(This article explains the definition of non-performing assets (NPAs), classification of assets, Income recognition, and provisioning requirement under prudential norms for all types of accounts including NPA norms for Agricultural loans and especially KCC) Internationally income from Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) is not recognized on an accrual basis but is booked as income only when it…
The government on Tuesday (September 25, 2018) announced 3 new major initiatives viz. Quick loan for MSME, Financial inclusion index, and Geographical mapping of banking services. The Finance Minister on Tuesday launched a new portal “Quick loan for MSME” which sets, for a new benchmark in loan processing and reduces the turnaround time from 20-25…
The notification dated September 6, 2018 of finance ministry, Government of India increased the monetary limit up to Rs.20 lakh for filing loan recovery application in the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) by banks and financial institutions. It is reported that there are 38,376 cases pending in 39 debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) in the country, as…
Mr. Arun Jaitley Finance Minister of India announced today (September 5, 2018) that the Government of India decided to make Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ( PMJDY) an open-ended scheme, meaning that the scheme will continue indefinitely. The minister said that in view of the above scheme has been “runway success” the Government made it…
The calculation of legal due date of a bills of exchange is dependent on the type of bills of exchange viz. Demand bill or term bill. As the name suggests, a demand bill or sight bill is payable on demand (on presentation)/at sight. Whereas, a term bill (also known as ‘Usance Bill’) is payable after…
Q: How the education loan granted to a minor student binds him to repay the loan, as he is not the executant of loan documents? What is the procedure to be followed in cases of minor students as borrowers? Reply: If the student is a minor, then the parent/guardian would execute loan documents on behalf…
National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd [NCGTC] was set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 on March 28, 2014. NCGTC, inter alia, act as a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds. At present, there are five…
It is a Government of India scheme known as Central Scheme to provide Interest Subsidy (CSIS) for the EWS students to pursue Technical/ Professional education studies in India. This scheme is independent of any other schemes which may cater to Economically Weaker Sections. Under the scheme the interest payable on education loan by the students…
Update :In terms of Reserve Bank’s extant guidelines on lending to priority sector, a target of 40 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) or Credit Equivalent amount of Off-Balance Sheet Exposures (OBE), whichever is higher, as on March 31 of the previous year, has been mandated for lending to the priority sector by domestic…
A fee charged by a lender to a borrower for the unused/underutilized working capital limit and or undisbursed loan amount is known as commitment charge. A commitment fee is generally specified in the sanction endorsement of loans as a fixed percentage of fee payable by the borrower on the the undisbursed or unutilzed loan amount. Such…