Gross NPAs of PSBs at Rs 3.16 lakh crore over 3% of outstanding loans: Pankaj Chaudhary
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has said that the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks (PSBs) stood at Rs 3.16 lakh crore as of September 30. He said that as per provisional data of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), gross NPAs of PSBs and private sector banks as on September 30, 2024 were Rs 3,16,331 crore and Rs 1,34,339 crore, respectively. Gross NPAs as percentage of outstanding loan was 3.09 per cent in public sector banks and 1.86 per cent in private sector banks.
Further, he said as of March 31, 2024, 580 unique borrowers (excluding individuals and overseas borrowers), each having loan outstanding of more than Rs 50 crore, were classified as wilful defaulters by Scheduled Commercial Banks.
Talking about the number of cases resolved and amount of haircuts by banks through the operation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, he said as per data, up to September 30, 2024, resolution plans have been approved in 1,068 corporate insolvency resolution processes. These resolutions led to a recovery of Rs 3.55 lakh crore to the creditors, including banks. Further, in these cases, aggregate claim of creditors, including banks was Rs 11.45 lakh crore, whereas the aggregate liquidation value was Rs 2.21 lakh crore.
