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Containing fiscal deficit, checking bad loans key for economic growth: RBI Governor

21 May 2014 Evaluate

Expressing need for containing fiscal deficit to achieve sustainable economic growth, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has asserted that the budget to be presented by the new government must focus to convince investors that India can realistically contain its fiscal deficit to avert a ratings downgrade from credit agencies.

High fiscal deficit has adverse impact on country’s economy as it leads to three macro economic problems such as a balance of payments crisis, high interest rates because of crowding out and high inflation owing to the currency depreciation. India’s fiscal deficit is likely to be at 4.5% of GDP in the financial year 2014, as compared to 4.89% of GDP in the FY13.

Raghuram Rajan has emphasized the need for developing a ‘good system’ to deal with bad loans in banking sector. Non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking sector have been increasing mainly due to prevailing economic slowdown. If growth picks up, the problem of bad loans will ease. Gross NPAs during January-March quarter in 2013-14 improved to 4.44 percent from 5.07 percent in the previous quarter.

Further, Governor added that deposit financing will not continue to be cheap as banks will have to compete with financial markets and real assets for the household's savings as households will be unwilling to leave a lot of money in low interest bearing accounts. Rajan also added that public sectors banks must reduce dependence on government for financing and can raise the funds needed by issuing bonds. The RBI panel, in its latest report had suggested the government to cut its holding in public sector banks to below 50 percent in order to create a condition for its banks to compete more successfully.

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