Comparative Analysis of Non Performing Assets of Public Sector, Private Sector & Foreign Banks

01/04/2011

Comparative Analysis of Non Performing Assets of
Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks &
Foreign Banks
A Project Report
Submitted By

GAURAV S. GODWANI

In partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR IN COMMERCE (HONOURS)

Under Dr. P. P. Ghosh of

ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

Under University of Calcutta

ROLL NO: 3-01-08-0573

PREFACE

Granting of credit facilities for economic activities is the primary task of banking.
Apart from raising resources through fresh deposits, borrowings, etc. recycling of
funds received back from borrowers constitutes a major part of funding credit
dispensation activities. Non-recovery of installments as also interest on the loan
portfolio negates the effectiveness of this process of the credit cycle. Non-recovery
also affects the profitability of banks besides being required to maintain more
owned funds by way of capital and creation of reserves and provisions to act as
cushion for the loan losses. Avoidance of loan losses is one of the pre-occupations
of management of banks. While complete elimination of such losses is not possible,
bank managements aim to keep the losses at a low level. In fact, it is the level of
non-performing advances, which, to a great extent, differentiates between a good
and a bad bank. Mounting NPAs may also have more widespread repercussions. To
avoid shock waves affecting the system, the salvaging exercise is done by the
Government or by the industry on t he behest of Government/ central bank of the
country putting pressure on the exchequer.

In India, the NPAs, which are considered to be at higher levels than those in other
countries, have, of late, attracted the attention of public as also of international
financial institutions. This has gained further prominence in the wake of
transparency and disclosure measures initiated by the RBI during recent years.

This project aims at providing an o ov erall view on t he existence of NPAs, their
treatment, the ways at resolving this issue and also a f ew reports on the recent
developments in this field.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all I would like to take this opportunity to thank my College for having
projects as a part of the B.Com Curriculum.

I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to the following individuals who have played
a crucial role in the research for this project. Without their active cooperation the
preparation of this project could not have been completed within the specified time
limit.

The first person I would like to acknowledge is my guide Dr. P. P. Ghosh, of
St. Xavier’s College Kolkata, who supported me throughout this project with
utmost co-operation and patience. I am very much thankful to you sir, for sparing
your precious and valuable time for me and for helping me in doing this project. I am
also thankful to the Vice Principal and Dean of Commerce, who gave us an
opportunity to make this project in our final year.

Finally, to all my friends who helped me in making this project. I want to thank
them for all their help, support, interest and valuable hints.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sr.
TOPICS Pg.
No. No.
1. Introduction to NPA’s 1-27
 Meaning of NPA 1
 Asset Classification 3
 Types of NPA 7
 Reasons for an Account becoming an NPA 8
 Impact of NPA 10
 Early Symptoms 11
 Preventive Measurement of NPA 13
 Procedure of NPA Identification &
Resolutions in India 16
2. Objectives & Beneficiaries 28

3. Research Methodology 29

4. Analysis 31-58

5. Hypothesis Testing 59-64

6. Overall Findings 65

7. Conclusion 66

8. Suggestion 67

9. Bibliography 68

INTRODUCTION TO NPA

MEANING OF NPA:
Non Performing Asset means an asset or account of borrower, which has been classified by a
bank or financial institution as sub-standard, doubtful or loss asset, in accordance with the
directions or guidelines relating to asset classification issued by RBI.
An amount due under any credit facility is treated as "past due" when it has not been paid
within 30 days from the due date. Due to the improvement in the payment and settlement
systems, recovery climate, up gradation of technology in the banking system, etc., it was
decided to dispense with 'past due' concept, with effect from March 31, 2001. Accordingly,
as from that date, a Non performing asset (NPA) shell be an advance where
i. Interest and /or installment of principal remain overdue for a period of more than 180
days in respect of a Term Loan,
ii. The account remains 'out of order' for a period of more than 180 days, in respect of an
overdraft/ cash Credit(OD/CC),
iii. The bill remains overdue for a period of more than 180 days in the case of bills
purchased and discounted,
iv. Interest and/ or installment of principal remains overdue for two harvest seasons but
for a period not exceeding two half years in the case of an advance granted for
agricultural purpose, and
v. Any amount to be received remains overdue for a period of more than 180 days in
respect of other accounts.
With a view to moving towards international best practices and to ensure greater
transparency, it has been decided to adopt the '90 days overdue' norm for identification of
NPAs, from the year ending March 31, 2004. Accordingly, with effect from March 31, 2004,
a non-performing asset (NPA) shell be a loan or an advance where;
i. Interest and /or installment of principal remain overdue for a period of more than 90
days in respect of a Term Loan,
ii. The account remains 'out of order' for a period of more than 90 days, in respect of an
overdraft/ cash Credit(OD/CC),
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iii. The bill remains overdue for a period of more than 90 days in the case of bills
purchased and discounted,
iv. Interest and/ or installment of principal remains overdue for two harvest seasons but
for a period not exceeding two half years in the case of an advance granted for
agricultural purpose, and
v. Any amount to be received remains overdue for a period of more than 90 days in
respect of other accounts.


ASSET CLASSIFICATION:
Assets are classified into fo llowing four catego ries:
 Standard Assets:

 Sub-standard Assets

 Doubtful Assets

 Loss Assets


Standard Assets:
Standard assets are the ones in which the bank is receiving interest as well as the
principal amount of the loan regularly from the customer. Here it is also very important
that in this case the arrears of interest and the principal amount of loan do not exceed 90
days at the end of financial year. If asset fails to be in category of standard asset that is
amount due more than 90 days then it is NPA and NPAs are further need to classify in
sub categories.

Provisio ning Norms:
 From the year ending 31.03.2000, the banks should make a general provision of a
minimum of 0.40 percent on standard assets on global loan portfolio basis.
 The provisions on standard assets should not be reckoned for arriving at net NPAs.
 The provisions towards Standard Assets need not be netted from gross advances but
shown separately as 'Contingent Provisions against Standard Assets' under 'Other
Liabilities and Provisions - Others' in Schedule 5 of the balance sheet.

Banks are required to classify non-performing assets further into the following three
categories based on the period for which the asset has remained non-performing and the
reasonability of the dues:
1) Sub-standard Assets
2) Doubtful Assets
3) Loss Assets


Sub-standard Assets:
With effect from 31 March 2005, a substandard asset would be one, which has remained
NPA for a period less than or equal to 12 month. The following features are exhibited by
substandard assets: the current net worth of the borrowers / guarantor or the current
market value of the security charged is not enough to ensure recovery of the dues to the
banks in full; and the asset has well-defined credit weaknesses that jeopardize the
liquidation of the debt and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the banks will
sustain some loss, if deficiencies are not corrected.

A general provision of 10 percent on total outstanding should be made without making
any allowance for DICGC/ECGC guarantee cover and securities available.

Doubtful Assets:
A loan classified as doubtful has all the weaknesses inherent in assets that were classified
as sub-standard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or
liquidation in full, on the basis of currently known facts, conditions and values – highly
questionable and improbable.
With effect from March 31, 2005, an asset would be classified as doubtful if it remained
in the sub-standard category for 12 months.

 100 percent of the extent to which the advance is not covered by the realisable value
of the security to which the bank has a valid recourse and the realisable value is
estimated on a realistic basis.
 In regard to the secured portion, provision may be made on the following basis, at the
rates ranging from 20 percent to 50 percent of the secured portion depending upon the
period for which the asset has remained doubtful:


Period for which the advance has been Provision
considered as doubtful requirement (%)

Up to one year 20

One to three years 30

More than three years: 60% with effect from March
(1) Outstanding stock of NPAs as on 31, 2005.
March 31, 2004. 75% effect from March 31,
(2) Advances classified as „doubtful‟ 2006.
more than three years on or after 100% with effect from March
April 1, 2004. 31, 2007.

 Additional provisioning consequent upon the change in the definition of doubtful
assets effective from March 31, 2003 has to be made in phases as under:
i. As on31.03.2003, 50 percent of the additional provisioning requirement on the
assets which became doubtful on account of new norm of 18 months for transition
from sub-standard asset to doubtful category.
ii. As on 31.03.2002, balance of the provisions not made during the previous year, in
addition to the provisions needed, as on 31.03.2002.
 Banks are permitted to phase the additional provisioning consequent upon the
reduction in the transition period from substandard to doubtful asset from 18 to 12
months over a four year period commencing from the year ending March 31, 2005,
with a minimum of 20 % each year.

Loss Assets:
A loss asset is one which considered uncollectible and of such little value that its
continuance as a bankable asset is not warranted- although there may be some salvage or
recovery value. Also, these assets would have been identified as “Loss assets” by t he
bank or internal or external auditors or the RBI inspection but the amount would not have
been written-off wholly.


The entire asset should be written off. If the assets are permitted to remain in the books
for any reason, 100 percent of the outstanding should be provided for.


TYPES OF NPA:
1. Gross NPA
2. Net NPA

Gross NPA:
Gross NPAs are the sum total of all loan assets that are classified as NPAs as per RBI
guidelines as on Balance Sheet date. Gross NPA reflects the quality of the loans made
by banks. It consists of all the nonstandard assets like as sub-standard, doubtful, and loss
assets. It can be calculated with the help of following ratio:

Gross NPAs Ratio = Gross NPAs
Gross Advances

Net NPA:
Net NPAs are those type of NPAs in which the bank has deducted the provision
regarding NPAs. Net NPA shows the actual burdenof banks. Since in India, bank
balance sheets contain a huge amount of NPAs and the process of recovery and write off
of loans is very time consuming, the provisions the banks have to make against the NPAs
according to the central bank guidelines, are quite significant. That is why the difference
between gross and net NPA is quite high.
It can be calculated by following:

Net NPAs = Gross NPAs – Provisions
Gross Advances - Provisions


REASONS FOR AN ACCOUNT BECOMING NPA:
1. Internal factors
2. External factors

Internal factors:
1) Funds borrowed for a particular purpose but not use for the said purpose.
2) Project not completed in time.
3) Poor recovery of receivables.
4) Excess capacities created on non-economic costs.
5) In-ability of the corporate to raise capital through the issue of equity or other debt
instrument from capital markets.
6) Business failures.
7) Diversion of funds for expansionmodernizationsetting up new projects helping or
promoting sister concerns.
8) Willful defaults, siphoning of funds, fraud, disputes, management disputes, mis-
appropriation etc.
9) Deficiencies on the part of the banks viz. in credit appraisal, monitoring and follow-
ups, delaying settlement of payments subsidiaries by government bodies etc.,

External factors:
1) Sluggish legal system –
 Long legal tangles
 Changes that had taken place in labour laws
 Lack of sincere effort.
2) Scarcity of raw material, power and other resources.
3) Industrial recession.
4) Shortage of raw material, raw materialinput price escalation, power shortage,
industrial recession, excess capacity, natural calamities like floods, accidents.
5) Failures, nonpayment over dues in other countries, recession in other countries,
externalization problems, adverse exchange rates etc.
6) Government policies like excise duty changes, Import duty changes etc.,


The RBI has summarized the finer factors contributing to higher level of NPAs in the
Indian banking sector as:

 Diversion of funds, which is for expansion, diversification, modernization,
undertaking new projects and for helping associate concerns. This is also coupled
with recessionary trends and failures to tap funds in capital and debt markets.

 Business failures (such as product, marketing etc.), which are due to inefficient
management system, strained labour relations, inappropriate technology/ technical
problems, product obsolescence etc.

 Recession, which is due to input/ power shortage, price variation, accidents, natural
calamities etc. The externalization problems in other countries also lead to growth of
NPAs in Indian banking sector.

 Time/ cost overrun during project implementation stage.

 Governmental policies such as changes in excise duties, pollution control orders etc.

 Willful defaults, which are because of siphoning-off funds, fraud/ misappropriation,
promoters/ directors disputes etc.

 Deficiency on the part of banks, viz, delays in release of limits and payments/
subsidies by the Government of India.


IMPACT OF NPA:
Profitability:
NPA means booking of money in terms of bad asset, which occurred due to wrong choice
of client. Because of the money getting blocked the prodigality of bank decreases not
only by the amount of NPA but NPA lead to opportunity cost also as that much of profit
invested in some return earning project/asset. So NPA doesn‟t affect current profit but
also future stream of profit, which may lead to loss of some long-term beneficial
opportunity. Another impact of reduction in profitability is low ROI (return on
investment), which adversely affect current earning of bank.

Liquidity:
Money is getting blocked, decreased profit lead to lack of enough cash at hand which
lead to borrowing money for shortest period of time which lead to additional cost to the
company. Difficulty in operating the functions of bank is another cause of NPA due to
lack of money. Routine payments and dues.

Involve ment of management:
Time and efforts of management is another indirect cost which bank has to bear due to
NPA. Time and efforts of management in handling and managing NPA would have
diverted to some fruitful activities, which would have given good returns. Now day‟s
banks have special employees to deal and handle NPAs, which is additional cost to the
bank.

Credit loss:
Bank is facing problem of NPA then it adversely affect the value of bank in terms of
market credit. It will lose its goodwill and brand image and credit which have negative
impact to the people who are putting their money in the banks.


EARLY SYMPTOMS:
By which one can recognize a performing asset turning in to non-
performing asset

Four categories of early symptoms:-

1) Financial:
 Non-payment of the very first installment in case of term loan.

 Bouncing of cheque due to insufficient balance in the accounts.

 Irregularity in installment.

 Irregularity of operations in the accounts.

 Unpaid overdue bills.

 Declining Current Ratio.

 Payment which does not cover the interest and principal amount of that installment.

 While monitoring the accounts it is found that partial amount is diverted to sister
concern or parent company.

2) Operational and Physical:

 If information is received that the borrower has either initiated the process
of winding up or are not doing the business.

 Overdue receivables.

 Stock statement not submitted on time.

 External non-controllable factor like natural calamities in the city where
borrower conduct his business.

 Frequent changes in plan.

 Nonpayment of wages.


3) Attitudinal Changes:

 Use for personal comfort, stocks and shares by borrower.

 Avoidance of contact with bank.

 Problem between partners.

4) Others:

 Changes in Government policies.

 Death of borrower.

 Competition in the market.


PREVENTIVE MEASUREMENT FOR NPA:
Early Recognition of the Problem:
Invariably, by the time banks start their efforts to get involved in a revival process, it‟s
too late to retrieve the situation- both in terms of rehabilitation of the project and
recovery of bank‟s dues. Identification of weakness in the very beginning that is : When
the account starts showing first signs of weakness regardless of the fact that it may not
have become NPA, is imperative. Assessment of the potential of revival may be done on
the basis of a techno-economic viability study. Restructuring should be attempted where,
after an objective assessment of the promoter‟s intention, banks are convinced of a
turnaround within a scheduled timeframe. In respect of totally unviable units as decided
by the bank, it is better to facilitate winding up/ selling of the unit earlier, so as to recover
whatever is possible through legal means before the security position becomes worse.

Identifying Borrowers with Genuine Intent:
Identifying borrowers with genuine intent from those who are non- serious with no
commitment or stake in revival is a challenge confronting bankers. Here the role of
frontline officials at the branch level is paramount as they are the ones who have
intelligent inputs with regard to promoters‟ sincerity, and capability to achieve
turnaround. Based on this objective assessment, banks should decide as quickly as
possible whether it would be worthwhile to commit additional finance.
In this regard banks may consider having “Special Investigation” of all financial
transaction or business transaction, books of account in order to ascertain real factors that
contributed to sickness of the borrower. Banks may have penal of technical experts with
proven expertise and track record of preparing techno-economic study of the project of
the borrowers.
Borrowers having genuine problems due to temporary mismatch in fund flow or sudden
requirement of additional fund may be entertained at branch level, and for this purpose a
special limit to such type of cases should be decided. This will obviate the need to route
the additional funding through the controlling offices in deserving cases, and help avert
many accounts slipping into NPA category.


Timeliness and Adequacy of response:
Longer the delay in response, grater the injury to the account and the asset. Time is a
crucial element in any restructuring or rehabilitation activity. The response decided on
the basis of techno-economic study and promoter‟s commitment, has to be adequate in
terms of extend of additional funding and relaxations etc. under the restructuring
exercise. The package of assistance may be flexible and bank may look at the exit option.

Focus on Cash Flows :
While financing, at the time of restructuring the banks may not be guided by the
conventional fund flow analysis only, which could yield a potentially misleading picture.
Appraisal for fresh credit requirements may be done by analyzing funds flow in
conjunction with the Cash Flow rather than only on the basis of Funds Flow.

Management Effectiveness:
The general perception among borrower is that it is lack of finance that leads to sickness
and NPAs. But this may not be the case all the time. Management effectiveness in
tackling adverse business conditions is a very important aspect that affects a borrowing
unit‟s fortunes. A bank may commit additional finance to an aling unit only after basic
viability of the enterprise also in the context of quality of management is examined and
confirmed. Where the default is due to deeper malady, viability study or investigative
audit should be done – it will be useful to have consultant appointed as early as possible
to examine this aspect. A proper techno- economic viability study must thus become the
basis on which any future action can be considered.

Multiple Financing:
 During the exercise for assessment of viability and restructuring, a Pragmatic and
unified approach by all the lending banks/ FIs as also sharing of all relevant
information on the borrower would go a long way toward overall success of
rehabilitation exercise, given the probability of success/failure.


 In some default cases, where the unit is still working, the bank should make sure that
it captures the cash flows (there is a tendency on part of the borrowers to switch
bankers once they default, for fear of getting their cash flows forfeited), and ensure
that such cash flows are used for working capital purposes. Toward this end, there
should be regular flow of information among consortium members. A bank, which is
not part of the consortium, may not be allowed to offer credit facilities to such
defaulting clients. Current account facilities may also be denied at non-consortium
banks to such clients and violation may attract penal action. The Credit Information
Bureau of India Ltd.(CIBIL) may be very useful for meaningful information
exchange on defaulting borrowers once the setup becomes fully operational.

 In a forum of lenders, the priority of each lender will be different. While one set of
lenders may be willing to wait for a longer time to recover its dues, another lender
may have a much shorter timeframe in mind. So it is possible that the letter categories
of lenders may be willing to exit, even a t a cost – by a discounted settlement of the
exposure. Therefore, any plan for restructuring/rehabilitation may take this aspect into
account.

 Corporate Debt Restructuring mechanism has been institutionalized in 2001 t o
provide a timely and transparent system for restructuring of the corporate debt of Rs.
20 crore and above with the banks and FIs on a voluntary basis and outside the legal
framework. Under this system, banks may greatly benefit in terms of restructuring of
large standard accounts (potential NPAs) and viable sub-standard accounts with
consortium/multiple banking arrangements.


PROCEDURES FOR NPA IDENTIFICATION AND
RESOLUTION IN INDIA:
1. Internal Checks and Control
Since high level of NPAs dampens the performance of the banks identification of
potential problem accounts and their close monitoring assumes importance. Though most
banks have Early Warning Systems (EWS) for identification of potential NPAs, the
actual processes followed, however, differ from bank to bank. The EWS enable a bank to
identify the borrower accounts which show signs of credit deterioration and initiate
remedial action. Many banks have evolved and adopted an elaborate EWS, which allows
them to identify potential distress signals and plan their options beforehand, accordingly.
The early warning signals, indicative of potential problems in the accounts, viz. persistent
irregularity in accounts, delays in servicing of interest, frequent devolvement of L/Cs,
units' financial problems, market related problems, etc. are captured by the system. In
addition, some of these banks are reviewing their exposure to borrower accounts every
quarter based on published data which also serves as an important additional warning
system. These early warning signals used by banks are generally independent of risk
rating systems and asset classification norms prescribed by RBI.
The major components/processes of a EWS followed by banks in India as brought out by
a study conducted by Reserve Bank of India at the instance of the Board of Financial
Supervision are as follows:
 Designating Relationship Manager/ Credit Officer for monitoring account/s
 Preparation of `know your client' profile
 Credit rating system
 Identification of watch-list/special mention category accounts
 Monitoring of early warning signals

Relationship Manager/Credit Officer
The Relationship Manager/Credit Officer is an official who is expected to have complete
knowledge of borrower, his business, his future plans, etc. The Relationship Manager has
to keep in constant touch with the borrower and report all developments impacting the


borrowable account. As a part of this contact he is also expected to conduct scrutiny and
activity inspections. In the credit monitoring process, the responsibility of monitoring a
corporate account is vested with Relationship Manager/Credit Officer.

Know your client' profile (KYC)
Most banks in India have a system of preparing `know your client' (KYC) profile/credit
report. As a part of `KYC' system, visits are made on clients and their places of
business/units. The frequency of such visits depends on the nature and needs of
relationship.

Credit Rating System
The credit rating system is essentially one point indicator of an individual credit exposure
and is used to identify measure and monitor the credit risk of individual proposal. At the
whole bank level, credit rating system enables tracking the health of banks entire credit
portfolio. Most banks in India have put in place the system of internal credit rating. While
most of the banks have developed their own models, a few banks have adopted credit
rating models designed by rating agencies. Credit rating models take into account various
types of risks viz. financial, industry and management, etc. associated with a borrowable
unit. The exercise is generally done at the time of sanction of new borrowable account
and at the time of review renewal of existing credit facilities.

Watch-list/Special Mention Category
The grading of the bank's risk assets is an important internal control tool. It serves the
need of the Management to identify and monitor potential risks of a loan asset. The
purpose of identification of potential NPAs is to ensure that appropriate preventive /
corrective steps could be initiated by the bank to protect against the loan asset becoming
non-performing. Most of the banks have a system to put certain borrowable accounts
under watch list or special mention category if performing advances operating under
adverse business or economic conditions are exhibiting certain distress signals. These
accounts generally exhibit weaknesses which are correctable but warrant banks' closer
attention. The categorization of such accounts in watch list or special mention category


provides early warning signals enabling Relationship Manager or Credit Officer to
anticipate credit deterioration and take necessary preventive steps to avoid their slippage
into non performing advances. Early Warning Signals It is important in any early warning
system, to be sensitive to signals of credit deterioration. A host of early warning signals
are used by different banks for identification of potential NPAs. Most banks in India have
laid down a series of operational, financial, transactional indicators that could serve to
identify emerging problems in credit exposures at an early stage. Further, it is revealed
that the indicators which may trigger early warning system depend not only on default in
payment of installment and interest but also other factors such as deterioration in
operating and financial performance of the borrower, weakening industry characteristics,
regulatory changes, general economic conditions, etc. Early warning signals can be
classified into five broad categories viz.
a) Financial
b) Operational
c) Banking
d) Management and
e) External factors.

Financial related warning signals generally emanate from the borrowers' balance sheet,
income expenditure statement, statement of cash flows, statement of receivables etc.
Following common warning signals are captured by some of the banks having relatively
developed EWS.

Financial warning signals
 Persistent irregularity in the account
 Default in repayment obligation
 Devolvement of LC/invocation of guarantees
 Deterioration in liquidity/working capital position
 Substantial increase in long term debts in relation to equity
 Declining sales
 Operating losses/net losses


 Rising sales and falling profits
 Disproportionate increase in overheads relative to sales
 Rising level of bad debt losses Operational warning signals
 Low activity level in plant
 Disorderly diversification/frequent changes in plan
 Nonpayment of wages/power bills
 Loss of critical customer/s
 Frequent labor problems
 Evidence of aged inventory/large level of inventory
Management related warning signals
 Lack of co-operation from key personnel
 Change in management, ownership, or key personnel
 Desire to take undue risks
 Family disputes
 Poor financial controls
 Fudging of financial statements
 Diversion of funds
Banking related signals
 Declining bank balances/declining operations in the account
 Opening of account with other bank
 Return of outward bills/dishonored cheques
 Sales transactions not routed through the account
 Frequent requests for loan
 Frequent delays in submitting stock statements, financial data, etc.
Signals relating to external factors
 Economic recession
 Emergence of new competition
 Emergence of new technology
 Changes in government / regulatory policies
 Natural calamities


2. Management/Resolution of NPAs
A reduction in the total gross and net NPAs in the Indian financial system indicates a
significant improvement in management of NPAs. This is also on account of various
resolution mechanisms introduced in the recent past which include the SRFAESI Act,
one time settlement schemes, setting up of the CDR mechanism, strengthening of DRTs.
From the data available of Public Sector Banks as on March 31, 2003, there were 1,522
numbers of NPAs as on March 31, 2003 which had gross value greater than Rs. 50
million in all the public sector banks in India. The total gross value of these NPAs
amounted to Rs. 215 billion. The total number of resolution approaches (including cases
where action is to be initiated) is greater than the number of NPAs, indicating some
double counting. As can be seen, suit filed and BIFR are the two most common
approaches to resolution of NPAs in public sector banks. Rehabilitation has been
considered/ adopted in only about 13% of the cases. Settlement has been considered only
in 9% of the cases. It is likely to have been adopted in even fewer cases. Data available
on resolution strategies adopted by public sector banks suggest that Compromise
settlement schemes with borrowers are found to be more effective than legal measures.
Many banks have come out with their own restructuring schemes for settlement of NPA
accounts. State Bank of India, HDFC Limited, M/s. Dun and Bradstreet Information
Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Trans Union to serve as a mechanism for exchange of
information between banks and FIs for curbing the growth of NPAs incorporated credit
Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL) in January 2001. Pending the enactment of
CIB Regulation Bill, the RBI constituted a working group to examine the role of CIBs.
As per the recommendations of the working group, Banks and FIs are now required to
submit the list of suit-filed cases of Rs. 10 million and above and suit filed cases of
willful defaulters of Rs. 2.5 million and above to RBI as well as CIBIL. CIBIL will share
this information with commercial banks and FIs so as to help them minimize adverse
selection at appraisal stage. The CIBIL is in the process of getting operationalised.

3. Willful Defaulters
RBI has issued revised guidelines in respect of detection of willful default and diversion


and siphoning of funds. As per these guidelines a willful default occurs when a borrower
defaults in meeting its obligations to the lender when it has capacity to honor the
obligations or whenfunds have been utilized for purposes other than those for which
finance was granted. The list of willful defaulters is required to be submitted to SEBI and
RBI to prevent their access to capital markets. Sharing of information of this nature helps
banks in their due diligence exercise and helps in avoiding financing unscrupulous
elements. RBI has advised lenders to initiate legal measures including criminal actions,
wherever required, and undertake a proactive approach in change in management, where
appropriate.

4. Legal and Regulatory Regime
Debt Recovery Tribunals
DRTs were set up under the Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions
Act, 1993. Under the Act, two types of Tribunals were set up i.e. Debt Recovery Tribunal
(DRT) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT). The DRTs are vested with
competence to entertain cases referred to them, by the banks and FIs for recovery of debts
due to the same. The order passed by a DRT is appealable to the Appellate Tribunal but
no appeal shall be entertained by the DRAT unless the applicant deposits 75% of the
amount due from him as determined by it. However, the Affiliate Tribunal may, for
reasons to be received in writing, waive or reduce the amount of such deposit. Advances
of Rs. 1 million and above can be settled through DRT process. An important power
conferred on the Tribunal is that of making an interim order (whether by way of
injunction or stay) against the defendant to debar him from transferring, alienating or
otherwise dealing with or disposing of any property and the assets belonging to him
within prior permission of the Tribunal. This order can be passed even while the claim is
pending. DRTs are criticized in respect of recovery made considering the size of NPAs in
the Country. In general, it is observed that the defendants approach the High Country
challenging the verdict of the Appellate Tribunal which leads to further delays in
recovery. Validity of the Act is often challenged in the court which hinders the progress

of the DRTs. Lastly, many needs to be done for making the DRTs stronger in terms of
infrastructure.


Lokadalats
The institution of Lokadalat constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
helps in resolving disputes between the parties by conciliation, mediation, compromise or
amicable settlement. It is known for effecting mediation and counseling between the
parties and to reduce burden on the court, especially for small loans. Cases involving suit
claims up to Rs. l million can be brought before the Lokadalat and every award of the
Lokadalat shall be deemed to be a decree of a Civil Court and no appeal can lie to any
court against the award made by the Lokadalat. Several people of particular localities
various social organizations are approaching Lokadalats which are generally presided
over by two or three senior persons including retired senior civil servants, defense
personnel and judicial officers. They take up cases which are suitable for settlement of
debt for certain consideration. Parties are heard and they explain their legal position.
They are advised to reach to some settlement due to social pressure of senior bureaucrats
or judicial officers or social workers. If the compromise is arrived at, the parties to the
litigation sign a statement in presence of Lokadalats which is expected to be filed in court
to obtain a consent decree. Normally, if such settlement contains a clause that if the
compromise is not adhered to by the parties, the suits pending in the court will proceed in
accordance with the law and parties will have a right to get the decree from the court. In
general, it is observed that banks do not get the full advantage of the Lokadalats. It is
difficult to collect the concerned borrowers willing to go in for compromise on the day
when the Lokadalat meets. In any case, we should continue our efforts to seek the help of
the Lokadalat.

Enactment of SRFAESI Act
The "The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of
Security Interest Act" (SRFAESI) provides the formal legal basis and regulatory
framework for setting up Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) in India. In addition
to asset reconstruction and ARCs, the Act deals with the following largely aspects,

 Securitization and Securitization Companies
 Enforcement of Security Interest


 Creation of a central registry in which all securitization and asset reconstruction
transactions as well as any creation of security interests has to be filed.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the designated regulatory authority for ARCS has
issued Directions, Guidance Notes, Application Form and Guidelines to Banks in April
2003 for regulating functioning of the proposed ARCS and these Directions/ Guidance
Notes cover various aspects relating to registration, operations and funding of ARCS and
resolution of NPAs by ARCS. The RBI has also issued guidelines to banks and financial
institutions on issues relating to transfer of assets to ARCS, consideration for the same
and valuation of instruments issued by the ARCS. Additionally, the Central Government
has issued the security enforcement rules ("Enforcement Rules"), which lays down the
procedure to be followed by a secured creditor while enforcing its security interest
pursuant to the Act. The Act permits the secured creditors (if 75% of the secured
creditors agree) to enforce their security interest in relation to the underlying security
without reference to the Court after giving a 60 day notice to the defaulting borrower
upon classification of the corresponding financial assistance as a non-performing asset.
The Act permits the secured creditors to take any of the following measures:
 Take over possession of the secured assets of the borrower including right to
transfer by way of lease, assignment or sale;
 Take over the management of the secured assets including the right to transfer by
way of lease, assignment or sale;
 Appoint any person as a manager of the secured asset (such person could be the
ARC if they do not accept any pecuniary liability); and
 Recover receivables of the borrower in respect of any secured asset which has
been transferred. After taking over possession of the secured assets, the secured
creditors are required to obtain valuation of the assets. These secured assets may
be sold by using any of the following routes to obtain maximum value.
 By obtaining quotations from persons dealing in such assets or otherwise
interested in buying the assets;
 By inviting tenders from the public;
 By holding public auctions; or
 By private treaty.


Lenders have seized collateral in some cases and while it has not yet been possible to
recover value from most such seizures due to certain legal hurdles, lenders are now
clearly in a much better bargaining position vis-a-vis defaulting borrowers than they were
before the enactment of SRFAESI Act. When the legal hurdles are removed, the
bargaining power of lenders is likely to improve further and one would expect to see a
large number of NPAs being resolved in quick time, either through security enforcement
or through settlements. Under the SRFAESI Act ARCS can be set up under the
Companies Act, 1956. The Act designates any person holding not less than 10% of the
paid-up equity capital of the ARC as a sponsor and prohibits any sponsor from holding a
controlling interest in, being the holding company of or being in control of the ARC. The
SRFAESI and SRFAESI Rules/ Guidelines require ARCS to have a minimum net-owned
fund of not less than Rs. 20,000,000. Further, the Directions require that an ARC should
maintain, on an ongoing basis, a minimum capital adequacy ratio of 15% of its risk
weighted assets. ARCS have been granted a maximum realization time frame of five
years from the date of acquisition of the assets. The Act stipulates several measures that
can be undertaken by ARCs for asset reconstruction. These include:
 Enforcement of security interest;
 Taking over or changing the management of the business of the borrower;
 The sale or lease of the business of the borrower;
 Settlement of the borrowers' dues; and
 Restructuring or rescheduling of debt.
ARCS are also permitted to act as a manager of collateral assets taken over by t he lenders
under security enforcement rights available to them or as a recovery agent for any bank
or financial institution and to receive a fee for the discharge of these functions. They can
also be appointed to act as a receiver, if appointed by any Court or DRT.


Source: http://www.rbi.org.in

Institution of CDR Mechanism
The RBI has instituted the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) mechanism for
resolution of NPAs of viable entities facing financial difficulties. The CDR mechanism
instituted in India is broadly along the lines of similar systems in the UK, Thailand,
Korea and Malaysia. The objective of the CDR mechanism has been to ensure timely and
transparent restructuring of corporate debt outside the purview of the Board for Industrial
and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), DRTs or other legal proceedings. The framework is
intended to preserve viable corporate affected by certain internal/external factors and
minimize losses to creditors/other stakeholders through an orderly and coordinated
restructuring programme. RBI has issued revised guidelines in February 2003 with
respect to the CDR mechanism. Corporate borrowers with borrowings from the banking
system of Rs. 20crores and above under multiple banking arrangement are eligible under
the CDR mechanism. Accounts falling under standard, sub-standard or doubtful
categories can be considered for restructuring. CDR is a nonstatutory mechanism based
on debtor-creditor agreement and inter-creditor agreement. Restructuring helps in
aligning repayment obligations for bankers with the cash flow projections as reassessed at
the time of restructuring. Therefore it is critical to prepare a restructuring plan on the
lines of the expected business plan along with projected cash flows.


The CDR process is being stabilized. Certain revisions are envisaged with respect to the
eligibility criteria (amount of borrowings) and time frame for restructuring. Foreign
banks are not members of the CDR forum, and it is expected that they would be signing
the agreements shortly. However they attend meetings. The first ARC to be operational in
India- Asset Reconstruction Company of India (ARGIL) is a member of the CDR forum.
Lenders in India prefer to resort to CDR mechanism to avoid unnecessary delays in
multiple lender arrangements and to increase transparency in the process. While in the
RBI guidelines it has been recommended to involve independent consultants, banks are
so far resorting to their internal teams for recommending restructuring programs.

Compromise Settlement Schemes
1) One Time Settlement Schemes
NPAs in all sectors, which have become doubtful or loss as on 31st March 2000. The
scheme also covers NPAs classified as sub-standard as on 31st March 2000, which
have subsequently become doubtful or loss. All cases on which the banks have
initiated action under the SRFAESI Act and also cases pending before
Courts/DRTs/BIFR, subject to consent decree being obtained from the
Courts/DRTs/BIFR are covered. However cases of willful default, fraud and
malfeasance are not covered. As per the OTS scheme, for NPAs up to Rs. 10crores,
the minimum amount that should be recovered should be 100% of the outstanding
balance in the account.

2) Negotiated Settlement Schemes
The RBI/Government has been encouraging banks to design and implement policies
for negotiated settlements, particularly for old and unresolved NPAs. The broad
framework for such settlements was put in place in July 1995. Specific guidelines
were issued in May 1999to public sector banks for one-time settlements of NPAs of
small scale sector. This scheme was valid until September 2000 and enabled banks to
recover Rs 6.7 billion from various accounts. Revised guidelines were issued in July
2000 for recovery of NPAs of Rs. 50 millionand less. These guidelines were effective
until June 2001 and helped banks recover Rs. 26 billion.


Increased Powers to NCLTs and the Proposed Repeal of BIFR
In India, companies whose net worth has been wiped out on account of accumulated
losses come under the purview of the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA) and need to
be referred to BIFR. Once a company is referred to the BIFR (and even if an enquiry is
pending as to whether it should be admitted to BIFR), it is afforded protection against
recovery proceedings from its creditors. BIFR is widely regarded as a stumbling block in
recovering value for NPAs. Promoters systematically take refuge in SICA - often there is
a scramble to file a reference in BIFR so as to obtain protection from debt recovery
proceedings. The recent amendments to the Companies Act vest powers for revival and
rehabilitation of companies with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), in place
of BIFR, with modifications to address weaknesses experienced under the SICA
provisions. The NCLT would prepare a scheme for reconstruction of any sick company
and there is no bar on the lending institution of legal proceedings against such company
whilst the scheme is being prepared by the NCLT. Therefore, proceedings initiated by
any creditor seeking to recover monies from a sick company would not be suspended by
a reference to the NCLT and, therefore, the above provision of the Act may not have
much relevance any longer and probably does not extend to the tribunal for this reason.
However, there is a possibility of conflict between the activities that may be undertaken
by the ARC, e.g. change in management, and the role of the NCLT in restructuring sick
companies. The Bill to repeal SICA is currently pending in Parliament and the process of
staffing of NCLTs has been initiated


OBJECTIVES

I. Problem statement/Objective of the research
 To study of the concept of Non Performing Asset in Indian perspective.
 To study NPA standard of RBI
 To study the Reasons for & Impact of NPAs
 To evaluate the efficiency in managing Non Performing Asset of different types of banks
(Public, Private & Foreign banks) using NPA ratios & comparing NPA with profits.
 To check the proportion of NPA of different types of banks in different categories.

II. Beneficiaries of the study
The outcomes analyzed from this study would be beneficial to various sections such as:

 Banks: This study would definitely benefit the banks in a way that directs them as
to which sector should be given priority for lending money.

 Further Researchers: The major beneficiaries from the project would be the
researchers themselves as this study would enhance their knowledge about the
topic. They get an insight of the present scenario of this industry as this is the
emerging industry in the financial sector of the economy.

 Student: To get the understanding of NPA concept as a whole.


RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

I. Research Design
The research design that will be use is Descriptive Research.
 Involves gathering data that describe events and then organizes, tabulates, depicts,
and describes the data.
 Uses description as a tool to organize data into patterns that emerge during analysis.
 Often uses visual aids such as graphs and charts to aid the reader.
 Using of hypothesis testing.

Test of Correlation:
a) H0: There is no significant correlation between profits & NPAs of Public Sector
Banks for last 9 years
H1: There is correlation between profits & NPAs of Public Sector Banks for last 9
years

b) H0: There is no significant correlation between profits & NPAs of Private Sector
Banks for last 9 years
H1: There is correlation between profits & NPAs of Private Sector Banks for last
9 years

c) H0: There is no significant correlation between profits & NPAs of Foreign Banks
for last 9 years
H1: There is correlation between profits & NPAs of Foreign Banks for last 9 years

II. Data Collection Sources
Secondary Data
Secondary data refers to the data which has already been generated and is available for
use. The data about NPAs & its composition, classification of loan assets, profits (net &
gross) & advances of different banks is taken from Reserve Bank of India website and
indiastat.com.


III. Scope of the study
 To understand the concept of NPA in Indian Banking industry.
 To understand the causes & effects of NPA
 To analyze the past trends of NPA of Public, Private & Foreign banks in different
sector.

IV. Expected contribution of the study
The analysis made as a part of this study may contribute in a way analysis of strength
and weakness of the banking sector as whole with regard to Non Performing Asset of
banks. Various banks from different categories together may make efforts to overcome
limitations for lending money to different sectors like agricultural, SSI, Priority sector,
non-priority sector, public sector & others.

V. Limitation
There are some data which are available for just 3 years while the same data for
its counterparts were available for 9 years. So exact comparison was not possible.


ANALYSIS

OVERALL ANALYSIS:
Scheduled Commercial banks (SCBs) in India remained robust against the backdrop of
global financial crisis. It is noteworthy that contrary to the trend in some advanced countries,
the leverage ratio (Tier I capital to total assets ratio) in India has remained high reflecting the
strength of the Indian banking system. However, the Indian banking sector was not
completely insulated from the effects of the slowdown of the India economy.

The consolidated balance sheets of SCBs, expanded by 21.2 per cent as at end-March 2010
as compared with 25.0 per cent in the previous year. While the balance sheet of public sector
banks maintained their growth momentum, the private sector banks and foreign banks
registered a deceleration in growth rate.

During 2009-10, the growth rate of banks‟ lending to industries, personal loans and services
sector witnessed a deceleration, while growth rate of banks‟ lending to agriculture and allied
activities increased substantially. Overall, the incremental Credit–Deposit (C-D) ratio
declined sharply reflecting the slowdown in credit growth, as corporates deferred their
investments against the backdrop of widespread uncertainty.

It is noteworthy that contrary to the trend in some advanced countries, the leverage ratio in
India has remained high reflecting the strength of the Indian banking system. For instance, as
observed by the World Bank , the leverage ratio of banks in the UK witnessed a decline
throughout 1990s, which was accentuated after 2000 to reach a level of about 3 per cent by
2009 from around 5 per cent in the 1990s. On the other hand, the leverage ratio for Indian
banks has risen from about 4.1 per cent in March 2002 to reach a level of 6.3 per cent by
March 2010.

The balance sheets of public sector banks maintained their growth momentum, the private
sector banks and foreign banks registered a deceleration in growth rate. Furthermore, the old


private sector banks, which had been registering a significantly lower growth rate than their
newer counterparts in the recent past, managed a better performance this year.

 NET NPAs OF BANKS: 2001-02 to 2009-10

Graph: 1 Source: http://www.rbi.org.in

Interpretation:
 From the above it is observed that net NPA of public sector banks has a declining
trend up to year 2006-07 and after that it has a rising trend till 2009-10. The same
trend has been observed in both Private and Foreign Sector Banks. The declining
trend from 2004 to 2007 of NPA was due to the implementation of Securitization Act
(2002).


 But the increase in NPA was increasing in absolute term, as NPA as per percent of
advance shows a declining trend in Public Sector Banks while that of in Private and
Foreign Sector Banks shows an upward trend that is increase in NPA as per percent
of advance after 2007.
 The increase in NPA as per percent of advance of Private and Foreign Sector Banks is
because of they have a major proportion of lending in non- priority sectors includes
Medium and large scale industries which was highly affected by global financial
crisis.


SOUNDNESS INDICATORS:
1. Capital Quality
2. Asset Quality

Capital Quality:
A sound and efficient banking system is end product for maintaining financial stability.
Therefore, considerable emphasis has been placed on strengthening the capital requirements
in recent years. The Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of SCBs, a
measure of the capacity of the banking system to absorb unexpected losses, improved
further to 13.2 per cent at end-March 2010 from 13.0 per cent at end-March
2009. The asset quality of banks in India has been improving over the past few years as
reflected in the declining NPA to advances ratio. It is especially noteworthy that
notwithstanding the pressures of a slowdown in the economy and an atmosphere of
uncertainty, the net NPA to net advances ratio increased only marginally to 1.1 per cent
as at end March 2010 from 1.0 per cent as at end March 2009. Significantly, gross NPA
to gross advances ratio remained constant at 2.3 per cent. Thus, in terms of the two
crucial soundness indicators, viz., capital and asset quality, the Indian banking sector has
exhibited resilience amidst testing times.



Asset Quality:

Movements in Non-performing Assets – Bank Group-wise

Old New
Public State Private Private
Sector Nationalized Bank Sector Sector Foreign
Banks Banks Group Banks Banks Banks

Gross NPAs
As at end-March 2009 40089 23410 15303 2557 9901 2872
Addition during the
year 31338 17822 12879 2094 10520 8430
Recovered during the
year 26271 15863 9829 1579 6510 2954
Written off during the
year 0 0 0 0 0 1514
As at end-March 2010 45156 25368 18352 3072 13911 6833
Net NPAs
As at end-March 2009 17726 8245 8398 740 4640 1247
As at end-March 2010 21033 9339 10745 1165 6253 2973
Gross NPAs/Gross
Advances Ratio
End-March 2009 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.4 1.8
End-March 2010 2 1.8 2.5 2.3 2.8 4
Net NPAs/Net
Advances Ratio
End-March 2009 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.7 1.1 0.9
End-March 2010 0.7 0.7 1.5 0.9 1.3 1.7
Source: http://www.rbi.org.in


Interpretation:
 The trend of improvement in the asset quality of banks continued during the year.
Indian banks recovered a higher amount of NPAs during 2009-10 than that during the
previous year. Though the total amount recovered and written-off at Rs.38,828 in
2009-10 was higher than Rs.28,283 crore in 2008-09, it was lower than fresh addition of
NPAs (Rs.52,382 crore) during the year. As a result, the gross NPAs of SCBs increased
across all the bank groups. In this context, it may be noted that in the present
context of financial turmoil, some slippage in NPAs could be expected.
 Nevertheless, it may be noted that this slippage was moderate as compared to the
problems faced by banks all over the world. The hardening of interest rates might
have made the repayment of loans difficult for some borrowers, resulting in some
increase in NPAs in this sector. It may be noted that the increase in gross NPAs was
more noticeable in respect of new private sector and foreign banks, which have been
more active in the real estate and housing loans segments.
 Gross NPAs (in absolute terms) increased for all the banks. The gross NPAs to gross
advances of foreign banks increased significantly during the year, while that of
private sector banks increased marginally. The NPAs ratio of all other bank groups
declined. While net NPAs to net advances ratio of all the banks increased over the
previous year except that of nationalized banks.


FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF BANKS ACCORDING TO
LEVEL OF NPAs:

Frequency Distribution of Banks according to level of NPAs

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% > 10%
40% 5% to 10%
30% 2% to 5%
20% < 2%
10%
0%
Pvt.SB

FB

FB

Pvt.SB

FB

Pvt.SB

FB

Pvt.SB

FB
Pvt.SB

PSB
PSB

PSB

PSB

PSB

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10


Interpretation:
 In the year 2005-06, the Public sector banks (PSBs) had around 60% of their NPA profile
in the < 2% category which increased 75% in 2006-07, 90% in 2007-08 - 2008-09 &
100% in 2009-10. PSBs 30% NPA profile in the year 2005-06 belongs to 2% to 5%
category which reduced over the years and has been totally eliminated in 2009-10. PSBs
did not have any of its banks in > 10% category.

 Private sector banks (Pvt.SBs) was having the worst situation in 2005-06 where 50% of
its bank was in 2% to 5% category. While this ratio is declining over the years 2008-09
this is compensated by the rise in number of banks in < 2%. 5 Pvt. SB‟s banks were in


5% to10% category in 2005-06 which was totally eliminated in 2008-09. But due to poor
financial condition in 2009-10, there is increase in number of banks in higher NPA
category.

 Foreign banks (FB) were comparatively in good position compare to privat e sector banks
in the initial years. 70% of its NPA profile belongs to < 2% category. The number of
banks increased in < 2% category. So among all three sectors, public sector banks
managed to reduce NPAs over the years.


COMPOSITION OF NPAs OF BANK SECTOR WISE:

COMPOSITION OF NPAs OF PUBLIC SECTOR
BANKS - 2002 TO 2010
30000

25000
Amount in Rs. Crore

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Priority Sector 24156 25150 24939 23841 21926 22374 22954 25287 24318
Non-priority Sector 27307 28405 26781 25698 23249 18664 15158 14163 19251
Public Sector 1711 903 1087 610 444 341 490 299 474

Graph: 4.1 Source: http://www.indiastat.com/

Interpretation:
 From the above chart it is observed that public sector category is the least contributor
towards the NPA of public sector bank. In the initial years from 2002 to 2006, Non-
priority sector contributes more towards NPA than priority sector. But in later years
from 2007 it‟s other way round, where priority sector contributes more than Non-
priority sector.

 Priority sector consist of advance given to agriculture, SSI, & other priority sector
advances. Non priority sector consist of large industries, medium industries & other
non priority sectors.


 In case of priority sector, it started falling from 2004 up to 2006 over previous year.
But in the later years i.e. from 2007 there is rise NPA because of defaults on the loan
given to the farmers. It was highest in 2009. In order to reduce that, waiver package
was announced in union budget of 2009. It may also be noted that the increase in NPAs
was more noticeable in priority sector, which have been more active in the real estate and
housing loans segments.

 NPA in non priority sector is reducing constantly from 2003 to 2009 i.e. by
50%.Though the advance given to non-priority sector was higher than priority sector, NPAs
of non-priority sector is comparatively.


COMPOSITION OF NPAs OF PRIVATE SECTOR
BANKS - 2002 TO 2010

14000

12000
Amount in Rs. Crore

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Priority Sector 1835 2546 2445 2482 2188 2284 2884 3419 3640
Non-Priority Sector 4452 9090 9327 7796 6569 5541 6353 9558 13172
Public Sector 123 31 95 75 42 4 3 0 75


Interpretation:
 From the above graph it is observed that public sector contributes very negligible
towards the overall NPA of foreign banks. The major reason for this is that on an
average only 3.5% of total advance is made towards public sector category.

 Priority sector category on an average constitutes almost 34% of the total advances
made by the private sector banks. While average NPA of priority sector constitutes of
25% of total NPA. In later years from 2008 to 2010 there is increase in NPA of
priority sector. In these years more advances was given to agriculture & housing
sector.

 In the year 2007-08, the real estate market was on boom, which encouraged people to
take more loans. But after the subprime crisis there was sudden fall in real estate
market & people became default to pay the loan.


 In case of non-priority sector, the average advances made are 60.5% of total advance
made by private sector banks. But the average NPA of non-priority sector is almost
74% which is highest amongst the entire category. We can see the declining trend in
NPA of non-priority sector from 2004 to 2007. This as a result of securitization Act,
2002.


COMPOSITION OF NPAs OF
FORIEGN BANKS - 2008 TO 2010
Amount in Rs. Crore

7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
2008 2009 2010
Priority Sector 331 402 649
Non-Priority Sector 2,120 2712.0 6506
Public Sector 0 0 0

Graph: 4.3 Source: http://www.indiastat.com//
Interpretation:
 It is observed from the chart there is no NPA in public sector category in all the three
years because there was no advance made to public sector category.

 Non-priority sector contributes highest towards the NPA of foreign banks because
non-priority sector constitute approximately 65% of the total advances made by
foreign banks. So NPA will also be more in non-priority sector.

 NPA is low in priority sector because very few advances are made in priority sector
& that too are made to SSI.

 The advances are made to medium & large scale industries in non-priority sector. As
foreign banks are having global presence they are more affected by the global
meltdown & financial crisis of 2008. So its effect is seen by sudden rise in NPA in
2009.


COMPARISON OF NET NPA OF OLD AND NEW PRIVATE
SECTOR BANKS: 2001-02 to 2009-10

Graph: 5 Compiled from: http://www.rbi.org.in

Interpretation:
 From the above chart it is clearly observed that net NPA of old private sector banks
has a declining trend over the years on the contrary new private sector banks has an
upward trend.

 Old private sector banks which is passing from lower growth rate in recent past, starts
performing better than their new counterparts. Old private sector banks are more
efficient than that of new private sector banks in managing NPA.


NET NPAs AS PERCENTAGE OF ADVANCES OF BANKS:

Net NPAs/Net Advances
2.5

2
NPA as % of Advance

1.5

1

0.5

0
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Public Sector 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7
Private Sector 1.9 1 1 1.2 1.5
Foriegn Sector 0.9 0.8 1 0.9 1.7

Graph: 6 Source: http://www.indiastat.com/

Interpretation:
 From the above it is clearly observed that only public sector banks have succeeded in
reducing net NPA against net advances made over the period of time. It is constantly
reducing each year, whereas in case of private sector bank it has reduced in 2006-07
then it got stable and started rising from 2008-09 onwards.

 In case of foreign banks it is fluctuating over the years. Public sector banks have been
able to reduce this ratio by 66.7% from 2006 to 2010. Public sector banks as a result
of stringent checks & control able to manage low ratio compare to other banks. Also
the ratio increased by 89% for foreign banks where the foreign banks were badly
affected by the global meltdown. Even for private sector bank the ratio increased
by 25% in 2010 due to financial crises & also for public sector bank the
reduction in 2010 was the lowest i.e. 12.5%


CLASSIFICATION OF LOAN ASSET OF BANKS:

Classification of Loan Asset of Public Sector
Banks
Standard Asset Sub-Standard Asset Doubtful Asset Loss Asset

0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2
1.5 1.1 1.0
2.3 1.0 0.9
3.4 1.0
4.3 1.1
1.2

2.6
97.2 97.7 97.9
96.1
94.6
92.2

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Graph: 7.1 Compiled from: http://www.rbi.org.in

Interpretation:
 The above frequency distribution chart states that standard asset is increasing every
year & on the contrary all the other types of asset i.e. Sub-standard, Doubtful & Loss
Asset are decreasing every asset. This proves that public sector banks have succeeded
in reducing NPA over the years.

 Public sector banks have taken various measures to reduce NPA also convert Sub-
Standard, Doubtful & loss asset into the above category Standard, Sub-Standard &
Doubtful asset. The rise in sub standard ratio has major proportion indicates that there
is a high scope of up gradation or improvement in NPA recovery in initial stage
because it will be very easy to recover the loan as minimum duration of default.


Classification of Loan Asset of Private Sector
Banks

0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
1.0 0.9 1.0
1.5
2.5 1.1
0.8 1.5
3.6 2.0
1.0

1.8
97.4 97.6 97.3
96.8
96.1
94.2

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010


Interpretation:
 The above chart clearly states that the rise in the standard assets over the years
compensates the fall in the other three types of assets. But in the year 2010, the
percentage of Sub-Standard asset is highest among all the year. In 2010 percentage of
standard asset has reduced by 0.5% which is compensated by increase in Sub-
Standard & doubtful assets. This increase is due to interest & principle amount unpaid
due to financial crisis in 2009. The percentage of doubtful asset has reduced to a
great extent amongst all. So the private sector banks have managed to reduce the
doubtful asset.


Classification of Loan Asset of Foriegn Banks

0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6
1.5 0.7
1.3 1.1 1.2
1.0
1.8 0.9 3.5

1.6

97.9 98.1 98.1
97.0
95.7
95.2

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010


Interpretation:
 The proportion of Standard Asset is increasing from 2005 and started getting stable in
2008 & 2009. But it has fallen in 2010. The proportion of other three types of assets
is falling over the years, but in 2010 there is great increase in the proportion of Sub-
Standard asset which is as a result of decrease in proportion of Standard asset. This
increase in Sub-Standard asset is because of interest & principle amount unpaid, due
to poor global conditions, for the loan provided in a 2009. The interest & principle
amount remained unpaid for period of more than 180 days but less than 1 year.


COMPARISON OF NET PROFIT AND NET NPA OF BANKS:

Comparison of Net Profit And Net NPA -
Public Sector Banks
40000

35000

30000
Amount in Rs. Crore

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Net NPA 27977 27958 24877 19335 16904 14566 15145 17726 21033
Net Profit 4317 8301 12295 16546 15784 16539 20152 26592 34394


Interpretation:
 It is observed from the above graph there exist no particular relationship between net
profit & net NPA of public sector banks. There is constant increase in net profit from
2001-02 to 2004-05 & from 2006-07 to 2009-10. The average of percentage increase
in net profit YOY basis comes to 32.3%

 On the contrary public sector banks have managed to reduce net NPA constantly from
2002-03 to 2006-07. Although the percentage of reduction over the previous year is
low compared to percentage of rise in profit over previous year. The average of
percentage decrease in net NPA YOY basis comes to 2.5%


Private Sector Banks
12000

10000
Amount in Rs. Crore

8000

6000

4000

2000

0
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Net NPA 3700 6676 3963 4128 4212 3171 4028 5380 7418
Net Profit 1142 1779 2958 3481 3533 4975 6465 9522 10868

Interpretation:
 It is clearly observed from the line graph that there is continuous rise in net profit of
private sector banks over the years. The average of percentage increase in net profits
of private sector banks comes to approximately 34%.

 On the contrary there is no continuous rise/fall in net NPA. But overall there is rise in
net NPA from 2001-02 to 2009-10. The average of percentage rise in net NPA comes
to almost 15%.


Foreign Banks
9000
8000
7000
Amount in Rs. Crore

6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Net NPA 785 920 903 933 639 808 927 1247 2973
Net Profit 945 1492 1824 2243 3098 4109 5343 7544 8459


Interpretation:
 The above line graph shows net profit of foreign banks is increasing throughout the
period from 2001-02 to 2009-10. The average of percentage increase in net profit
YOY basis comes to 32%. Whereas in case of net profit there is no continuous
upward or downward movement.

 But overall there is rise in net NPA of foreign banks. The average of percentage
increase in net NPA YOY basis comes to approximately 25%. So this shows there is
positive relationship between net NPA & net profit of foreign banks.


NPA TO ADVANCE RATIO OF BANK:

Comparison of NPA with Advances-
Public Sector Banks
6
5.5
5

4
Gross NPAs/Gross
3.6
Advances
3
2.7 Net NPAs/Net
2.1 2.2 Advances
2 2

1.3
1 1.1
0.8 0.7

0
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Graph: 9.1 Compiled from: http://www.rbi.org.in/

Interpretation:
 The percentage in reduction of gross NPA to gross advances ratio is decreasing year
on year i.e. it has reduced by 34.5% from 2005-06 to 2006-07. Similarly it has
reduced by 25%, 18.5% & 9% respectively from 2006-07 to 2007-08, from
2007-08 to 2008-09 & 2008-09 to 2009-10.

 While in case of net NPA to net advances ratio, the percentage change is varying. It
has reduced by 38% from 2005-06 to 2006-07. Similarly it has reduced by 15.38%,
27.27% & 12.5% respectively from 2006-07 to 2007-08, from 2007-08 to 2008-09
& 2008-09 to 2009-10.


 The above calculated figure states that the provisions made for NPA & other items
like interest due but not recovered, part payment received and kept in suspense
account, etc which is deducted from Gross NPA is changing over the years. It is not
decreasing in same proportion as gross NPA.

 The difference in gross NPA/ gross advances & net NPA/net advances is highest in
2006-07 [67%] & lowest in 2007-08 [59%]. In other years it near to 63%. This gap
is highest in 2007 because in 2007 advances have increased tremendously over 2006.
Due to which NPA also increased & so provisions also increased.

 The line graph clearly states that the ratio of gross NPA to gross advances & net NPA
to net advances is decreasing over the years. In all the public sector bank has
succeeded to reduce the non performing assets against the advances made over the
years.


Private Sector Banks
4
3.8
3.5

3
2.9
2.5 2.5 2.5
2.2
2
1.9 Gross NPAs/Gross
Advances
1.5 1.5
1.2
1 1 1 Net NPAs/Net
Advances
0.5

0
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10


Interpretation:
 The percentage change in of gross NPA to gross advances ratio is decreasing initially
& thereafter started rising from 2007-08. It has reduced by 34.2% from 2005-06 to
2006-07. Similarly it has reduced by 12% from 2006-07 to 2007-08 & thereafter
increased by 18.5% & 9% respectively from 2007-08 to 2008-09 & 2008-09 to 2009-
10.

 While in case of net NPA to net advances ratio, the percentage change is var ying
drastically. It has reduced by 47% from 2005-06 to 2006-07. It is unchanged from
2006-07 to 2007-08. It has increased by 20% & 25% respectively from 2007-08 to
2008-09 & 2008-09 to 2009-10.

 The percentage change in gross NPA to gross advances ratio & net NPA to net
advances ratio over the years states that private sector banks makes more provisions
in gross NPA & gross advances.


2006-07 [60%] & lowest in 2009-10 [48%]. In other years it near to 54%. In 2007
there is highest increase in advances over previous year amongst all the year.
This resulted increase in NPA which in turn increased the provisions and
unrecognized interest income.

 Private sector banks have not succeeded to reduce NPA as against the advances made
over the years as both the ratios are increasing in later years.


Foreign Banks
4.5

4 4

3.5

3
2.8
2.5
Gross NPAs/Gross
2 2 Advances
1.8 1.8 1.7
1.5 Net NPAs/Net
Advances
1 0.9 1 0.9
0.8
0.5

0
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10


Interpretation:
 The gross NPA to gross advances ratio is decreasing till 2007-08.It is unchanged in
2008-09 & then increased in 2009-10. It has reduced by 28.5% & 10% respectively
from 2005-06 to 2006-07 & from 2006-07 to 2007-08. It has increased tremendously
by 122% from 2008-09 to 2009-10.

 While in case of net NPA to net advances ratio, there is great volatility. It has reduced
by 11% from 2005-06 to 2006-07. Thereafter it increased by 25% in 2007-08. Again
it reduced by 10% in 2009 and finally increased by 89% in 2009-10.

 The steep rise in gross NPA & net NPA 2009-10 is due to poor global conditions.


2005-06 & lowest in 2007-08. In 2005-06 provisions & unrecognized interest income
was highest compare to other years while it was lowest in 2007-08.

 The line graph clearly states that the ratio of gross NPA to gross advances & net NPA
to net advances is decreasing over the years. In all the public sector bank has
succeeded to reduce the non performing assets against the advances made over the
years.

 Thus in foreign banks gross NPA to gross advances ratio & net NPA to net advances
ratio are not having parallel movement throughout the period. The change in net NPA
to net advances is quite higher than gross NPA to gross advances.


Graph: 9.4 Source: http://www.rbi.org.in

Interpretation:
 From the above chart it is clearly observed that old private sector banks are constantly
improving in terms of net NPA to net advances ratio which is represented by
declining trend from 2001-02 to 2009-10. While on the other hand for new private
sector banks net NPA to net advances ratio is fluctuating over the years.


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