Govt to support banks to commercially deal with bad loans: Arun Jaitley

He added Indian Banks' Association would meet on Monday to discuss a mechanism to handle such settlements

Arun Jaitley PTI
Arun Jaitley <b>PTI</b>
Reuters New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 06 2016 | 2:38 PM IST

India will support its banks to commercially deal with their bad loans, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday after a meeting with senior executives of state-run lenders.

"Banks should be empowered and constitutionally protected to conduct commercially prudent settlements," Jaitley told a news conference in New Delhi.

He added the Indian Banks' Association would meet later on Monday to discuss and suggest a mechanism to handle such settlements.

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First Published: Jun 06 2016 | 1:53 PM IST

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