Dhanlaxmi Bank is reportedly planning take strong measures to tackle its NPA (non-performing assets) problem. The bank has highest NPA ratio among private sector banks, which is stood at 7.27% in the second quarter ended September 30, 2014.
The bank is expected to take measures like identifying wilful defaulters, enforcing the SARFAESI Act (which allows banks to auction properties of loan defaulters), one-time settlements, sale of assets to Asset Reconstruction Companies and filing cases with the Police and Services Fraud and Investigation Department of India to bring down its NPA ratio. The bank expected the gross NPA ratio to come down to 4-5 per cent and net NPA ratio to 2.5 per cent in the next few years.
Dhanlaxmi Bank is an 84-year old bank with a network of over 275 branches and 460 ATMs covering 160 centers across 14 states, the bank services a broad customer base of 1.6 million. The bank provides a suite of banking products and services to its customers across Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Microfinance and Agricultural Lending and Small and Medium Enterprises Group.
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