India needs to collect and declare credible data on stressed assets, identify sectors and companies where these are accumulated and be transparent in insolvency resolution before jumping to a new mechanism

RBI's database, reports and other evidence show India is credit surplus; large industrial houses have high debt stress, and that easy credit poses serious macro-financial risks to the economy

At 21% recovery, IBC has performed worse than UPA-era debt recovery mechanisms panned for inefficiencies. The idea of a bad bank is also likely to fail if political interference and poor bank governance continue

To provide relief for entities impacted by the pandemic, the government has suspended fresh proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) starting from March 25

With this, the September quarter witnessed a drop of around 85 per cent compared with the previous year, said a CARE Ratings report. This can be attributed to the suspension of fresh bankruptcy proceedings for COVID-19 defaults

Pre-packs are popular in many countries as an alternative to lengthy insolvency processes as they are faster, cheaper and are done with statutory sanctioning

In order to ensure timely completion of IBC, out of court settlement needs to be encouraged, and the NCLT, NCLAT infrastructure needs to be strengthened

FRDI Bill has triggered fear among depositors that their money won't be safe in banks anymore, but the government argues the bill is the need of the hour

A draft paper released by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed that those assets which are not easily converted into cash during the liquidation process must be distributed among creditors, and the liquidation process closed

This local-only rule according to the IBBI has been done to facilitate ease of coordination and communication between the authorised representative and the creditors in the class the representative represents

When asked about what could be the lasting impact once things normalise after COVID-19, Sahoo said necessity is the mother of invention and that the focus is on swift response

The special draft framework recommends that the insolvency procedures against an MSME can only be triggered by the MSME itself and not by any of the creditors

Of this, 1,604 cases have been settled by the tribunals across the country by finding a new buyer, commencing liquidation, or allowing voluntary withdrawals

This, however, will not apply to defaults committed before March 25, when a nationwide lockdown was imposed by the Centre to check the spread of coronavirus

Keeping up with the needs of the fast-changing business environment, IBC has been amended for the fourth time since 2016 with multiple amendments under corollary laws in order to ensure a relentless spin of the wheels of the Indian economy

The decline in gross NPAs from 11% to 9% during 2018-19, and higher recovery through IBC in visibly large cases, made almost everybody believe the worst was over

The new regulation will come into effect from March 29, 2020, IBBI said in a statement on Sunday. This means that troubled companies will get a breather of 17 days

Insolvency professional has in the last four years emerged as a new practice area for many women who are either chartered accountants, company secretaries or cost accountants. But unlike a CA or a CS, the role of insolvency professional is multi-faceted and much more challenging

Out of Rs 9,870 crore worth of claims, the creditors have received a princely sum of Rs 96 crore - that is right. Less than 1% after more than one year of running around, which will not compensate even the expenses incurred by the creditors

Under IBC, if a resolution plan is not approved by the committee of creditors within the stipulated 270 days, the NCLT can order liquidation of the defaulting company