Govt for settlement bad loans, empowering PSBs: FM
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With provisioning for NPAs or bad debts leading to Rs 18,000 crore of accumulated net loss for about a dozen banks, he said the government will not hesitate to provide capital beyond the Rs 25,000 crore budgeted for the current fiscal.
After meeting top executives of state-run banks, Jaitley said the Indian Banks' Association - a representative body of management of banking in India - would discuss and suggest a mechanism to handle settlements of non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad debts.
"The IBA would be examining some of the suggestions. The government would be also open for discussion...to the suggestions that the banks further put forward with regard to resolving the stress that has been created.
"One of the key considerations was that in situations like these banks should be empowered and consequently should be protected so that they can bring about commercially prudent settlements," Jaitley said after the review meeting with the heads of public sector banks.
He said the PSBs clocked operational profit in excess of Rs 1.40 lakh crore last fiscal and the cumulative losses of Rs 18,000 crore suffered by them were mainly on account of higher provisioning for bad loans.
"The overall operational profit of the PSBs last year was quite significant. It was in excess of Rs 1.40 lakh crore...
It is on account of the provisioning that overall the PSBs declared a net loss of about Rs 18,000 crore and a significant amount of provisioning having been made in the last two quarters (of last fiscal)," Jaitley said.
Talking about road ahead to deal with the bad loan problem, Jaitley said the bank CEOs and government had a candid discussion on the subject.
"Various suggestions have come up with regard to empowering the banks itself to function in an environment where, on commercially prudent considerations, they can deal with the situation. The government is fully committed to supporting the banks in this regard," he added. . #casansaar (PTI)
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