I am glad you brought up the Greece example. That is the ultimate nightmare of a democracy. But in Greece, it was already at a "Junk" rating and going further down. We are a notch above the "Junk" rating and moving up.
Also, we don't have the financial inclusion. That financial inclusion is necessary to bring about deep-rooted economic changes. But we can't do it with undue force. A little coercion is ok, but large scale force ?? Heck, people may lose confidence in the banking system.
Let's see how much of the deposit stays in the system. The interest rates are coming down, even the FDs may come down.
Sir, "Junk" and "non-junk" is a matter left to the rating agencies who are at best driven by their ulterior motives.
You are right sir! we cannot do it with undue large scale force. This is what the government has done. Does a common man have any incentive to keep money in a bank from which he cannot withdraw in times of his own need? If my daughter is getting married and i cannot withdraw my own hard earned, tax payed money, why should i keep it in the Bank anyways? For a meagerly 6% PA?? Where is the incentive?
Sir, here is what I have learnt. When people are spending money i.e inflation, then there is little money saved in banks. Therefore, the banks are willing to give you a higher % return for parking your money with them. When people do not spend money ( like in a scenario like today) there is excess cash saved up in banks, i.e lower inflation. Therefore, the banks will pay you less interest as they are flush with cash. So all your interest earnings, income from FD will come down. The RBI is projecting inflation of 4% by 2018-19. So you can imagine what will happen then??