Problem with Mudra Loans and Rising NPA
(NON PERFORMING ASSET(MONEY NOT COMING))
WHAT EX RBI GOVERNOR SAID
Rajan said, “…a larger number of [the] bad loans originated in the period [of] 2006-2008.”
That will likely be used as ammunition (bomb/dangerous) by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to target the opposition Congress.
UPSC PRELIMS PREVIOUS YEAR 2016-QUESTIONS
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA YOJANA is aimed at –
A. Bringing the small entrepreneurs into the formal financial system
B. Providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating particular crops
C. Providing pensions to old and destitute persons
D. Funding the voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of skill development and employment generation
ANSWER :
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA YOJANA is aimed at –
A. Bringing the small entrepreneurs into the formal financial system.
ISSUE
• Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has cautioned that the next crisis in India’s banking sector could come from loans given to the unorganized micro and small businesses, called MUDRA loans, and credit extended through the Kisan credit card.
• MUDRA loans are offered under the Prime Minister Mudra Yojana or PMMY, launched in 2015 by the NDA government.
• A total of Rs. 6.37 lakh crore has been disbursed under the scheme by public and private sector banks, regional rural banks and micro-finance institutions till date, as per data from the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) website.
According to PM, banks have given Rs lakh crore Mudra loans to 12 crore beneficiaries.
WHAT IS MUDRA YOJANA OF NARENDRA Modi-led CENTRAL GOVERNMENT?
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF LOANS UNDER PMMY:
- Loans up to Rs 50,000 are categorized as SHISHU
- Loans from Rs 50,001 to Rs 5 lakh are categorized as KISHORE
- Loans from Rs 5,00,001 to Rs 10 lakh are categorized as TARUN
THE OBJECTIVE OF MUDRA SCHEME
- MUDRA loans are available for non-agricultural activities and activities allied to agriculture such as dairy and poultry.
- The PMMY scheme also puts in place MUDRA Bank which monitors the network of microfinance institutions and also helps to register new institutions as well.
OBJECTIVES OF MUDRA
• MUDRA scheme aims to reduce the unemployment by providing micro enterprises with credit facility which will not only increase the country’s GDP but also create jobs.
• The scheme also aims to boost the financial inclusion by taking the last mile credit delivery to micro businesses.
WHAT EX RBI GOVERNOR SAID :
INDIA CAN PREVENT RECURRENCE OF NPA CRISIS IN FUTURE
• Public sector bank boards are still not adequately professionalized, and the government rather than a more independent body still decides board appointments, with the inevitable politicization. Eventually, strong boards should be entrusted with all decisions but held responsible for them.
• Compensation structures in PSBs also need rethinking, especially for high level outside hires. Internal parity will need to be maintained. There will be internal resistance, but lakhs of crores of national assets cannot be held hostage to the career concerns of a few.
RISING NPA
The NPAs of the 38 listed banks collectively crossed Rs 10.17 lakh crore in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, with the 21 public sector banks (PSBs) accounting for the bulk of it.
WHY DID THE NPAS OCCUR?
• Over-optimism by banks
• Slow Growth – Unfortunately, growth does not always take place as expected. The years of strong global growth before the global financial crisis were followed by a slowdown, which extended even to India.
• Loss of Promoter and Banker Interest
• Once projects got delayed enough that the promoter had little equity left in the project, he lost interest.
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