Letter to BS: Banks' request to defer PCA would delay reform process

Any dilution or deviation will result in the disservice to the depositors of these banks

This is with reference to “Banks approach RBI to stay out of PCA” (May 30). It is reported that the banks likely to come under the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework would request the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to defer this till the year end. Acceding to this request is not advisable as it will merely delay the process of correction/reform and would go against the principles of transparency. Agreeing to the request would amount to kicking the can down the road.

The various recast schemes introduced by the Reserve Bank of India like SDR, S4A and 5/25 only delayed