RBI’s new guidelines to give more headroom to lenders to resolve big ticket NPAs: SBI Report

12 Jun 2019 Evaluate

State Bank of India (SBI) in its research report ‘Ecowrap’ has underlined Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new guidelines to deal with bad loans will provide lenders the headroom and flexibility for resolution of large ticket stressed asset cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The RBI came out with a revised prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets after its February 2018 circular in this regard was struck down by the Supreme Court.

The report also highlighted that the new prudential framework provides some leeway to lenders and encourages them to refer cases to IBC. The report further said under the current and revised dispensation, an additional provisioning of 20 percent would have to be made in case resolution plan is not implemented within 180 days from the end of the review period, which is after 210 days of default.

Earlier, 100 percent consensus was required there, but with new framework in place 75 percent lenders by value and 60 per cent by numbers would be required for resolution. Further, lenders are to enter into inter-credit agreement.

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