The existing insolvency and bankruptcy code, at present, applies only to corporate defaulters. Photo: iStockphoto
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday expanded the scope of the new insolvency rules to bring individual businesses under its purview.
On Tuesday, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) published the draft rules dealing with insolvency resolution process of individuals and firms on its website (www.ibbi.gov.in); public comments can be submitted till 31 October.
Once notified, even individual businesses such as proprietorships will come under the bankruptcy regime. This will enable an orderly bankruptcy resolution within the purview of a transparent rules-based regime. The existing insolvency and bankruptcy code, at p…
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