The Union Government has a plan outlay of Rs 126.58 crore, equity of Rs 70.38 crore and loans of Rs 56.20 crore for the Pune Metro rail in the 2015-16 budget.
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Pvt banks lower interest rates for corporates
Banks are tweaking interest rates on loans to the corporates of India. On a selective basis, depending on the tenure or security of the loan, banks, especially in the private sector, are tweaking rates to suit the demands of corporates.
Governments do not have magic wands for economic revival
The Government is taking all the necessary steps to revive the economy. It has taken quick decisions and is also focusing on executive and administrative capability to implement them.
Banking licence likely to provide IDFC access to low-cost bank deposits
IDFC Ltd has won a banking licence as per a recent RBI announcement. A banking licence would provide a window to IDFC to access low-cost bank deposits and reduce reliance on high-cost term loans and, thus, help expand margins. The company was set up in 1997 as a specialised lender for big-ticket infrastructure project with long gestation period.
Karnataka to give Rs 8,000 cr farm loans
The Karnataka government has decided to give loans of Rs 8,000 crore to 20 lakh farmers in the state, said the State Co-operation Minister HS Mahadeva Prasad on November 17. The State government has already covered 10.50 lakh farmers and distributed Rs 4,400 crore.
Air India may get Rs 2,500-cr govt-backed loans
Air India is expecting to get sovereign guarantees for Rs 2,500 crore loans from the government next week. The State-run airline has tied up with 8-9 banks to raise the debt, to cover the shortfall in government funding to shore up its finances, sources in the airline firm said.
Coastal to restructure its Rs 3,700-cr debt
Coastal Projects company is reported to have decided to go for restructuring of its loans worth Rs 3,700 crore. With Rs 500 crore, State Bank of India has the highest exposure to the Hyderabad-based construction company.
Concessional rate World bank loans to India till 2021
The Indian government is working out a transitional arrangement with the the World Bank to avail loans lower than the market. Now the World Bank would not lend India soft loans to India as the country has graduated into a middle-income country. But it lends loans, till 2021, at higher than its prevailing concessional rates but lower than the market rates.
Priority sector status sought for credit to affordable home developers
Banks have requested Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow them to classify loans given to developers of affordable housing projects as priority sector lending. If RBI assigns priority sector tag to such loans, it would encourage developers to build affordable homes owing to availability of funding from banks. Also, it would enab
Banks to fund road projects if NHAI readies 80 per cent land
If the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) made available at least 80 per cent of the land required for public-private partnership (PPP) road projects, banks can now start lending.
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