On 8th April 2004, Soli J.Sorabjee, the then Ld Attorney General, arguing for Union of India, convinced a Constitution Bench of SC to uphold the Sarfaesi Act, 2002 by citing a pressing need to curb NPAs, which had risen to Rs. 1 lac crore
2/n It was submitted before the SC that the enactment of RDDB Act, 1993 & establishment of DRTs has been unable to stop the rise in NPAs. Mr. Salve chipped in with a talk on International practices.
3/n It was upheld with a stated objective of "reducing" the NPAs. A lot of existing protections under laws & principles of natural justice were allowed to be trampled by banks and financial institutions to address the pressing need of 'reducing the 1 lac crores of NPAs'.
4/n
Fast forward to 2018 : On 9th March 2018, Mr. @DeependerSHooda put forth a Q in Parliament on NPAs.
Mr. Shiv Pratap Shukla ... You will be like ........ Errr who's that dude ??
Well the dude is MoS Finance, he gave a figure of 8.26 lac crores. Eight-fold rise from 2004
5/n
Now that we are in June 18, the figure for Match 2018 is said to be 10.25 Lac crores.
Ten-fold rise since the SC was tricked into upholding a draconian law. Then why did the NPAs rise ? Is it spread evenly over the years between 2004 - 2018 ??? firstpost.com/business/banks…
6/n This study claims that as on March 2013 the NPA figure was 1.13 lac crores & the Net NPA ratio was 0.52 % with 62.39% provisioning.
(Read & memorize these figures)
It means: for 11 long yrs NO INCREASE IN NPAs.
Who was PM?
Dr. MMS.
Now say sorry to him for abuses
7/n
But didn't the nation outrage over massive corruption under Dr. MMS ??
Yes, it did.
But didn't people worship Assaram & Love charger Baba??
Didn't they hail Anna Hazare as next Gandhi ? Ramdev as a crusader?
Same.
Don't trust me. Let's evaluate the evidence.
8/n
The allegation in 2G was about preferential treatment given to some shady operators in spectrum allocation by A.Raja, then Telecom Min. The CAG came out with an outlandish theory of 'presumptive loss' of 76k crores to the exchequer due to direct allotment as agnst auction
9/n The CAG theory has been shown the dustbin by a Court. And that's besides the topic of this thread.
As a common man, did u not see the benefits of low priced spectrum ? Has it not achieved the objective of increasing tele-density?
Doesn't your maid & driver hv a cellphone?
10/n
The story of Coal G is being left for discussion on another day.
BTW, not a single UPA Minister is being prosecuted on "corruption" charges as on date.
So the "massive scale corruption" during UPA is better suited for WA University for consumption of Bhakts.
11/n
Sorry for the digression.
Coming back to the NPAs:
Year 2013-14. The media cried hoarse over 'policy paralysis'. Hope u remember that one. Every Anchor, every pink paper shouted from roof-tops.
Was it also a hoax ?
No. Only a motivated, dishonest exaggeration.
12/n
The NPAs tell the story of 'policy paralysis' too.
BY March 2014, the NPAs had risen to Rs. 2.85 lac crores. Nearly by Rs. 1.72 lac crores.
It means the government was NOT dealing with the economy but dealing with the sundry Babas by meeting them at airports etc
13/n
Dealing with the idiotic demands of a motley bunch of rabble rousers sitting at Ramlila Maidan & a cacophonous, ballistic and belligerent media. Ably supported by arm-chair critics like PBM etc.
Governance was in shambles.
The economy suffered. NPAs rose sharply.
14/n Then India elected a Messiah. A Messiah of 'phree-market'. Of "development'. A strong decisive leader. The Dhumes, Tavleens, Bhallas & Jaggis pronounced a bright economic future. The Rupa Ben couple heralded earth-shattering eco reforms.
15/n
What did the NPAs say : March 2015 : within one year rule of the Messiah, NPAs rose to Rs. 6.40 Lac Crores from Rs. 2.85 lac Crores. It means that the economy was still faltering even while the nation was made to believe the absurd claim of the Messiah.
16/n
Then the Messiah struck a lethal blow to the economy. #NoteBandi which he fraudulently called as #DeMonetization. He was able to sell it as a war on so many things & win an election. A crime of monumental proportions was sold as a 'saaf-niyat' stuff. .
17/n
Buoyed by the electoral success & relying upon the voices in his eco-chambers, the Messiah rolled out a flawed GST where implementation was nothing but a horrible mess. Small businesses & SMEs received a brutal jolt. Longstanding units were on the brink of closure
18/n Agriculture, Textiles, Constructions, Exports, Services Land prices ....everything went tumbling down due to the double whammy.
All that is reflected in NPAs. BY March 2018 the figure is 10.25 lac Crores.
19/19
TEN times of what Mr. Sorabjee had used to convince SC to uphold Sarfaesi Act, 2002
I'll continue this thread to focus on the issues related to banking, DRTs, IBC etc & their contribution in rise of NPAs
Till then ....enjoy the rains.
Enjoy the weekend.
Cheers.
PS :
The hypothesis is that : good governance & a buoyant economy is the best anti-dote to NPAs. Entrepreneurs aren't dishonest. They don't fail. The businesses fail. And more often than not, due to reasons beyond their control.
Ex: Note-bandi & flawed, under-prepared GST
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