SBI Chairman C S Setty has said the bank has already got Rs 4 lakh crore strong credit pipeline from India Inc and expressed hope that capital expenditure by the private sector is expected to pick up in the second half of the fiscal year. "We see a good amount of interest in private capital expenditure. The infrastructure financing, of course, is mainly coming from the roads, renewable energy, and some of the refineries," he told PTI in an interview. As far as public spending is concerned, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget proposed to raise the capital expenditure target by 11.1 per cent to record Rs 11.11 lakh crore for 2024-25. This is 3.4 per cent of the country's GDP. Setty said some of the corporates had undertaken brownfield expansion for which the capital expenditure was funded by their own cash accruals and cash balances that they had. However, he said, "We now see some of the corporates drawing the term loans for brownfield expansion too." "We have a pipel
The lender will focus on accounts under a government scheme called 'Jan Dhan', or people's wealth, that provides access to various financial services to low income groups, Tewari said
Challa Sreenivasulu Setty on Wednesday assumed charge as Chairman of the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI). He succeeds Dinesh Khara, who superannuated from services of the bank at the closing of business hours on Tuesday, SBI said in a regulatory filing. Prior to becoming chairman, Setty was the senior-most managing director of the bank. As per the convention, the chairman is appointed from a pool of serving managing directors of SBI. Usually, the senior-most managing director becomes chairman of the bank. Setty, who also headed various task forces/committees formed by the Government of India, had earlier looked after the bank's retail and digital banking portfolio. A Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, Setty began his career with SBI in 1988 as a Probationary Officer. Across a career spanning over three decades, he has rich experience in corporate credit, retail, digital and international banking and
One incident involved PNB's Rajajinagar branch, where the Karnataka State Industrial Board had fixed deposits of approximately Rs 25 crore, but PNB released only Rs 13 crore on maturity
Entities submitting EoIs will be allowed to conduct due diligence on the asset by August 5, following which binding bids will be invited during the e-auction on a 100 per cent cash basis
The country's largest lender SBI on Thursday announced 11 new initiatives -- including enhancement of its digital banking features and opening of 35 new Agricultural Centralised Processing Cells -- to mitigate risks in its agricultural loan portfolio. On the occasion of the 69th Foundation Day, State Bank of India announced these initiatives to widen the bank's accessibility to address the banking needs of its potential customers, the lender said in a statement. SBI has enhanced its digital payment experience, with the introduction of two exciting features like tap-and-pay on the BHIM SBI PAY app and end-to-end digital loans against mutual funds on the YONO app, it added. The bank has also announced an initiative, which is a fully digital end-to-end journey for SBI Surya Ghar Loan, it said, adding that the users can opt for credit to install solar rooftops under the central government's PM Surya Ghar Scheme, offering loans for up to 10 KW capacity. The entire process will be manage
The bonds to be issued in tranches depending on market conditions
Muthoot Microfin on Thursday said it has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with the State Bank of India (SBI). Under the agreement, Muthoot Microfin and SBI will co-lend to members of Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) who are engaged in agricultural and allied activities as well as other income-generating enterprises. The loan amounts will range from a minimum of Rs 10,000 to a maximum of Rs 3 lakh. With this collaboration, Muthoot Microfin Limited aims to extend its financial services to women entrepreneurs in rural and semi-urban regions across India, the Kochi-headquartered microfinance firm said in a statement. "With this partnership, we will be able to offer wide range of products and services to our clients, most importantly it will help us in meeting the growing demand of our women entrepreneur clients in a cost-effective manner," Muthoot Microfin CEO Sadaf Sayeed said. Under the co-lending model, banks are permitted to co-lend with all registered NBFCs (including
In the last year, SBI is up nearly 55 per cent, while the Nifty PSU Bank index has almost doubled during the period
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Fixes coupon at 8.34%, 24 bps higher than previous offering
Merchant bankers said the lender may have to pay a higher coupon as they are looking to raise a larger quantum this time
The company received the order under its banking automation solutions portfolio; SBI to deploy these "AGS" branded ATMs during FY24
On creating a new position as an assistant general manager (deposit) for every branch, Dinesh Khara said that the Indian economy is evolving, and in order to grow, we need to generate more income
SBI Director Dinesh Khara revealed the "mobile handheld device", which is aimed at providing essential banking services to the consumers and promoting financial inclusion among the masses
The service has been designed for the "new to bank" (NTB) customers and aims to smoothen the process of account opening at SBI for NRIs
Yono, the mobile app of the State Bank of India, fetches Rs 100 crore in fee income every quarter by selling products from the parent's subsidiaries, and the digital loan book will be close to Rs 30,000 crore this fiscal, according to a top official. The nation's largest lender, which is into the 217th year of operations, launched the app in 2014. Since then, it has gone on to become such a runaway success that as much as 85 per cent of banking transactions are done through Yono, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said on Tuesday. He was speaking at a session at the fifth global fintech summit here. "I am happy to share that Yono gets us Rs 100 crore in fee income every quarter by selling the just commoditised products from our subsidiaries such as the life and general insurance arms, mutual fund and others," Khara said. According to him, when it comes to lending, especially pre-approved personal loans, during the past two fiscals, it has sold as much as Rs 21,0
In accordance with the Apprentice Act of 1961, the State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a recruitment notice inviting candidates to apply for engagement as apprentices
Mundra Petrochem, an arm of Adani Enterprise has set its eyes on installing the plant with an annual capacity of one million tonnes in the first phase at a total cost of $2.5 million
The move comes as Sri Lanka grapples with its worst economic crisis since its independence, triggered by a shortage of dollars