B R Act amendment ordinance: Result of backseat driving by GOI till FY2014
http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/resolving-bad-loans-is-not-the-rbi-job/article9691529.ece
Have posted online comments:
"Since
independence, RBI has been performing several roles which are not assigned to
Central Banks elsewhere in the world. The present Ordinance doesn’t add much to
the regulatory powers or responsibilities, but will serve to tell the
stakeholders that GOI and RBI are on the same page. RBI Act together with the
pre-ordinance B R Act confer enough powers on RBI to regulate and supervise
Banking System. Problems, including the
present one relating to stressed assets emanated from back-seat driving by
Finance Ministry using "ownership rights" both that of RBI and PSBs.
Trespass into internal functioning including credit decisions and HR issues by
finance ministry during the 10 years ending FY 2014 has done irreparable damage
to the functioning of RBI and PSBs. Unusual situations call for unusual policy
decisions. Ordinance should be seen in this perspective."
M G Warrier
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