Govt in talks with RBI over one-time restructuring of loans: Nirmala Sitharaman

26 Jun 2020 Evaluate

In order to help companies which are under stressed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is in talks with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a one-time restructuring of loans. Sitharaman said the government is also in talks with the RBI and other banks to ascertain why the reduction in interest rates is not being passed on to customers.

Further, she said the government will also consider providing an emergency line of credit to individual owners of businesses while a decision on the suggestion to offer collateral free credit based on pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) bills will be deliberated upon. Presently the Rs 3 lakh emergency line of credit is being offered to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

She also urged the Indian industries to introspect on how businesses are run and on how the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat' mission could be realised to its full potential. Pointing out the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for example, Sitharaman said that India is a big market and they should be manufactured in the country without depending on one or two countries.

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