With no let up in requests for restructuring of debt from India Inc, the Reserve Bank of India’s first bi-monthly policy may announce reduction in the provisioning requirement for banks restructuring loans. The RBI has done away with regulatory forbearance of restructured accounts with effect from April 1, 2015.
Now, when an account is restructured banks are required to provide 15 per cent (5 per cent earlier) of the loan outstanding. This will exert pressure on banks’ profitability.
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