Crisil in its latest report has stated that the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) newly introduced guidelines on loan system for delivery of bank credit will result in a better assessment of working capital requirements by borrowers and improve financial discipline among them. Effective July 1, 2019, the RBI made it compulsory for borrowers, having aggregate fund-based working capital exposure to the banking system in excess of Rs 150 crore, to maintain 60 percent of this as loan component, up from 40 percent earlier.
According to the report, there is no likelihood of a widespread disruption on account of the new rules. It also said that there is a need for closer monitoring of liquidity as 60 percent of the fund-based working capital facilities of large borrowers shall have scheduled repayments. It noted that the policy on rolling over of working capital loans will also become crucial. Further, it said the undrawn portion of cash credit or overdraft facilities sanctioned to such borrowers will attract a 'credit conversion factor' of 20 percent, implying higher capital cost.
The report further stated that the move would goad towards better working capital planning by corporates, aligning their limits to the cash conversion cycle. It noted that this is because the flexibility of cash credit facilities-- innumerable withdrawals and deposits (within the drawing power and limits) --would no longer be available fully. It added that the objective is to shift the onus of treasury operations from lenders to borrowers, thereby fostering greater financial discipline.
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