RBI/2019-20/125
DOR (PCB).BPD.Cir.No.7/13.05.000/2019-20

December 27, 2019

The Chief Executive Officer
All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks

Madam / Dear Sir,

Reporting of Large Exposures to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) - UCBs

Please refer to paragraph 2 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated December 5, 2019 on ‘Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks - Reporting to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC)’ (extract enclosed).

2. It has been decided that Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) having total assets of ₹500 crore and above as on 31st March of the previous financial year shall report credit information, including classification of an account as Special Mention Account (SMA), on all borrowers having aggregate exposures of ₹5 crore and above with them to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) maintained by the Reserve Bank. Aggregate exposure shall include all fund-based and non-fund based exposure, including investment exposure on the borrower.

3. Special Mention Account (SMA)

Special Mention Account (SMA) is an account which is exhibiting signs of incipient stress resulting in the borrower defaulting in timely servicing of her debt obligations, though the account has not yet been classified as NPA as per the extant RBI guidelines. As early recognition of such accounts will enable banks to initiate timely remedial actions to prevent their potential slippages into NPAs, it is advised that UCBs having total assets of ₹500 crore and above as on 31st March of the previous financial year shall take necessary steps to classify loans/advances accounts as SMA, as under:

In case of revolving credit facilities like cash credit, the SMA sub-categories will be as follows:

4. To start with, UCBs will be required to submit CRILC Report on quarterly basis with effect from December 31, 2019. Detailed operating instructions will be issued shortly by Department of Supervision, Reserve Bank of India.

5. UCBs should take utmost care about data accuracy and integrity while submitting the information /data on large credit to RBI, failing which penal action as per the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 may be taken.

Yours faithfully,

(Neeraj Nigam)
Chief General Manager

Enclosure: As above

Extract from the fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 announced on December 05, 2019

2. Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks - Reporting to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC)

The Reserve Bank has created a Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) of scheduled commercial banks, all India financial institutions and certain non-banking financial companies with multiple objectives, which, among others, include strengthening offsite supervision and early recognition of financial distress. With a view to building a similar database of large credits extended by primary (urban) co-operative banks (UCBs), it has been decided to bring UCBs with assets of ₹500 crores and above under the CRILC reporting framework. Detailed instructions in this regard will be issued by December 31, 2019.