[Breaking] Debts Incurred Due To COVID-19 Not To Be Treated As 'Default' For IBC; No Fresh Insolvency For A Year : Finance Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, on Sunday announced that debts incurred due to COVID-19 lockdown will not be treated as "default" under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

There will be an embargo on fresh insolvency proceedings will be initiated for a period up to one year, depending on the pandemic situation.

Minimum threshold to initiate insolvency proceedings will be raised to Rs 1 crore from the Rs 1 lakh.

For MSMES, a special insolvency framework will be notified under Section 240A IBC, added the Finance Minister.

The Minister said that an appropriate Ordinance will be brought in for effecting these changes.

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