Asset Classification for Banks
All NPAs in the advances portfolio (except State Government guaranteed advances, where guarantee is not invoked) and Central Government advances, where the Central Government has not repudiated the guarantee, are to be classified into three categories
Sub-standard asset - if NPA for a period less than or equal to 18 months,
Doubtful asset - NPA for a period exceeding 18 months
Loss asset - Asset where loss has been identified by the bank/internal/external auditor, but the amount has not been written off wholly.
This classification helps in uniform norms for NPAs for the banks.
All NPAs in the advances portfolio (except State Government guaranteed advances, where guarantee is not invoked) and Central Government advances, where the Central Government has not repudiated the guarantee, are to be classified into three categories
Sub-standard asset - if NPA for a period less than or equal to 18 months,
Doubtful asset - NPA for a period exceeding 18 months
Loss asset - Asset where loss has been identified by the bank/internal/external auditor, but the amount has not been written off wholly.
This classification helps in uniform norms for NPAs for the banks.