Interest subvention scheme for short-term Crop loans 2019-20
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday (26.08.2019) announced modalities for providing 2 per cent interest subsidy on short-term loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers engaged in fisheries and animal husbandry through Kisan Credit Card (KCC). With this interest subvention, such farmers will get short-term loan of up to Rs 2…
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Assessment of education loan and eligibility criterion for loan
A revised Model Educational Loan Scheme (2015) for Pursuing Higher Education in India & abroad was formulated by IBA and circulated to member banks for adaption and implementations vide IBA circular no. CIR/RB-ELS/6 dated 17th August 2015. The scheme provides broad guidelines to the banks for operationalizing the educational loan scheme and the implementing bank…
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Appraisal: Loan application for construction, alteration, renovation of school building
Term loan application received from educational institutions run by trusts, private management, requires appraisal of the project as well as appraisal of the management. First step of appraisal of project involves verification of whether the institution has the necessary approval from the Government agencies to run the school. Secondly, bank has to verify whether the…
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How to calculate the drawing power of a Cash Credit account?
The Cash Credit limit (known as working capital limit) is sanctioned by banks and financial institutions to industrial and trading establishments for their investment on various types of current assets used in the operating cycle. This facility offers the borrowers flexibility and comfort to withdraw funds from the bank as per their financial requirement from…
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Banks are prohibited from levying foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties
Reserve Bank of India on Friday (August 02, 2019) reminded all the commercial banks that they are not permitted to charge foreclosure charges / pre-payment penalties on home loans / all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers. The above norm of prohibiting banks charging foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalties on floating rate loan is already…
RBI relaxes end use restrictions on ECB
As per existing External Commercial Borrowings policy norms, ECB proceeds could not be utilized by the borrowers for the following purposes. (i) Working capital purposes, (ii) General corporate purposes, (iii)Repayment of Rupee loans except when the ECB is availed from foreign equity holder for a minimum average maturity period of 5 years.(iv) On-lending for above…
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