BANK MANAGEMENT Role of Npa
BANK MANAGEMENT Role of Npa
BANK MANAGEMENT Role of Npa
A non-performing loan is a loan that is in default or close to being in default. Many loans
become non-performing after being in default for 90 days, but this can depend on the contract
terms.
The increasing NPAs not only reduce the profitability of banks but also affect its credibility. In
fact the massive amount of NPAs with commercial banks is threatening to erode half of the
capital base of public sector banks. Once a bank started incurring losses, the problem may
destabilize the confidence of the depositors and depositors may start withdrawing money from
the banks leading to collapse of banking sector.
As a result of increasing NPAs in industrial sector, banks were reluctant to fund the needs of
industrial sector hampering its growth. The shortage of funds to the industrial sector will affect
the growth of the industrial sector. The continuous shrinking of credit to industrial sector is
detrimental to not only industries but overall economy as well.
Strong banking sector is one of the most significant prerequisite of strong economy because it
channels the savings into the investment. Today, the Indian banking industry is dealing with the
mammoth amount of NPAs which is fifth largest in the world. Infrastructure accounts for biggest
chunk of NPAs. Because of massive amount of NPA in infrastructure, the banks are now
reluctant to fund this sector. As the infrastructure is one of the most important sectors in
economy which fuels the growth of other sectors, draining of resources to infrastructure may
hamper the growth of Indian economy.