Assuaging concerns over country’s banking sector health in the wake of Yes Bank debacle, Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian has said Indian banks are well capitalised and there is no reason to worry. Subramanian further said that it is a wrong method to assess a lender's health based on the ratio of deposit to m-cap (market capitalisation). He stated that no banking sector experts or regulators use deposit/m-cap ratio as a measure to gauge resilience of banks rather it is the capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) and other such metrics that can rightly gauge the health of banks. He said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandates the Indian banks to keep CRAR at 9 per cent.
He mentioned ‘What banking sector experts and regulators use is what is called the capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR). It is important to keep this in mind that the international norms for CRAR is 8 per cent and Indian banks on an average have a CRAR of 14.3 per cent. So, 8 per cent is the mandated minimum norm and our banks on the average have 14.3 per cent (CRAR).
He also emphasised that the Indian banks on an average have a CRAR of 14.3 per cent, which is way more higher -- about 80 per cent greater than the global measures. So India’s banks on an average are very-very well capitalised, so there is absolutely no reason to worry. Also, the government has increased the limit for deposits that are insured to up to Rs 5 lakh, which covers a large majority of the deposits. Together with the fact that our banks are well capitalised and the fact that the deposits are well taken care of, there is absolutely no reason for anyone to worry.
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