• The circular mandated a review of borrower accounts within 30 days of default.
  • Lenders had to decide on a resolution strategy within this period.
  • It required an inter-creditor agreement (ICA) for resolution plans.
  • It set a 180-day deadline for implementing resolution plans.
  • It introduced disincentives (additional provisioning) for delayed implementation.
  • It encouraged lenders to move to the IBC Code.
  • It applied to Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, NBFCs, and DFIs.