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Tag: Union Finance Ministry
Govt clears Rs 916 cr worth FDI proposals
The Union Finance Ministry has said that the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared 20 proposals worth Rs 915.83 crore. FIPB cleared the proposals on October 24, the Ministry said.
Govt banks recover only Rs 1,461 cr loans in Q1
In the last June-quarter, government-owned banks recovered only Rs 1,416 crore from loan defaulters while adding more than twice that amount by way of non-performing assets during the same period. Such recoveries have mostly come from smaller borrowers, even as the Union Finance Ministry is focused on the top 30 non-performing accounts in public sector banks.
Govt to infuse Rs 14,000 cr capital into banks
To augment capital base of its public sector undertaking banks, the Union Finance Ministry on October 22 finalised a Rs 14,000-crore infusion plan, the Union government announced on October 22. The Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said this after meeting the heads of PSU banks in Delhi.
Govt plans bond buy for $4.3 bn World Bank loans
The Union Finance Ministry has proposed to the government allow the country to borrow an additional $4.3 billion from the World Bank by investing in special bonds. The Union Cabinet is to consider the proposal on September 12.
NHAI tells govt to cancel stalled road projects amicably
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has suggested the Union Highways Ministry to see that the road project contracts are cancelled amicably than wasting time in trying to revive the projects. And it also urged the Ministry to deal with the developers in a way that the project contracts are cancelled amicably.
Rs 2,000 cr insurance cover soon to Indian oil refiners
To provide insurance cover to Indian domestic refineries that process crude oil imported from Iran the process of setting up of a Rs 2,000-crore fund has begun by the Union Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry's act comes after the the Union Petroleum Ministry agreed to provide the required money to being in fund.
Govt to finalise Rs 14,000 cr infusion for its banks
To meet global capital requirement norms (or Basel III norms) of public sector banks in the country, the Union Finance Ministry is likely to finalise Rs 14,000-crore capital infusion into the banks by the end of this month. An official concerned said that the government has received capital requirement proposals from all public sector banks and it is evaluating their proposals at the moment. Hopefully, capital allocation to banks would be finalised by August-end.
Finance Min tells RBI to tag road loans as secured
The Union Finance Ministry has urged the Reserve Bank of India to consider a change in its stance that treats loans to road projects as unsecured. If the RBI sheds its reluctance to treat highway sector lending as secured loans, credit flows to the fund-starved sector could grow by at least 20 per cent-25 per cent, officials said.
CII seeks steps
Through its Pre-Budget Memorandum submitted to the Union Finance Ministry, industry body CII urged government to take urgent steps to make infrastructure sector viable and capable of attracting capital. The memorandum listed some of the steps that the government should take to attract capital into the sector. For example, the body wants government to waive Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) for infrastructure companies.
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