mean watch \u20b912.3 lakh crore of bad loans vanish into thin air. Over the past decade, Indian banks have pulled off the financial equivalent of a disappearing act, with public sector banks leading the show. 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