The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) of banks are set to improve further up to 2.1 per cent by the end of the Financial Year 2025, as per a report.
What is a Non-Performing Asset?
They are loans or advances that are in default or in arrears.
In other words, these are those kinds of loans wherein principal or interest amounts are late or have not been paid.
Classification: Non-Performing Assets are basically Non-Performing Loans. In India, the timeline given for classifying the asset as NPA is 180 days. As against 45 to 90 days of international norms.
Types of NPA:
Standard Assets: It is a kind of performing asset which creates continuous income and repayments as and when they become due. These assets carry a normal risk and are not NPA in the real sense of the word. Hence, no special provisions are required for standard assets.
Sub-Standard Assets: Loans and advances which are non-performing assets for a period of 12 months fall under the category of Sub-Standard Assets.
Doubtful Assets: The Assets considered as non-performing for a period of more than 12 months are known as Doubtful Assets.
Loss Assets: All those assets which cannot be recovered by the lending institutions are known as Loss Assets.