Gross NPAs improves from 11.33% in FY 2017-18 to 14.69% in FY 2019-20



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Public sector banks have seen an improvement in the recovery of gross non-performing assets (NPAs). The recovery rate, as a percentage of NPAs at the start of the financial year, rose from 11.33% in FY2017-18 to 14.69% in FY2019-20, according to Reserve Bank of India data. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic in FY2020-21, the recovery rate remained strong at 12.28%. The government is also taking action against wilful defaulters, with assets worth over Rs. 19,000 crore attached and a significant portion restituted to banks.

Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) improves from 11.33% in FY2017-18, to 13.52% in FY2018-19, to 14.69% in FY2019-20 As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, recovery made by public sector banks (PSBs) during the financial year as a percentage of gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as on beginning
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FAQ :

Gross NPAs, as a percentage of recovery made by public sector banks, improved from 11.33% in FY2017-18 to 13.52% in FY2018-19 and further to 14.69% in FY2019-20.

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in FY2020-21, the recovery of gross NPAs remained at a healthy 12.28%.

Assets worth Rs. 19,111 crore have been attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in cases involving loan fugitives, with Rs. 15,113 crore restituted to public sector banks.

Wilful defaulters are not sanctioned additional facilities, are debarred from floating new ventures for five years, and are restricted from accessing capital markets to raise funds.

Yes, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, debars wilful defaulters from participating in the insolvency resolution process.




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