Indians’ spending on overseas travel fell to USD 1.09 billion in March from USD 1.3 billion in February, according to RBI data on outward remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). Holiday trips and international credit card settlements made up the largest chunk at USD 623 million, while education-related travel accounted for USD 450 million.

Indian diaspora withdrew nearly two billion dollars from local banks in March. This withdrawal was driven by geopolitical conflicts in West Asia. NRI deposits saw an annual…

Global uncertainty leads to a 2% decline in India's FY26 overseas remittances under LRS, impacting education and travel spending.

MUMBAI: Total outward remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) witnessed a contraction in FY26, dropping about 2% to $29 billion from the $29.6 billion recorded…