Lending Re-boot: Bad Bank expected to absorb Rs 2 lk cr NPAs By IANS | Published on Thu, Feb 4 2021 16:06 IST | 0 Views KV Subramanian. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 4 : India's growth is set to further accelerate on the back of the path breaking plan to set up a 'Bad Bank', which is expected to absorb Rs 2 lakh crore worth of non-performing assets (NPA). Accordingly, the process is expected to clean up banks' books and allow them to lend more freely. According to the Finance Ministry's Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, the crucial reform measure in the sector will pave the way for a stronger banking sector.