(a) the amount outstanding on account of Non Performing Assets (NPAs)
in the banks and the amount written off during the last three years;
(b) the number of persons who took the benefit of NPA and writing off more than once;
(c) whether the Reserve Bank of India has taken any steps to reduce the
level of NPA in the banks and restructure the loan system; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM)
(a) to (d); A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARAS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.249 FOR 29th AUGUST, 2012/ BHADRAPADA 07, 1934 (SAKA) REGARDING OUTSTANDING NPAs TABLED BY SHRI HUKUMDEV NARAYAN YADAV
(a) & (b): As per data received from Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the amount outstanding on account of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and Written off amount in Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) for the last three years is as under:
(Rs. In Crore)
MAR 2010 MAR 2011 MAR 2012
NPAs 81808 94121 137102 WRITTEN OFF AMOUNT 24861 23324 21604
(including Local Area Bank)