As per the industry body Assocham, the growth of Indian banking industry is likely to remain under pressure with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) expected to touch 5 percent of total loans by March this year. Presenting a somber picture for industry growth, Assocham noted that sluggish economic growth and high interest rates are putting pressure on the corporates’ margins and increasing their probability of default. If the same economic scenario continues in future, there is no doubt that asset quality would suffer further, it added. The asset quality of Indian banks has been showing downward trend since global financial crisis, 2008.
Further, industry body noted that other factors like lax credit appraisal and complacency in monitoring by banks as well as delays in obtaining statutory and other approvals are also responsible for deteriorating asset quality. The ratio of gross NPA to advances for banks increased significantly to 3.92 percent in June 2013 from 2.36 percent in March 2011. Assocham study noted that Iron & steel, infrastructure, aviation, textiles and mining sectors are the largest contributors to NPAs of the public sector banks, accounting for around 51 percent of their total stressed advances at the end of September 2013. These five sectors account for around 24 percent of total advances of all banks.
Indian banking industry is the most dominant segment of the country’s financial sector. Rising NPA of the industry has become a concern as banking industry plays an important role in the economic development of the country. Banks help channel savings to investments and encourage economic growth by allocating savings to investments that have potential to yield higher returns. The Indian banking industry’s contribution to GDP moves along with growth in the Indian economy.
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