The Chief Executives,
All Banks / DFIs
Dear
Sirs / Madam,
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
Please
refer to the Prudential Regulations issued vide BPD Circular
No. 35 dated 28th October 2003.
2.
It has been decided to make amendments in the following
Prudential Regulations for Corporate / Commercial Banking:
DEFINITIONS:
Equity of the Borrower (Para 9)
So
far, Revaluation Reserves were allowed to form part of the
equity for the first three years only from the date of asset
revaluation. Now, it has been decided that if a borrower
gets revaluation during the three years period, the borrower
will be allowed the benefit from fresh revaluation, to the
extent of increase in revaluation reserves, but restricting
the benefit of such incremental value to 3 years only. Similarly,
if after 3 years, the borrower again gets revaluation of
the assets with resultant addition in their value, the benefit
of such revaluation may also be allowed for the next 3 years,
again to the extent of increase in revaluation reserves.
The revaluation reserves to be
eligible for benefit should be calculated by the valuers
on the approved panel of the PBA. If the bank / DFI obtains
Copy of Accounts as per requirement in Prudential Regulation
R-3, then such revaluation reserves should appear in the
said accounts, and in such case, no parallel calculation
by the banks / DFIs for amortization purposes will be required.
In case of no requirement of copy of accounts, the borrower
may still be given the benefit of revaluation reserves in
the way mentioned above, but the bank / DFI will calculate
the amortization of the same independently.
Liquid Securities (Para 15)
Guarantees
issued by domestic banks / DFIs when received as collaterals
by banks / DFIs will be treated at par with Liquid Assets
as defined in Prudential Regulations, whereas, for guarantees
issued by foreign banks, the issuing banks’ rating,
assigned either by Standard & Poors, Moody’s or
Fitch-Ibca, should be “A” and above or equivalent.
REGULATION
R-1 (PER PARTY LIMIT):
While calculating the group exposure, the group will cover
both corporate entities as well as SMEs, in cases where
such entities are owned by the same group.
As
Annexure-I (C) allows 85% weightage to financial guarantees
accepted as collateral and issued by domestic and foreign
banks, it has now been decided to give similar weightage
to guarantees issued by the IFC (International Finance Corporation)
, CDC (Commonwealth Development Corporation) DEG (Deutsche
Investions and ntwicklungsgesellschaft nbH), FMO (Netherland
Financierings Maatschappijvoor Ontwikklelingslanden N.V)
and ADB (Asian Development Bank).
REGULATION
R-6 1 A (d):
Para 1A(d) of R-6 may be substituted as under:
“No bank / DFI will take exposure on any person
against the shares / TFCs of any of his group company.”
3.
The following clarification may also be noted regarding
R-3 on Minimum Conditions for Taking Exposure:
“The requirement of copy of accounts may be
waived by the banks / DFIs when exposure net of liquid assets
does not exceed the limit of Rs 10 million.”
4.Please
acknowledge receipt.