Non-performing assets (NPAs), one of the major problematic areas of the Indian banking sector are continuously rising and it is estimated that currently upto a quarter of bank loans are under stress. Finance Minister P Chidmabram in his interim budget just acknowledged that banks are under strain owing to rising non-performing assets and that bankers have assured that as the economy turns they will be able to contain the NPAs, recover more loans, and build healthier balance sheets, However, he failed to offer any relief and merely announced that he will recapitalise banks to the extent of Rs 11,200 crore, which was again lower than last fiscal.
A study done by NPAsource.com, a first-of-its-kind portal which focuses on resolution of stressed assets and an online portal for e-auction of NPAs of financial institutions, has said that gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of 40 listed banks shot up 35.2 per cent or Rs 63,386 crore in the nine months ended December 31, 2013. The study further elaborated that 10 out of the 40 listed banks accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the total gross NPAs. State Bank of India at 28 per cent at Rs 67,799 crore has the largest share in total gross NPAs of the 40 listed banks, followed by Punjab National Bank with 7 per cent share at Rs 16,596 crore and Bank of Baroda and Central Bank of India with 5 per cent share each at Rs 11926 crore and Rs 11599 crore respectively. On the other hand Yes Bank, DCB and City Union Bank were having the lowest gross NPAs at Rs 196 crore, Rs 208 crore and Rs 269 crore respectively.
Recently, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan too in the foreword of the Financial Stability Report has said that non-performing assets of the banking sector need to be tackled on a priority basis to ensure that they do not grow to alarming proportions. Further, despite assuring that the current levels of NPAs do not pose a systemic concern, has said that we cannot be complacent.
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