Current macro economic situation increases PSU banks’ NPAs: Govt

15 Dec 2012 Evaluate

According to the government, the effects of current macro economic situation grounds for the issue of bad loans in the Public sector banks (PSU), which went up from Rs 94,000 crore in 2011 to Rs 1.70 lakh crore as of September 2012.

The minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena, stated that lower growth and high interest rates are the reasons for substantial increase of non-performing assets of these PSU banks. By adding further Meena said "the government has recently advised PSU banks to take new initiatives to increase the pace of recovery and manage NPAs." Appointment of nodal officers for recovery, conducting special drives for recovery of loss assets, putting in place early warning systems and replacing the system of post-dated cheques with electronic clearance system are some of the steps taken by the government to improve the bad loan issue.
 
Moreover, the government also directed to constitute a board level committee for monitoring recovery. The ratio of gross NPAs to gross advances in respect of banks increased from 2.51% in March 2010 to 2.94% in March 2012 and 3.57% in September 2012. Concerned by the rising NPAs, the RBI had recently instructed banks to have a loan recovery policy which sets down the manner of recovery of dues, targeted level of reduction, norms for permitted waiver and factors taken into account before considering these waivers.

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