Management of Non-Performing Assets in Indian Banks and its Challenges

Increase in non-performing assets has become a major area of concern for all stakeholders of Indian banking players. Provisioning requirements, consequent to higher non-performing assets and higher interest expenses have put pressure on the banks' profitability. The objectives of the study are to compare and contrast the performance of Indian banking sector with respect to its peer nations with specific emphasis to accumulation of NPA, to identify the causes of increase in NPAs in Indian banks and to recommend the necessary means through which NPA can be reduced to a significant extent. The research paper has taken into consideration the secondary data available in several research articles published in the different reputed national and international journals downloaded from EBSCO host and Emerald. Apart from these, different knowledge reports available in the public domain are also considered as the source of key information inputs. The paper will give a new dimension in the literature of NPA management after taking into account the guidelines of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to manage the credit risk. The focus of the research work is to identify the scope and direction of Indradhanush framework, an innovative initiative by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India to combat against the curse of NPA. The paper analyses the impact of recapitalization of Indian banks and puts a major impetus on knock out ratio to judge the financial health of the banks