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Cabinet nod for ex-gratia payment to borrowers in specified loans

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JAN 19, 2022: THE Union Cabinet has approved the payment of ex-gratia amount of Rs. 973.74 crore pertaining to remaining claims submitted by Lending Institutions (LIs) under Scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest for six months to borrowers in specified loan accounts (1.3.2020 to 31.8.2020).

Benefits:

By granting ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest during the six month moratorium period to distressed/vulnerable category of borrowers, irrespective of whether the borrower had availed of moratorium or not, the scheme would equitably help small borrowers bear the stress on account of the pandemic and get back on their feet.

Operational guidelines for the scheme are already issued with the approval of the Cabinet. The said amount of Rs. 973.74 crore will be disbursed in accordance with the said operational guidelines.

S No

Date of Clam Submission by SBI

No. of lending Institutions

No. of Beneficiaries

Amount of Claim Received

Amount Disbursed

Pending Disbursement

1

23.3.2021

1,019

1406,63,979

4,626.93

4,626.93

-

2

23.7.2021 & 22.9.2021

492

499,02,138

1,316.49

873.07

443.42

3

30.11.2021

379

400,00,000

216.32

0

216.32

4

Resubmitted by SBI

101

83,63,963

314.00

-

314.00

Total

 

1,612

2389,30,080

6,473.74

5,500.00

973.74

Background:

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest for six months to borrowers in specified loan accounts (1.3.2020 to 31.8.2020)” was approved by the Cabinet in October, 2020, envisaging therein an outlay of Rs. 5,500 crore. Following category of borrowers were eligible for ex-gratia payment under the scheme:

i. MSME loans up to Rs. 2 crore

ii. Education loans up to Rs. 2 crore

iii. Housing loans up to Rs. 2 crore

iv. Consumer durable loans up to Rs. 2 crore

v. Credit card dues up to Rs. 2 crore

vi. Auto loans up to Rs. 2 crore

vii. Personal loans to professionals up to Rs. 2 crore

viii. Consumption loans up to Rs. 2 crore

Budget allocation of Rs. 5,500 crore was made for the scheme in FY 2020-2021. Whole amount of Rs. 5,500 crore, as approved by the Cabinet, has been disbursed to SBI, the nodal agency under the scheme, for consequent reimbursement to lending institutions.

The estimated amount of Rs. 5,500 crore was arrived at by extrapolating the share of SBI and Scheduled Commercial Banks for the aforementioned category of loans. It was also apprised to the Cabinet that the actual amount would be known once individual lending institutions submit their pre-audited account-wise claims.

Now, SBI has informed that it has received consolidated claims of Rs. 6,473.74 crore approx. from lending institutions. As Rs. 5,500 crore has already been disbursed to SBI, approval of the Cabinet is now being sought for balance amount of Rs. 973.74 crore.


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