Govt to infuse Rs 1,248 cr in two PSU banks

17 Feb 2011 Evaluate

The government has decided to infuse Rs 1,248 crore into two public sector banks UCO Bank and United Bank of India as part of recapitalization package to shore up equity capital. The government has decided to infuse Rs 940 crore into the Tier-I capital of the bank by way of preferential allotment of the equity in the UCO Bank. Besides, another Kolkata-based United Bank of India would get Rs 308 crore.

As part of recapitalization, the government had infused Rs 6,211 crore into five banks. The banks, which had got capital support from the government in the first tranche, included Union Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, IDBI Bank, UCO Bank and Central Bank India.

Besides, the government also approved additional capital infusion of Rs 6,000 crore in 10 public sector banks with an objective to raise its holding to a minimum 58% in all state-run banks. The proposed capital infusion is to enhance the lending capacity of the state-owned banks to meet the credit requirement of the economy in order to maintain and accelerate the economic growth momentum.

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