The offer is the first from NARCL to banks in more than four months and the first since changes in the top management of the bad bank. Former SBI managing director Diwakar Gupta took over as NARCL chairman in early December, months after Karnam Sekar quit in August amid differences over the functioning of the institution.
The government-backed bad loan aggregator, National Asset Reconstruction Co (NARCL), has made a ₹270 crore offer for Pink City Expressway Private Limited (PCEPL), the company which was formed to build, operate and maintain the six-lane Gurugram-Kotputli-Jaipur section of the Delhi-Jaipur highway. PCEPL has ₹1,761 crore of outstanding loans and another ₹30 crore of bank guarantees. The bad bank acquires loans by paying 15% of the amount in cash and the rest in security receipts (SRs), which are to be matched with recovery over time.
Santhosh s extensive experience from Canara Bank is anticipated to guide NARCL through this transitional period, , NARCL, Natarajan Sundar, canara bank
The NARCL has concluded the acquisition of just six companies since it started operations in January 2022 to house banking-sector advances that had gone sour. Dharani Sugars and SPML Infra and Parenteral Drugs were acquired by the bad bank in this financial year, following Jaypee Infratech, SSA International and Helios Photovoltaic that were acquired last fiscal.
India s state-owned bad bank, National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL), has acquired three more accounts in the past two weeks, including Dharani Sugars and Chemicals, SPML Infra, and Parenteral Drugs. The finance ministry has urged NARCL to expedite the acquisition process. Differences between NARCL and India Debt Resolution Co Ltd (IDRCL) have caused delays.