PSBs extend support of Rs 2.56 lakh crore to stressed NBFCs: Finance Ministry

01 Nov 2019 Evaluate

With an efforts to provide much-needed liquidity to stressed Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the Finance Ministry has said public sector banks (PSBs) have extended support of Rs 2.56 lakh crore to the sector by way of credit and pooled buyout since September 2018.

As per the report released by the Ministry, under the partial guarantee scheme, PSBs have been accorded sanction to purchase Rs 21,580 crore worth of pooled assets as on October 16. Further, Finance Ministry mentioned about several short and long-term measures announced by the finance minister in three phases between August 23 and September 14, to boost the economy, adding that out of the total 44 measures announced, 16 have been fulfilled. It also said that the rest of the announcements are under active consideration by relevant ministries.

Besides, Finance Ministry said action on one out of three announcements made for the housing sector has been completed and the other two are being taken up. In respect to GST refund to MSMEs within 30 days, Ministry underlined that a refund drive was organized and the tax department paid Rs 10,490 crore or 97 per cent of total pending amount of Rs 10,841 crore.

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