The basis for the classification of SMA categories shall be as follows:
    
        
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                 Loans other than revolving facilities  
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                 Loans in revolving facilities like cash credit/overdraft  
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                 SMA Sub-categories 
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                 Basis for classification – Principal or interest payment or any other amount wholly or partly overdue
                 
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                 SMA Sub-categories 
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                 Basis for classification – Outstanding balance remains continuously in excess of the sanctioned limit
                    or drawing power, whichever is lower, for a period of: 
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                 SMA-0 
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                 Up to 30 days 
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                 SMA-1 
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                 More than 30 days and up to 60 days 
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                 SMA-1 
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                 More than 30 days and up to 60 days 
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                 SMA-2 
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                 More than 60 days and up to 90 days 
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                 SMA-2 
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                 More than 60 days and up to 90 days 
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Here is an example of Special Mention Accounts (SMA) and Non-Performing Assets (NPA):
Example: If the due date of a loan account is March 31, 2023, and full dues are not received before the lending institution runs the day-end process for this date, the date of overdue payments shall be March 31, 2023. If it continues to remain overdue, then this account shall get tagged as SMA-1 upon running the day-end process on April 30, 2023, i.e., upon completion of 30 days of being continuously overdue. Accordingly, the date of SMA-1 classification for that account shall be April 30, 2023.
Similarly, if the account continues to remain overdue, it shall get tagged as SMA-2 upon running the day-end process on May 30, 2023, and if it continues to remain overdue further, it shall get classified as NPA upon running the day-end process on June 29, 2023.