In India, not only the banking industry is growing manifolds, also the competition is increasing exponentially. To sustain in such competitive environment, asset growth is one of the key factors of success. However, given the dynamism of the banking and financial industry at times some assets under-perform, such assets are termed as stressed assets.
Stressed assets adversely affect the business of the banks and hence, require timely and orderly recovery. The economic slowdown have only accentuated the need for management of stressed assets in an efficient manner expeditiously. This calls for a specific skillet in bankers.
Stressed assets management is the biggest concern today for all the banks—big or small, public or private. The controller of banking industry in India – RESERVE BANK OF INDIA is constantly monitoring the stressed assets of banking industry—issuing guidelines from time to time, giving directions and actively engaged in all possible ways to check the menace of stressed assets.
Contents –
1. Introduction
2. Asset Quality of Indian Banks
3. RBI Guidelines on Stressed Assets
4. A Study of Asset Quality in Banking Sector
5. Compromise Settlement-ways and Means
6. Securitization and SARFAESI Act
7. DRT-recovery Process
8. Corporate Debt Restructuring
