"Arshiya received letter from Corporate Debt Restructuring Cell (CDR Cell), informing the exit of Arshiya from corporate debt restructuring scheme," says the supply chain infrastructure services provider.
JLF framework outlines a corrective action plan that would incentivise early identification of problem cases, timely restructuring of stressed loan accounts, and taking prompt steps by banks for recovery or sale of unviable accounts.
The data on restructuring used to be available from CDR cell. However, post the formation of Joint Lender Forums (JLF) of bankers the data on restructured accounts is no more available
Once the guidelines kick in, banks will have to classify stressed assets as bad loans and hence, make higher provisions or a capital buffer which will directly eat into the profits and banks do not seem to be in a hurry to make use of this window of opportunity that is available to them.
RK Bansal, chairman, CDR Cell says besides the number of cases, the size of cases are also a concern. He does not see reduction in the number of debt restructuring cases immediately, though the September figure suggests the number has not gone up.
Around Rs 47,359 crore of loans were referred to the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) in just one month, which is over half of what was referred in the last year
Lenders of beleaguered Deccan Chronicle Holdings (DCH) failed to admit the debt restructuring referral in the Corporate Debt Restructuring cell. The lead lender ICICI Bank along with Axis Bank withdrew from drawing a recast scheme, in a meeting held among CDR member banks on Friday.
One of the big lenders told CNBC-TV18 that Deccan Chronicle may have pledged the same collateral to several lenders.
Amidst rising number of bad loans, the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) cell has shortlisted around 23 potential companies based on certain parameters for their exits from the forum. Soon, it will hold meetings with their member lenders to chalk out the schemes of exits, a source told moneycontrol.com.
The core group of the CDR (Corporate Debt Restructuring) cell has approved the exit of Essar Oil from the forum in its meeting held on July 29. However, the lenders disagreed with the proposal of exit submitted by the cell. Accordingly, it is re-working the terms and conditions of the exit, sources told moneycontrol.com.
Chairman of Vijaya Bank HS Upendra Kamath tells CNBC-TV18 that the high pressure on the system could mean a higher number of corporate debt restructuring cases in FY13.
India's largest lender the State Bank of India (SBI) referred three loan accounts including Bharati Shipyard (BS), ARSS Infrastructure and Vijai Electricals (VE) to the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) cell.
It is touted as India's most successful Debt Restructuring mechanism, but recent events beg the question – Does the CDR mechanism need reinventing?
Six MFIs, including SKS has approached the cost debt restructuring (CDR) cell for restructuring their debt, reports CNBC-TV18's Vidhi Godiawala, quoting sources.