The fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has called the assertion as "fake" and added that it is unsupported by official data.
The Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a record surplus transfer of Rs 2.87 trillion to the Central government for 2025-26.
Sanjay Malhotra said the rising energy prices due to the ongoing Iran war were testing India's flexible inflation targeting. This necessitates potential policy intervention by the central bank.
The central bank announced the withdrawal of ₹2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation on May 19, 2023.
When regulators move early, markets often complain. That familiar tension is now visible in India’s banking sector as the Reserve Bank of India pushes lenders toward a more rigorous, forward-looking assessment of loan risk.
From a technical perspective, the rupee is holding below its resistance level of Rs 72.50 to a dollar as well as trend resistance.
A study of recent bank failures would show that bank NPAs were a consequence of the lending of funds beyond the repaying capacity of borrowers. Most of such lending was motivated; the creditworthiness of the borrower was overestimated for extraneous considerations.
The US-based rating agency said it has always viewed the Indian government as highly supportive of the banking sector as it has consistently supported weak commercial banks by promoting the merger of distressed institutions with stronger lenders.
The step was taken by the government, on the advice of the Reserve Bank, in view of the declining financial health of the private sector lender.
According to Anuj Puri, Chairman of Anarock Property Consultants, the RBI's move to permit banks for restructuring of loans of real estate companies at the project level rather than the entity level is "indeed a good move".
