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Govt's ex-gratia payment of interest on interest to cover 75% borrowers

The tab that the government will pick-up for such concession is estimated at about Rs 7,500 crore, according to CRISIL's analysis

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The government’s decision to bear the cost of waiver on small-borrower loans has come as a relief to lenders

Abhijit Lele Mumbai
The government’s ex-gratia payment of interest on interest concession to customers with outstanding loans upto Rs 2 crore will cover 75 per cent of borrowers in the system, according to rating agency CRISIL.

From a borrower’s perspective, the benefit would be relatively higher for those who had availed of higher-yielding loans. Consequently, borrowers of unsecured, micro and gold loans will benefit more than those who had taken home loans, CRISIL said.

The tab that the government will pick-up for such concession is estimated at about Rs 7,500 crore, according to CRISIL’s analysis.

The government is giving this benefit to