DK Mittal, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS) informed that the finance ministry has sought the formal approval of the cabinet for infusing a total of Rs 12,000 crore capital into various public sector banks (PSBs). The department has already firmed up the list of 12 banks that would get capital support. The funds are likely
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NHB, ministry devise plan to protect bank loans to housing projects
Reports suggest that National Housing Bank (NHB) and finance ministry are devising a plan to prevent loans given by banks for projects which are stalled from turning worthless assets. According to the plan, the ministry wants public sector banks (PSBs) to transfer such projects to ARCs against securitisation (against future cash flows of the projects) and l
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Govt to decide on funding for state-run banks
Financial Services Secretary DK Mittal informed that the government would soon decide on allocation of funding to boost the capital base of public sector banks. He also said that boards of each of the banks that need capital would have to decide whether they want to infuse capital through a rights issue. Leading public sector banks that need capital infusion are
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NPAs of state-run banks rise to Rs 1.43 trillion
The non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run banks rose to Rs 143,765 crore as at end September, 2012 from Rs 112,489 crore at the end of March, 2012, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena informed the Rajya Sabha. Of the total gross NPAs of state-run banks, 31.9 per cent belon