RBI Governor on NBFCs

08 Nov

BE/RBINOTE/53/2019

The Reserve Bank of India Govenor Shaktikanta Das, has said that RBI is regularly interacting with the management of the NBFCs with a view to take corrective steps.

The governor revealed this while attending a review meeting on Financial Stability and Development Council held at the ministry of finance.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is closely monitoring non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and is regularly interacting with the management of these companies to take corrective steps as and when required, governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.
The Governor also added that RBI is monitoring top 50 NBFCs, which account for 75% of the sector. Regular interactions are made with the management of NBFCs who are advised to
He also added that RBI has a broad and good sense of what’s happening in the sector.

BACKGROUND

India’s shadow banking system has been struggling with liquidity pressures after payment defaults by group companies of Infrastructure and Leasing Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) last year. Banks and mutual funds reduced lending to NBFCs and housing finance companies, creating a cash crunch and forcing the non-banks to sell assets and cut back on new loans.
Under these circumstances, the Governor also added that the regulator was closely watching the situation at Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd (PMC) and that a forensic audit of the bank was underway.
PMC Bank has allegedly enabled financial frauds amounting to Rs.6,500 crore by promoters of Housing Development Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), putting thousands of depositors and their money at risk. More than two-third of the bank’s total loan book has an exposure to HDIL.
The governor attended a review meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) held at the ministry of finance today. The Indian Finance minister chaired the meeting and reviewed the state of economy including stress in the financial sector.