Govt considering more relief measures for NBFCs, real estate sector

29 Nov 2019 Evaluate

In order to help the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and the real estate sector, the government is considering more relief measures for both stressed sectors. In the previous few months, the government has announced few measures to ease liquidity and the credit crunch in the economy. The government is weighing the option of unburdening some of the major NBFCs of stress assets through a dedicated scheme. A stressed asset fund may be created to buy out the stressed financial assets.

Further, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to consider proposals from finance ministry and Prime Minister's Office to let the banks take the decisions of not classifying them as default or special mention accounts (SMA) and go for one time recast of selective real estate companies' loans. RBI, if allows banks to one-time rollover realty loans recast for temporarily removing the NPA or even SMA accounts tag, it will be done on a case to case basis for projects which are at an advanced stage but stalled due to funding because of repayment woes, projects with positive cash flows. It is not for the entire industry, but to sound projects which banks will decide on commercial judgement after being empowered by the RBI.

This would call for recast of real estate developers loans. One time recast would mean a one time rollover for real estate developers for loan repayments which will not classify their loans as SMA or NPA. And this will help them approach funding agencies or market without having any doubt on their profiles. This is being actively pursued as the industry has suggested it for as an option for meeting liquidity gap.

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