ARCs to have minimum NOF of 100 crores: RBI
Q. RBI has asked ARCs to have minimum NOF of ____ crore.- Published on 02 May 17a. 25
b. 50
c. 70
d. none of the above
ANSWER: none of the above
The apex bank of India, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all the existing asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to have a minimum net owned fund (NOF) of INR 100 crore by March 2019.
This decision has been taken by RBI in accordance with its last bi-monthly monetary policy in which it had proposed to stipulate a minimum NOF of INR 100 crore taking into consideration the enhanced role and greater cash based transactions carried out by ARCs.
As per amended SARFAESI Act, 2016, ARCs cannot carry on the business of securitisation or asset reconstruction without having NOF of not less than INR 2 crore or any other amount stipulated by the RBI.
As per the notification of RBI, the existing ARCs not meeting the minimum NOF criteria need to achieve the minimum NOF of INR 100 crore latest by 31 March 2019.
What is an ARC?- ARC is a company registered under Section 3 of the Securitisation and reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002.
- ARCs are regulated by the RBI.
- They are the specialised agencies with a main role of resolving the stressed assets issue of the Indian banking system.
- They are involved in buying bad loans from Indian banks to turn them around.
- The Narsimham Committee –2 (1998) proposed establishment of ARCs on the similar lines with that of asset management companies present globally.
- ARCs help the banks to concentrate on normal banking operations rather than dealing with stressed assets.
