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Who has to be blamed for deadly trap of rural debts?

[This writing provides insight of internal and external causes of rural indebtedness, challenges before banks and financial institution in rural areas, operation of formal and informal lending system in rural areas and discusses experts’ suggestion on facing high level of delinquency in lending to agriculture sector especially to small and marginal farmers, oral lessees, tenant…

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Resolution of Stressed Assets: Latest framework

In the light of Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated April 2, 2019, which held the RBI circular dated February 12, 2018 on Resolution of Stressed Assets as ultra vires, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday (June 7, 2019) released fresh guidelines to deal with bad loans. The new directions shall be called the ‘Reserve…

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What are the strategies used for reducing NPA?

(This post elucidates on  recovery and monitoring process of NPA accounts,advantage and disadvantage of Compromise settlement, and gains of NPA recovery) The asset of the bank, classified as NPA ceases to generate income to the bank. In addition to stoppage of income generation to the banks, banks are required to make provision for NPA. Therefore,…

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Effects of NPA on profitability

The assets of the bank, classified under NPA cease to generate income to the bank. In addition to stoppage of income generation to the banks, banks are required to make provision for NPA. Therefore NPA is a double edged razor; damaging the profit, weakening the capital structure and reducing the rating of the bank. Measures…

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Difference between Gross NPA and Net NPA explained

[This article elucidates the gains of NPA recovery and the difference between Gross NPA and Net NPA] An asset (loan and advances of the bank) becomes non-performing asset (NPA) when it ceases to generate income for the bank. If interest and or installment of principal amount of loan remain ‘overdue’* for a period of more…

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