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:
- Minimum net owned fund requirement for an Asset Reconstruction Company?= Rs 2 crore
- Who gives the certificate of registration to a company to function as Asset Reconstruction Company?
- The provision to register as ARC is as per provision of which act?- SARFAESI Act 2002
Source: Business Standard