The Repayment Schedule, consisting of details of date of Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI), break up between principal and interest and frequency, will form part of the Facility agreement and thus the Financing documents. The repayment of EMI in full is required to be made on or before¬ the due date of that EMI mentioned under the repayment schedule.
As per regulatory guidelines issued by RBI, the accounts shall be classified as the “Special Mention Account (SMA)” followed by “Non-Performing Asset (NPA)” considering the period of delay /failure in repayment of the EMI from it’s due date.
Basis for classification – Principal or interest payment or any other amount wholly or partly overdue (Continuous No of days overdue)
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Account Classification
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Up to 30 days |
SMA 0 |
More than 30 days and up to 60 days |
SMA 1 |
More than 60 days and up to 90 days |
SMA 2 |
Above 90 days |
NPA |
Please note, for instance, the due date of a loan account is March 31, 2022, and full dues are not received before 11.59 PM (day end process), the date of overdue shall be March 31, 2022. If it continues to remain overdue on April 30, 2022 until 11.59 PM then this account shall get tagged as SMA-1 on that day i.e. upon completion of 30 days of being continuously overdue. Accordingly, the date of SMA-1 classification for that account shall be April 30, 2022.
Similarly, if the account continues to remain overdue until 11.59 PM on May 30, 2022, it shall get tagged as SMA-2 and if continues to remain overdue further, it shall get classified as NPA on June 29, 2022.
The status of the account will be required to be reported to various regulatory bodies and credit bureaus. Necessary steps will be initiated for the recovery of the loan.