Prime security is an asset acquired by a borrower under a loan and it is the same asset that is offered to the lender as a security for the financed amount. The collateral security is one where the lender asks the borrower to provide extra security in addition to the prime security. The situation of…
[The article explains the method of determining Lending rate of a bank under MCLR regime, method of calculating MCLR and the position of existing loans etc. Updated till 01.04.2016)]. The banks in India set their lending rates on loans and advances with reference to ‘Base Rate’ which is computed on the basis of the cost…
The Reserve Bank of India has recently launched National Mission for Capacity Building of Bankers for financing MSME sector (NAMCABS) for sensitizing and on imparting skills to bank officials. The main focus will be to up-skill 3 lakh banking personnel who have joined the system over the past six years and perhaps who have very…
Reserve Bank on Monday (June 8, 2015) released Strategic Debt Restructuring scheme which paves way to ensure more ‘skin in the game’ of promoters. While unveiling the new scheme, RBI has invited reference to its circular dated Feb 26, 2014 on “Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy – Guidelines on Joint Lenders’ Forum…
Students who belong to minority communities’ viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Parsis are eligible for a 100% interest subsidy on education loans. This assistance is available to students who have secured admission to foreign Universities to pursue higher studies (i.e Post-Graduate Diploma, Masters, M.Phil, and Ph.D. level) and whose overall family income is…
The overdraft extended by banks up to Rupees Five thousand in Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts will be eligible for classification under priority sector advances. RBI circular dated 25.02.2015 notifies that the overdraft under PMJDY can be classified as priority sector advances (‘others’ category) as also weaker sections, provided the borrowers household annual income…
Pissiculture is one of the allied activities classified under priority sector lending. Both term loan and cash credit facilities can be considered under the scheme. The facility is extended by the banks for cost of digging of pond or renovation of existing pond, stocking of spawn/fingerlings of fish, seeds, nets, application of lime cakes, fertilizers,…
Commercial Banks are eligible to claim interest subvention of 2% p.a in respect of short term crop loans granted by them at 7% p.a to farmers in rural and semi-urban areas. The interest subvention will be allowed on the loan amount up to Rs.300000/- disbursed from the bank’s own source of funds. Interest subvention of…
DRI loans scheme (also known as DIR loan scheme) was introduced in the year 1972 to financially assist chosen low income groups. The loan scheme envisages lending by banks to weaker section of the society at a uniform concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum. The borrowers under this category of loan are rural…
The definition of Non-Cooperative Borrowers is originally defined in RBI circular dated 26.02.2014 on ‘Frame work for Revitalizing Distressed Assets in the Economy-Guidelines on Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF) and Corrective Action Plan (CAP). The definition of a Non-Cooperative Borrower as contained therein is modified by RBI on December 22,2014, which reads as under: “A non-cooperative…