GDP contraction will significantly ease in Q2: Khara
Live MintState Bank of India chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara on Thursday said India’s economic contraction is expected to ease significantly in the September quarter amid a revival in demand. Addressing the virtual Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Khara said he expects India’s gross domestic product to contract 8-9% in the three months to September, narrowing from a 23.9% contraction in the June quarter that saw a strict nationwide lockdown aimed at containing the pandemic. In the backdrop of criticism about a RBI panel recommending banking licences for large corporates, Khara said the ownership structure of a bank doesn’t matter, if the corporate governance is tight. Over a period of time, he said, regulation has become strict, and RBI’s internal working group has recommended amending the banking legislation to ensure adequate oversight mechanism in place.