Govt says some NBFCs face liquidity stress, puts pressure on RBI to ease
Live MintNew Delhi: A top Indian government official on Monday said the nation’s non-banking housing finance companies were facing liquidity stress, in comments that are likely to put more pressure on the Indian central bank to ease its policy towards the sector. The intervention by Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas came after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and other government officials raised the issue of a liquidity crunch at a meeting with Reserve Bank of India’s Governor Urjit Patel and other regulators last week. Currently, the shadow banking sector comprising around 11,400 firms with a combined balance-sheet worth over 22 trillion rupees face central bank’s restrictions on borrowings from banks, keeping provisions for the safety of depositors. “The segment of housing finance within the NBFC sector is facing stress of liquidity,” Srinivas told reporters on Monday, adding the government was trying to address the issue.