RBI grants licence to NARCL under Sarfaesi Act

RBI grants licence to NARCL under Sarfaesi Act

RBI grants license to NARCL under Sarfaesi Act

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) the licence to register as an asset reconstruction company (ARC) under Section 3 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002.
  • As per Section 3 of the SARFAESI Act, a company can carry the business of asset reconstruction only after
    • obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI and,
    • having the owned fund of not less than Rs 2 crore or such other amount not exceeding 15% of total financial assets acquired or to be acquired by the securitisation company or reconstruction company.
  • The NARCL has been incorporated under the Companies Act, and public sector banks will hold 51 percent in NARCL. 
Points to remember:
  1. Minimum net owned fund requirement for an Asset Reconstruction Company?= Rs 2 crore
  2. Who gives the certificate of registration to a company to function as Asset Reconstruction Company?
  3. The provision to register as ARC is as per provision of which act?- SARFAESI Act 2002

Source: Business Standard

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