Former Deputy Governor of RBI Viral Acharya States -India Must Not Overlook Bank Summary Despite COVID-19 Pandemic

The bank is ignoring the recapitalization as it focuses on interest rebates for borrowers and borrowers amidst the COVID-19 epidemic, a former central bank official told Reuters on Monday. According to Reserve Bank of India estimates, Indian banks are unhappy with more than $ 120 billion in bad loans, and bad debt ratios could almost double by March under badly stressed conditions.

According to the Former Deputy Governor of RBI Viral Acharya, recovery of a bank's capital is vital to attain economic up-gradation, but it is not receiving much attention that it should require. 

Acharya has recently written a book titled "Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India", stating, "This shortfall may reduce kicking on the road and affect financial stability for short-term gains. " Acharya said, "This time's mistake has prevented India from recovering from adverse aftershocks." His remarks came weeks after a legal challenge in a six-month deferment case in India offered to forgive the compound interest component on all loans up to Rs 20 lakh. 

Acharya said that the ethics and cancellation design of agricultural loans, which favors short-term borrowers, is detrimental to a strong recovery in medium-term debt growth. Although the previous single reorganization package has been used correctly to ensure that it is not misused, it still has a "temporary and short-term" approach.

"If the government does not want the banks to recapitalize on time, it will have to ensure the limitations of the loan forgiveness and deferral package are not so generous that the banks feel hard to run smoothly during the phase." Recovery. "Which is probably around the corner," Acharya said. “It would be ideal to learn lessons from past mistakes and start the work of repairing bank assets while giving bank borrowers and the lender a soft landing.