Central Bank of India may exit PCA next year after RBI revises norms

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The central bank has excluded the parameter of return on assets (ROA) from the list of triggers that could put a bank under the PCA framework.

By Piyush Shukla

The Reserve Bank of India’s modified guidelines on prompt corrective action (PCA) framework will likely aid Central Bank of India to exit the same next year. The central bank has excluded the parameter of return on assets (ROA) from the list of triggers that could put a bank under the PCA framework.

The RBI had placed Central Bank of India under the prompt corrective action framework in June 2017 for negative return on assets and higher ratio of bad loans, among others. Presently, it is the only lender facing restrictions under the framework.

According to the RBI’s revised circular on PCA, capital, asset quality and leverage will be the parameters used to identify lenders weak enough to enter PCA. As on September 30, Central Bank of India’s capital adequacy ratio (CRAR) improved to 15.38% from 12.34% a year ago, registering an improvement of 304 basis points. Of this, common equity Tier-I capital stood at 13.41%, while Tier-II capital was 1.97%.

The lender’s asset quality also improved in the reporting quarter with gross and net bad loans ratio falling to 15.52% and 4.51%, respectively, as on September-end, from 17.36% and 5.60%, respectively, a year ago.

Leverage ratio, as at the end of September, stood at 5.15%, higher than 3.96% as on September 30, 2020. “The bank meets all the revised parameters for exiting the PCA framework and we expect the bank could exit the PCA in the current financial year,” Anil Gupta, vice-president and sector head of financial sector ratings at Icra told the Financial Express.

In a report dated September 30, Icra had reaffirmed A+ rating on Central Bank of India’s Tier-II bonds amounting to Rs 2,500 crore. It also revised the outlook on these bonds to stable from negative after an improvement in the bank’s capital position and solvency profile, mainly backed by Rs. 4,800-crore capital infusion by the Centre.

“The ‘stable’ outlook factors in the improved prospects of the bank for exiting the PCA framework and resuming business growth, which will be a positive from a profitability perspective,” the report said.

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The Reserve Bank of India vide directive DOS.CO.UCBs-West/D-1/12.07.157/2020-21 dated February 03, 2021 had placed Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank Ltd, Shirala, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on February 03, 2021 for a period of six months. The validity of the above directions was subsequently extended till November 03, 2021.

It is hereby notified for the information of the public that Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, hereby directs that the aforesaid Directions shall continue to apply to the bank till January 03, 2022 as per the directive DOR.MON/D-45/12.07.157/2021-22 dated November 03, 2021, subject to review.

All other terms and conditions of the Directive under reference shall remain unchanged. A copy of the directive dated November 03, 2021 notifying the above extension is displayed at the bank’s premises for the perusal of public.

The aforesaid extension and /or modification by Reserve Bank of India should not per-se be construed to imply that Reserve Bank of India is satisfied with the financial position of the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2021-2022/1149

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April 14, 2015




Dear All




Welcome to the refurbished site of the Reserve Bank of India.





The two most important features of the site are: One, in addition to the default site, the refurbished site also has all the information bifurcated functionwise; two, a much improved search – well, at least we think so but you be the judge.




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Upset over deal with Axis Bank, Spandana MD Gangireddy quits

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Another spat between an investor and founder has erupted after the recent dispute between promoters of Zee Entertainment and Invesco. Spandana Sphoorty Financial’s Founder and Managing Director Padmaja Gangireddy has resigned from the microfinance lender following a disagreement with private equity investor Kedaara Capital over a proposal to sell the company to Axis Bank. Reddy has 17 per cent stake in the company while Kedaara holds 45 per cent.

According to Gangireddy, Kedaara wants to sell the country’s second-largest microfinance entity to Axis Bank at a throwaway price. “I opposed underselling of the company to Axis Bank at a throwaway price. While other MFIs were acquired at 4.75x and 3,5x BV multiples in the past few months, Kedaara wanted to sell Spandana at 1.6x, which is one-third of other company’s valuation. They are hell-bent on selling the company for their personal benefits,” Gangireddy said in a letter to the employees.

While Axis and Kedaara are yet to comment on Gangireddy’s claims, the company said in a statement that the board of directors has accepted Gangireddy’s resignation. KR Kamath, former Chairman & Managing Director of Punjab National Bank and board member of Spandana, will chair the management committee. “The board confirmed the hiring of an eminent industry veteran as its new MD & CEO,” the statement said without naming the executive. Industry sources said that Shalabh Saxena, MD & CEO of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd, could be appointed as the new CEO of Spandana.

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The following State Governments have offered to sell securities by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹ 6,000 Cr. (Face Value).

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised
(₹ Cr)
Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option
(₹ Cr)
Tenure (Yrs.) Type of Auction
1 Andhra Pradesh 500 17 Yield
500 18 Yield
2 Assam 500 3 Yield
500 10 Yield
3 Rajasthan 500 500 10 Yield
4 Tamil Nadu 1000 Re-issue of 6.97% Tamil Nadu SDL 2046 Issued on May 25, 2021 Price
5 Uttar Pradesh 2500 10 Yield
  TOTAL 6,000      

The auction will be conducted on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on November 09, 2021 (Tuesday). The Government Stock up to 10% of the notified amount of the sale of each stock will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions subject to a maximum limit of 1% of its notified amount for a single bid per stock as per the Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility.

Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on November 09, 2021 (Tuesday). The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 A.M. and 11.00 A.M. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 A.M. and 11.30 A.M.

In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516) may be contacted.

For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends.

The yield percent per annum expected by the bidder should be expressed up to two decimal points. An investor can submit more than one competitive bid at same/different rates of yield or prices in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system. However, the aggregate amount of bids submitted by a bidder should not exceed the notified amount for each State.

The Reserve Bank of India will determine the maximum yield /minimum price at which bids will be accepted. Securities will be issued for a minimum nominal amount of ₹10,000.00 and multiples of ₹10,000.00 thereafter.

The results of the auction will be announced on November 09, 2021 (Tuesday) and payment by successful bidders will be made during banking hours on November 10, 2021 (Wednesday) at Mumbai and at respective Regional Offices of RBI.

The State Government Stocks will bear interest at the rates determined by RBI at the auctions. For the new securities, interest will be paid half yearly on May 10 and November 10 of each year till maturity. The Stocks will be governed by the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 and Government Securities Regulations, 2007.

The investment in State Government Stocks will be reckoned as an eligible investment in Government Securities by banks for the purpose of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) under Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The stocks will qualify for the ready forward facility.

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/1147

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Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

Sr. No Treasury Bill Notified Amount
(in ₹ crore)
Auction Date Settlement Date
1 91 Days 10,000 November 10, 2021
(Wednesday)
November 11, 2021
(Thursday)
2 182 Days 3,000
3 364 Days 7,000
  Total 20,000    

The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 along with the Amendment Notification No.F.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated April 05, 2018, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard, can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount.

The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, during the below given timings:

Category Timing
Competitive bids 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Non-Competitive bids 10:30 am – 11:00 am

Results will be announced on the day of the auction.

Payment by successful bidders to be made on Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends. In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516). For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/1146

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(Amount in Crore of ₹)
  SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS
(Including RRBs and SFBs)
ALL SCHEDULED BANKS
23-OCT-2020 08-OCT-2021 * 22-OCT-2021 * 23-OCT-2020 08-OCT-2021 * 22-OCT-2021 *
I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A)            
  a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 205540.9 166216.22 169549.83 210450.75 170518.03 173732.47 **
  b) Borrowings from banks 51306.44 46837.53 60795.6 51306.44 46837.53 60795.76
  c) Other demand & time liabilities 15831.5 23591.55 19828.26 16025.01 23893.56 20150.75
II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)            
  a) Deposits (other than from banks) 14291512.09 15755866.22 15712486.07 14706547.71 16173904.6 16135350.29
  i) Demand 1505253.96 1784685.86 1826768.38 1539744.65 1823519.27 1866229.94
  ii) Time 12786258.13 13971180.45 13885717.74 13166803.05 14350385.42 14269120.4
  b) Borrowings @ 255339.13 253400.96 256983.55 259623.41 258361.91 261631.4
  c) Other demand & time liabilities 563901.26 575778.08 570766.75 574873.16 586214.25 581367.4
III BORROWINGS FROM R.B.I. (B) 115451 94399.47 93603 115451 94399.47 93603
  Against usance bills and / or prom. Notes            
IV CASH 84931.66 99433.86 107400.72 86989.01 101532.47 109997.75
V BALANCES WITH R.B.I. (B) 437010.25 637545.1 638588.93 449413.26 654327.91 655138.3
VI ASSETS WITH BANKING SYSTEM            
  a) Balances with other banks            
  i) In current accounts 15786.81 22589.99 30996.81 17878.57 24741.43 33214.09
  ii) In other accounts 134010.5 133979.98 134408.15 164511.47 166839.62 167845.67
  b) Money at call & short notice 12925.18 12553.48 13913.35 33621.32 27848.59 30115.28
  c) Advances to banks (i.e. due from bks.) 21072.79 24227.64 23913.28 21515.63 24612.25 24296.72 £
  d) Other assets 32167.84 25463.21 29434.9 36928.32 28370.99 32285.68
VII INVESTMENTS (At book value) 4440233.67 4691728.5 4638661.25 4570889.92 4835024.04 4780666.49
  a) Central & State Govt. securities+ 4438623.23 4690645.61 4637472.39 4563080.08 4827873.57 4773441.6
  b) Other approved securities 1610.44 1082.89 1188.85 7809.84 7150.47 7224.87
VIII BANK CREDIT (Excluding Inter Bank Advance) 10338867.88 11014966.84 11046293.43 10672245.65 11355689.23 11390034.72
  a) Loans, cash credits & Overdrafts $ 10169808.88 10800287.25 10835115.52 10501194.69 11139016.17 11176886.22
  b) Inland Bills purchased 23158.61 33686.51 32646.99 23432.28 33719.57 32678.39
  c) Inland Bills discounted 100038.23 127504.71 128604.36 101041.67 128810.63 129878.36
  d) Foreign Bills purchased 17239.67 20341.17 18104.87 17480.07 20495.44 18268.54
  e) Foreign Bills discounted 28622.49 33147.16 31821.7 29096.93 33647.38 32323.21
NOTE
* Provisional figures incorporated in respect of such banks as have not been able to submit final figures.
(A) Demand and Time Liabilities do not include borrowings of any Scheduled State Co-operative Bank from State Government and any reserve fund deposits maintained with such banks by any co-operative society within the areas of operation of such banks.
** This excludes deposits of Co-operative Banks with Scheduled State Co-operative Banks. These are included under item II (a).
@ Other than from Reserve Bank, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Export Import Bank of India.
(B) The figures relating to Scheduled Commercial Banks’ Borrowings in India from Reserve Bank and balances with Reserve Bank are those shown in the statement of affairs of the Reserve Bank. Borrowings against usance bills and/ or promissory notes are under Section 17(4)(c) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Following a change in the accounting practise for LAF transactions with effect from July 11, 2014, as per the recommendations of Malegam Committee formed to review the Format of Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account of the Bank, the transactions in case of Repo/ Term Repo/MSF are reflected under “Borrowings from RBI”.
£ This excludes advances granted by Scheduled State Co-operative Banks to Co-operative banks. These are included under item VIII (a).
+ Includes Treasury Bills, Treasury Deposits, Treasury Savings Certificates and postal obligations.
$ Includes advances granted by Scheduled Commercial Banks and State Co-operative Banks to Public Food Procurement Agencies (viz. Food Corporation of India, State Government and their agencies under the Food consortium).

Food Credit Outstanding as on
(₹ in Crore)
Date 23-Oct-20 08-Oct-21 22-Oct-21
Scheduled Commercial Banks 66659.01 62408.14 63697.47
State Co-operative Banks 30402.9 35817.5 35817.5

The expression ‘ Banking System ‘ or ‘ Banks ‘ means the banks and any other financial institution referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (vi) of clause (d) of the explanation below Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

No. of Scheduled Commercial Banks as on Current Fortnight:135

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/1144

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The rate of interest on the Floating Rate Bonds, 2024 (FRB 2024) applicable for the half year November 07, 2021 to May 06, 2022 shall be 3.80 percent per annum.

It may be recalled that the rate of interest on the FRB, 2024 shall be reset at the average rate (rounded off up to two decimal places) of the implicit yields, at the cut-off prices of the last three auctions of Government of India 182-days Treasury Bills, held up to the period preceding the coupon reset date, which is November 07, 2021. The implicit yields will be computed by reckoning 365 days in a year.

Ajit Prasad
Director   

Press Release: 2021-2022/1145

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Visa invites startups in Asia Pacific to build next generation digital payment capabilities

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Payments major Visa is looking for startups from across the Asia Pacific to join the second cohort of their accelerator program.

“The Visa Accelerator Program focuses on helping startups in Asia Pacific expand their business into new markets with a strong emphasis on identifying commercial opportunities for the startups to collaborate with Visa and its extensive network of bank, merchant and government partners in the region,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.

With increased expectations for digital-first experiences from consumers and businesses, startups in the 2022 cohort will tackle some of the most pressing financial and technological opportunities in Asia Pacific such as simplifying and expanding money movement between consumers, businesses and governments and delivering new innovative payment methods such as digital currencies through the development and adoption of blockchain, it further said.

“As the world transitions from a pandemic to an endemic state, there is great demand for digital-first experiences that shape new thinking around digital currencies and open data. And many startups have developed new innovations to tap these opportunities,” said Chris Clark, regional president, Asia Pacific, Visa.

Applications open on Wednesday and close on January 9, 2022, with the program commencing in mid-April 2022.

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RBI to identify vulnerabilities in business models of supervised entities’

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday published its ‘Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System – Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)’ whereby it will explore how climate scenario exercises can be used to identify vulnerabilities in supervised entities’ (SEs) balance sheets and integrate climate-related risks into financial stability monitoring.

Identifying vulnerabilities

The central bank will also identify vulnerabilities in SEs’ business models and gaps in capabilities for measuring and managing climate-related financial risks.

As part of its Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System-NGFS, the RBI said it will build awareness about climate-related risks among regulated financial institutions and spread knowledge about issues relating to climate change and methods to deal with them accordingly.

The central bank’s commitment takes into account national commitments, priorities and complexity of the financial system.

The RBI had joined the Central Banks and Supervisors NGFS as a member on April 23, 2021, to benefit from the membership of NGFS by learning from and contributing to global efforts on green finance.

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