Infrastructure credit by banks, NBFC-IFCs grows marginally to Rs 22.6 lakh crore in H1FY21: ICRA

05 Jan 2021 Evaluate

ICRA Ratings in its latest report has said that infrastructure credit by banks and non-banking financial companies-infrastructure finance company (NBFC-IFCs) in the country marginally grew to Rs 22.6 lakh crore in the first half of the current fiscal (H1FY21) as compared to Rs 22.5 lakh crore in 2019-20. It noted that the tepidness in infrastructure credit in H1FY21 was primarily due to the sequential de-growth (10 percent) in banking sector credit to the infrastructure segment. However, it said NBFC-IFCs continued to grow at a modest sequential pace of 12 percent in this period.

According to the report, the growth was majorly led by disbursements related to the liquidity package announced by the government for cash-strapped discoms. It noted that the share of NBFC-IFCs in infrastructure credit has increased to 53 percent as of September 30, 2020 from about 38 percent five years ago. It stated that the decline in share of banks during past few years was largely attributable to the conversion of their exposures to state distribution companies into bonds and subdued lending amid asset quality issues and capital constraints. At the same time, it said portfolio for NBFC-IFCs continued to grow though largely at the back of growth in the public sector NBFC-IFCs.

The report further said as for asset quality, NBFC-IFCs witnessed a deterioration during FY2016-FY2018 on the back of severe stress in the thermal power sector. However, it pointed out that the trend over the past three years suggested receding asset quality pressures, particularly up to the onset of COVID-19-induced disruption. It said the gross stage 3 percentage had eased to 5.7 percent as on March 31, 2020 from 7.3 percent as on March 31, 2018, supported by controlled fresh slippages and some resolution in legacy stressed assets. It added that the gross stage 3 percentage for NBFC-IFCs eased further to four-year low of 5 per cent as on September 30, 2020, partly aided by limited forward bucket movement amid the prolonged moratorium period.

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