NBFCs resilient under SBR framework: RBI economists
NBFCs has improved since 2022 after the regulators adopted scale based regulations- a framework linked to the size, activity and risk levels, a study by RBI economists said. But it has also warned that they need to be watchful of cyber-security and climate risks and proactively identify and manage risks, it said.
Gross NPAs ratio which ranged from 4.4 percent to 10.6 percent in December 2021 declined o 2.4 to 6.3 percent by December 2023. Scale based regulations were implemented from October 2022, the study found.
«There has been a consistent improvement in the bottom line of the sector, as gauged by the profitability indicators, i.e., return on assets (RoA) and return on equity by Abhyuday Harsh, Rajnish Kumar Chandra, Nandini Jayakumar and Brijesh P from the central bank's department of economic and policy Research.» The sector remains resilient under the SBR framework. At end-December 2023, the sector continued to exhibit double-digit growth in credit, adequate capital and low delinquency ratio" The views expressed in the study published in the Reserve Bank's latest monthly bulletin are not that of the central bank.
The recent regulatory measure of extension of PCA norms to government-owned NBFCs is expected to further strengthen the sector, the authors said. NBFCs, have begun to diversify their funding sources and reduce excessive reliance on borrowings from banks in response to the recent increase in risk weights on bank lending to the sector.
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