- According to the report of India Ratings, the NPA of five big banks may increase by more than 5% due to Moratorium
- The names of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Indusind Bank are included.
new Delhi. While the implementation of Loan Moratorium on the one hand, bank customers are relieved. On the other hand, banks may suffer huge losses. According to the India Ratings report, due to the Moratorium, the NPAs of five big private banks of the country may increase. According to the report, HDFC Bank (HDFC Bank), ICICI Bank (ICICI Bank), Axis Bank ( Axis Bank ), Kotak Mahindra Bank ( Kotak Mahindra Bank ) and IndusInd Bank (increase in NPAs Indusind Bank) (NPA Rise) by five percent Can be up to Let us tell you that these five banks have up to 25 percent participation in the banking system. While the private banking sector holds 75 percent stake.
Estimates of India Ratings
– The report has estimated that the NPAs of the country’s five big private banks may increase from 2.7 per cent to 5 per cent.
The NPAs of these banks stood at 2.3 per cent in FY 2019.
– In FY 2020, deposit growth of these 5 banks has been 18.8%.
– It was 18.5 percent in FY 2019.
During this period, the pace of debt has come down from 19.1 per cent to 15 per cent.
– In the last six months, RBI has added liquidity of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to the banking system.
Impact on the Economy
According to the report, due to the corona virus epidemic, the banking sector’s GDP can be seen to have a very deep impact. Besides, banks have put a major part of their extra liquidity in reverse repo rate. In the last one year, the reverse repo rate has been cut by 215 basis points to 3.35 per cent. While the cost of funds has fallen by 5 to 6 per cent. According to the India Ratings report, the increase in NPA may be lower, but refinancing will remain a major challenge. Banks are investing their excess liquidity in low-return options due to the reduction in demand for loans.
