Following the rate cuts announcement by public sector and private sectors banks, India Inc has expressed hope that cheaper loans will boost economy and push up consumption as lending may pick up significantly. Industry chamber, CII has said that lending rates cuts will play a crucial role in the process of strengthening the economy in the medium term. CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee stated that the sectors such as consumer durables, automobiles and housing should see a recovery as loans become cheaper. He also said that various measures have been taken to encourage lending to the SME sector and added that bank lending is expected to pick up considerably, as deposit mobilisation has been strong following demonetization.
Ficci president Pankaj Patel said that it is encouraging to see the banks moving towards an easier lending rate regime. He also expressed hope that this rate cut cycle will be carried forward and added that with sufficient liquidity now at their disposal and credit growth moving at a slow pace, lowering of interest rates was the need of the hour.
Following the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on December 31, lenders such as SBI, PNB, Union Bank of India, IDBI and ICICI have announced rate cuts. PM had appealed to the banks flush with currency to move beyond their traditional priorities, and keep the poor, the lower middle class, and the middle class at the focus of their activities. State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender has cut its benchmark lending rate by 0.9 per cent across various maturities with immediate effect. The bank reduced marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) to 8 per cent from 8.90 per cent for 1-year tenure. Similarly, Union Bank of India reduced its lending rate by 0.65 per cent to 8.65 per cent. Last week, SBI subsidiary State Bank of Travancore also cut rates by up to 0.3 per cent, while IDBI Bank cut its lending rate by up to 0.6 per cent across various loan tenors.
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