The inflow of NRI deposits to Kerala increased by 12 per cent during 2016-17 and stood at Rs 1,52,348 crore as March 2017.
Total NRI deposits in public sector banks as on March 2017 was Rs 83,855 crore and Rs 68,493 crore in private sector banks, according to the Economic review 2017 tabled in the state assembly recently.
As on March 2016, the NRI deposit was Rs 1,35,609 crore, the review said.
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The percentage share of the NRI deposits is 55.04 per cent in public sector banks and 44.96 per cent in private sector banks.
While the State Bank of India group attracted 33.52 per cent other nationalised banks get 21.06 per cent of total remittance, the review said.
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