Tracking India's economic slowdown: Narendra Modi govt has a herculean task ahead to pep up growth with dying private investment
5 years, 5 months ago

Tracking India's economic slowdown: Narendra Modi govt has a herculean task ahead to pep up growth with dying private investment

Firstpost  

There is more than enough evidence of the economy slowing down Editor’s note: This is the third part of a series in which Firstpost’s columnists analyse the ongoing economic slowdown and offer solutions. Between April 2014 and March 2019, the retail loans of banks went up by 120 percent. Between April 2009 and March 2014, the five-year period before the period under consideration, the retail loans of banks had grown by 80 percent, on a much lower base. Between March 2017 and March 2019, the banks lending to the NBFCs increased 64 percent to Rs 6.4 lakh crore. Between March 2019 and June 2019, the retail lending carried out by banks increased by just 1.5 percent.

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MFI portfolio declines, bad assets spike in Sept qtr: Report
1 week ago

MFI portfolio declines, bad assets spike in Sept qtr: Report

Live Mint  

Mumbai, Jan 8 Microlending outstandings in the system reduced 4.3 per cent to ₹4.14 lakh crore in the September quarter as lenders adopted a cautious stance amid deteriorating asset quality, a report said on Wednesday. Loans unpaid for 1-30 days increased to 2.1 per cent from the 1.2 per cent in June, while the ones unpaid for 31-180 days witnessed …

NBFC loan growth to decline in FY26 to 18.5% YoY: Ind-Ra
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1 week ago

NBFC loan growth to decline in FY26 to 18.5% YoY: Ind-Ra

The Hindu  

India Ratings and Research which has maintained a neutral sector outlook and a Stable rating Outlook for non-bank finance companies for FY26 has projected that the loan growth of NBFCs would further decline in FY26 to 18.5% YoY. According to the rating agency the NBFCs after witnessing a phase of high reliance on the unsecured loan segment for achieving loan …

RBI expresses optimism about Indian economy, gross NPA at 12-year low, GDP to grow at 6.6 per cent
2 weeks, 2 days ago

RBI expresses optimism about Indian economy, gross NPA at 12-year low, GDP to grow at 6.6 per cent

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday said that the bank's asset quality improved further and their gross non-performing assets or bad loans ratio declined to a 12-year low of 2.6 per cent in September 2024. "Buoyed by falling slippages, higher write-offs and steady credit demand, the gross nonperforming assets ratio of 37 scheduled commercial banks fell to a multi-year …

Indian banks’ balance sheets stay robust, bad loans decline more, central bank report says
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Indian banks’ balance sheets stay robust, bad loans decline more, central bank report says

Live Mint  

By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI, Dec 26 - Indian banks' financial position has stayed robust, marked by the sustained expansion in loans and deposits, while their gross bad loan ratio has dropped to multi-year lows, a central bank report showed on Thursday. Net bad loans of banks fell to 0.57% of total loans at September-end, from 0.62% at end-March, driven by …

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters despite the lower-than-expected GDP numbers for the second quarter. India’s GDP growth for the July-September quarter fell sharply to 5.4% from 6.7% in the previous quarter, marking an 18-month low, as per data released by the National Statistics Office in November. However, …

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?
1 month ago

Growth slowdown: Why lay a deeper economic malaise at RBI’s door?

Live Mint  

Chapter 16 in the Book of Leviticus, Old Testament, enjoins Aaron to organize sacrifices and expiate the sins of all Israelites. Various ministers, government officials and sundry industry representatives have been hinting at RBI culpability in India’s economic slowdown and have called upon its monetary policy committee to cut rates in support of growth. The debate began with this year’s …

NBFCs turn to other avenues as bank credit slows on repeated RBI warnings
1 month ago

NBFCs turn to other avenues as bank credit slows on repeated RBI warnings

Live Mint  

India’s non-bank financiers have heeded calls from the Reserve Bank of India to diversify their borrowing profile and are now gradually moving towards more market borrowings and other avenues such as overseas borrowing and securitization or asset sales instead of relying solely upon bank loans. Top NBFCs have seen the share of bank credit in their total debt fall significantly …

Gross bad assets of government banks fell from 14.58% in Mar 2018 to 3.12% in Sep 2024: Finance ministry
1 month ago

Gross bad assets of government banks fell from 14.58% in Mar 2018 to 3.12% in Sep 2024: Finance ministry

Live Mint  

The government said on Thursday that policy reforms in the financial sector have restored the health of the banking sector, with the gross non-performing asset ratio of public sector banks falling to 3.12% in September 2024 from a peak of 14.58% in March 2018 and 4.97% in March 2015. The marked improvement also saw PSBs record their highest-ever aggregate net …

Banking revival in 2025: Why strong liability franchises stand to gain
1 month, 1 week ago

Banking revival in 2025: Why strong liability franchises stand to gain

Live Mint  

Indian bank stocks are waiting for their moment in the sun. Read this | Private lenders see stress in credit cards, personal loans in Q2 Elevated deposit costs and sluggish base growth weighed heavily on net interest margins for both public and private banks. Public vs private banks Credit costs for private banks increased by 10 basis points sequentially, with …

India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too

Live Mint  

India’s growth in gross domestic product of 5.4% in the three months ended 30 September, or the second quarter of 2024-25, was a shocker. It’s the lowest level seen since the third quarter of 2022-23 and a sharp drop from 8.1% growth in the same period last year and also from 6.7% in the first quarter of 2024-25. Given the …

India’s growth slowdown: Yes, RBI does need to respond
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s growth slowdown: Yes, RBI does need to respond

Live Mint  

The Indian economy is in the midst of a cyclical slowdown. The Indian government is still in the process of getting public finances back into shape after the pandemic shock, when it had to support economic activity even as tax collections collapsed. There is a compelling case for the monetary policy committee, which is meeting this week to decide its …

Rising Defaults Among Retail Borrowers are Stressing India’s Top Banks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rising Defaults Among Retail Borrowers are Stressing India’s Top Banks

The Quint  

Given that India’s economic growth relies heavily on domestic consumption, any slowdown in lending could ripple through the broader economy, impacting sectors dependent on consumer spending. Moreover, as banks shift their focus from retail to secured loans to mitigate risks, small and medium enterprises could face reduced access to capital, hindering job creation and slowing down economic expansion. In October, …

S&P Foresees Steady 6.5-7 Percent Growth for India Until 2027
2 months ago

S&P Foresees Steady 6.5-7 Percent Growth for India Until 2027

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Thursday projected the Indian economy to grow between 6.5-7 per cent annually in the three fiscal years till March 2027 as infrastructure spending and private consumption drive growth momentum. “Good economic growth prospects will continue to support banks' asset quality, while healthy corporate balance sheets, tighter underwriting standards and improved risk management practices will …

NBFCs brace for slower growth as asset stress, fund costs pinch
2 months, 1 week ago

NBFCs brace for slower growth as asset stress, fund costs pinch

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The September quarter results for non-banking financial companies were mixed, as most lenders felt the ripple effects of the Reserve Bank of India’s recent regulatory actions and slowdown in credit flow from banks. Higher funding costs and emerging asset quality concerns—especially in retail, unsecured, and microfinance portfolios—hit profitability in the second quarter, and may lead to a cut in …

NBFCs Outpace Banks With 21% Deposit Growth In FY24
3 months, 4 weeks ago

NBFCs Outpace Banks With 21% Deposit Growth In FY24

ABP News  

Non-bank lenders have increased their deposit base by 21 per cent in FY24, in contrast to the more modest 13.5 per cent rise experienced by banks, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India. The RBI's Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy reveals that the total public deposits held by NBFCs reached Rs 1.03 lakh crore by the …

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending

Hindustan Times  

India's economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday, as lower government outlays and lacklustre consumer spending weighed on the world's fifth-largest economy. India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending Friday's reading still places the world's most populous country among the fastest-growing major economies globally. Year-on-year gross domestic product grew at …

Goldman Sachs cuts India’s 2024 and 2025 GDP growth forecasts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Goldman Sachs cuts India’s 2024 and 2025 GDP growth forecasts

Hindustan Times  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has lowered India’s growth forecast by 20 basis points each for this year and the next, citing a contraction in central government expenditure. India’s growth next year will be hampered by the government’s commitment in the budget to bring down the fiscal deficit to below 4.5% of gross domestic product. Expansion will also face headwinds from …

NBFCs Face Funding Strains, Slower Growth Ahead
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NBFCs Face Funding Strains, Slower Growth Ahead

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Non-banking financial companies are likely to face funding challenges that could result in slower growth compared to the robust expansion seen in the last two fiscals according to rating agency ICRA Ltd. “The banking sector, a key lender to the NBFC segment, is expected to register an overall credit expansion of around 12 per cent in FY2025, resulting in …

Bank lending to NBFCs jump 26% to Rs 15.6 trillion
6 months ago

Bank lending to NBFCs jump 26% to Rs 15.6 trillion

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Despite the Reserve Bank of India massively hiking the risk capital weighting on banks’ exposure to non-banks last November, the same has been rising unabated clipping at 26 per cent in May 2024, to go past Rs 15.6 trillion. In May 2024, mutual funds debt exposure to NBFCs rose to 13.3 per cent of banks advances to NBFCs, which …

RBI Reports Home Loan Outstanding Growth Of Rs 3.4 Lakh Crore Over 12 Months
6 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI Reports Home Loan Outstanding Growth Of Rs 3.4 Lakh Crore Over 12 Months

ABP News  

Housing loan outstanding expanded faster in May 2024 than in the previous year, while growth in the personal loan segment slowed compared to the previous year. According to Reserve Bank of India data, credit growth for housing loans, the most significant component of personal loans, accelerated by 16.9 per cent to reach Rs 23.49 lakh crore, up from Rs 20.09 …

India assessing need for more measures to slow unsecured lending, cenbank chief says
7 months, 1 week ago

India assessing need for more measures to slow unsecured lending, cenbank chief says

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI - India's central bank is assessing whether further measures would be needed to slow down the growth in banks' lending towards unsecured loans and non-banking finance companies, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. India assessing need for more measures to slow unsecured lending, cenbank chief says The Reserve Bank of India, has warned lenders against "all forms of exuberance" …

NBFC lenders find borrowing a costly affair
9 months ago

NBFC lenders find borrowing a costly affair

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Non-bank lenders are struggling through a spike in borrowing costs as banks have become cautious in lending to them following a regulatory warning, forcing these companies to diversify their money sources. The Reserve Bank of India in November increased the risk weights on NBFCs by 25 percentage points, making their cost of borrowing from banks costlier by 30-50 …

More fintech NBFCs tap debt markets for expansion
1 year ago

More fintech NBFCs tap debt markets for expansion

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Fintech startups operating as non-banking financial companies are increasingly turning to the bond market to secure funds for expansions due to the rising costs of bank borrowing. JM Financial reported that Fintech NBFCs raised ₹1,818 crore from the bond market in 2023, up from just ₹450 crore in 2022. “With demand for credit picking up, bank credit getting …

RBI deputy governor urges banks to be prudent on lending to NBFCs
1 year ago

RBI deputy governor urges banks to be prudent on lending to NBFCs

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Banks need to reconsider whether they want to be part of lending consortiums to non-bank financiers that have scores of other lenders – up to 40 at times – to improve their monitoring of borrowers' use of sanctioned loans, RBI deputy governor Swaminathan J said. The deputy RBI governor was responding to a question from SBI managing director Ashwini …

Govt explores steps to boost affordable NBFC loans
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt explores steps to boost affordable NBFC loans

Live Mint  

The Centre is exploring options such as increasing the deposit acceptance limit for eligible non-banking finance companies, introducing deposit insurance and creating a specific liquidity window for NBFCs, according to two officials. The goal is to lower funding costs, enabling NBFCs to offer loans to crucial sectors such as agriculture and micro, small, and medium enterprises, at more affordable interest …

RBI tightens norms for personal loans and credit cards, raises capital requirements
1 year, 1 month ago

RBI tightens norms for personal loans and credit cards, raises capital requirements

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday tightened norms for personal loans and credit cards in the form of higher capital requirements. The new norms will make personal loans and credit cards costlier and may curb growth in these categories. The central bank has raised the risk weights for lenders and non-bank financial companies, or the capital that banks need …

Crushed by inflation, populace using loans to make ends meet: Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

Crushed by inflation, populace using loans to make ends meet: Congress

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the economic trends emerging from the Reserve Bank of India’s October bulletin, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that a vast majority of Indians are suffering because of economic “mismanagement” by the BJP-led Centre. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the October bulletin “shows extremely concerning economic trends” as inflationary trends have remained above the RBI’s threshold level …

’Worried over high growth in personal loans’
1 year, 3 months ago

’Worried over high growth in personal loans’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das cautioned against the risks of “very high growth” in personal loans and urged lenders to strengthen their internal surveillance mechanisms and address the build-up of risks. While this is the first time RBI has publicly voiced concerns about the sharp growth in personal loans, the regulator has been cautioning banks about …

NBFCs relying more on bank loans: RBI
1 year, 3 months ago

NBFCs relying more on bank loans: RBI

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Domestic non-banking financial companies, especially those in the upper-layer category, are increasingly relying on bank borrowings as their primary source of funding, according to an analysis in Reserve Bank of India ’s September bulletin. “During the assessment period, NBFCs’ reliance on banks increased steadily due to low interest environment and lag monetary policy transmission," the article said. Direct bank …

ICRA Revises Growth Forecast For NBFCs, Eyes Another Stronger Performance In FY24
1 year, 5 months ago

ICRA Revises Growth Forecast For NBFCs, Eyes Another Stronger Performance In FY24

ABP News  

ICRA has revised upward the growth outlook for the current financial year for the retail loans of Non-Bank Financial Companies and Housing Finance Companies, which account for the bulk of the overall sector. The NBFC-Retail asset under management, estimated at around Rs 14 lakh crore as of March 2023, is expected to grow at a higher pace of 18-20 per …

GNPAs Fall To Decadal Best Of 3.9 Per Cent In March, Set To Improve Further: RBI In FSR
1 year, 6 months ago

GNPAs Fall To Decadal Best Of 3.9 Per Cent In March, Set To Improve Further: RBI In FSR

ABP News  

The Indian banking system's asset quality strengthened to a decadal best, with the gross non-performing assets ratio falling to 3.9 per cent as of March 2023, the Reserve Bank said on Wednesday. GNPAs of the scheduled commercial banks are expected to improve further to 3.6 per cent by March 2024, as per the baseline scenario, the RBI's bi-annual Financial Stability …

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3% in FY2023: World Bank
1 year, 7 months ago

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3% in FY2023: World Bank

The Hindu  

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3 % in FY 2023/24, a 0.3 percentage point downward revision from January, the World Bank said Tuesday but noted there is an unexpected resilience in private consumption and investment and robust growth in the services. “Growth in India is expected to slow further to 6.3 % in FY 2023/24, a 0.3 …

Microfinance portfolio grows 21% in FY23, shows Sa-Dhan data
1 year, 7 months ago

Microfinance portfolio grows 21% in FY23, shows Sa-Dhan data

Live Mint  

India’s microfinance sector has recorded an overall portfolio growth of 21% during 2022-23, as per data from industry body Sa-Dhan. Except for banks, all other institutions recorded double-digit growth, with non-banking financial companies recording a 49% growth and NBFC MFIs growing 37%. According to Jiji Mammen, executive director and chief executive of Sa-Dhan, the microfinance sector has shown significant performance …

RBI lifts loan costs to tame inflation
1 year, 11 months ago

RBI lifts loan costs to tame inflation

The Hindu  

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% as the RBI targets persistently high core or underlying inflation that it sees as a risk to the improving outlook for the economy. Observing that the rate increases since May were still working their way through the …

India's Economic Survey Likely To Peg 2023-24 Growth At Slowest In 3 Years: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

India's Economic Survey Likely To Peg 2023-24 Growth At Slowest In 3 Years: Report

News 18  

India’s annual pre-budget economic survey is likely to peg GDP growth at 6-6.8% for 2023-24, according to a source. Growth in the financial year beginning April 1 will remain strong relative to most global economies, led by sustained private consumption, a pick-up in lending by banks and improved capital spending by corporations, the survey will likely say, the source said. …

Keep an eye on these economic indicators in 2023
2 years ago

Keep an eye on these economic indicators in 2023

Live Mint  

Global headwinds, tightening monetary policy and the lingering effects of the pandemic have combined to create a gloomy global outlook. In its December bulletin, the Reserve Bank of India said that with balance of risks being tilted towards a darkening global outlook and emerging markets appearing more vulnerable, the Indian economy needs support from domestic growth drivers. Sectoral deployment of …

Indian Banks GNPAs Down To 5% In September 2022, Macroeconomic Conditions Can Impact Banks Health RBI Report
2 years ago

Indian Banks GNPAs Down To 5% In September 2022, Macroeconomic Conditions Can Impact Banks Health RBI Report

ABP News  

Gross Non-Performing Assets of Indian banks declined to 5 per cent in september but the present macroeconomic environment can impact lenders' health, said a new Reserve Bank of India report. The report said, “from its peak in 2017-18, the GNPA ratio of SCBs has been declining sequentially to reach 5 per cent at end-September 2022.” It said that the number …

Economy resilient, on course to acheive 7% growth in FY23: RBI article
2 years, 1 month ago

Economy resilient, on course to acheive 7% growth in FY23: RBI article

The Hindu  

With headline inflation beginning to show signs of easing, the domestic macroeconomic outlook appears to be resilient and on course for about 7% GDP growth in the current fiscal though India is still sensitive to global headwinds, according to an article released by the RBI on Friday. In the article, the authors - led by RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata …

Tightening liquidity may force Indian banks to compete harder for deposits
2 years, 3 months ago

Tightening liquidity may force Indian banks to compete harder for deposits

Live Mint  

Indian banks may be forced to compete harder to boost deposits amid tightening liquidity and rising credit demand ahead of the festive season, analysts warned. With excess liquidity in the banking system over the last couple of years on account of the cash infused by the RBI during the pandemic, banks chose to rely on raising funds from money markets …

Bad loans: Why, this time, it’s different
2 years, 9 months ago

Bad loans: Why, this time, it’s different

Hindustan Times  

Non-performing assets or bad loans of banks have come down to their lowest levels, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said at a Confederation of Indian Industry event on March 21. When seen in the context of gross NPA share falling to 6.9% of all loans, according to RBI’s Financial Stability Report released in December 2021 — the latest …

Retail loan boom amid covid: Sign of trouble ahead?
3 years, 6 months ago

Retail loan boom amid covid: Sign of trouble ahead?

Live Mint  

Retail loans, or loans given to individuals, could soon become the largest segment in India’s credit market, taking away the top spot from industrial loans. One retail segment where government banks have leapfrogged private banks is personal loans, according to a December 2020 report on personal loans by CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services, a credit bureau. In March 2020, …

India's economic recovery to be slower as banks turn cautious
3 years, 6 months ago

India's economic recovery to be slower as banks turn cautious

India Today  

The pace of India’s economic recovery has slowed down significantly after the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Banks in the country have turned cautious after the second wave and have tightened lending even as companies and individuals are seeking more credit. At the moment, banks in the country have turned cautious due to a jump in loan defaults following …

‘Demand takes big hit on second wave’
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Demand takes big hit on second wave’

The Hindu  

As the second wave of COVID-19 overwhelmed India and the world, the real economy indicators moderated through April-May 2021, senior officials of the Reserve Bank of India wrote in the RBI’s monthly bulletin. “The biggest toll of the second wave is in terms of a demand shock — loss of mobility, discretionary spending and employment, besides inventory accumulation” while the …

Data | Why did bad loans in banks reduce despite COVID-19 and economic downturn?
4 years ago

Data | Why did bad loans in banks reduce despite COVID-19 and economic downturn?

The Hindu  

The ratio of Gross Non-Performing Assets in Indian banks decreased in FY20 and FY21 despite the impact of COVID-19 and the economic downturn that preceded it. This was mostly due to three factors: 1) Banks wroteoff relatively more NPAs in FY20 to clean their balance sheets; 2) Some large NPA accounts got resolved through debt-recovery channels; and 3) It is …

Policy roll-back may dent banks’ health, says RBI
4 years ago

Policy roll-back may dent banks’ health, says RBI

The Hindu  

In 2020-21, as policy support is rolled back, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may dent the health of the banks and non-banks, the Reserve Bank of India said in its Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2019-20. This is a statutory publication in compliance with Section 36 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and this Report …

Non-performing loans in Indian banking sector to rise in next 12-18 months: S&P
4 years, 1 month ago

Non-performing loans in Indian banking sector to rise in next 12-18 months: S&P

The Hindu  

Non-performing loans in the Indian banking sector is likely to witness an uptick and may shoot up to 11% of gross loans in the next 12-18 months, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. It said forbearance is “masking” problem assets for Indian banks arising from COVID-19 and the financial institutions will likely have trouble maintaining momentum after the proportion of …

Non-performing Loans in Indian Banking Sector to Rise in Next 12-18 Months: S&P
4 years, 1 month ago

Non-performing Loans in Indian Banking Sector to Rise in Next 12-18 Months: S&P

News 18  

Non-performing loans in the Indian banking sector is likely to witness an uptick and may shoot up to 11 per cent of gross loans in the next 12-18 months, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. It said forbearance is ”masking” problem assets for Indian banks arising from COVID-19 and the financial institutions will likely have trouble maintaining momentum after the …

High NPAs, sticky interest rates
4 years, 2 months ago

High NPAs, sticky interest rates

India Today  

A recent working paper from the Reserve Bank of India has said that a high incidence of non-performing assets in banks act as a major roadblock to the transmission of the monetary policy actions of the central bank—in other words, preventing banks from passing on the benefit of lower interest rates to their retail customers. This observation is significant because …

ICRA Says GDP May Contract by 11% This Fiscal, Predicts Pandemic Could Lead 3.7% Assets into Bad Loans List
4 years, 3 months ago

ICRA Says GDP May Contract by 11% This Fiscal, Predicts Pandemic Could Lead 3.7% Assets into Bad Loans List

News 18  

Rating agency ICRA on Wednesday revised down its credit growth outlook for banks to 2-3 per cent for the current fiscal, and said the coronavirus pandemic-driven stress may leave 3.1-3.7 per cent of assets into bad loan list by March. The agency expects fresh slippages of 3.1-3.7 per cent for 2020-21, which will largely come from SMA1 and SMA2 accounts …

Farmers Driven to Debt as Banks Turn Risk-averse During Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Farmers Driven to Debt as Banks Turn Risk-averse During Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertiliser as the monsoon sowing season approached. Amid India’s worst economic slowdown in decades due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, millions of farmers like Siddhanth are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans. If the crops …

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