Key Highlights: 

  • Lanco Infratech owes Rs 44,364.60 crore to banks
  • RBI directs IDBI Bank to take Lanco Infratech under Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
  • Lanco's had net loss Rs 2,049.13 crore by end of FY17

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Lanco Infratech has become the first company among the list of 12 identified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to face corporate insolvency proceeding.

Media reports on Tuesday suggested that Lanco Infratech is the first one to go through bankruptcy proceedings.

On June 13, 2017, RBI through its Internal Advisory Committee (IAC)  recognised 12 accounts for resolution under Insolvency & Bankruptcy code (IBC).

In a statement to BSE dated June 17, 2017, Lanco mentioned that the Reserve Bank of India had directed IDBI Bank – the lead bank of Lanco to initiate corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) for the company under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Lanco further said, “The amounts mentioned in above referred letter shall be read as Rs 8,146 crore for fund based outstanding exposure and Rs 3,221 crores for non-fund based outstanding exposure as on March 31, 2016.”

Share price of Lance tumbled for second consecutive day on BSE, down by 9.57% while touching lower circuit limit of Rs 1.70 per piece.

On Monday, the power and road producer Lance plunged to by nearly 20%.

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As per RBI, these 12 defaulters accounts owe Rs 2.5 lakh crore of banking system which would be 25% of gross NPAs.