RBI issues framework for revitalising distressed assets in the economy (Improving the system’s ability to deal with corporate distress and financial institution distress by strengthening real and financial restructuring as well as debt recovery) The Reserve Bank of India has developed the framework for revitalising distressed assets in the economy which outlines a corrective action plan that will incentivise early identification of problem cases, timely restructuring of accounts which are considered to be viable, and taking prompt steps by banks for recovery or sale of unviable accounts. With the slowdown of the Indian economy, a number of companies/projects are under stress. Consequently, the Indian banking system has seen increase in Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and restructured accounts during the recent years. As the financially distressed assets not only results in producing less than economically possible, they also deteriorate quickly in value. Therefore, there is
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