Centre extends suspension of insolvency initiation under IBC till March 25
December 23, 2020
Calibrated end of suspension may have helped debtors, say experts
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended by three more months — from December 25 to March 25 — the suspension of insolvency proceedings initiation against corporates for debt defaults.
A six-month suspension was first introduced on June 5 for debt defaults arising post March 25, 2020, when the Covid-induced lockdown was announced. The suspension was to end on September 25, but was extended up to December 25.
The latest MCA move comes on the heels of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicating a few days back, at an industry interaction, that the government had decided to extend IBC suspension till March next year.