Restructuring of advances for Projects under Implementation without being classified as NPA. RBI amends Prudential Norms on Asset Classification
RBI in order to harmonise the guidelines for deferment of date of commencement of commercial operations for projects in non-infrastructure and commercial real estate sectors, revised the guidelines for deferment of DCCO for CRE projects are as under:
(i) Revisions of the date of DCCO and consequential shift in repayment schedule for equal or shorter duration (including the start date and end date of revised repayment schedule) will not be treated as restructuring provided that:
(a) The revised DCCO falls within the period of one year from the original DCCO stipulated at the time of financial closure for CRE projects; and
(b) All other terms and conditions of the loan remain unchanged.
(ii) In case of CRE projects delayed for reasons beyond the control of promoter(s), banks may restructure them by way of revision of DCCO up to another one year (beyond the one-year period quoted at paragraph i (a) above) and retain the ‘standard’ asset classification if the account continues to be serviced as per the revised terms and conditions under the restructuring.
(iii) Banks while restructuring such CRE project loans under instructions at (ii) above will have to ensure that the revised repayment schedule is extended only by a period equal to or shorter than the extension in DCCO
(iv) Banks may fund cost overruns that arise on account of extension of DCCO (within the limits at (i) and (ii) above), subject to the previous instructions and clarification issued.
However, it has been clarified that a loan for a project may be classified as NPA during any time before commencement of commercial operations as per record of recovery (90 days overdue). The dispensation at (ii) above is subject to the condition that the application for restructuring should be received before the expiry of period mentioned at paragraph (i) (a) above and when the account is still standard as per record of recovery.
Also, at the time of extending DCCO, Boards of banks should satisfy themselves about the viability of the project and the restructuring plan. Banks shall also ensure that all provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 are complied with.
The project loans to CRE sector shall be identified on the basis of instructions issued from time to time
All other aspects related to restructuring, income recognition, asset classification, provisioning as applicable for projects under implementation shall continue to apply.
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