The Union Finance Ministry has asked State-run banks to speed up installation of automated teller machines (ATMs) in rural areas, which is falling short of the budget target. Against the target to install 34,668 by the end of March 2014, the public sector banks have put up only 5,726 ATMs by end of August.
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Govt shelves plan to infuse Rs 14K cr into State-run banks
The Union government is to wait for some more time to infuse Rs 14,000 crore into State-run banks, at least till the next quarter. The Union Finance Ministry has deferred the as it wants to assess the banks' needs after the second quarter results before pumping the cash to shore up their capital adequacy ratio (CAR).
Rupee pulled off lows by RBI intervention
Media reports say that the Reserve Bank of India sold dollars via State-run banks in early trades on August 1 after the currency weakened tracking the dollar's strength in Asia. The Reserve Bank of India was seen selling dollars from Rs 60.75 levels, say dealers.
SBI expects credit to grow a maximum of 16%
Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) informed that the bank may achieve a deposit growth of 14 -16 per cent and a loan growth of a maximum 16 percent in 2013-14. In 2012-13, the largest public sector bank posted 15 per cent and 21 per cent growth in deposits and adva
SBI gets Rs 30 bn capital infusion from govt
In a move that raised the shareholding of government in State Bank of India (SBI) to 62.31 per cent from 61.58 per cent, the centre infused Rs 3,004 crore capital into the bank. The countryÂ’s largest lender, in return, alloted 12.9 million preferential equity shares at Rs 2,312.78 a share to the government
State-run banks may get around Rs 200 bn from govt
Media reports suggest that the government may infuse around Rs 20,000 crore into state-run banks in 2013-14 so that they comply with the capital adequacy conditions of Basel III norms. It is learnt that public sector banks (PSBs) have demanded the above amount for the next financial year from
Additional provisioning may hit PSBs
The earnings of public sector banks (PSBs) may take a beating in Oct-Dec 2012 quarter because of an additional provisioning of 0.75 per cent, as directed by the Reserve bank of India (RBI), analysts feel. Analysts expect private sector banks to post better earnings results during the quarter as compared to their public
Cabinet clears proposal to inject Rs 125 bn into banks
Union cabinet cleared the proposal to inject Rs 12,517 crore capital into about ten state-run banks during 2012-13. The recapitalisation will help banks maintain their Tier-I capital at a comfortable level, and hence remain compliant with the stricter capital adequacy norms unde