Loans and Advances by the Central Government – Interest rates and other terms and conditions
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F.No.5(3)-B(PD)/2015
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
New Delhi, the 3rd February, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-
Loans and Advances by the Central Government – Interest rates and other terms and conditions.
Reference this Ministry’s Office Memorandum F.No.5(3)-B(PD)2014 dated 29th December, 2014 on the captioned subject.
2. The lending rates, categories and conditions prescribed in the
aforesaid Office Memorandum have been reviewed. The revised rates
of interest, categories and conditions as given in the Table below,
would be applicable from 1st April, 2015 and till the time these are
reviewed:
| S.No |
Category of borrower & type of loan |
Interest rate per cent per annum |
| 1. |
State Governments:* |
8.50 |
| 2. |
Union Territory Governments (with Legislature): |
|
|
(i) Loans upto 1 year and EAP loan |
8.50 |
|
(ii) Other Loans |
9.00 |
| 3. |
Industrial and Commercial Undertakings in the Public Sector and Cooperatives. |
|
|
(i) Investment loans # |
- |
|
(ii) Working Capital loans and loans to meet Cash losses # |
- |
|
(iii) Loans for implemantation of VRS in sick PSUs |
10.00 |
| 4. |
Financial institutions in the Public Sector, Port Trusts,
KVIC, NHAI, Municipal Corporation of Delhi,Commodity Boards, Social
Service Institutions, Individuals, etc. @ |
|
| 5. |
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) |
9.50 |
* Loans to State Government would be under EAP loans only. For Ways
& Means loans, State Govts. have access to RBI window. In case any
State has any specific contingent requirement, the proposal would be
considered on case specific basis by Budget Division.
# The window of investment and working capital loan to CPSUs
from Government of India in general, is hereby closed. CPSUs, in
general, are hardly having debt and hence should raise debt from market
or from banks. Only if CPSU is justified as significant from
‘Strategic’/ ‘Security’ angle, banks refuse loan to it and it has no
real assets including land, to monetise, would loan be extended to it at
11% with the prior approval of Budget Division. However, wherever
Investment and Working Capital loan has already been extended to CPSUs
in 2015-16, the rate of interest would be at 11.50% and 13.50%
respectively.
@The window pertaining to loans to Financial Institutions in the Public
Sector, Port Trusts, KVIC, NHAI, Municipal Corporation of Delhi,
National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC), Commodity Boards,
Social Service Institutions, Individuals etc. in general, is hereby
closed seeing the offtake under this in last 3 financial years. However,
if a specific case still comes in future, it
would be examined by the Budget Division, DEA on merits of that case.
3. The terms, including interest rate of loans to Foreign Governments
may be settled in consultation with Budget Division. Terms for
on-lending of funds under externally aided projects should be in
accordance with the prescribed pattern. In case, deviation is considered
necessary, Budget Division should be consulted.
4. The interest rates prescribed above assume timely repayments and
interest payments and hence no further rebate in rates is to be allowed
for timely payments.
5. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(a) The loan sanctioning authority should meticulously
follow the instructions contained in General Financial Rules, 2005 (GFR
2005), particularly, rules framed under Chapter 9 (II-LOANS) of GFR,
2005, while sanctioning loans to various entities as stipulated therein.
(b) The instructions issued from time to time have been reviewed and
are set out in the following paragraphs for facility of reference.
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