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purchase/sale of Non-Performing Assets – RBI issues draft guidelines

RBI has decided to further increase the options available to banks With a view to offer an additional avenue for effectively addressing their non performing assets and accordingly draft guidelines on sale / purchase of non performing assets have been formulated. The guidelines have been formulated with a view to develop a healthy secondary market for non performing assets, where securitisation companies and reconstruction companies are not involved.

DBOD.NO.BP. 1598 / 21.04.048/ 2004-05 Dated : 12 April 2005