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During the statutory audit of Pragati Commercial Bank Ltd. for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, the audit team observes the following loan assets portfolio: 1. Standard Assets (Commercial Real Estate - Residential Housing): ₹120 crores 2. Sub-Standard Assets (fully secured by tangible assets): ₹40 crores 3. Sub-Standard Assets (unsecured exposure without ESCROW cover): ₹10 crores 4. Doubtful Assets (Doubtful up to 1 year - D1): ₹25 crores (Value of tangible security held is ₹15 crores) 5. Doubtful Assets (Doubtful between 1 to 3 years - D2): ₹18 crores (Value of tangible security held is ₹10 crores) 6. Doubtful Assets (Doubtful for more than 3 years - D3): ₹12 crores (Value of tangible security held is ₹4 crores) 7. Loss Assets: ₹6 crores (no recovery expected) As the statutory auditor, calculate the mandatory provisioning requirement as per RBI Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning (IRACP).

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### **Statutory Provisioning Rules as per RBI IRACP Master Circular**

1. **Standard Assets (CRE - Residential Housing)**: Provision rate is **0.75%**.
2. **Sub-Standard Assets**:
- Secured: **15%**
- Unsecured (ab-initio): **25%**
3. **Doubtful Assets**:
- Unsecured portion: **100%** provision for all categories (D1, D2, D3).
- Secured portion:
- Up to 1 year (D1): **25%**
- 1 to 3 years (D2): **40%**
- More than 3 years (D3): **100%**
4. **Loss Assets**: **100%** provision.

### **Computation of Provision Required**

Asset CategoryOutstanding (₹ Cr)Secured (₹ Cr)Unsecured (₹ Cr)Provision RateProvision (₹ Cr)
Standard (CRE-RH)120.00--0.75%0.90
Sub-Standard (Secured)40.0040.00-15%6.00
Sub-Standard (Unsecured)10.00-10.0025%2.50
Doubtful D1 (Secured portion)15.0015.00-25%3.75
Doubtful D1 (Unsecured portion)10.00-10.00100%10.00
Doubtful D2 (Secured portion)10.0010.00-40%4.00
Doubtful D2 (Unsecured portion)8.00-8.00100%8.00
Doubtful D3 (Secured portion)4.004.00-100%4.00
Doubtful D3 (Unsecured portion)8.00-8.00100%8.00
Loss Assets6.00-6.00100%6.00
Total Provision Required53.15

**Conclusion**: The total mandatory provisioning required to be made by Pragati Commercial Bank Ltd. as on 31st March, 2024 is **₹53.15 crores**.

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