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ARCs earning from SR redemption up 15.8% in FY25 on better recovery
The redemption of SRs, broadly representing recovery, improved substantially as the economy picked up and amount locked up in stressed sectors like power, infrastructure got resolved, according to the Association of ARCs in India.
ARCs had redeemed SRs worth ₹37,364 crore in FY24 and ₹27,356 crore in FY23. SRs are financial instruments issued to qualified buyers as consideration for purchasing distressed assets from banks or financial institutions.
While the redemption of receipts increased in FY25, the SRs issued for bad loans acquired by ARCs declined during the period. They issued SRs amounting ₹37,511 crore in FY25, down from ₹37,864 crore in FY24 and ₹41,406 crore in FY23.
With stable gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banking system below 3 per cent, fresh ARC business remained almost stagnant. The pace of issuance of security receipts issued for acquisition of NPAs remained muted. The redemption outpaced acquisition due to improved recovery and collections. For the next year too, the situation is likely to continue, said Hari Hara Mishra, CEO, Association of ARCs in India in a statement.
Also, with the redemption of SRs being higher than fresh SRs issued, the outstanding SRs declined to ₹1.34 trillion in FY25 from ₹1.39 trillion in FY24.
The asset sale & settlement contributed only 1/3rd of recovery, the remaining 2/3rd came through Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), and in-house restructuring and other measures, the association said.
The total dues acquired by ARCs cumulatively rose to ₹16.14 trillion, including those from Stressed Asset Stabilisation Fund amounting to ₹4.22 trillion transferred to an ARC during FY25, it added. The total dues acquired were ₹10.2 trillion at the end of FY24 and ₹8.48 trillion in FY23.
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